Chopped and screwed

Summary

Chopped and screwed is a Houston-associated DJ, remix and listening practice that reshapes recordings through slowed playback, repeated fragments, altered sequencing and other manipulations. Lowered pitch and expanded duration can make familiar voices and instruments feel newly weighted and spacious. The practice is more than a generic speed reduction applied by software. DJ selection, transitions, local freestyles, tape circulation and a community of listeners gave it cultural specificity. It belongs within hip-hop while also transforming material from other musical families, with the resulting atmosphere and social use central to its identity.

Contemporary and trending

The sound continues through Houston musical memory, local artists, archival work, DJ practice and new recordings drawing on its techniques. Online slowed versions have made one surface feature widely accessible, but not every slowed track shares the history or compositional decisions of a Screw tape. Contemporary artists may engage the tradition directly or borrow selected textures within a different production world. The enduring local culture includes cars, listening and community relationships as well as studio manipulation. A discovery article should make those relationships audible without reducing the tradition to one lifestyle stereotype.

History

DJ Screw developed a distinctive Houston practice around records, turntables, mixtapes and the musicians and listeners who gathered around them. The Screwed Up Click and other local relationships helped give the tapes a recognizable social world. Circulation brought the sound into wider southern and later international listening, while subsequent producers made different adaptations. University archives preserve records, tapes and participant accounts that illuminate this network. The history is therefore both an individual creative achievement and a collective regional formation, not merely the invention of a playback effect.

Musical characteristics

Listen to how slowing changes the grain of a voice, the attack of a drum and the space between events. A repeated word or beat fragment can interrupt forward movement and make a new rhythmic figure. Transitions and track selection create a longer listening journey rather than isolated modified songs. Freestyle voices may place local identity inside that transformed sound world. The effects are musical decisions about duration and emphasis: two remixes at the same nominal speed can feel very different because their edits, sequence and treatment of the source material differ.

Geography and communities

Houston and its broad Gulf and eastern Texas hinterland form a connected core that extends beyond a shop or studio address. A larger, lighter southern field represents sustained adoption and musical exchange without making every southern rap scene identical. The map deliberately includes the spaces between city landmarks because listeners and performers share a regional culture, not a set of isolated blocks. More distant influence is discussed without turning every online slowed edit into a new strong geographic center. The fields describe affinity and practice rather than drug consumption, car ownership or other lifestyle proxies.

Artists

DJ Screw's tapes provide the central listening route, with local voices such as Lil' Keke, Fat Pat, Big Pokey and others revealing the social network around the sound. Later Houston figures and DJs developed their own approaches, and Michael5000 Watts represents a related but distinct history of slowed remix circulation. Compare an unmodified source, a carefully edited tape passage and a generic slowed version to hear why sequencing and chopping matter. Archive descriptions offer context, but they should not be mistaken for an account of every informal tape or every participant's experience.

Representative performances

These recordings offer listening examples of the genre. Notes identify the performance setting and any adaptation or mixed repertoire.

MuGlobe listening profile

Repertoire	Field use	Notes
popular	regional	Comprehensive catalogue; recent discovery is prioritized and worthwhile older music remains playable. Preserve specific recording contexts and dates.

MuGlobe representative performances

Artist	Performance / song / title	Embedded player URL	Notes	Repertoire kind	Repertoire date	Recording date	Format	Opening	Places	Fit	Evidence	Review note	MuGlobe favorite	Current hit	Authentic
Point Blank and DJ Screw	My Mind Went Blank — DJ Screw tribute video	https://www.youtube.com/embed/75MLYxMxiyM	The official tribute video identifies Point Blank’s vocal performance and DJ Screw’s turntable treatment; an example of deliberate chopping and slowing.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
DJ Screw with Big Moe, Bird, Demo, Key-C, Yungstar, Big Pokey, Haircut Joe and K-Luv	June 27 freestyle	https://www.youtube.com/embed/fS9Wt35YKmA	An extended tape-session recording with the credited Houston participants, preserving the collective context beyond a short slowed-song excerpt. Embedded playback is currently unavailable (YouTube code 150); the recording reference is retained.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	pending	Existing recording	Playback blocked: YouTube embedding error 150 observed 19 October 2026. Legacy unscoped accepted recording retained; migration does not assert new dates or per-country variants. Existing musical notes and native citations are preserved.	false	false	false
Quiet Money Dot, EDF, DJ Slim K	Lou Rawls (Slim K Slowdown)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/NY8unGr60q0	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Quiet Money DOT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-05-08; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-10-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Quiet Money DOT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-05-08; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Quiet Money Dot, EDF, DJ Slim K	Went EZ (Slim K Slowdown)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/qXy_Uy_BuNs	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Quiet Money DOT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-05-08; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-10-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Quiet Money DOT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-05-08; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Quiet Money Dot, EDF, DJ Slim K	Stayin' Paid (Slim K Slowdown)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/7KccPpfcflU	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Quiet Money DOT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-05-08; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-10-14; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Quiet Money DOT. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-05-08; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
RiFF RAFF / remix by OG Ron C	RiFF RAFF - “Maroon Mongoose” Chopped Not Slopped By OG RON C	https://www.youtube.com/embed/OLqw9dLatrI	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: JodyHighRoller. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-09-11; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: JodyHighRoller. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Ozonethegod, Young Deji, DJ Slim K	You Can Go (Slim K Slowdown)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z3FBG4ySgZM	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Ozonethegod. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-05; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-09-08; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Ozonethegod. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-05; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
HighThoughts, The Chopstars, HotBoySkeeta, whiteTD, Nook da Crook	Madea (ChopNotSlop) (feat. HotBoySkeeta, whiteTD & Nook da Crook)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/uZY1LL_xUhM	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: HighThoughts - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-02; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-09-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: HighThoughts - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-02; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
HighThoughts, The Chopstars	All I Know (ChopNotSlop)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZkXeiOWTxag	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: HighThoughts - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-02; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-09-03; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: HighThoughts - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-09-02; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Slate Stone, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Black God Protocol ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/FfkdgBeNrOY	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Slate Stone - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-07-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-07-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Slate Stone - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-07-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
A Tone, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Chasing Dreams ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/6XToX4wtIKQ	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Gator Mane, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Leader of the 512 ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vRGPd0ubXW0	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Gator Mane - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-26; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Gator Mane - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-26; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Saanbluu, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Life's so Fun ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/hSDs5F_vSCg	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Saanbluu - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-26; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Saanbluu - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-26; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
91 Don, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Time ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xL_lf1l2BRs	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 91 Don - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 91 Don - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Prince Yoda Yasquiat, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	No Debate ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Amv2zcNoZc8	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Prince Yoda Yasquiat - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Prince Yoda Yasquiat - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
91 Don, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Catching Waves ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/wOnWpfje74w	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 91 Don - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: 91 Don - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
BACK2THEGARDEN, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	2Yourgarden ((chopnotslop Remix))	https://www.youtube.com/embed/SEUn2oGHP7M	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: BACK2THEGARDEN - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-28; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: BACK2THEGARDEN - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-27; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
StorHÉ A.K.A. Black Tiger RA, The Chopstars (remix by OG Ron C / The Chopstars)	Everythang Is Everythang (ChopNotSlop Remix)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tq0ZL59oCDM	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: StorHÉ A.K.A. Black Tiger Ra - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-26; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-06-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: StorHÉ A.K.A. Black Tiger Ra - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-06-26; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
IAMYOURLITTLEBROTHER, Bazooka Loe, DJ Candlestick, OG Ron C, Iamyourlittlebrother	BULLSHIT (CHOPPEDNOTSLOPPED) (feat. Bazooka Loe) (DJ Candlestick & OG Ron C Remix)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/WgAPj-ivSUk	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: IAMYOURLITTLEBROTHER - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-04-20; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-04-20; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: IAMYOURLITTLEBROTHER - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-04-20; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
RiFF RAFF / remix by OG Ron C	RIFF RAFF - "NEED MORE HORSES" (chopped & slowed by OG Ron C)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nhy6LGHgCjg	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: JodyHighRoller. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-03-31; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: JodyHighRoller. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Katie Got Bandz, Dj Slim K, The Chopstars	Fn (ChopNotSlop Remix)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQYYffTniSo	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Katie Gotbandz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-03-13; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-03-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Katie Gotbandz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-03-13; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Katie Got Bandz, Dj Slim K, The Chopstars	Throb (ChopNotSlop Remix)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/XsFM2W7gKx4	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Katie Gotbandz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-03-13; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-03-12; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Katie Gotbandz. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-03-13; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Eric Scott featuring Smoke DZA; remix by DJ Candlestick	Eric Scott - Wolfstein ft Smoke DZA and DJ Candlestick Chopped and Screwed Visualizer	https://www.youtube.com/embed/b0aDIK85olw	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Eric Scott. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-02-22; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Eric Scott. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
ERIC SCOTT, DJ CANDLESTICK	??ALIVE (CHOPNOTSLOP REMIX)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sb-S5PQPTDw	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-02-15; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-02-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-02-15; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
ERIC SCOTT, DJ CANDLESTICK, Sunnie, RodBitches	DANCE AROUND THE DARKNESS (feat. Sunnie & RodBitches) (CHOPNOTSLOP REMIX)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/vAHSjwXWQLU	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-02-15; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-02-16; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: Release - Topic. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-02-15; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Patvfoo, Dj Su4l, The Chopstars	Kimbo Slice (Chopnotslop Remix)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/D9_xFK81fX8	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PatvFoo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-01-30; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2026-01-29; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PatvFoo. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2026-01-30; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
DJ Screw and source-credited original performers	Sailin da South (Screwed)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/tOREmxAVYqk	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: DJ Screw. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2016-12-02; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2025-12-02; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: DJ Screw. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2016-12-02; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Phabo, Dj Illadell, OG Ron C, The Chopstars, Prince Graham	Palm Trees (Chopped Not Slopped)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/MXAOtzyTXjY	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PHABO. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2022-10-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2022-10-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PHABO. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2022-10-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Phabo, Dj Illadell, OG Ron C, The Chopstars, Prince Graham	How's My Driving? (Chopped Not Slopped)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/OyPoZRAG1F8	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PHABO. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2022-10-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2022-10-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PHABO. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2022-10-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
Phabo, Dj Illadell, OG Ron C, The Chopstars, Prince Graham	ATL (Chopped Not Slopped)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/zTCeSr_il7o	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PHABO. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2022-10-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2022-10-18; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: PHABO. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2022-10-19; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
DJ Screw and source-credited original performers	The Game Goes On (Screwed)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/WFLCMho16nQ	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: DJ Screw. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2010-01-07; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2018-01-27; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: DJ Screw. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 2010-01-07; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
DJ Screw and source-credited original performers	My Mind Went Blank (Screwed)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/uiJcS9hK1sA	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: DJ Screw. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 1995-08-01; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2015-08-23; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	audio	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: DJ Screw. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Distributor release date: 1995-08-01; a reissue date does not establish the original session. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false
DJ Screw and source-credited original performers	DJ Screw - Big Moe - Freestyle (beat from Total - No One Else R&B remix)	https://www.youtube.com/embed/c0mEZw3syUA	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: screwoftheday. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre. Video publication: 2013-01-04; original-release and performance dates are separate. Advancing embedded playback checked 19 October 2026.	popular	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	supported	Recording/context source	Reviewed Chopped and screwed work/performance in its documented musical context. Source: screwoftheday. Video publication is separate from unknown original/session dates. Actual named DJ/remixer and the source recording artists are distinguished; no claim that merely slowing any song makes the genre.	false	false	false

Related genres

Hip-hop supplies a broad musical setting, while Houston rap is larger than one remix method. Trap, G-funk and Rhythm and blues may provide source material or later points of exchange without becoming identical to the practice. Contemporary slowed-and-reverb presentation shares some sonic effects but should not erase the local historical formation that gave chopped and screwed its name and cultural meaning.

Hotspot mushrooms

The practice has a Houston/Gulf/eastern-Texas heartland and a broader lighter southern adopted world. A substantial regional core includes connected listeners and communities beyond archive addresses; another broad field represents adoption without equating every online slowed track or southern rap scene with the same tradition.

These fields are editorial illustrations of musical affinity and cultural reach, not listener statistics. Radius marks the zero edge of the fade; overlapping fields of this genre combine by maximum.

MuGlobe hotspot mushrooms

ID	Location	Latitude	Longitude	Radius (km)	Strength	Notes
chopped-and-screwed-houston-gulf	Houston, Gulf and eastern Texas chopped-and-screwed landscapes	30.1	-95.1	850	1	A connected local and regional listening world extends beyond the original studio and shop.
chopped-and-screwed-southern-adoption	Southern US chopped-and-screwed connections	32	-90	1450	0.48	A lighter broad adopted musical region rather than uniform origin intensity.