![]() It's not like you can just start it from a basic Wikipedia page," Walker says. When he started digging in though, he realized why. Originally from Texas, Walker was surprised that there wasn't an official book on the subject when he started thinking about a DJ Screw biography in the late aughts. "Vibrant stories that were informative, but also full of character and personality, and reflective of the people that Screw spent his time around." "I keep passing the mic around to where I want to let people really speak and let people tell their stories," Walker says. But once he dug into the reporting, he realized that he wanted to give more space to DJ Screw's family and friends, to let them be co-narrators in the story of the man and artist they so admired. He wasn't initially sure UT Press would go for such an unusual format. The book is a hybrid oral history and non-fiction narrative, which Walker was nervous about trying from a publishing perspective. ![]() ![]() ![]() Big A and Big Bubb at Screwed Up Records and Tapes - the record store in Houston that carries only DJ Screw material - plus rappers like E.S.G., Scarface, and Devin the Dude all make appearances, telling a story that has never been fully told. "The stories about Screw just kind of stuck with me in a special way," he says.įor the last decade-plus, Walker has been interviewing those who came up with Screw and those who are carrying on his legacy. ![]()
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