All Work No Play [Screwed] [PA]

Performer: DJ Screw
Distributor: Select-O-Hits

Notes: Like DJ Screw's 3 'n the Mornin' series of CDs from the mid-'90s, which illustrates his unique method of slowing down his records to a hallucinatory blur, All Work, No Play operates similarly. The mix focuses on Screw's Houston camp of rappers (the Screwed Up Click), including tracks by Mobb Figgas, Hardheadz, and Lil' Keke, who proves to be the album's obvious superstar. Overall, a better album than the two 3 'n the Mornin' albums in terms of mixing, though the fact that 3 'n the Mornin', Vol. 1 featured major hits by nationally recognized artists may appeal to some listeners more, depending on how much you enjoy Southern rap. ~ Jason Birchmeier Like DJ Screw's 3 'n the Mornin' series of CDs from the mid-'90s which illustrates his unique method of slowing down his records to a hallucinatory blur, All Work No Play operates similarly. The mix focuses on Screw's Houston camp of rappers (the Screwed Up Click), including tracks by Mobb Figgas, Hardheadz, and Lil' Keke, who proves to be the album's obvious superstar. Overall, a better album than the two 3 'n the Mornin' albums in terms of mixing, though the fact that 3 'n the Mornin', Pt. 1 featured major hits by nationally recognized artists may appeal to some listeners more, depending on how much you enjoy Southern rap. [This version of the album features screwed remixes of the original tunes.] ~ Jason Birchmeier

Houston native DJ Screw (born Robert Early Davis Jr.) is universally acknowledged as the creator of the underground hip-hop phenomenon known as screw music. In an attempt to recreate the sensation one gets from drinking prescription-strength cough syrup, Screw would take records, slow them down, and cut a remix at the new tempo. The effect was a woozy, tripped-out take on the original track. Screw music became a Houston phenomenon and eventually spread to other regional hip-hop scenes. And for a time in the early 2000s, numerous albums were released in both their original forms and in a "chopped & screwed" version. Sadly, DJ Screw passed away in '00, just before the style's mainstream breakthrough.

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