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Mid-'90s

A young DJ from Houston calling himself Screw brought a little technique back to the mixtape. He had started introducing his city's up-and-coming lyricists on his "chopped and screwed" mixes. Influenced by the movie 'Breakin',' he was very much into manipulating the music to fit with his own style. He started the technique of slowing tempos down and adding lyrics. "Screwed up" tracks are beloved in Houston, and the artists he put on his first tapes formed the widely-respected Screwed Up Click.