There's a heavier feeling surrounding June 27, which is a day Houston hip-hop enthusiasts hold near and dear.
June 27 marks DJ Screw Day in Houston. Twenty-seven years ago, the iconic producers "June 27" freestyle was released.June 27 marks the anniversary of a landmark moment that music enthusiasts see as the day Houston's special brand of hip-hop was put on the world map.The Houston DJ and co-founder of the iconic Screwed Up Click hip-hop collective put the record out with a succession of his friends rapping on the mic, one after another.
"June 27" also marked the breakthroughs of rappers like Big Pokey, Yungstar, and Big Moe, whose flows on the slowed-down record became iconic for future generations of Houston artists.
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