Music culture is the heart of author’s latest book release

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Brooklyn-based writer Lance Scott Walker was highlighted at Hybrid Data in downtown Corpus Christi for a e book tour.

Walker’s latest e book, ‘DJ Screw: A Lifestyle in Sluggish Revolution,’ is a narrative biography of the late Robert Earl Davis, Jr. Davis, also acknowledged as DJ Screw, is identified for the screwed and chopped artwork sort of mixing music.

With the help of numerous hip-hop artists, primarily from Houston, Walker penned the tales of DJ Screw’s everyday living and legacy by means of oral record.

The College of Houston’s library archives helped Walker paint a vivid photograph of DJ Screw’s lifetime, but Walker claims he designed a wealthy oral record as a result of interviews he has performed considering the fact that 2005.

University of Texas Push revealed Walker’s most recent e book and claimed his upcoming reserve will be centered on his hometown of Galveston, Texas.

Lance Scott Walker experienced quite a few guide signings at mom-and-pop report retailers throughout Texas.

“You will find a cause I’m checking out documents outlets on this ebook tour and not e-book suppliers. DJ Screw labored completely with vinyl. He recorded to cassette, but vinyl was his instrument,” stated Walker.

The last time Walker frequented Corpus Christi was in 2018 when he attended a exclusive occasion at El Dusty’s store, Deliver.

“I explained to myself I’m going to occur back to Corpus. I want to make a thing in Corpus Christi,” mentioned Walker.

Hybrid Records’ tunes culture is evolving, and it is deemed a creative hub in the eclectic city of Corpus Christi. The shop not long ago moved to 417 Peoples St. as it also celebrated Record Shop Day on April 23. The shop now has more space for a broader collection of cassette tapes, compact discs, vinyl data, LPs, publications, particular collections, and of training course, ebook signings.

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