DJ Screw – Originals (Volume 1) [Album Stream]

DJ Screw’s Originals (Volume 1) brings a first official batch of the Houston legend’s archive to streaming, featuring Fat Pat, ESG, Lil Keke, Z-Ro, and more.

DJ Screw’s music has never really disappeared; it just lived on tapes, CD rips, hard drives, YouTube uploads and in the memory of people who understood Houston rap long before the platforms caught up. DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1) changes that in a meaningful way, bringing a first official batch of the late legend’s work to streaming as part of a broader estate-led rollout.

The 10-track release runs just under an hour and pulls from several Screwtape chapters, including Chapter 172: Straight Wreckin, Chapter 137: Blue 22, Chapter 351: New 2000, and Chapter 357: Same Old Shit ’95. Fat Pat, ESG, Lil Keke, Z-Ro, Spice 1, The Click, The Comrads, Mob Figgaz, and Papa Rue all appear across the set, giving the project the feel of a carefully opened archive rather than a simple compilation.

For longtime Screwheads, this is less about discovery than access: music that helped define an entire regional language is finally easier to reach without digging through unofficial uploads. For newer listeners, DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1) is a direct entry point into the slowed-down, warped, deeply influential world DJ Screw built around Houston’s Southside sound.

Stream DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1) below.