Introducing Season 3: Chopped and Screwed

Mogul: The Life and Death of Chris Lighty by Gimlet

Jun 17, 20213:45Health

Mogul is slowing things down, and telling the story of DJ Screw. The reclusive auteur is best known for inventing Chopped & Screwed, a slowed-down, psychedelic strain of hip-hop that changed the sound of music forever. B...

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