Screwed Up Click

The Screwed Up Click, also known as Soldiers United for Cash (S.U.C.), is an assortment of rappers from Southside Houston started by the late DJ Screw. After appearing on numerous screw tapes and spreading their name throughout southern hip hop, they have become well respected and have earned a proud reputation. Despite the deaths of several members and the incarceration of others, the S.U.C. continues to represent for Houston and remains a strong presence in the southern hip hop scene.

The original members of the S.U.C. include DJ Screw himself, Lil' Keke, Fat Pat, Big Hawk, Big Pokey, Botany Boyz, Big Jut, Big Moe, Z-Ro, Lil' O, Trae, Dat Boy Grace, Mr. 3-2 Southside Playaz, Lil' Flip and E.S.G..

Since then, members have left while others like Woss Ness (Big Steve, Big Bee & Mistah Luv), Big Mello, TowDown, Point Blank, Yungstar, Wood, and Al-D (DJ Screw's brother) and others have joined. In addition, Lil' Troy, UGK and South Park Mexican are considered "Screwed Up Affiliated". 3rd Ward/South Park is the group's place of origin. In 1999 they released the "Block Bleeders" compilation. In addition to this recording, the numerous members have all played a significant role in the hundreds of DJ Screw mixtapes to filter out of Houston during the 1990s.

The Original Screwed Up Click

DJ Screw (deceased) Smithville
Al-D (DJ Screw Brother)
Big Troy (4th Ward)
Big Dave (4th Ward)
J.U.I.C.E. (4th Ward)
Lil' Reggie (4th Ward)
Lil' Randy (3rd Ward)
Rhino (Lil' Randy Brother) (3rd Ward)
Frail (3rd Ward)
Big Toon (3rd Ward)
Big Moe (deceased) (3rd Ward)
Big Horrace (3rd Ward)
Big Pokey (Yellowstone)
King (Yellowstone)
D-Pac (deceased) (Yellowstone)
Fat Pat (deceased) (Dead End)
Stick 1 (Dead End)
Big Hawk (deceased) (Dead End)
Corry Blount (Dead End)
Lil' Boo (deceased) (South Park / Hiram Clark)
C-Note (Botany Boys) (Botany / Cloverland)
D-Redd (Botany Boys) (Botany / Cloverland)
Will-Lean (Botany Boys) (Botany / Cloverlnad)
Big Dez (Botany Boys) (Botany / Cloverland)
Big Kool (Botany Boys) (Botany / Cloverland)
Big Lenny (South Park)
Big Jut (South Park)
Big Duck (3rd Ward)
Mike D (3rd Ward)
Dat Boy Grace (Southwest side)
LOS (Grace Brother) (Southwest side)
Key-C (Long Drive)
DeMo (Long Drive)
E.S.G. (Alexandria / Crest Mont)
Lil' D (South Park)
Big Bubb (Smithville)
Big Wood (3rd Ward)
Lil' Keke (Herschelwood)
Duke Duke (Herschelwood)
Bird (Herschelwood)
Knock Knock (Herschelwood)
Wood (3rd Ward)
Mr. 3-2 (3rd ward)
T-Roy (3rd Ward)
Lil' Black (3rd Ward)
Shorty Mac (Smithville)
Samuel-R (3rd ward)
ACT (Smithville)
Clay-Doe (3rd Ward)
Lil' O (Braeswood)
Yungstar (Southwest side)
Z-Ro (Mo-City)

Original Members

DJ Screw (deceased)

DJ Screw was the central figure in the Houston rap scene. His innovation included the trademark technique of slowing down the basic tracks of a cut when he remixed it. Robert Earl Davis Jr. as a youth would put a "screw" to albums he didn't approve of and would scratch them up with a "screw", that's how he got his name as "DJ Screw". During the early '90s, he invited some of Houston's most renowned rappers from the southside of the city to flow on his Screw tapes. This eventually led to the formation of the Screwed Up Click.

Lil' Randy

Lil' Randy is from 3rd Ward Houston, Texas and a very original Screwed Up Click member along side with his brother older brother Rhino. Both brothers were DJ Screw's favorate so they were always at the Screw House puttin' it down. Lil' Randy was a Syrup type sipper just like DJ Screw. Lil' Randy is the nigga that brought Mike D to the Screw House first in 1995 and they made a tape together called Codeine Fiend (Lil' Randy Personal Tape) and Mike D's first screw tape. Randy is almost on all DJ Screw's Gray Tapes.

Lil' Keke

Lil' Keke (born Marcus Lakee Edwards on March 31, 1976) is a rapper from 8100 block Windamere & Herschelwood Houston, Texas who is an emcee and member of the Screwed Up Click. He also became one of Houston's most visible rappers, releasing solo albums for Jam Down Entertainment. Lil' Keke has become a well known rapper in Houston and continues to record albums annually. His song Southside was a success in 1998. In 2006, he came out with his single "Chunk Up Tha Deuce" which features Paul Wall and UGK. He currently is signed to Swishahouse Records

Fat Pat (deceased)

Fat Pat was a rapper from Houston, Texas and an original member of DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click. Also known as Mr. Fat Pat and P-A-T, he was most prolific in the mid-1990s alongside his brother Big Hawk and longtime friend Lil' Keke. Fat Pat was signed to Wreckshop Records.

Big Hawk (deceased)

Big Hawk or H.A.W.K was a rapper from Houston, Texas. He joined Screwed Up Click when his brother Fat Pat persuaded him to join, leaving his job at an insurance company. He was respected in the Houston underground rap scene and appeared on numerous mixtapes from artists such as Trae, Paul Wall, Lil' Flip, Z-Ro, E.S.G., Lil' Keke and Big Pokey. After Screw's death in 2000, he was the main person responsible for keeping the S.U.C. together, so much so that his nickname was the Five Star General of the Screwed Up Click. He was shot and killed while waiting outside a friend's house, where he had gone to play dominoes. The engine of his car was still running when police arrived, giving police reason to believe that robbery was not a motive. The local police have no suspect in his shooting death.

Big Troy

Big Troy is from Houston's 4th Ward (Robin Street) is an original Screwed Up Click. Big Troy met DJ Screw in 1994 through a friend call Lil' Boo. They went to school high school together and were known as the Jay Rock Crew, all from the 4th Ward.

Jay Rock Crew Members

Big Troy, Lil' Boo, Jay, Dave, Reggie, J.U.I.C.E. and King

Big Troy dropped many freestyles with Fat Pat, Lil' Boo, Dave, Big Hawk, Big Wood and many on them Gray Tapes such as,

Sittin' Sideways, All Work No Play, Robin St. 4 Life, Ain't No Sleepin' etc.

Big Dave

Big Dave is an original Screwed Up Click member from Houston's 4th ward. He met DJ Screw in 1994 through Big Troy. Dave became history on them Gray Tapes cus his style was so versatile on the mic on. Dave have many countless flows on them Gary Tapes with Fat Pat, Lil' Boo, Big Troy, Big Pokey, King, Lil' Keke etc. Dave is on DJ Screw Dairys such as, Tales From Tha 4, No Drank, Ain't No Sleepin', etc.

Big Pokey

Big Pokey, from Houston, Texas and is one of the more accomplished members of the Screwed Up Click. Big Pokey hooked up with DJ Screw in the early '90s and started dropping rhymes on the DJ's many mixtapes. His first full-length album finally appeared in late 1999, "Hardest Pit in the Litter", which was considered^[who?] one of the better underground hip hop albums to come out of the South that year.

Al-D

Al-D is a southern rapper from Houston, Texas. He joined the southern hip-hop group Screwed Up Click with his brother, the late DJ Screw (Robert Earl Davis Jr.), who was the founder of the Screwed Up Click. He has done many mixtapes with the Screwed Up Click and other rappers from the south.

Big Moe (deceased)

Big Moe, from Houston, Texas became one of the first to break out of Texas and go national. Unlike most of the Houston rappers, who tended to offer a hardcore style, Moe offered a much more accessible one. He both rapped and sang, and his producers crafted smooth, melodic tracks that bounced along at a leisurely pace. Plus, he precisely balanced the fine line between the underground and mainstream. Moe's songs were often street-themed, with intoxicants being a prime theme; yet they were simultaneously radio-friendly and hook-laden, with his breakthrough single, "Purple Stuff," being a perfect example. Big Moe died of complications from a heart attack on October 14, 2007.

Big Steve (deceased)

Big Steve was a rapper from Houston, Texas. He committed suicide. He is mentioned in the "Drapped Up Remix" with Bun B. Big Steve Mafio is one of the OG SUC members. Big Steve is also featured on Big Pokey's "Hardest Pit in the Litter" CD. He raps part of a song called "Who Dat Talking Down".

Z-Ro

Z-Ro was raised in the Ridgemont 4 Neighborhood in Mo City (Missouri City, Houston), Texas. He has embraced his inclusion in the Screwed Up Click, as an honor and even proclaimed so brashly on one of his album Screwed Up Click. Z-Ro's first solo release, Look What You Did to Me, was described by Murder Dog magazine in 1998 as a "ground-breaking record" and a "masterpiece". Interestingly, that first album regularly sold for over $100 on online auction site eBay, before its recent re-release. 1999 saw the release of the equally lauded Rise by the Guerilla Maab, a group Z-Ro formed with his cousin Trae, and brother Dougie-D. Despite being very popular in Texas and around the U.S., Z-Ro has not "blown up" with the same impact as much of the other members, due to a scuffle with Miami rapper Trick Daddy. His songs are known for reflecting hurt and pain he has gone through in his life which is a major draw for the listeners of his music. The S.U.C. has remained a strong influence in his music and has future collaborations planned.

Lil' O

Lil' O is a southern rapper, born in Lagos, Nigeria to African parents and raised in Southwest Houston, Texas.^[1] He is an original member of DJ Screw's Screwed Up Click. He was also known as O or Da Fat Rat Wit Da Cheeze. He dropped his debut album in 2000 "Blood Money" that garnered him major down south hits like the "Playa's Get Choose" and "Rags to Riches", the album sold over 30,000 copies independentlly. Many albums later, his album "Da Fat Rat With The Cheeze" sold in high numbers.^[1] He collaborated with Big Hawk on the hit single "Back Back". "Back Back" led him back to a nationwide deal with Atlantic Records, which he later left in 2003.

Dat Boy Grace

Dat Boy Grace is one of the original members of Screwed Up Click. Grace and his brother LOS developed a long time friendship with DJ Screw and are featured on numerous Screw Tapes, including Killuminati, Still Hoopin, Crumbs To Bricks, Ballin' In The Mall, & Ridin' Dirty. He released From Crumbs To Bricks with Straight Profit Records in 2000.

He also has a series of sought after underground releases called Underground Funk. He is currently incarcerated in Talladega, Alabama for a felony gun charge where he is serving the remainder of his 5 year sentence. He scheduled to be released in the late 2009 months.

Southside Playaz

Southside Playaz is a Southern hip-hop group created by Screwed Up Click members Fat Pat, Mike D., Clay Doe and Mr. 3-2. Before Fat Pat's death, he was able to create a lot of tracks with Mike D., which are still featured on the new Southside Playaz CDs to this day. The Southside Playaz also have a song called "Too Hott". This song is a tribute to Fat Pat. The song also includes rappers such as Lil keke, Big Hawk, Big Moe, Big Steve, Al-D, C-note and more. The Southside Playaz are also featured in the "United Soldiers for Cash" DVD. Two members (Mike-D and Mr. 3-2) are rapping the song "Sawng Down". According to Mr. 3-2, the Southdside Playaz formed in 1995^{[citation needed]}, with Mike-D and Fat Pat started freestyling.

Mike D

Original member of the click, 1st put it down with Fat Pat when they did "Superstar". Mike-D is also a member of the Southside Playaz. He started the southside playza with Fat Pat. Mike-D is also in the screwed up click "United Soldiers for Cash video" He is rapping with Mr. 3-2 and taking about how the screwed up click formed and expanded.

Botany Boyz

C-Note, Will-Lean, D-Red, Lil 3rd, BG Duke, Gator (RIP)

LOS

Brother of Dat Boy Grace, did many flows on the legendary Gray Tapes.

Female SUC members

There are a few females that have affiliated with the Screwed Up Click. One member is Enjoli. Enjoli has appeared on more than 10 legendary tapes. Another female SUC member is Sharo. Not to many people know of her, only true screw heads. Other females SUC members are Cl'che, Crystyle and Tori from that Yellowstone on a '94 tape called Dirty Deeds and she had her own screw tape in 1997 after she just had her baby. The was called 9 Months Later.

Trae

Cousin of Z-Ro. Also member of ABN, and Rap-A-Lot. Known for the songs "Swang", with Big Hawk, & "Who's Da Man". Very respected in the city of Houston. Has his own holiday called "Trae Day".

Big Sam (Deceased)

Big Sam from Houston, Tx and brother of Al-D appeared on over 3 Gray Tapes. He is most known for the songs "Poppin dem Thangz" and "Sittin on Butta". He also appeared on two freestyles on the Gray Tape "Popped Up, Sittin Low". Big Sam was shot and killed in 2001 in an armed robbery.

Later Members

Lil' Flip

Lil' Flip was Dj screws protege and is known for his unique freestyling style and for becoming one of the first Houston rap artists to become mainstream and nationally known,with hit songs like "The way we ball", "I can do dat", "Game Over", "Sunshine" and more. He was discovered by DJ Screw and was quickly influenced to rap at freestyle battles in order to gain respect in his Cloverland neighborhood,having never lost a battle, he was given the title of "Freestyle King" by the late DJ Screw.He has never written his lyrics on mixtapes nor albums everything he spits is freestyle. Flip was last addition to the S.U.C. before DJ Screw died. Lil' Flip is also closely associated with fellow members, the Botany Boyz (C-Note, D-Red & Will-Lean) because they are the Clover G's.

Big Mello (deceased)

Big Mello gained a name on the Houston Rap in 1992 with the album "Bone Hard Zaggin" on the Rap-A-Lot Records label. Those who encountered Big Mello's deep Texas sound compared him to favorably to Scarface or Z-Ro, but Rap-A-Lot never found the right way to package Mello and soon he was on to other labels.

Yungstar

Yungstar grew up on the west side of Houston, Texas and began rapping at age ten. In the early 1990s, he began working with DenDen, CEO of Straight Profit Records. He first gained attention freestyling over tapes made by DJ Screw and emerged nationally with a guest appearance on Lil' Troy's "Wanna Be a Baller. Yungstar released Throwed Yung Playa in 2000 on Straight Profit Records and had a lead single Knockin' Pictures Off Wall Feat. Lil' Flex.

Discography

1999 Blockbleeders
2004 Soldiers United For Cash DVD
2005 Making History (Screwed Up Click album)|Making History
2005 On the southside
2006 Freestyle Kings
2007 Straight Wreckin' Vol. 1

External links

Screwed Up Records (Official DJ Screw Site)
DJ Screw & the Screwed Up Click
Screwed Up Click Lyrics

References

^ ^a ^b Lil' O - Da Fat Rat Wit Da Cheez :: Hip-Hop Album Review

[sixshot.com-1] Lil' O - Da Fat Rat Wit Da Cheez :: Hip-Hop Album Review

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