Scenes of chaos. This is what the world is witnessing after the death of Georges Floyd on Monday in Minneapolis. For three days clashes have taken place between civilians and law enforcement after the umpteenth deadly police blunder against this African-American. However, the man who died of suffocation at 46, crushed under the weight of a police officer, was a well-known face in the hip-hop scene in Houston, Texas.
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Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle returned in detail on the life and the past of Georges Floyd. Native of North Carolina, he had moved, still very young, in the district of Third Ward in Houston. During his college and high school years, he made a name for himself among the best players in American football and basketball, notably at Yates and South Florida Community College.
It was upon his return to Houston that George Floyd began to play music. He joined the Screwed Up Click, a hip-hop group launched in the early 1990s in the Texas city.
Its founder DJ Screw is particularly known for having invented the mix technique of "Chopped and screwed". During his artistic period, George was nicknamed "Big Floyd" and had participated in various DJ Screw mixtapes.
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"I would like these officers to be charged with murder because that is exactly what they did. They murdered my brother; he was calling for help, " said Bridgett Floyd, George's sister to NBC Today. For the moment, the four police officers involved in the case have been dismissed.
- DJ Screw - Big Floyd ft. Chris Ward & AD - Sittin On Top Of The World Freestyle