DJ Quik

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About DJ Quik

Compton producer, rapper and talkbox aficionado DJ Quik seamlessly infused vintage funk into ’90s West Coast gangsta rap, helping to create the G-funk sound. • A young Quik received a turntable and began releasing homemade mixtapes. His standout 1997 collection The Red Tape helped him become the first six-figure signee to Profile Records. • Featuring the hit singles “Tonite” and “Born and Raised in Compton”, his 1991 debut album, Quik Is the Name, achieved platinum sales. • His 1995 album Safe Sound was executive produced by Suge Knight, who then commissioned Quik to produce on 2Pac’s 1996 LP All Eyez On Me. • Weary of the music industry, Quik retired in 2002. However, he returned the following year to produce on JAY-Z’s classic The Black Album.

HOMETOWN
Compton, CA, United States
BORN
18 January 1970
GENRE
Hip-Hop/Rap
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