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DJ Quik

Background information
Birth name David Martin Blake
Also known as David Blake
Quik
Born January 18, 1970 (1970-01-18) (age 38)
Origin Compton, California, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-Hop
West Coast hip-hop
G-Funk
Years active 1987 – present
Label(s) Universal Records, Deathrow Records, Arista Records, Ark 21, Madscience
Associated acts AMG
Suga Free
2nd II None
Hi-C
Mausberg
Website www.dj-quik.com

David Martin Blake (born January 18, 1970), better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is a rapper and record producer from Compton, California. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. West Coast hip hop is a style of Hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s G-funk, or Gangsta Funk, is a type of Hip hop music that emerged from West Coast Gangsta rap in the early 1990s In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Death Row Records was a Record label that was founded in 1991 by Dr Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the Ark 21 Records is a Record label established by Miles Copeland (his brother Stewart Copeland was part of the pop-rock trio The Police) Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his Stage name AMG, is a Rapper from Dejuan Rice, known by Stage name Suga Free, is an American Rapper from Pomona California. 2nd II None was a rap group from Compton, California. It consisted of cousins KK (born Kai McDonald and Gangsta D (born Darius Hi-C is an American rap artist He has collaborated with DJ Quik and AMG. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles.

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Biography

He grew up without a father and moved out of his mother's home when he was only 17. [1] Growing up on Spruce St. in Compton, California during a time when gangs were rampant in Los Angeles County, he took affiliation with the Tree top Piru Bloods, something he would later in his career frown on. Compton is a city located in Southern Los Angeles County California, USA, south-southeast of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. He spelled his name without the "C" because, being a Blood, he didn't want to offend anybody. In gang culture "ck" together would mean 'Crip Killer'. [2] It was always thought that he had 8 sisters, but in a March 2007 interview he stated that he only had one, explaining that Profile Records at the time had suggested to add it to his background. Profile Records was a Record label known as Panorama Records until Cory Robbins and Steve Plotnicki bought the label from MCA Records. [2] He began selling homemade mixtapes (like The Red Tape, 1987) after he received a turntable for his 9th grade graduation and then began doing shows DJing around Southern California. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U He signed to Profile Records in the summer of 1990, reportedly as the label's first six figure signee. Profile Records was a Record label known as Panorama Records until Cory Robbins and Steve Plotnicki bought the label from MCA Records. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) [3] Not only could he write his own songs, he could produce as well.

His debut album, Quik Is the Name, which was released in 1991, was led by the success of two top 20 R&B singles, "Tonite" and "Born and Raised in Compton. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Quik Is the Name is the debut album from Compton rapper/producer DJ Quik, released on January 1, 1991 on Profile Records " The album ended up reaching 10th on the album charts,[4] and being certified Platinum by the RIAA. [5] None of his successive albums reached the success of his debut, though they have been well received. He later released his second album entitled Way 2 Fonky in 1992. Way 2 Fonky is the second Album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on January 1, 1992 on Profile Records. It was certified Gold by October 9. It included the smashing hits "Way 2 Fonky" and "Jus Lyke Compton" The album later reached the twenty-fourth spot on the Top 25 Hip-Hop Albums list in 2005. His third album Safe & Sound, released in 1995, made number 14 on the Billboard 200. It included the tracks "Dollaz & Sense" and Safe & Sound" The tracks "Dollaz & Sense" and "Let You Havit" were diss tracks to Compton rapper and member of the rival Tragnew Park Compton Crips, MC Eiht. Aaron Tyler (born on May 22, 1967 in Compton) better known by his Stage name MC Eiht, is an American Gangsta rapper The two would make several threats and diss tracks to each other in the mid 1990's. Today, Quik is on good terms with MC Eiht. [6] Quik also beefed with House of Pain lead MC, Everlast. House of Pain was an Irish -styled American Hip-hop group who released three albums in the early to mid 1990s before lead rapper Everlast Erik Schrody (born August 18, 1969, in Valley Stream, New York) better known by his stage name Everlast, is an Irish On the Menace II Society (soundtrack), Quik dissed Everlast in his verse on "Can't Fuck With a Nigga". Menace II Society is the name of the official Soundtrack for the movie movie of the same name. Also in the mid 1990s, along with Gangsta D from 2nd II None, he had a beef with long time friend AMG, Quik had dissed him on the song "Get at Me". 2nd II None was a rap group from Compton, California. It consisted of cousins KK (born Kai McDonald and Gangsta D (born Darius Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his Stage name AMG, is a Rapper from The two made up 3 years later, where AMG played a prominent role on Quik's fourth album Rhythm-al-ism, which was released in 1998. Rhythm-al-ism is the fourth album by rapper/producer DJ Quik.

He was chiefly inspired by funk and soul artists,[7] such as Roger Troutman (who even taught him the use of the talkbox, which became a trademark for Quik's sound throughout his career) and George Clinton. Roger Troutman ( November 29 1951 &ndash April 25 1999) was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped to pave the way for A talk box is an effects device that allows a musician to modify the sound of a Musical instrument.

Throughout his career, Quik has collaborated with and produced for artists including 2Pac ("Heartz of Men", "Late Night"), Janet Jackson ("All For You (Remix)"), Snoop Dogg ("Doin' Too Much", "Don't Tell", "Buss'n Rocks"), Talib Kweli ("Put It In The Air"), Whitney Houston ("Fine"), Adina Howard "((Freak) And U Know It)", Kurupt ("Can't Go Wrong"), E-40 ("Quarterbackin' [DJ Quik remix]"), Jay-Z ("Justify My Thug"), Xzibit ("Sorry I'm Away So Much"), Ludacris ("Spur of the Moment"), Chingy ("Bagg Up"), Erick Sermon ("Focus"), Roscoe ("Get Flipped"), Dr. Dre, 2nd II None, Hi-C, Suga Free, 8 Ball & MJG ("Buck Bounce", "Jankie"), Eazy-E, Twiztid ("Hurt Someone"), Yung Joc ("Cut Throat") and countless others, his most recent being "Press Play" on Snoop Dogg's new album "Ego Trippin'". Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16 1971 &mdash September 13 1996 also known by his Stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16 1966 is an American recording artist and entertainer Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New Whitney Elizabeth Houston' (born August 9 1963 is an American Singer-songwriter, Actress, Film producer, Arranger and former Adina Howard (b November 14 1974, Grand Rapids Michigan) is an American R&B Singer who rose to prominence during the Kurupt (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown) is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. Earl Stevens (born November 15, 1967) best known by his Stage name E-40, is a Bay Area rapper, part of the Bay Area rap Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Alvin Nathaniel Joiner, better known by his Stage name Xzibit (pronounced as "exhibit" is an American rapper, Actor, and Howard Bailey Jr (born March 9, 1980) better known by his Stage name Chingy, is an American Hip-Hop Recording artist Erick Sermon, also known as Erick Onassis, (born November 25, 1968 in Bay Shore New York) is an American Rapper, Musician David Williams (born 1983) better know by his Stage name Roscoe, is a Rapper from Philadelphia Pennsylvania and Los Angeles Andre Romelle Young (born February 18 1965 primarily known by his stage name Dr 2nd II None was a rap group from Compton, California. It consisted of cousins KK (born Kai McDonald and Gangsta D (born Darius Dejuan Rice, known by Stage name Suga Free, is an American Rapper from Pomona California. 8Ball & MJG is an American hip hop duo from Memphis, Tennessee, consisting of rappers 8Ball and MJG Eric Lynn Wright (September 7 1963 – March 26 1995 better known by the stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and Record executive Twiztid is a Hardcore hip hop / Horrorcore rap group from Eastpointe, Michigan, formed in 1997 Jasiel Robinson (born April 2 1984), better known by his Stage name Yung Joc, is an American Rapper from College

Though he is only credited for producing "Heartz of Men" on 2Pac's acclaimed All Eyez on Me (in the credits he used his real name, David Blake, because he was under contract to Profile) he also did additional production and mixed half the album. All Eyez on Me is the fifth studio album and a Double album by U In 2002, he produced Truth Hurts' Top 10 pop hit "Addictive". See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Shari Watson (born October 10, 1971 in St Louis Missouri) known as Truth Hurts, is an American R&B Singer "Addictive" is a 2002 single recorded by Truth Hurts for Dr Quik used an uncleared Hindi sample on the record, and the copyright holders eventually filed a $500 million dollar lawsuit against Truth Hurts' label, Aftermath Entertainment. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy There is also another similarly titled record label Aftermath Music, which is based in Norway. Quik also produced and appeared on another track on Truth Hurts' debut LP, Truthfully Speaking, entitled I'm Not Really Lookin. The debut album of the St Louis R&B singer which was executively produced by Dr [8] Quik also produced the 2Pac song "Late Night" on the 2002 Better Dayz, which was originally done in the mid 1990's featuring AMG instead of the Outlawz. Better Dayz is the fourth posthumous album by US rapper Tupac Shakur. [9]

Quik faced personal and professional tragedy when his close friend and protegé Mausberg was murdered on the 4th of July, 2000. Mausberg was robbed in the street and left for dead with gunshots to the chest. This was compounded by the death of his best friend Daryl Reed soon after. [10]

After the lacklustre sales of his fifth album, Balance & Options released in 2000, he was dropped by Arista Records which in 1998 had bought Profile Records. Balance & Options is the fifth album by West Coast rapper/producer DJ Quik. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the In 2002 he released Under tha Influence under Ark 21 Records which also sold poorly. Under tha Influence is the sixth album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. Ark 21 Records is a Record label established by Miles Copeland (his brother Stewart Copeland was part of the pop-rock trio The Police) In September 2005, DJ Quik released his first independent album on his own new label, Mad Science Recordings. The album is titled Trauma and reflects the turmoil in the producer's life over the past few years. Trauma is the seventh album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on September 13, 2005 and sold 100000 copies through his own independent label [11] In recent years he has worked with a 74 piece orchestra during a collaboration with Marcus Miller while working on the score to the movie "Head of State". Head of State is a 2003 American Movie directed by written by and starring Chris Rock and Bernie Mac.

On June 28, 2006, DJ Quik began a five-month stint in jail for assaulting his sister. The incident occurred in 2003 when he allegedly pulled a gun during a family argument, according to police reports. [12] DJ Quik was released early in October 2006 and began working on a DJ Quik & AMG collaboration album.

In preparation for the upcoming collaboration, which was expected for release in late 2007, DJ Quik and AMG formed the group: The Fixxers. Jason Lewis (born September 29, 1970 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his Stage name AMG, is a Rapper from The Fixxers is a group formed in late 2006 by Quik and AMG. Their debut album The Midnite Life, features the single "Can U Werk Wit Dat Along with the formation of the duo, he dropped the "DJ" from his name for the upcoming album and rapped as "Quik". [13] In March 2007 they had signed a single deal with Interscope Records for the release of their album "Midnight Life" and promoted it with "Can You Werk Wit Dat?"[14] However, the album was scrapped due to unauthorized actions by business partners who illegally put it up for sale on the internet in December of 2007. Interscope Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label The album was then spread across the internet as a bootleg. In February 2008, Quik finished up mixing and producing for Snoop Dogg's new record Ego Trippin. Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr (born October 20 1971 His mother nicknamed him " Snoopy " as a child because of the way he dressed and because of his love of Ego Trippin is the ninth Studio album by Long Beach, California -based rapper Snoop Dogg. In the process of working with Snoop Dogg, a production group called QDT was formed. It stands for Quik-Dogg-Teddy and consists of DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg and Teddy Riley. Teddy Riley (born Edward Theodore Riley) is an American, R&B and hip hop Singer-songwriter, Musician, and Record It was also recently revealed that a collaboration album with Tha Dogg Pound member, Kurupt, is in the works and they have recorded one track so far. Tha Dogg Pound, also known as DPG (Dogg Pound Gangstaz is a rap group made up of Kurupt and Daz Dillinger. Kurupt (born Ricardo Emmanuel Brown) is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records. [15]

Discography

Main article: DJ Quik discography

References

  1. ^ homes for sale apartments dating at dj-quik.org
  2. ^ a b YouTube - DJ Quik and AMG Interview 02.28.07 c/o Boj Productions
  3. ^ Hip Hop Gaming League 2
  4. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - DJ Quik
  5. ^ http://www.riaa.com/gp/database/default.asp
  6. ^ World's Best Source For That Ol' Boom Bap
  7. ^ allmusic ((( Quik Is the Name > Overview )))
  8. ^ dubcnn.com // West Coast News Network //
  9. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_Dayz
  10. ^ Dj Quik Tickets - Cheap Dj Quik Concert Shows Tickets At Onlineseats
  11. ^ dubcnn.com // West Coast News Network //
  12. ^ http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5844
  13. ^ dubcnn.com // West Coast News Network //
  14. ^ HHNLive.com - News - DJ Quik and AMG AKA The Fixxers Sign With Interscope
  15. ^ The G-Funk Era » Blog Archive » DJ Quik & Kurupt Duo Album Revealed

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This is the discography of DJ Quik, an American Rapper and producer. Quik Is the Name is the debut album from Compton rapper/producer DJ Quik, released on January 1, 1991 on Profile Records Way 2 Fonky is the second Album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on January 1, 1992 on Profile Records. Safe & Sound is the third album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on February 21, 1995 on Profile Records. Rhythm-al-ism is the fourth album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. Balance & Options is the fifth album by West Coast rapper/producer DJ Quik. Under tha Influence is the sixth album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. Trauma is the seventh album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on September 13, 2005 and sold 100000 copies through his own independent label
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