DJ Quik

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DJ Quik (born January 18, 1970 in Compton , California ; actually David Martin Blake ) is an American rapper and producer. He is also known as Dante Blake, Da Quiksta, or just Quik.

Life

David Blake was born as the youngest of eleven siblings. He grew up in the poor district of Compton . Here he joined a street gang called the Bloods as a teenager .

In addition to the gang crime, which determined his everyday life, he gradually discovered his preference for turntables and DJ equipment. At the age of twelve he started producing his own hip-hop tapes under the name DJ Quik and even made some money selling them on street corners. According to his own statements, he did not produce the tapes in order to initiate a professional music career, but in order not to have to earn his living selling drugs.

Career

Fortunately, one of these tapes came into the hands of the A&R head of Profile Records, Dave Moss. He saw in DJ Quik a very talented young rapper. Shortly thereafter, 19-year-old David Blake got his own record deal with Profile Records.

In January 1991 his first solo album Quik Is the Name was released . In the 1990s, so-called gangster rap was particularly widespread in the hip-hop industry. Instead, however, DJ Quik developed an individual fun and party sound that stood out from gangster rap . Quik Is the Name achieved platinum status . This makes it DJ Quik's most successful album to date.

In addition to the release of his second solo album Way 2 Fonky in 1992, DJ Quik formed the group Penthouse Players Clique with rappers Playa Hamm and Tweed Cadillac. The band released their first and only album Paid the Cost in 1992 on Ruthless Records . Way 2 Fonky went gold, while Paid the Cost fell far short of expectations and flopped commercially.

The following period was marked by personal problems and financial disputes with his record company. However, Profile Records was bought by Arista Records after the release of his third album Safe + Sound (1995) . DJ Quik released his fourth album Rhythm-al-ism (1998) under Arista Records .

Shortly after the album was released, he suffered a serious loss with the sudden death of his best friend Top Dog. In addition, there were also disputes and disputes with the management of his new record company Arista. Thus, with his fifth album Balance & Options (2000) , DJ Quik deliberately produced a bad and poorly thought-out album in order to get out of the contract with Arista.

In 2000 he also suffered another heavy loss with the murder of his friend Mausberg . DJ Quik's last release on Arista Records in 2002 was Da Finale , a greatest hits CD.

DJ Quik released his last two studio albums on two different American independent labels . The sixth album Under tha Influence was released in 2002 on Bungalo Records and his seventh, to date last album, Trauma on Mad Science Recordings in 2005. In 2006, Mad Science also released his first live album Live At The House Of Blues .

Between June and October 2006, DJ Quik served a five-month sentence for threatening his sister with a gun in 2003.

After his release, Quik, who hadn't added the word “DJ” for some time, worked with West Coast rapper AMG on a new band project called “The Fixxers”, whose debut album was released in 2008 with the title Street Masterpiece . The single was Can U Werk Wit Dat . DJ Quik and AMG released a joint track called Bitch Better Have My Money back in the 1990s .

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US
1991 Quik is the name US29
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)US
Release date: January 15, 1991
1992 Way 2 Fonky US10
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US
Release date: July 20, 1992
1995 Safe + sound US14th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)US
Release date: February 22, 1995
1998 Rhythm-al-ism US63
gold
gold

(29 weeks)US
Release date: November 10, 1998
2000 Balance & Options US18 (13 weeks)
US
Release date: May 16, 2000
2002 Under tha influence US27 (7 weeks)
US
Release date: June 4, 2002
2005 trauma US43 (3 weeks)
US
Release date: September 13, 2005
2009 BlaQKout US61 (2 weeks)
US
Release date: June 9th, 2009
Collaboration album with Kurupt
2011 The Book of David US55 (2 weeks)
US
Release date: April 19, 2011
2014 The Midnight Life US63 (1 week)
US
Release date: October 14, 2014
2017 Rosecrans US-US
Release date: April 20, 2017
Collabo album with problem

Compilations

  • 2002: The Best Of DJ Quik: Da Finale
  • 2004: Platinum & Gold Collection
  • 2005: Born And Raised In Compton
  • 2006: Greatest Hits Live At The House Of Blues
  • 2006: Born And Raised In Compton: The Greatest Hits

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
US US
1991 Tonite
Quik Is the Name
US49 (9 weeks)
US
1992 Jus Lyke Compton
Way 2 Fonky
US62 (11 weeks)
US
1995 Safe + Sound
Safe + Sound
US81 (10 weeks)
US

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  1. a b DJ Quik - Chart history. Billboard , accessed April 30, 2017 .

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