this album is already one of my most anticipated. not feeling the 'kurupt fell off' shit folks have been talking lately. feeling the lighthearted nonsense raps. and quik beats sound as good as ever -- im really feeling this new "Press Play"-style chopped up sample thing he's been working lately.
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not only is this song phenomenal and such a throwback, but my friend nichet is in it. no joke. starting 1:25. the fiiine woman on the left, the lawyer character, that's her. but listen to how nice DJ quik was. the east coast never embraced him properly, and it's unfortunate that i'm just getting on my game. oh well. enjoy. make sure you find nichet on twitter (@ NichetSmith ) and let her know you saw her on DCtoBC.com in the video! ha. [...]
I've waited as patiently as possible and now the day is here. I've finally got a quality version of "F*ck Yall," the lead single from DJ Quik and Kurupt's Blaqkout , which leaked via DJ Nik Bean's Streetz of L.A. 7 mixtape. For lack of fair judgement, I stapled my lips closed to avoid the speaking on the terrible radio rip I've had for a month or so, but now they're wide open. Sorry, but I'm not impressed. The Rhythmalism -esque guitar brings me back to better [...]
Well last week's OSM blew the doors off this joint, resulting in traffic numbers that are un-heard of around these parts. It gave us a taste of how the blogging other-half lives, and if I had known that many people were dying to hear songs from Southernplayalisticadillacmuzi k, I would've posted them a long time ago (although I think we lured a bunch of people who thought we had new Outkast jams). We knew it would be impossible to generate that kind of traffic again this week, no matter what we posted (unless we [...]
Today when I was walking my dogs, I noticed a random stand-alone puddle in the middle of the sidewalk. No snow in sight (finally). The rain puddles from this weekend done dried up. Very odd, to say the least. Being the genius I am, I finally looked up and found the answer staring me directly in the face. High and behold there was a single icicle, dangling from the tip of a tree-branch like a loose tooth on a ten-year-old, dripping it's way towards an ostracized outdoor oblivion. Only in Michigan does Winter hang on like [...]
Here's footage from the first installment of DJ Quik's new monthly event at The Key Club in Hollywood, which he'll be doing for the rest of 2009. In this clip, brought to you by SkeeTV , the legend rocks "Mo Pussy," along with the new single from him and Kurupt, called "Hey Playa." He also says the Blaqkout drops on April 28. I'll wait till a proper leak drops before I comment on the single, but regardless on my earlier sentiment , a timeframe for a new DJ Quik album leaves [...]
When there's new Quik, it must be a good day. "Shiver" is from Maroon 5's remix album, Call & Response , which dropped this past Tuesday. It's produced by Compton's finest and is funkier than George Clinton's pop-filter . On a side note, the beat reminds me of a certain classic rock hit from the 70's, I believe. I know it has an extremely distinct raspy-voiced male vocalist, reminiscent of Van Morrison, but I can't pinpoint the song for the life of me. Help. [...]
DJ Quik Rhythm-al-ism (1998) | 64MB| Compton's own DJ Quik has been making great music since he first stepped on the scene back in 1990. His first album the classic Quik Is The Name spawned the great party jam Tonite . Despite Quik ripping off someone else's song and claiming credit (Truth Hurts " Addictive " stolen from UMI 10's Kaaliyon Ka Chaman ) through the years Quik has produced a number of good songs. I think most will agree Tony! Toni! Tone! 's " [...]
It's nice when people really do Respect Our Fresh. After I career checked Quik the other day , the homeboy Dylan from Santa Maria sent an e-mail to Gotty™, saying how he felt the love TSS gives Mr. Blake. On top of that, he took the liberty of attaching a Loosies file containing 24 miscellaneous features and productions by the Quiksta. Since I'm 'the resident Quik fan,' G forwarded them to me. I've got them all, of course, so that calls for some re-gifting. I want you [...]
Blaqkout . According to Kurupt , that's the title of the upcoming joint project from him and the illustrious DJ Quik. If you <a href=" Stray Shots ">know me at all , you'd know I believe Quik to be the Hershey's Take 5 of modern music production. But, I'd be lying if If I said I was looking forward to this album. Ever since the Quiksta's Fixxers debacle went straight-to-MySpace, and he abandoned the live instrumentation that made his beats so unparalleled, I've questioned his current career stance. [...]
I Maroon 5 pubblicheranno un nuovo album il prossimo 9 dicembre. Il titolo esplicativo è "Call and Response - The Remixes album" e infatti si tratterà di una raccolta dei loro più grandi successi in nuove versioni rielaborate da dj e artisti di calibro. Un best of di 18 canzoni, tutte rivedute e riproposte con alcune collaborazioni e partecipazioni inaspettate. Al disco hanno infatti preso parte in veste di "manipolatori" nomi come Pharrel Williams , Mark Ronson , of Montreal e molti altri. Il tutto per un connubio che si annuncia decisamente diverso da [...]
Some very interesting facts learned from this video regarding Detox. - Dr. Dre has recorded over 400 songs for Detox. - DJ Quik has previewed nearly 60 of them. - Dr. Dre is getting piano lessons from Burt Bacharach ?!! - Re-interpreting " Chopin symphony stuff " - Dr. Dre is doing the production on the new Snoop Dogg record. To see the video: Read More..
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I really thought that the Fixxers, the collaboration between DJ Quik and AMG, seemed like a can't-miss proposition, but Interscope seemed to disagree, keeping their album The Midnite Life away from the fluorescent lights of record stores. So Quik has decided to release six of that album's tracks via MySpace ; he'll put up the rest next week. Any time is a good time for more DJ Quik, so a selection of his solo work is below the cut. "Tonite": "Born and [...]
Who says you can't get classy with some beats? Check out some Jazz Infused Hip-hop here: Terrace Martin - Martin & Blake Produced by DJ Quik Chris & Denise Paultre - Paris Tokyo (Live Jazz Remix) Terrace Martin - Jazz Soul & Hiphop prod by Pete Rock
DJ Quik is one of those guys you don't hear about often enough. He's been working consistently since the 80s, and he still has a keen musical sense - I'm particularly fond of the "Quik's Groove" instrumentals he drops into most of his releases. He also has a spot in my personal Hall Of Fame for being the first person to ever use the words "checkered sweatervest" in a rap. Plus, remember that sweat suit? You know, the gray one with the burgundy trim? He can still fit it. This track is one of [...]
Sometimes it's easy to get bogged down in all the stuff floating around on the interweb. I've been in this rut for a while where I'm just totally uninterested in searching for new music... well, that and my laptop has barely 2 GB left so I'm limiting my downloads until my upgrade arrives. Instead, I'll just meander around finding stuff like this or this . Anyhow, it's only been a few weeks of meandering and I already feel so out of the loop! Whatever. When I get in these moods I do [...]
I'm in the midst of finals these days – hence the less frequent posting – but I'll tide you over with some school and test themed covers. Now back to "Immigration, Race, and Ethnicity in Contemporary American Society". Woohoo! Snatch - Another Brick in the Wall (Pink Floyd) Sometimes the most interesting cover is the best, sometimes it isn't. I didn't do enough research to know which is the case here, but the moment I heard this funk-disco version I knew it was too unique [...]
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