Quik Is The Name Music Cd

Dj Quik - Quik Is The Name

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Quik Is the Name      Artist : DJ Quik      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $11.98 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1998-12-22      Studio : Arista      Label : Arista      Avg. Customer Rating : (24 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Quik Is The Name      Quik's Fire Debut (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars)      Rating:      Few artists could start off and be as consistant as Compton's DJ Quik. Debuting during the height of the west cost's popularity, Quik's talents are able to shine through the crowded market. And it's amazing too, because he produces every track and rhymes like it's nothing to it. He doesn't try to immitate other west coast producers, or loop any Parlament or Zapp samples, but just tries to be himself. He also shows love by putting his friends AMG, Hi-C, and 2nd II None on the mic as well, and they all do a great job. The tracks here are energetic here. Starting with "Sweet Black..." would be one of the many songs that Quik would rhyme about. "Tonite" & "Born And Raised In Compton" are two of the three the lead singles from this album. The latter is a dope track about Quik's hometown. AMG and 2nd II None help out on "Deep" making it another standout track. "Tha Bombudd" is a nice bud smoking cut for this album (I perfer the sequel on Rhythm-al-ism). "Quik Is The Name" was the song that put him on the map causing him to quickly blow up. "Loked Out Hood" is a funny story telling song with a dope beat. "Quik's Grove I" is a dope laid back crusing instrumental that was used on "Dedication". "Tear It Off" is dope and features AMG on the last two verses. The album ends with a funny "Skankless" featuring AMG, 2nd II None, and Hi-C. Quik Is The Name is one of the best and most interesting debuts from the west coast. With other popular albums such as Niggaz4life and Death Certificate from the same area, not to mention the east coast dropping gem after gem, this album probably never got the recognition it deserved. The crazy thing about it is that it gets even better from here. If you're new to Quik, start with this one here, because I gurantee that you'll be impressed. If you enjoyed the guest appearances and production on here, I also recommend you check out 2nd II None's self titled 2nd II None, AMG's B**** Betta Have My Money and Hi-C's Skanless, all comming out the same year. Peace. Lyrics: A Production: A Guest Appearances: A Musical Vibes: A+ Top 5 Tracks: 1. Loked Out Hood 2. Sweet Black... 3. Skankless (featuring Hi-C, AMG, and 2nd II None) 4. Deep (featuring AMG, 2nd II None) 5. Quik Is The Name Honorable Mention: 1. Tonite 2. Born And Raised In Compton 3. Tear It Off (featuring AMG)     Customer Reviews for Quik Is The Name Cd      Quik's Masterpiece      Rating:      This is one of the greatest and underrated hip hop albums of all time. Definitely in my top 25. From the moment I heard Sweet Black and on one of the versus he is rhymin and he goes hold on this the wrong mutha------ page and s==t I need to start over and then starts rhymin again I was like whoa classic. This came out back in 91. The big hits were his 2 biggest hits Tonite, and Born And Raised In Compton. But also some of my favorites Deep, Quik Is The Name, the raggea song about weed Bombudd, and I even like the Dedication. This album should be ranked up there when they talk about 5 mics or whatever they used to rank these albums. If you like this check out 2nd II None first one and AMB B==== Betta Have My Money.