DJ Quik

DJ Quik (also called Tha Quiksta or Quik), born David Martin Blake , the January 18th 1970 with Compton in California is a Rap fear West Coast, producing DJ and of Hip hop. Its fickleness is its greater quality. It is one of the rapeurs and the most important producers of the scene West Coast, but remains an artist enough underestimated and ignored in France. One associates it with the G-Funk. He was also the cousin of the famous rappor deceased in 1995, Eazy-E.

Biography

DJ Quik which since 2007 is quite simply made call Quik, was born and had grows has Compton, suburbs violent of Los Angeles in California. Before devoting itself to the music, it made left the Tree Top Piru of its district, part of the gang of the Bloods of Los Angeles, which is opposed to the gang of the Crips (for this reason it misses the letter " c" " has; Quik").

But towards the end of the year 1980, it was interested seriously in the music and more particularly with rep. It carried out a first mixtape in 1987 called " The Red Tape" in company of his/her friends Difficulty, AMG, and groups it 2nd II Nun. It records its first album entitled " Quik Is The Name" in 1991 which gained one big hit and was sold has more than 1 million specimens and became platinum disc, with the individual ones like " Tonite" and " Born And Raised In Compton". Its success was worth a nomination in American to him Music Awards as Hip Hop revelation of the year. In 1992 the album " was followed from there; Way To Fonky" who had a little less success than preceding it May which was platinum disc all the same, and signed in 1995 on the label Death Row Records and took Suge Knight like managing. It then started to carry out some productions for various artists. The same year left the album " Safe + Sound" (which took again the same topics as preceding them like the sex, drug, violence,…) who was him as well to appreciate of the public and who will reach to him also the disc of platinum. 3 years later in 1998, its efforts to withdraw the side " gangsta" of its words fûrent obvious, it left the album " Rythm-Al-Ism" on Artista Records with the individual ones like " You' Z has Ganxta" , " Down, Down, Down" or " Hand In Hand". These titles were with the programs of the radios of Los Angeles during nearly six months. The label Artista Records also made him leave the album " Balance & Options" in 2000, an album very succeeds with its eternal key with the production. This same year, it will terminate its contract with Artista. July 4th, 2000, one of his/her friends, the rapor Mausberg mourrut to assassinate in the street with Compton at only 21 years, which touched it much. It will return all the same in 2002 with its " Under Tha Influence" that he announced like his last album. Indeed, he wanted to withdraw scene and ravailla on the film " Head Off State" of Chris Rock but produced some songs like " all the same; Justify My Thug" of Jay-Z, or " All For You (Remix) " of Janet Jackson. It will decide finally has to turn over has its old occupations in 2005 and left some mixtapes like " Born And Raised In Compton" or " The Trauma Mixtape" and its 7th album called left " Trauma". Its Best Of east left during the year 2006.

It attacked his sister Debra " Pee Wee" Armstrong in 2003. It had a discussion forces with her and went until threatening it with a weapon. He speaks to us about this history on his piece entitled " Till Jesus Come" on the album " Trauma". It had some problems with justice, in particular in June 2006. Pleading guilty, it was to enter 45 days of prison the weekends. What it did not do. It had to thus bail out as from the 150 days on June 22nd, 2006 of prison.

In 2007, DJ Quik forms the group The Fixxers with AMG and it prepares an album planned for the summer 2007 which will be entitled " Midnite Life". In March 2007, it signs on Interscope Records.

During its career, Dj Quik has to collaborate as well as a producer as as a rappor with great names of Hip Hop American such as Dr. DRE, 2Pac, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, Snoop Dogg, T.I, The Game, Jodeci, Wyclef Jean, Erick Sermon, Ludacris, Chingy, Xzibit, B-Real, AMG, 2nd II Nun, R. Kelly, Top Dogg, inter alia. Its works of background in the production of these artists were worth a large respect in industry to him and its key with the production with its vibes funky is often very readable and recognizable.

Discography

Albums

Compilations and mixtapes

1987 : The Red Types
2002: The Best Off DJ Quik: Da Finale
2005: Born And Raised In Compton
2005: The Trauma Mixtape
2006 : Trauma Instrumentals
2006 : Dj Quik: Greatest Hits Live At The House Off Blues'

Catalog of films

Head Off State (2003) Musical director

DVD

Visualism: The Art Off Sound Into Vision (2003)
Greatest Hits: Live At the House off Blues (2006)

See too

West Coast
G-Funk
Gangsta rap

External bonds

Official site of DJ Quik
Lyrics of DJ Quik

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