wutz good w. dj quik

i'm coming around on can u werk that, i'd like to know what rtc was gonna complain about now! its def a song that gets better when hammered thru repetition.

Tim, I think you'd really like the Rhythmalism album if you haven't heard it.

yeah i mean beardo only mentioned cuz that was the context in which moonship was talking about grown folks disco. a similar point of comparison, more locally for me, would be steppin. Sort of the grown 'n' sexy dance music vs. the kids ghetto house/ rap music.

but yeah MAW is an interesting comparison point actually, except i hear more INTENT in MAW's disco to be 'taking it wayyyy back.'

I was talking about this in some other thread, how i wish dudes would make more dance/hip-hop blends - ethan started talking about the blade 2 soundtrack as usual but i'm thinking more like a lot of what Quik does - beats up in the 112 bmp area, rappers who sound comfortable over what is essentially house music.

Tim have you heard Suga Free's "Pimpin in the Year 3000"?

I finally copped Skanless, the Hi-C album, and yeah tremendoid was right its pretty amazing...I like old school Hi-C way more than the modern incarnation, the Eazy E comparison is on point.

to elaborate on the dance/hip-hop blends comment - it seems like a lot of the 'real dance' dudes are 'real rap'-phobic, passing on a lot of great shit that would probably fit really well in dance sets; the only way you can hear something vaguely combining the two is trashy post-hollertronix djs who just mash up, like, justice and lil jon

ha yeah, i'm still whatevs about it but as soon as i wrote that i did think to myself "bet this'll turn out to be one of those underwhelming nothing tunes that'll rule the world in 6 months" a la jim jones or mims etc, and then vahid only made me surer.

saying that tho, in terms of those kinda tunes you only get a feel of that sort of intoxicating social energy in a v shitty fake 2nd hand way in england, if at all, and i'm not about to wear out the mp3 play button desperately failing to recreate that. ldn has enough dsouth hipster dickheads bumping gucci mane or whatever as it is.

anyway fucking hell man if it says quik on the record i'm expecting to hear quik! someone else can be the fixxers.

spank rock to thread

bah i shouldnt have said gucci mane, that 'bird flu' thing's kinda fun really

the upshot of this "bloghouse" / "fidget house" thing is that there is going to be a new wave of street-rap-meets-house over the next year or so, mark my words (cf. "hit me on my beeper")

wznt that supposed to be happening lately in deej's neck of the woods? juke or something?

sinden can fuck off.

ha yeah, i'm still whatevs about it but as soon as i wrote that i did think to myself "bet this'll turn out to be one of those underwhelming nothing tunes that'll rule the world in 6 months" a la jim jones or mims etc, and then vahid only made me surer.

saying that tho, in terms of those kinda tunes you only get a feel of that sort of intoxicating social energy in a v shitty fake 2nd hand way in england, if at all, and i'm not about to wear out the mp3 play button desperately failing to recreate that. ldn has enough dsouth hipster dickheads bumping gucci mane or whatever as it is.

anyway fucking hell man if it says quik on the record i'm expecting to hear quik! someone else can be the fixxers.

-- r|t|c, Sunday, May 20, 2007 7:55 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

^^^^^ this is a really good post

the story behind 'werk that':

What do you feel is wrong with music?

QUIK: Right now I think it's just away from the growth of music. It sounds like it's snatch and grab. Coming up with a ]catchy hook and an 808 beat and people keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. And that's OK.

that is a terrific quote. haha like, not insomuch as it makes a great case for anything, but just the peaceful quikian zen generousness of it either way!! ilx 3.0 should totally force all posts to have "and that's ok" at the end of them.

http://a692.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00652/19/63/652333691_l.jpg

you know who else deserves a thread like this? fucking DJ BATTLECAT. it only recently occured to me that i don't think i ever heard a battlecat beat i didnt enjoy, yet how comes i never felt that need to really spend time really thinking about him?? or is that just me?

"I was talking about this in some other thread, how i wish dudes would make more dance/hip-hop blends - ethan started talking about the blade 2 soundtrack as usual but i'm thinking more like a lot of what Quik does - beats up in the 112 bmp area, rappers who sound comfortable over what is essentially house music."

Yeah, sometimes I listen to current hip house revivalism - "Touch Your Toes" or whatever - and wonder why its supporters don't just listen to uptempo hip hop and R&B (Mya's "Free" alone is a better urban/dance fusion than anything else any of us listened to this week). But kudos to Van Helden I guess for not using a corny rapper.

That said (incl. the bit about corniness) Deej you might like Studio R ft. Capitol A - "A & R (Llorca Remix)".

I'll track down your recommendation.

i am making one last appeal for ppl to recognize this tune's wickedness and if that doesnt work then fuck the lot of you

hmmm

https://twitter.com/YG/status/762666231530860545

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7468535/dj-quik-yg-my-hitta-credit-controversy

He sure comes off a lot more reasonable in that interview than on twitter

yeah he's all over the place on social media.

cool to hear him talk a bit about production, Rosecrantz EP sounds great, and come to think of it the sound quality is probably part of what drew me to Quik

def

is there perhaps some history of quik not getting proper acknowledgement of contributions? his phrasing re "In Da Club" percussion kinda seems like it:

Right. They don't even know why they like that song "In Da Club" by 50 Cent. They just know that they've heard it more than any other song, and it never gets old somehow. Well, it's because I helped Dr. Dre with the drums. I gave him those claps, and that kick. He acknowledges that now. I used to say for years, "You guys don't understand! I gave Dr. Dre those drum sounds!" "Yeah, yeah, okay David." And now when I go into the studio with Dre, he'll tell his people. And I'm like, Dre, that right there is worth more than any advance you could have ever paid me, any royalty or publishing. Acknowledgment like that from you? I'm good.

http://www.villagevoice.com/music/qanda-with-dj-quik-i-still-got-my-talent-thats-not-going-anywhere-6633786

i've always thought that beat was very quik-esque!

He's also why all eyez on me sounds so great. Don't think he got full credit for that alb

Didn't know he did stuff on AEOM besides "hearts of men"

Though something like "all about u" does have a Quik-y groove

Can't Remember what interview I read it in, might even be itt, but he helped get it across the finish line

Think it was an interview with Sway?

he mentions it in that billboard interview that you posted

Full Rosecrans album out now. looks like the old EP plus 6 new tracks

Problem and DJ Quik’s Rosecrans Tracklist
1. “European Vacation” Feat. AMG
2. “A New Nite / Rosecrans Grove”
3. “Bad Azz” Feat. Dom Kennedy, Boogie & Bad Lucc
4. “Move Something”
5. “Rosecrans” Feat. The Game & Candice Boyd
6. “You Are Everything”
7. “Chachi’s Ride” Feat. Brittany Barber & Bryan J
8. “Take It Off One Time” Feat. Bad Lucc & Bryan J
9. “This Is Your Moment” Feat. Wiz Khalifa & Buddy
10. “Straight to the City”
11. “Central Ave” Feat. MC Eiht
12. “Funny How N****s Gon Change Things” Feat. MC Eiht & Suga Free

good looking out!

Just waiting on new music from Quik

that one song from last year the beat has like every single quik sound effect crammed into one song lmao
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm-wizYf1TQ

Lol I wasn’t a fan of World Girl at first but I grew to like it lol

I hope him and Scarface release that project they announced a while back but who knows...I’m a Quik stan and have searched and talked on any forums that discuss Quik lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvda76pVYOM

dope thx

quik and suga free singing some doobies

Seeing Quik & Suga Free singing What A Fool Believes will likely end up being the highpoint of my 2023. pic.twitter.com/qOu85hN3hc

— Doc (@docadam) January 22, 2023

somewhat redeeming the existence of twitter there

sure, but that tweet is just a reposted tiktok

that looks like it’s from the “Nobody” music video shoot. definitely looked like they were having a fun time making that one.

Somewhat redeeming the existence of tiktok there

it's here in full https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3tPRxoVbLM

nothing redeems tiktok imo

but that is a wonderful moment

yesssss

Pre Order Now! Link in Bio pic.twitter.com/4ygQtcvzEL

— Dj Quik (@djquik) March 20, 2023

lesgo!

new album with jasonmartin fka problem came out last friday. kind of disappointing it’s not all quik production, cause the rest isn’t too exciting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhOutqJpSAA

not fully produced by quik? damn

cold ass 2 step is the highlight for me

Pre Order Now! Link in Bio pic.twitter.com/4ygQtcvzEL

— Dj Quik (@djquik) March 20, 2023
― four square ups... no punches thrown (Spottie), Monday, 20 March 2023 23:50 (one year ago) bookmarkflaglink

^ what was the deal with this. I seem to remember being excited about something but nothing ever materialised? was it a song or album he was teasing.

going back to midnight life this morning, production on stuff like 'trapped on the tracks' is still mind blowing. would love a proper new solo record.

it was a song and wasnt any good

does anyone else feel like blaqkout ages better every year

ive heard ppl say the opposite but I think theyre populism uber alles types

it still sounds as fresh as ever if anything

blaqkout is still incredible. i think the book of david is just as good, if less adventurous

Blaqkout has been my quintessential summer album- those people are crazy

I love it. Feels like an experiment but in the best way.

yea the singular unpredictability of it feels more and more novel in the streaming /playlist era!! which is over now I guess (we're in the reels/tiktok era) but still

like wtf is jupiters critic and the mind of mars? no idea but i love that it exists.

almost ten years ago to the day lol

Gargantuan, cannon cocker BLAKA BLAKA BLAKA

― Strictly EZ Snappin' Nhex (Spottie), Monday, June 23, 2014 1:50 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink

still my fav quik beat:

'cream n ya panties' sounds amazing on a good car sound system

― prego, Friday, September 23, 2011 4:36 PM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

think this is my favorite beat of the last ten years.

― Spottie, Monday, January 1, 2018 11:52 PM (six years ago) bookmarkflaglink

one for the banality thread

After the hotel we migrate up to the lab
To make a beat with Saadiq, and eat some lobster and crab

so how is the new album?

ehhhhh, about half the songs are worth listening to.

gonna check it out because jasonmartin/problem performed the hell out of “like whaaat” during the kendrick pop out

love his delivery on the hook of since i was lil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XuU4OTJU8

finally got to this album, which i really enjoyed but it could've used about 100% less jayceon taylor

this summer's jay worthy x dam funk album scratches a similar itch

bone thugs-n-harmony, three 6 mafia AND dj quik touring together this summer?! sign me the fuck up.