![]() ![]() This sound - the quick, winding basslines, tinny high hats, smooth instrumental solos, soulful pipes, and Roger Troutman's talkbox - defined him. Less reliant on samples and more focused on live instruments, it elevated him from producer to fully-fledged composer. ![]() Released on Profile in 1995, Safe + Sound was certified gold. By the time of his third album DJ Quik was a household name on the West Coast - California's premier rapper/producer not named Andre Young. Ultimately, his records sound custom engineered to drift out over sun-soaked barbecues. DJing and producing hype beat tapes from age 14, Quik's tracks blended the languid funk and rubbery synths of Zapp and George Clinton with a gangsta aesthetic, creating a more danceable foil to Compton's more typical nihilistic hedonism. His raps often deal in boasts, jokes and good times but also cover his beefs, his trials and his trauma. An old-school funk producer at heart, he's also incredibly nice on the mic. Quik has always been quirkier and more interesting than his gangsta rap peers, both musically and lyrically. He's released platinum and gold records of his own, as well as helped craft them for the likes of Tupac, Snoop Dogg, and Dr Dre. A preternaturally gifted producer/rapper, DJ Quik has produced scores of LA gangsta rap classics. A quintessential, sun-scorched LA album, this is pretty much essential. With 1995's Safe + Sound, he scaled new levels of musical magnificence with his signature new age P-Funk/laconic G-Funk. DJ Quik is a giant of West Coast hip-hop. Complete with "Tanqueray", the hidden track from the original CD release. Be With Records present a reissue of DJ Quik's Safe And Sound, originally released in 1995. ![]()
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