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DJ Quik

I Love New Music That Knock

June 16, 2009

DJ Quik I Love You Pt 2:
Visit Part 1 of this love letter if you like, but the upshot was that DJ Quik has proven to be more consistently creative and interesting than all of his peers. Usually a rapper’s later albums just make me want to listen to his earlier albums. But I’m always [...]

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A Stubborn Kind Of Fellow With A Head Like A Brick

June 15, 2009

Nobody wants to do things like all the other blogs, but sometimes that’s just the way it is. So sorry if you’ve seen this already, but I’m also going to follow up my Dirty Projectors post with a two-day love letter to DJ Quik.
O, Quik, how do I love thee? Well, OK, let’s see.
The main [...]

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And If You Go To Church, Then Hip-Hop Won’t Like You

August 19, 2008

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 [...]

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