| Quik Is the Name | |
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 Studio album by DJ Quik | |
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Released |
January 15, 1991 |
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Recorded |
August - November 1990 |
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Studio |
Westlake Recording Studios |
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Genre(s) |
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Length |
43:21 |
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Label |
Profile |
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Producer(s) |
Courtney Branch (also exec.), DJ Quik, Greg Jessie (exec.), Tracy Kenrick (also exec.) |
| DJ Quik chronology | |
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Next |
Way 2 Fonky (1992) |
Quik Is the Name is the debut studio album by American hip hop and producer DJ Quik, released in January 15, 1991 on Profile Records. Recording sessions took place at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles from August to November 1990, with a production budget of $30,000. The production was mainly handled by DJ Quik along with his executive producers Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick and Greg Jessie. It features guest appearances by Hi-C, AMG and 2nd II None.
The album peaked at #64 on the Billboard 200, and #17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It received rave reviews from critics, who praised Quik's non-gangsta lyrics and production work. Quik Is the Name spawned the three hit singles, "Quik Is the Name", "Born and Raised in Compton" and "Tonite", which both of the songs charted on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, with the latter also reaching #49 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Sweet Black Pussy" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Tonite" | DJ Quik | Blake, Caffey, Case, Wiedlin | DJ Quik | 5:23 |
| 3. | "Born and Raised in Compton" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Deep" | DJ Quik, 2nd II None, AMG | Barnett, Blake, Hayward, Lewis, McDonald | DJ Quik | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Tha Bombudd" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Dedication" | - | Barnett, Blake, McDonald, Springsteen | DJ Quik | 1:30 |
| 7. | "Quik Is the Name" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik | 2:46 |
| 8. | "Loked Out Hood" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik | 2:50 |
| 9. | "8 Ball" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik, Courtney Branch (add.), Tracy Kendrick (add.) | 3:30 |
| 10. | "Quik's Groove" | - | Blake | DJ Quik | 1:50 |
| 11. | "Tear It Off" | DJ Quik, AMG | Blake, Lewis | DJ Quik | 3:46 |
| 12. | "I Got That Feelin'" | DJ Quik | Blake | DJ Quik | 3:38 |
| 13. | "Skanless" | DJ Quik, AMG, Hi-C, 2nd II None | Blake, Barnett, Lewis, McDonald, Wilkerson | DJ Quik | 2:54 |
Samples[]
Sweet Black Pussy
- "The Incredible Fulk" by Blowfly
- "Grand Verbalizer, What Time Is It?" by X-Clan
Tonite
- "Tonight" by Kleeer
- "Tonight Is the Night" by Betty Wright
Born and Raised in Compton
- "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes
- "The Big Beat" by Billy Squier
- "Compton's in the House (Remix)" by N.W.A
Deep
- "Between Two Sheets" and "Four Play" by Fred Wesley and the J.B.'s
Quik Is the Name
- "Movin'" by Brass Construction
- "I Just Want to Be" by Cameo
- "Peter Piper" by Run-D.M.C.
Loked Out Hood
- "Once You Get It" and "Do You Like It" by B.T. Express
- "Pumpin' It Up" by P-Funk All Stars
- "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
8 Ball
- "Slippin' Into Darkness" by War
- "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock
Tear It Off
- "You Got to Have a Mother for Me" by James Brown
- "Husbands & Whores" by LaWanda Page
- "C'mon Babe" by 2 Live Crew
I Got That Feelin'
- "A Feeling Is" by The Emotions
Skanless
- "That's Enough for Me" by Patti Austin