DJ Quik: Quik Is The Name (1991). A Compton Legend's First Step

<p>B. Cox and J. Owe look back at Compton rap icon <strong>DJ Quik</strong>&#39;s 1991 debut classic album <em>Quik Is The Name</em>, an early adopter in the G-Funk sound which would come to define Southern California hip-hop in the early 1990s. It was a project that would combine references to urban Los Angeles/Compton hood culture and fun-loving times on the West Coast. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show Notes:</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Mid90s: DJ Quik: Born and Raised in Compton</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.mid90s.com/blog/quikisthename" rel="nofollow">https://www.mid90s.com/blog/quikisthename</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Hip-Hop Album Debate: DJ Quik&#39;s &#34;Quik Is The Name&#34;-Classic, Dope, Regular or Garbage?</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.hiphop-album-debate.com/2018/04/26/tbt-90s-dj-quiks-quik-is-the-name-classic-dope-regular-or-garbage/" rel="nofollow">https://www.hiphop-album-debate.com/2018/04/26/tbt-90s-dj-quiks-quik-is-the-name-classic-dope-regular-or-garbage/</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>NPR Microphone Check-DJ Quik: Flamboyant? Every Now and Then </strong></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/microphonecheck/2015/01/30/381979701/dj-quik-flamboyant-every-now-and-then" rel="nofollow">https://www.npr.org/sections/microphonecheck/2015/01/30/381979701/dj-quik-flamboyant-every-now-and-then</a></p><br/><br/>Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donations'>https://redcircle.com/the-vault-classic-music-reviews-podcast/donations</a><br/><br/>Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a><br/><br/>Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>