DJ Quik & Kurupt Talk Tupac and BlaQKout
I know I say this roughly every other interview, but the unexpurgated transcript of my conversation with Quik and Kurupt ranks among my all-time favorites, with the pair waxing eloquent about everything from Quik is the Name, to Dilla and Pac, to the virtues of Italian beer. Expect it Monday or sooner.
In the interim, my piece on the BlaQKout duo is up at Pop and Hiss in advance of their show tomorrow night at the House of Blues–Sunset. Avoiding the Strip on weekends is one of the secrets to navigating Los Angeles with a modicum of sanity intact. These are two of the only people for whom I’m willing to make an exception. Well, them and Pauly Shore.
LA Times: DJ Quik & Kurupt Talk Tupac and BlaQKout
Amazon: DJ Quik & Kurupt-BlaQKout
Download:
MP3: DJ Quik & Kurupt-”Ohh”
MP3: DJ Quik & Kurupt-”Hey Playa”
Stumble It!
June 19th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
This album’s a bit overrated. There are 13 tracks. One’s a skit, one’s a bad musical interlude, one’s an alternate version. That leaves 10 songs. Out of those, some are just okay, some are awful, and even many of the good ones suffer from incredibly antiquated hooks. I count four songs I really like (Ohh, Jupiter, the two singles), four that are okay but that I’ll probably never listen to again, and two noxious stinkers (Cream N Ya Panties, Watcha Wanna Do).
June 20th, 2009 at 3:13 am
per usual tray sounds nuts here.
June 20th, 2009 at 3:18 am
also this is some trademark tray lack of perspective, calling a record that sold 9000 copies its first week ‘overrated’ - stfu clown
June 21st, 2009 at 4:16 am
it’s true that i don’t think you can call this overrated based just on the blogb, but i agree that it isn’t anything special. sometimes albums that don’t get a whole lot of critical attention just aren’t that good.
June 21st, 2009 at 11:23 am
I haven’t sat down to write a full review of the album (and probably won’t), because picking out its flaws is a lot less fun than celebrating it’s virtues.
I think David’s Pitchfork review was pretty accurate. An 8.2 is not a classic, and no one’s calling it such. However, Quik’s production finds him at the most sonically innovative he’s been in a while, and Kurupt does yeoman’s work at matching the oft-complex beats. Does this re-invent the wheel? Of course not, but it’s a very fun West Coast summer BBQ album and that’s all it’s trying to be.