Nov
13

DJ Quik – Heavy Mr. Big Stuff

David Blake dropping the most elegiac tribute to Heavy D yet. The fact that Quik cooked this up in a night or two would be mind blowing if it was anyone but Quik. In his 41st year, his chop game stays soulful and vicious. Between Quik and Ish from Shabazz Palaces, he has shredded all… Continue reading »

Sep
26

Chopping it up with DJ Quik

Things I resent: most everything about the host of these Pitchfork Selector series. Under no circumstances does he have the Danny Brown jort pass. Dude is brazenly running around in capri’s. Also, this video does not need to be split into two parts, especially when you squander the first minute on self-aggrandizing set up shots.… Continue reading »

Jun
06

The Most Interesting Men in the World

In the words of Lucille Bluth: that hair. Those wondering where the Weekly wrangled the fish net phalanx for the cover, look no further. I did not mention that Suga Free is in the final stages of signing a deal with Quk’s Mad Science. The Quik-produced full length is expected in the fall, which probably… Continue reading »

Jun
03

Just a Day in the Life of a Player Named Quik

In unofficial Quik week, I present the video companion to yesterday’s Quik feature. Featuring but not limited to, a mini music video for “Born and Raised in Compton,” Quik’s Papa Smurf shirt, childhood home, drug spots, and the occasional game of Rock Em’ Sock em Robots. Plus, insane stories of his cruel sisters. And yes… Continue reading »

Jun
02

David Blake is the Name

Photo via Forest Casey There’s a lot left out of my DJ Quik profile. No Suga Free. No AMG. No Hi-C. NOTHING ON QUIK’S GROOVES. Too little on the music and only a cursory mention of anything between Quik is the Name and the Book of David. 2000 words isn’t enough to write David Blake’s… Continue reading »

May
12

Floodwatch: The Book of David and the Renaissance of DJ Quik

It occurred to me about halfway into The Book of David the other day that, De La Soul excepted, there isn’t another name in hip hop that has enjoyed a longer sustained loyalty for me than DJ Quik. I can still remember that autumn afternoon in seventh grade when my friend Erick handed me a… Continue reading »

Mar
29

DJ Quik – The Audio Biography of David

Even if you already have every DJ Quik record ever released, the new LA Leakers tape is worth the download just to hear David Blake break down his history, catalog, dissing Dre and Xzibit, and why you don’t really want a rebound girl. Beyond first ballot HOF status as a producer/rapper, his soliloquies are hotter.… Continue reading »