It seems that legendary producer DJ Quik is bored with not getting his flowers, so on Tuesday (July 22) he took them.
“DJ Quik is definitely who everybody thinks Dr. Dre is,” a fan posted on social media.
“Lastly. Somebody had the balls to say it,” Quik wrote within the feedback.
For years the legendary producer and rapper has been overshadowed within the dialog on shaping West Coast hip hop by Dre. Dre’s early success with hip hop pillars N.W.A helped spur his superstar as a producer. After leaving Dying Row and beginning his personal label, Dre would go on to begin his personal label Aftermath and signal hip hop royalty Eminem, who would go on to signal 50 Cent.
What many individuals don’t know is that Quik was alongside for that trip with Dre and was influential in Dre’s success. Throughout an look on Drink Champs, Quik informed hosts NORE and DJ EFN that he got here up with the hook for Dre and 2Pac’s “California Love.” In an interview with the Village Voice, Quik famous that he was accountable for a part of the ear worm beat that turned 50 Cent’s “In Da Membership.”
“[Most people] don’t even know why they like that music ‘In Da Membership’ by 50 Cent,” he stated. “They simply know that they’ve heard it greater than every other music, and it by no means will get previous someway. Properly, it’s as a result of I helped Dr. Dre with the drums. I gave him these claps, and that kick. He acknowledges that now.”
It’s essential to notice that Quik is just not arguing that he’s higher than Dre (actually, he considers Dre his large brother) he simply believes he ought to be talked about in the identical breath for the work he’s completed to form Hip-Hop.
“I do know it’s early. However I should be the place Dre is,” Quik wrote again in 2022 on Twitter (now X). “I don’t suppose it’s truthful, however I perceive why. I’ve by no means had a machine behind me that at all times damage my associates greater than it did me. My associates have come to me in confidentiality to say ‘Do your music such as you wish to. Simply be DJ Quik! Folks love that sh*t!’”
“This doesn’t must be on a podcast,” Quik continued. “As a result of you may have fireplace starters, who wish to spin all the things to get extra scores. However the reality is: I like Dr. Dre, like an enormous brother, one I by no means had. It pains me when individuals pit us towards one another.”
Quik additionally famous that he’s by no means going to obtain the accolades he deserves, however individuals won’t ever have the ability to deny the affect he’s made in music.
“There isn’t a computerized successful lottery ticket for everybody, Periodt. On this planet, you get what you get. However it’s what you do with what you may have been given to work with that makes you a star,” wrote Quik. “I do know I’ll by no means be as in style as I must be, however I’ve 10s of artists superstars! And after they shine, I simply smile. The janitor doesn’t get all of the glory, however he retains the backstage, clear as a triage.”
