Through his rigorous hustle as a DJ, DJ Quik became a mainstay in the mixtape world, utilizing the talents of rappers he’d befriended such as AMG, Hi-C. These mixtapes would propel Quik into a deal with Profile Records, with whom he released his debut Quik Is the Name (Profile-1991). While certainly inline with the head-nodding rap music of his West-Coast peers, DJ Quik’s sound teetered more in the realm of rhythm and blues, rather than straight-away Hip Hop. Quik Is the Name was significantly successful, yielding two top singles ot the R&B charts, with the bird’s-eye-view look at Quik’s neighborhood “Tonite” and the self-explanatory “Born and Raised In Compton.” Quik’s circle of collaborators remained tight as the album features joint-efforts with AMG, Hi-C and 2nd II None, all of whom had made their name on DJ Quik’s heavily circulated mixtapes. Guest appearances aside, a significant aspect of the album was DJ Quik’s ability to remain autonomous, as he produced every track on the album, as well as laid his rhymes down on each of them. #sablesouls #blackhistory #djquik #90srap #realhiphop #gangstarap #compton #crip #profilerecords #amg #hic #2ndiinone #bornandraisedincompton
