Last January marked 25 years since rapper/producer DJ Quik released his classic debut, Quik Is the Name. A landmark album for West Coast hip-hop, the project would go on to influence both coasts, ...

(AllHipHop News) 25 years and counting DJ Quik has been the architect for countless of West Coast classics. In an interview on The Arsenio Hall Show, Quik explains how 19 year old DJ Quik will help ...

On this day in Hip-Hop history, legendary west coast DJ, rapper, and producer DJ Quik was born in 1970. David Marvin Blake, a.k.a. DJ Quik, was born in Pomona, California, and shortly after relocated ...

The project includes top-notch guests, including The Game, Thundercat, Larry June, George Clinton, Free Nationals, DJ Drama, Curren$y, Bun B, Dom Kennedy and ...

On this day in 1995, Compton architect DJ Quik delivered his third studio album Safe + Sound, a project that further cemented his reputation as one of the West Coast’s most musically gifted producers ...

DJ Quik said he didn’t have “the machine” behind him in his career, preventing him from reaching the same heights as Dr. Dre. , Los Angeles, CA, - 6/14/2017 - Los Angeles Premiere of All Eyez on Me ...

Arista/BMG Heritage is planning a Nov. 19 release for "The Best of DJ Quik," a 19-track overview of the Compton, Calif.-bred gangsta rap progenitor's decade-long career. The compilation will include… ...

DJ Quik was the guest on People’s Party with Talib Kweli last week and he told a fantastic origin story of “Tonite,” the breakout hit from his 1991 debut album Quik Is the Name. In their sprawling — ...

DJ Quik had a number of people on social media concerned about his well-being this morning, but turns out, it was all just a joke. On Thursday (April 1), the veteran DJ and producer uploaded a post to ...

Does hip-hop need saving? It's a question that is asked each year. The latest attempt to throw down the gauntlet came courtesy of Jay-Z, who decried the "softening" of the genre in Death of Auto-Tune.