It's April 19, 2024, 03:15:40 PM
I donno, I have heard most of Quik's tracks since 2005, and I haven't felt em too much. The ones y'all mention are definitely decent beats...but just because it's Quik, who's my favorite producer, doesn't mean I automatically like it. Problem is...people always say "fans never give producers a chance to change...they can't stay doing the same thing over and over, they have to evolve, you have to give them credit" but that's not the problem at all. I could care less if Quik changed his style to sound like DJ Premier or even Lil Jon...if it's dope, it's still dope, regardless. I just think that with these songs, especially the ones that he aims to have a down south style, he fails to sound as dope as the dopest down south producers.When I hear "Can u werk with that" and "Cut throat" I say ok, these are decent beats...but it attempts to sound like the major hits in the south, with some of those major hits having MUCH BETTER beats than these. I am not talkin about "Laffy taffy" B.S...but tracks like USDA "White girl" T.I. "What you know about that" and "I'm so hood" have a strong energy to them that makes them much better than Quik's tracks. So in my opinion...I will never like a song more just because my favorite artist did it...and I love hearing them try something different, but it still has to be ahead of the game.Maybe it's because I've been in the south for 5-6 years, and I hear so much of their music, I can judge how dope a good Down South beat is. I think Quik's tracks are decent/good, but they only stand out to us because we are fans of West Coast music. Most people in the south wouldn't be on these tracks nearly as hard.
Quote from: R-Tistic on April 07, 2008, 02:07:22 PMI donno, I have heard most of Quik's tracks since 2005, and I haven't felt em too much. The ones y'all mention are definitely decent beats...but just because it's Quik, who's my favorite producer, doesn't mean I automatically like it. Problem is...people always say "fans never give producers a chance to change...they can't stay doing the same thing over and over, they have to evolve, you have to give them credit" but that's not the problem at all. I could care less if Quik changed his style to sound like DJ Premier or even Lil Jon...if it's dope, it's still dope, regardless. I just think that with these songs, especially the ones that he aims to have a down south style, he fails to sound as dope as the dopest down south producers.When I hear "Can u werk with that" and "Cut throat" I say ok, these are decent beats...but it attempts to sound like the major hits in the south, with some of those major hits having MUCH BETTER beats than these. I am not talkin about "Laffy taffy" B.S...but tracks like USDA "White girl" T.I. "What you know about that" and "I'm so hood" have a strong energy to them that makes them much better than Quik's tracks. So in my opinion...I will never like a song more just because my favorite artist did it...and I love hearing them try something different, but it still has to be ahead of the game.Maybe it's because I've been in the south for 5-6 years, and I hear so much of their music, I can judge how dope a good Down South beat is. I think Quik's tracks are decent/good, but they only stand out to us because we are fans of West Coast music. Most people in the south wouldn't be on these tracks nearly as hard.Cut Throat sounds westcoast as fuck to me. if it wasnt given to joc im sure we woulda got a tighter song out of it
Quote from: R1ZE on April 07, 2008, 08:54:02 PMQuote from: R-Tistic on April 07, 2008, 02:07:22 PMI donno, I have heard most of Quik's tracks since 2005, and I haven't felt em too much. The ones y'all mention are definitely decent beats...but just because it's Quik, who's my favorite producer, doesn't mean I automatically like it. Problem is...people always say "fans never give producers a chance to change...they can't stay doing the same thing over and over, they have to evolve, you have to give them credit" but that's not the problem at all. I could care less if Quik changed his style to sound like DJ Premier or even Lil Jon...if it's dope, it's still dope, regardless. I just think that with these songs, especially the ones that he aims to have a down south style, he fails to sound as dope as the dopest down south producers.When I hear "Can u werk with that" and "Cut throat" I say ok, these are decent beats...but it attempts to sound like the major hits in the south, with some of those major hits having MUCH BETTER beats than these. I am not talkin about "Laffy taffy" B.S...but tracks like USDA "White girl" T.I. "What you know about that" and "I'm so hood" have a strong energy to them that makes them much better than Quik's tracks. So in my opinion...I will never like a song more just because my favorite artist did it...and I love hearing them try something different, but it still has to be ahead of the game.Maybe it's because I've been in the south for 5-6 years, and I hear so much of their music, I can judge how dope a good Down South beat is. I think Quik's tracks are decent/good, but they only stand out to us because we are fans of West Coast music. Most people in the south wouldn't be on these tracks nearly as hard.Cut Throat sounds westcoast as fuck to me. if it wasnt given to joc im sure we woulda got a tighter song out of itThe elements in there may be West Coast, but it was definitely a typical down south tempo. I would even say it may have that Midwest sound that Twista and Bone used to get on back in the 90's.
Quote from: R-Tistic on April 07, 2008, 09:18:05 PMQuote from: R1ZE on April 07, 2008, 08:54:02 PMQuote from: R-Tistic on April 07, 2008, 02:07:22 PMI donno, I have heard most of Quik's tracks since 2005, and I haven't felt em too much. The ones y'all mention are definitely decent beats...but just because it's Quik, who's my favorite producer, doesn't mean I automatically like it. Problem is...people always say "fans never give producers a chance to change...they can't stay doing the same thing over and over, they have to evolve, you have to give them credit" but that's not the problem at all. I could care less if Quik changed his style to sound like DJ Premier or even Lil Jon...if it's dope, it's still dope, regardless. I just think that with these songs, especially the ones that he aims to have a down south style, he fails to sound as dope as the dopest down south producers.When I hear "Can u werk with that" and "Cut throat" I say ok, these are decent beats...but it attempts to sound like the major hits in the south, with some of those major hits having MUCH BETTER beats than these. I am not talkin about "Laffy taffy" B.S...but tracks like USDA "White girl" T.I. "What you know about that" and "I'm so hood" have a strong energy to them that makes them much better than Quik's tracks. So in my opinion...I will never like a song more just because my favorite artist did it...and I love hearing them try something different, but it still has to be ahead of the game.Maybe it's because I've been in the south for 5-6 years, and I hear so much of their music, I can judge how dope a good Down South beat is. I think Quik's tracks are decent/good, but they only stand out to us because we are fans of West Coast music. Most people in the south wouldn't be on these tracks nearly as hard.Cut Throat sounds westcoast as fuck to me. if it wasnt given to joc im sure we woulda got a tighter song out of itThe elements in there may be West Coast, but it was definitely a typical down south tempo. I would even say it may have that Midwest sound that Twista and Bone used to get on back in the 90's.Can a tempo really be attributed to a specific coast?by the by, I always thought alot of bone and twista's stuff sounded influenced by the westcoast sound at the time... traxter's sound was really different from no ID and other chi town producers
Quik is the shit... he produced a platinum album on himself at the age of 19. Name anybody else who did this, in any genre. I dig all of his new stuff, although that Ray J track was predictable. My top Quik tracks are as follows (in no special order):TonightRip your girlsafe and soundsomething for the mooddollar and sensewe still party bombud 2youz a ganstathe whole fucking balance and optionsladies and thugs jet setworld wide amCant forget:Up in da club (musically the shit, lyrically shitty)AddictiveI'm not really looking (that is the equivalent to R. Kelly's Step in the name of love)there she goesloyal to the gamejohn doewellI'm curious to know what happened to the track he did with korn/suga ray/ etc. I'm also waiting for homeboy to start a fucking band!!!!!!
Quik is the shit... he produced a platinum album on himself at the age of 19. Name anybody else who did this, in any genre.
Home
Help
Login
Register
Print
