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well, is he?

Hell no, he's sonically/musicaly flawless
32 (45.1%)
Yes, a bit
17 (23.9%)
No
18 (25.4%)
Yes, very much so
4 (5.6%)

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Author Topic: Is DJ Quik overrated?  (Read 2658 times)

Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)

Is DJ Quik overrated?
« on: May 17, 2012, 12:51:02 PM »


 

Matty

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 12:55:02 PM »
no, on the contrary...

but excluding the views of quite a few posters (myself included) here. a lot of music and deeper hip hop heads i've spoken to know whats up too.

V2DHeart

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 12:59:34 PM »
Nah. He's one of the greatest ever. I do mean that

However DJ Quik's biggest flaw is that he - like every creative individual likes to experiment at times through out their career and he tries to progress both musically, and as a person... We see evidence of this both good and bad throughout his catalog and that's the problem!!!!

We end up getting these half-assed experiment tracks on official releases, and it gives us a tainted outlook on him at times, but does that mean he's fallen off? No, because he still drops heat, and can still provide that vintage sound on que if and when required, and that is something most veterans can never do, no matter how hard they try

The industry dictates what he puts out, and that's why his latest albums tend to have a mixture of sounds rather than sounding the same (IE: Rhythm-alism) he needs to provide an album of diverse sound as a resume to show the industry and artists alike his array of sound to keep work coming in, and money coming in at a questionable economic downturn for the music industry

To appease the fans, I still think he should put out a lost tapes from an era we all loved as younger fans of the golden age
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Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 01:00:26 PM »
I've never liked him as a rapper, his production is always on point though.
 

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Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 01:00:57 PM »
in the 90's and early 2000's he was underrated imo. right now at this very second...he's overrated.
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Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 01:13:42 PM »
DJ Quik made some dope/classic stuff. but its crazy to me, taht some people actually hail him as this ultimate defintion of music-arrangement and production,, or some insane shit liek that.  i just had to make this thread

he is overrated




Battlecat ----> DJ Quik




 

Will_B

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Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 01:20:54 PM »
 

V2DHeart

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 01:27:18 PM »
Battlecat is underrated, but I think a large part of that is down to the fact that most view him as a sole WestCoast only producer, but people forget he's worked with the likes of Deborah Cox, Talib Kweli, Faith Evans etc.

Still rate Quik over Battlecat for providing a large vintage sound for the West

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Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2012, 01:29:00 PM »
Overated?  Gtfoh
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Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2012, 01:33:44 PM »

nah,
Battleact makes better beats than Quik,, always did. Hence, why he gets more work than a guy like Quik.



 

Quadruple OG

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2012, 01:42:43 PM »

Hence, why he gets more work than a guy like Quik.



Really? What has Battlecat done that has gotten mainstream exposure in the past 5-6 years? Not even joking, the last time I've heard a song he's produced on the radio or on tv was "Cali iz Active".
 

Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2012, 01:44:52 PM »
Battleact gets more work than Quik in the industry.

peopel on teh west dont even call on Quik

i think Snoop has done liek 10 songs wit Quik in his whole career,
while BC has like 80 songs wit him

and Quik hasnt worked wit a mainstrea-artist since Jay-Z or Ludacris, liek 10 years ago.
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Triple OG Rapsodie

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2012, 01:52:05 PM »
Only by hardcore 90s west coast rap fans. He's always been overlooked as a hip hop producer. His biggest problem is he wastes his best production on himself. He's not Kanye, he doesn't have the charisma on the mic to carry an album to greatness.
 

Will_B

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Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2012, 01:55:07 PM »
i think Snoop has done liek 10 songs wit Quik in his whole career,
while BC has like 80 songs wit him

Comparison is a nonsense - Battlecat is one of Snoops 'in house' dudes....he probably sleeps on Snoops couch most of the time.
 
 

Quadruple OG

Re: Is DJ Quik overrated?
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2012, 01:57:18 PM »
Battleact gets more work than Quik in the industry.

peopel on teh west dont even call on Quik

i think Snoop has done liek 10 songs wit Quik in his whole career,
while BC has like 80 songs wit him

and Quik hasnt worked wit a mainstrea-artist since Jay-Z or Ludacris, liek 10 years ago.

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