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"Like many of his West Coast gangsta peers in the early '90s, DJ Quik's career began wonderfully before slowly descending with each passing year""By the late-'90s though, when gangsta rap fell out of favor and Quik's albums began to sound increasingly predictable, many tagged the artist as a has-been, something that had happened to most early-'90s gangsta rappers.""Arista finally dropped him following the lukewarm reception given to his Balance & Options album (2000)."
Quote from: ev_dude Iz Active on June 16, 2006, 10:40:32 AM"Like many of his West Coast gangsta peers in the early '90s, DJ Quik's career began wonderfully before slowly descending with each passing year""By the late-'90s though, when gangsta rap fell out of favor and Quik's albums began to sound increasingly predictable, many tagged the artist as a has-been, something that had happened to most early-'90s gangsta rappers.""Arista finally dropped him following the lukewarm reception given to his Balance & Options album (2000)."^^These statments aren't too far off, although to label him "predictable" is just crazy.
I'm sure a lot of you have seen the artist bio for DJ Quik that is sold to almost every major music website (VH1, Billboard, MTV, etc). Some of the highlights include:"Like many of his West Coast gangsta peers in the early '90s, DJ Quik's career began wonderfully before slowly descending with each passing year""By the late-'90s though, when gangsta rap fell out of favor and Quik's albums began to sound increasingly predictable, many tagged the artist as a has-been, something that had happened to most early-'90s gangsta rappers.""Arista finally dropped him following the lukewarm reception given to his Balance & Options album (2000)."My personal favorite...."By the early 2000s, most of his initial fans had long abandoned him and his releases became increasingly rare. Many criticized him for being formulaic, while others for lightening his style." It just pisses me off that dude doesn't get the recognition he deserves. I know, i know, same sad song but i just don't understand how dude gets shitted on. The guy that did this bio seriously needs to check his shit. Dumbo cunt motherfucker.
I'd venture to guess that the guy who wrote this is not a hip hop head. Quik didn't look like he fell off at all at last night's show.
i agree 100% with the bio.