It's June 16, 2024, 06:06:30 AM
DJ Quik is my favourite rap-artist, and one of 2-3 rappers i would even consider putting in my favorite artists-"section"... but this song has got to be the definition of selling out. Quik goes from being perhaps the most innovative rap-producer, to blatantly copying a lesser musicall style. If The Fixxer's album sound like this, it's the nail in the coffin for Quik as far as i'm concerned. (I know this has probably been discussed over and over again the last month or so, but I haven't been online in a while )*edit*from this:http://youtube.com/watch?v=O5VTW92LaZcand this:http://youtube.com/watch?v=Mr_SsoL4R1Ato this:http://www.youtube.com/v/kfJ7rMW4O2othat's like going from drinking hennessey to drinking piss...
man dj quik gave you a nice ass album dj quik - traumawhy cant he try something new? he already sold independent, he is trying to hit mainstream now..... let him do his thing
I wouldn't blame Quik for doing "Laffy Taffy" shit. Blame the music consumers. The most of today's rap music is bought by women, so no wonder why they make "laffy taffy" shit. I think that mens are more comfrontable with downloading and bootleggin than paying full price of the CD.
Hmmm.........L.A. people have been on this song, and most haven't even complained about Quik sellin out by doin it. It gets great response in L.A. clubs and people always request it. However....most L.A. people at this point have NO pride in L.A. music, and would rather hear Laffy Taffy pt. 2 than Safe n Sound pt. 2.If you ask me.....I can't really knock Quik for doing this...however....he NEEDS to realize that this will NOT help him blow up, or get nationwide respect even like he did in 91 when he first dropped. If y'all think about it...how many damm West Coast artists tried to blow up, or re-invent themselves by hookin up with the south and borrowing their producers or sound??? NONE!!!!!!!! Too Short didn't sell out, but did work with Lil Jon and Jazze Pha all over his last album..and it didn't sell much of anything in the south. E-40 sold a decent amount, but even though he worked with Lil Jon as well, they came with something different that didn't sound like Crunk at all, even though everybody insisted that's all it was when it dropped. But comparin "Tell me when to go" with a crunk song like "Get on my level" or "No Problems" shows that they are a LOT different from "Can you werk wit dat" and "Laffy Taffy" which do sound like brother/sister songs.As for Quik doing something "different," he is, but it's definitely not his own sound as someone said. Herbie Hancock changed his style a lot for the album with "Rock it," and most of his hardcore Jazz fans hated it...but he was doing something a LOT different from the typical pop and 80's music that was out, and changed the game. So if Quik did abandon the funk to try somethin completely different, and it was hot, then we couldn't knock it...even as Timbaland has done by taking the pop formula and puttin his own thing to it. But this song here is nothing but a blatant rip off of every snap song out...and I still bump it and listen to it, but not as a Quik song.