DJ Quik Tells All: The Stories Behind his Classic Records (Complex Music)

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http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/dj-quik-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records/

[Will_B]

http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/dj-quik-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records/

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[MarshColin]

Pretty dope read. TONS of good info and I'm only like 10 tracks in.

[Matty]

reading

[bouli77]

awesome read

http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/dj-quik-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records/heartz-of-men

damn, quik has some harsh words for 2nd II none, lol

[RxScenester]

I always had a feeling that R.Kelly Home Alone track had a Quik influence to it.  Now I know he had a lot to do with it actually.  Great Read!

[bouli77]

yeah he had said in interviews before that he had ghostproduced it. and also the fact that i was actually produced by G-1, you know Quik wasn't far...

[Sleazy]

Great read like everyone has said. I was slightly skeptical at first because Quik already did that mixtape and has done many interviews about his music so like how much more can he say. Well, a lot more...

[Young Dan Iza]

i love when complex does these, this quik one is the best one ive read too!  I cant believe he touches on Inside Out and Dont Tell!  Also Rhythmalism 2!!!!

[Nutty]

Cheers for the link, that was a pretty cool read.

[Dre-Day]

awesome read

http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/dj-quik-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records/heartz-of-men

damn, quik has some harsh words for 2nd II none, lol

lol, so now hes back on the dissing tip, what a fool

[GangstaBoogy]

I thought this was going to be a repost of Quik talking about his biggest hits. This is dope. Complex is fuckin great for doing these articles, I won't even complain about having to click one-by-one anymore.

So Quik did at the very least co-produce "Home Alone"!? FUCKIN KNEW IT!

[jaytee]

This took a while to read, but more than worth it.  I love these in-depth article/interviews especially those that detail the making of the records.  Most of us will never get the chance to be in the studio with these producers or artists and there is only so much video footage that has been available to watch them in action.  The next best thing is the artists breaking it down and giving us a little history lesson. 

There are so many more songs that I wish Quik would have covered as well.   

“And I hope it came through on that record. Rhythmalism is a little bit blue, a little bit hypersexual, and I can see how—because I started fucking with my androgyny a little bit. Because hanging out with El, and hanging out with the people he had around him, like the bitches—they made me feel not so rough-around-the-edges.

"I think that's when I lost my rough edges, I lost the gangster shit and became like an R&B pretty boy, and almost gay. Motherfuckers was like, 'Man, you look kind of gay on that cover.' And I was like, Fuck you—I'll kill you. This is musical expression, bitch! Fuck off and die. But looking back it wasn't real blue.

LMAO

[Unforgivable by Sean John]

shit.... i think that article was the first time i've heard summer breeze remix in cdq. sounds gorgeous.

does anyone have it??? up/pm?? thx in advance.

[Schüler Music]

Love these Complex interviews. Great read.

"That breakbeat is one of the breakbeats that I invented that I used on a 2nd II None 12” back on Profile for their song 'Be True To Yourself.' I used it on this European remix that I did."

Anyone got this?