One year on: DJ Quik's 'Book of David'

[V2DHeart]

lmao @ anyone rating book of david lower than blakquot...blakqout is THE blemish in quiks discography...

and book of david still bumps..despite the 2 or 3 terribly weak tracks (hydromatic...ugh)

lol @ Quik spending a shyt load to clear the intro to that song. He could have spent the money he spent on clearing that intro on hiring a flute player, together with someone who can play saxaphone for a number of sessions to provide better songs for the album

[Black Excellence]

lmao @ anyone rating book of david lower than blakquot...blakqout is THE blemish in quiks discography...

and book of david still bumps..despite the 2 or 3 terribly weak tracks (hydromatic...ugh)

lol @ Quik spending a shyt load to clear the intro to that song. He could have spent the money he spent on clearing that intro on hiring a flute player, together with someone who can play saxaphone for a number of sessions to provide better songs for the album

this.

[V2DHeart]

I can still remember Quik hyping the shyt out of Hydromatic and on this grease sample, and my initial thoughts were that this would be a pop release with single and video, and was expecting a catchy pop release, and what we got was an average track with an annoying "HIIII - dromatic" over it, and a cringing outro.. Waste.

[Damú]

Am i the only one who thinks "Do Today" is pure brilliance?

Jon B on the hook and the best summertime beat i have heard since the 90's.

Flow for Sale is also sick.

Fire and Brimstone is awesome.

Real Women is a banger.

There are some mediocre songs, like Babylon and Across the Map. Didn't feel these at all.

Overall a good album, probably 3.5/5.

It is pretty clear his fans have a certain type of Quik that they love - the "So compton", "We still party" type of vibe. An album full of these would be epic.

Real Women, Flow for sale. I forgot about those ones. I'd include these too. Fire and brimestone, and do today are good as well, but I just found myself skipping to these 5-6 tracks everytime, comparing it to the likes of Rhythm-alism, quik is the name, balance and options or Safe & sound, it didn't really have that consistency through out the album. The good tracks are scattered, which means you can't just put it on, and leave it on. Quik built up a reputation for putting out solid work for years - albums that were Westcoast classics without ever loosing his touch, but now it seems as if he dilutes his albums and fills half of them up with either experimental garbage (see: Blaqkout) or commercially advertising music to reach out to current artists. That last part I have no issue with, as he needs to demonstrate his diversity to get work, but damn, at least bring the fans one more solid album, or just drop that double CD of lost tapes during the Safe& Sound - Balance & option era - Arguably his greatest period

'Do Today' is pure brilliance yes. i'd take a whole album of that sound ten times over.

I feel the same way. Do Today and Nobody are my jams.