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I have a theory based on some observations:1) The beats attributed to Daz on All Eyez on Me are some of the greatest beats in the history of rap music. 2) Daz has produced nothing even remotely comparable in quality since All Eyez On Me. 3) Quik's contract with Priority limited the amount of work he was officially allowed to do for Death Row, so he worked under the table and produced under other peoples' names. 4) Skandalouz definitely sounds like a DJ Quik beat. It sounds like no other beat Daz ever produced.5) I Ain't Mad At Cha samples DeBarge. This is sophisticated music, the sort of stuff Quik makes. It sounds like no other Daz beat.My theory: all of the beats on All Eyez On Me that are attributed to Daz are actually beats by DJ Quik. Daz was listed as producer because of Quik's contract with Priority. This is the only theory that makes sense. No producer has ever made such high quality beats and then made nothing similar. Daz hasn't made a track like Skandalouz or I Ain't Mad At Cha since 1996. Quik, on the other hand, has never fallen off, and is still a genius producer to this day.
"DX: I just know “Skandalouz” wouldn’t be the classic it is without the talk box [you added to it].DJ Quik: Yeah, I touched [that record]. I had my boy, Cornelius Mims, play bass on it. That was Daz [Dillinger]’s beat. Daz shot it to me and I really made it a record that they wouldn’t have to clear a sample with. I played Rhodes [electric piano] on there too. I was coming."
quik brought the tracks to life. whether you want to call that production or not (i would, it's the dre thing again) is up for debate...but quik mixed/engineered all of that first disc pretty much. he even talked about having parts replayed, in the short space of time those records were mixed.
Quote from: Matty on October 29, 2013, 03:53:11 AMquik brought the tracks to life. whether you want to call that production or not (i would, it's the dre thing again) is up for debate...but quik mixed/engineered all of that first disc pretty much. he even talked about having parts replayed, in the short space of time those records were mixed.Doing finishes to tracks still only deserves an additional production credit if that IMO (unless you're dre, then u just take full credit)
Quote from: Do Buy Albums on October 29, 2013, 04:44:19 AMQuote from: Matty on October 29, 2013, 03:53:11 AMquik brought the tracks to life. whether you want to call that production or not (i would, it's the dre thing again) is up for debate...but quik mixed/engineered all of that first disc pretty much. he even talked about having parts replayed, in the short space of time those records were mixed.Doing finishes to tracks still only deserves an additional production credit if that IMO (unless you're dre, then u just take full credit)not saying daz doesn't deserve the main credit as beat maker, just that quik's input as 'mixer/engineer' drastically impacted the final sound.so, to the OPs question - no they aren't quiks beats, but perhaps that's the wrong queston to be asking. 'how do u want it' is interesting because there's the earlier 2nd ii none track with the exact same sample and sounding very similar. that one seems to be more than a coincidence, though it isn't one of the daz tracks he's talking about.
Quote from: Matty on October 29, 2013, 05:07:34 AMQuote from: Do Buy Albums on October 29, 2013, 04:44:19 AMQuote from: Matty on October 29, 2013, 03:53:11 AMquik brought the tracks to life. whether you want to call that production or not (i would, it's the dre thing again) is up for debate...but quik mixed/engineered all of that first disc pretty much. he even talked about having parts replayed, in the short space of time those records were mixed.Doing finishes to tracks still only deserves an additional production credit if that IMO (unless you're dre, then u just take full credit)not saying daz doesn't deserve the main credit as beat maker, just that quik's input as 'mixer/engineer' drastically impacted the final sound.so, to the OPs question - no they aren't quiks beats, but perhaps that's the wrong queston to be asking. 'how do u want it' is interesting because there's the earlier 2nd ii none track with the exact same sample and sounding very similar. that one seems to be more than a coincidence, though it isn't one of the daz tracks he's talking about.What 2nd II None track? Of Unreleased album ?