DJ Quik - Life Jacket (ft. Suga Free & Dom Kennedy) full version

[dnjp4life]

Enjoying it, and look forward to banging it on CD.  First time I've ever heard Dom Kennedy, he's not bad.

[Mr. Theo]

I like it...it's just a matter of time..

back in 2011..many people criticized Book of David...

today people love this album..Midnight LIfe will be the same story

[Sir Petey]

dick like 16

[Matty]

I like it...it's just a matter of time..

back in 2011..many people criticized Book of David...

today people love this album..Midnight LIfe will be the same story

some people heavily praised book of david on release and praised it even more over time. so that's not the case of everyone who isn't overwhelmed by this one thus far. one thing i will say if you have to bump his albums fully before you can really evaluate. there's always some type of sonic style to catch onto. this one sounds more airy, lots of 808 use, rather than the huge warm bass on book of david. you can't hear the low end properly on those snippets though. don't get me wrong, i'm happy as fuck for a new dj quik LP, but BOD got me hyped for something a bit different to this. that's my vibe so far.

[MOBNigga06]

Surprised to see this song getting hated on by some diehard Quik fans. To me, this song is already a classic - I bumped the snippet like 100 times - and the full version does not disappoint. The beat sounds improved from the snippet, in fact.

I agree that the song should have started with Quik. I would like a remix with just Quik on it, but Suga Free and Dom Kennedy drop some good verses over this fly ass beat.

Quik picked a good single for Book of David (Luv of my Life) and he picked the right one for this album too, in my opinion. 

see this is where rational discussion breaks down, where criticism or dislike is perceived as hate. it'd be easy to say everything he puts out is amazing, but that's not the truth of it, at least to my ears. goes without saying everything quik does is of a certain quality (technically), but dude has set the bar the pretty damn high for what makes a great record.

Poor choice of words on my end, Matty - didn't mean to imply that you were a hater. Obviously, you're not a hater of Quik, you're one of his biggest fans on this forum. It just surprises me that this song should displease the loyal Quik fans. To me, it is consistent with Quik's recent body of work - it has affinities with his older sounds, but the sounds are being taken in new directions. To me, the new music is very dope (just as Book of David was) - maybe the music video will elevate people's opinions of Life Jacket.

 

[Matty]

Surprised to see this song getting hated on by some diehard Quik fans. To me, this song is already a classic - I bumped the snippet like 100 times - and the full version does not disappoint. The beat sounds improved from the snippet, in fact.

I agree that the song should have started with Quik. I would like a remix with just Quik on it, but Suga Free and Dom Kennedy drop some good verses over this fly ass beat.

Quik picked a good single for Book of David (Luv of my Life) and he picked the right one for this album too, in my opinion. 

see this is where rational discussion breaks down, where criticism or dislike is perceived as hate. it'd be easy to say everything he puts out is amazing, but that's not the truth of it, at least to my ears. goes without saying everything quik does is of a certain quality (technically), but dude has set the bar the pretty damn high for what makes a great record.

Poor choice of words on my end, Matty - didn't mean to imply that you were a hater. Obviously, you're not a hater of Quik, you're one of his biggest fans on this forum. It just surprises me that this song should displease the loyal Quik fans. To me, it is consistent with Quik's recent body of work - it has affinities with his older sounds, but the sounds are being taken in new directions. To me, the new music is very dope (just as Book of David was) - maybe the music video will elevate people's opinions of Life Jacket.

 

it's not a bad song don't get me wrong, it's a good song. it has that prince type of vibe, big musical production, it's just how it was put together it seems a bit rough. quik's verse is the best part. 'luv of my life' on the other hand was pure groove. quik has amazing material on all his albums, but BOD was super strong, seems like it's underated. i'm not sure i like some of these new directions over what he was doing on there. trapped on the tracks is the best example. but hey, you can't please everyone, it's all good.