DJ Quik - Balance & Options

[That_Cracka_J]

DJ Quik - Change the Game

1. Change the game...Crisp production opens up the album.  Two tight verses delivered by Quik and one by Mausberg.  Good hook.  3.5/5
2. Did y'all feel dat?...Smooth production and Quik matches his flow perfectly to it.  Great hook.  Mausberg is featured here for a good verse.  4/5
3. We came to play...Great production.  I love the hook.  Both AMG and Quik lay down nice vocals.  4/5
4. Pitch on a party...Quik tells a funny story of throwing a party.  Good hook and decent production.  3.5/5
5. I don't wanna party wit U...Smooth production.  Quik has a dope flow and content on the track.  He's clowin' on the chorus.  4/5
6. Motex records...interlude
7. Sexuality...The only thing that is decent with the track is the chorus.  The beat turns me off on the song.  The lyrics are alright.  2/5
8. How come?...This song is filled with some great lyrical content.  Dope chorus and the production fits the song perfectly.  4/5
9. U ain't fresh...Quik's opening verse is hilarious.  Track features Ham and Erick Sermon.  Good production.  3.5/5
10.   Roger's groove...Laidback Roger-delivered vocals.  It's a "gotta be in the mood" track.  3.5/5
11.   Motex records II...interude
12.   Quikker said than dunn...Quik re-does Eazy-E's "Eazy-er said than dunn", and gives it his own touch.  The beat still sounds basically the same, with a slight change.  3.5/5
13.   Straight from the streets...interlude
14.   Speak on it...Features Mausberg and AMG.  An average all around track.  3/5
15.   Do wutcha want...Good production.  Digital Underground appear with Quik and AMG.  3.5/5
16.   Well...Laidback beat that sounds more like an R&B track.  Good hook by Raphael Saadiq.  3.5/5
17.   Quik's groove V...I don't rate instrumentals.
18.   Do I love her?...Production is bland, except when the chorus comes in.  Quik's verse sounds lazy, but Suga Free's verse is good.  3/5
19.   Tha divorce song...This is just an R&B track which does not feature Quik.  It features James DeBarge.  The beat is good, but overall, worth skipping.  2/5
20.   Balance & options...outro

OVERALL...3.5/5

As always with DJ Quik, the production is good, except it lacks here and there on "Balance & Options".  Overall, though, the production isn't quite up to par with what we've come to expect from Quik.  Still, a decent effort from a great rapper and dope producer.

[Dr._Funkenstein]

I almost agree but "Pitch In On A Party" is a classic to me. The skits are pretty pointless though.

[AlerG]

i don't think i'd pick this up especially after this rating of 3.5...because you gave the other one 4.25 and i thought it deserved a little lower...so this might only be like a 3  or 3.25 to me...but i guess i'd have to hear it to judge it myself...good job on the review overall homie, you make the review section worth checking every day, peace.