DJ Quik vs. Battlecat vs. Dr. Dre from 1997-2001.....

[R-Tistic]

Between 97 and 01, which producer do you think had the dopest music? I think Quik and Battlecat were in their primes, and Dre had changed his overall sound for the third time. Although most would agree that Dre was most influential, and that he changed the game more during this time, who do you think was putting out the best?

Here are just a FEW of the songs I'd mention from each producer during this time......don't knock me for not mentioning something.

Battlecat:
Kurupt - We can freak it
Tha Eastsidaz album.....G'd up, Ghetto, Balls of steel
Eastsidaz - Duces n Trays.....I don't know, I luv it, Dogghouse in ya mouth, Welcome to the house
WC Shadiest One album.....Hog, Just clownin, Fuckin wit a house party
Snoop Dogg - Jus dippin remix, Leave me alone
Mr. Short Khop - Dollaz, drank, and dank
Doggy's Angels album.....Angel in me, Throw ya hands up, Baby if you ready, Pleezbaleevit
Tyrese, Snoop, Mr. Tan - Baby boy
Snoop, Crooked I, Techniec - Feels so good
E-40 - Get Breaded, Nah nah nah
Snoop ft. Lil Kim and RL - Do you wanna roll

Dr. Dre
Chronic 2001......Next Episode, Still D.R.E., Forgot about Dre, Let's get high, XXplosive, Big egos, etc. etc.
Snoop Dogg - B Please, Buck em, Jus Dippin, Lay Low
Snoop n Dre - The Wash
Firm - Phone tap
Eminem - Kill you, I never knew, Guilty conscience, The real Slim Shady, Bitch Please II, My name is, etc
Nate Dogg - Your wife
Xzibit - X, You know,

DJ Quik
Rhythmalism.....We still party, Hand in hand, Down down down, You'z a gangsta, Thinkin bout u, etc.
Balance n options.....Do I love her, You ain't fresh, Pitch in on a party
Mausberg album....Get nekkid, The truth is, No more questionz
Mausberg n Suga Free Konnectid album....Whistle, Hotel, Shut up
2nd II None.....Up in da club, Back off da wall
8Ball and MJG - Buck bounce
Shaq - Straight playin, The way it's goin down
Snoop Dogg - Don't tell, Buss'n rocks, Don't tell
Xzibit - Sorry I'm away so much
Tony Toni Tone - Let's get down

I'd say............umm...............................

[Tanjential]

They are all on different scales, not necessarily quality....for example, Battlecat will only take one try to make a bangin' crowd pleasin' beat but that's all he's tryin' to do. Dre may take more beats to do what it is that he wants to do but he wants to change the game. Quik's right in the middle.

Battlecat's trying to produce a banging song.
Quik's trying to produce a banging album(group of songs).
Dre's trying to produce a banging movement(group of albums).


National Title: Dre
State Title: Quik
Local (LA) Title: Cat

-T

[BJV]

DJ Quik was at his very best at that time with a completely fresh style and some of the best real instrumentation hiphop has ever seen. I gotta vote for Quik. During that actual time period I probably wouldve voted for Dre tho.

[Wild_Elmo]

I'd say Battlecat, then Quik, then Dre.

[rik]

I'll take Quik over any artist/producer in any era.

[Tanjential]

I'll take Dre over any artist/producer in any era.

Fixed

-T

[Blesswitskill]

quiksta!!

[Crip2Nite: South Central LA's HoOdSTAr]

I think Dre's best years were in the 80's up until the time he left Death Row....Chronic 2001 was hard, but the beats he did and has done for other people has been hit and miss, with the most of them being misses...The amount of time he spends on a tracc is ridiculous

So from the era given it's between Battlecat and Quik which is too close to call for me...Quik introduced Suga Free (Street Gospel 97') and Mausberg in that time frame and was also producing for himself and for others...Battlecat was banging out singles for alot people including working with W.C. on the "Shadiest One", Tha Eastsidaz, and did a pretty good job on Yo Yo's "Total Control" album (Oct. 96')...Quik might have a slight advantage over battlecat, but not by much

[3331]

that nigga quik. i'm a dre nut but quik was at his peak then and dre wasnt so much. i mean rhythmalism and classic 220 heeeat.

[.SNEEKlocsta:.]

I'd say Battlecat, then Quik, then Dre.

[Nutty]

I'd say Battlecat, then Quik, then Dre.

[MIAMI4LIFE]

I really like Quik he is hella underrated not talking West Coast but on a national level he is really a great producer, the only Quik beats I haven't felt is the ones he did for Snoop on Top Dogg but I think Quik is the most consistent in that time period, Dre was and has been hit or miss since he left Death Row, He has his moments I would put Quik above him

[Tanjential]

i think quik is getting more props here because he delivers

a) more output
b) doesn't really change his shit, so people expecting get what they expect= people wanting get what they want

whereas dre, to me, is a more important artist because of the ground he breaks and the much more ambitious nature of his work and when he makes a banger it's nigh incomparable to others.

-T

[Sikotic™]

I say Quik overall because he has put out quality material over a longer span of time.

Dre outshines Quik during some points in his career and he is a lot more mainstream than Quik, but not nearly as consistent.

Battlecat never wowed me with the exception of a few beats. Dre and Quik are both in a whole other league to me.

[GATMAN]

Love Battlecat but DJ Quik is a beast