Best Westcoast Producer!!??

[DPG4Life]

^^ of course he's got the biggest name... no doubt about that! but doesn't mean he's automatically the best is it?

im still pending between dre and quik... can't pick who to vote for lol

pretty easy nima, yea, dre put out 50 cent, eminem, snoop and even the game....

BUT the question was: best WESTCOAST producer...

is 50 cent from the westcoast? eminem? and even snoop isn that of a good westcoast 'product' at all... after doggystyle he didnt really put out westcoast music - the game: when i listen to his record, yea i like a few things a lot - but it NEVER EVER gives me that westcoast-feel almost everything that quik produced gives me

dj quik is a damn great musician!
and hes a hell of a producer, but he never ran with the rigt company - and thats whats the difference between him and dre - dre always ran with the right ppl at that time

if quik wouldve been with deathrow back in the day, and really putting albums out under DR, he probably wouldve had oversea promotion

and from my point of view his albums are at least on the same level as dres productions are - but its less comercialised - but maybe that wouldve been different if wouldve been with aftermath/DR

so i want YOU to vote quik for president!

[Don Seer]

Quik ran with Death Row back in the day.. he was signed under his real name.. Suge executive produced Safe + Sound.



So basically you're dismissing Dre coz he worked with people outside the west coast.. ?

[Acgrundy]

you are too funny seer.  I haven't even cared for a dre beat in years, he puts out plenty of mediocre beats.  he has flops too, the firm, aftermath presents, truth hurts.  He only has 2 solo albums in about 15 years, I sure hope those come out as straight bangers.  Whereas quik has put out 6 solo albums.  Shit I ain't denying dre, he imo is probably the best westcoast producer, I can't deny doggystyle and chronic.  but you are sugarcoating him like he's your own dad, give me a break.  both legends in this rap game.  just because dre has put on people like 50 cent, eminem, and game doesn't add any credibility to his production.  Music is not about talent anymore, dre is just a bigger name than quik.  Suga free is way hotter than 50 cent or game, but he has nowhere near the success, and it isn't quik or suga free's lack of talent.  and putting NWA on?  shit man, I again am not denying that dre had a big part of that with his beats, but the biggest backing behind NWA is Cube and Eazy.  Without them there would be no NWA.

[Acgrundy]

oh and yes, I think Rhythm-a-lism is a better album than 2001.

[HD]

there's so many good producers.....Warren G, Daz, Quik, Battlecat....why ain't A-Plus and Domino on the list tho?

[broken_sword]

my number 1 is without a doubt the notorious d.r.e.

[Don Seer]

there's so many good producers.....Warren G, Daz, Quik, Battlecat....why ain't A-Plus and Domino on the list tho?

Dj Khalil isn't either

[westkoastanostra]

dr. dre hands down

[Juronimo]

Dr. Dre and DJ Quik are pretty close in my mind.They're only separated by a hair. They're not just the best in the west, they're the best in hiphop period.

I have to give the nod to DJ Quik. I feel his music more. I think Quik has a better feel for rhythm. When you listen to DJ Quik's beats, he takes it back to the 70's soul sound, but not just by sampling, but by composing. Albums like Rhythmalism have that feel. DJ Quik has been consistent his whole career. Dre has had some misteps, such as the early aftermath days.

What Dr. Dre has the DJ Quik doesn't have is Doggystyle, which is the best produced album ever. That album alone could make a case for Dr. Dre being the best.

As far as the argument about hits and record sales, DJ Quik is an underground artist while Dre is a mainstream artist. Therefore, he won't move the units Dre moves nor is he considered a big name in the production arena like Dre, the Neptunes, Timbaland or Kanye West. I don't think that has any bearing on an artist's musical skills. Besides much of Quik's best work has been for underground rappers like Suga Free and Mausberg so yeah, in the mainstream arena, he won't be as recognized.

I have to give it to DJ Quik because I feel he has elevated the game more than any producer and he has a profound understand of musical concepts in general and because of his track record, not in record sales, but in the quality of the work.

[Noname]

No doubt Dr Dre.

[Danté Williams]

G Dubb... I'm still trapped in the G Funk era and have no intention to get out.

Then Quik, a musical genius. Probably the most talented producer, but I enjoy Warren's beats more.

[DPG4Life]

Quik ran with Death Row back in the day.. he was signed under his real name.. Suge executive produced Safe + Sound.



So basically you're dismissing Dre coz he worked with people outside the west coast.. ?

and why did he say the opposite in the dubcnn interview then? 
or was it some other interview?
well, he said: NEVER signed to DR - only gave dollaz and sense for the MWTC OST - and helped a little with production when DR artists were in the studio

[Sofa_King_Awesome]

Daz Dilly

[Suga Foot]

Dr. Dre

[Mac 10 †]

5 star surgeon general, hands down