DJ Quik is an American rapper, DJ, record producer and songwriter best known for his top songs Tonit , Born and Raised in Compton , and Jus Lyke Compton and many others known throughout his career as a hip hop artists who began in 1987 were very popular. However, his notoriety began in 1991 with the release of his debut studio album Quik is the Name , quickly followed by Weise 2 Fonky (1992), Safe + Sound (1995), Rhythm-Al-Ismus (1998), Balance & Options (2000) and Under the Influence (2002). In 2005, DJ Quik was signedMad Science Recordings and released his 7th album titled Trauma and in 2007 formed a hip hop group Die Fixxer featuring rapper AMG on which he rapped as “Quik” instead of “DJ Quik”.

In late 2008 he also teamed up with Snoop Dogg, Teddy Riley and formed a production group QDT . DJ Quik released an album together with rapper Kurupt entitled Blaqkout On April 19, 2011 he released his 8th studio album entitled The Book of David , on which he collaborated with Bun B, Jon B, Dwele, Ice Cube and others . His 9th studio album, The Midnight Life , was released in 2014 to critical acclaim. DJ Quik also collaborated with rapper Problem on his second album together entitled RosecransHe has a loyal following on social media with 500,000+ followers on Instagram, 500,000+ followers on Facebook and 300,000+ followers on Twitter.

Born name

David Marvin Blake

nickname

Herr Quik, DJ Quik, Q

Sun sign

Capricorn

Place of birth

Compton, California, USA

Residence

Los Angeles, California, United States

nationality

training

DJ Quik dropped out of high school in 11th grade and was homeless for three years after his mother lost her home to foreclosure.

occupation

Rapper, Plattenproduzent, DJ, Songwriter

family

• Vater – David Blake Jr.
• Mutter – Delma Armstrong
• Siblings – Stacy Hagood (Sister)

Manager

DJ Quik is represented by –

• Adler Entertainment (Talent Agent) in Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA
• Foundation (manager) in Los Angeles, California, USA
• The mass roll call (publicist) in North Hollywood, California, USA
• Cashmere Agency (publicist) in Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre

HipHop

instruments

Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drum machine, sampler, synthesizer, keyboards, turntables, drums

labels

• profile records
• Arista Records
• Death Row Records
• Mad Science / Fontana Records

To build

Slim

Height

5 feet 11 inches or 180.5 cm

weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

DJ Quik likes to keep his dating history private.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

He is of African American descent.

hair colour

Schwarz

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

unknown

distinguishing features

• Big physique
• Long Afro Fear
• Goatee facial hair
• full lips

brand promotion

DJ Quik has promoted brands such as:

• Highest Attire (2017)
• Christina “Tina” Trammell’s Rehab Salon (2017)
• Fresh Handyman (2019)
• Crab Restaurant (2019)
• Chips ahoy! (2019)
• Ciroc (2019)
• Hennessy (2019)
• Casamigos (2019)

Religion

Christianity (baptized)

Known for

• His first studio album Quik is the Name (1991) and 8 solo albums between 1992 and 2014 – Way 2 Fonky (1992), Safe + Sound (1995), Rhythm Al-Ismus (1998), Balance & Options (2000), Under the Impact (2002), Trauma (2005), The Book of David (2011) and The Midnight Life (2014)
• His collaborative albums – Blaqkout (2009) with rapper Kurupt and Rosecrans (2017) with record producer Problem and his collaborations with artists such as AMG, 2nd II None , 2Pac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Bizzy Bone, Suga Free, James DeBarge and others

First album

DJ Quik released his debut studio album entitled Quik Is The Name on January 15, 1991 under Profile Records label. The album debuted and peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold more than 50k copies in its 1. Four months after its release, on May 30, 1991, it received Gold certification, and four years later, on July 26, 1995, it received Platinum certification. By 2005, the album sold 1.07 million copies.

first movie

DJ Quik made his big screen debut as himself in the 2006 comedy film Keeping Up with the Steins .

First TV show

DJ Quik made his debut as a musical guest on a television show in an episode titled DJ Quik with El DeBarge 2nd II None and Suga Free / Sparkle / Dave Hollister of the music talk show Soul Train in 1999.

DJ Quik favorite things

• Menschen – 2 Chainz, Marvin Gaye, Prinz, Vaughan Mason, Trippie Redd, Bruno Mars, Tupac Shakur, Nate Dogg, Darius McCrary, Tiger Woods, Mike Tyson, Barack Obama, LeBron James
• Sport – Basketball
• Basketball Club – Cleveland Cavaliers
• animal – dog
• Personal Quote – “Life like tomorrow won’t come.
  (But you know it will and you’ll be hung over.)”

DJ Quik Facts

1. His interest in music started when he was only 2 years old because his mother had a huge record collection at home which she played often.
2. Before he turned 12, he was already playing several instruments.
3. DJ Quik cited inspiration from George Clinton and Roger Troutman, the latter of whom taught him how to use a talk box that later became a hallmark of his sound. He later stopped using the voice box out of respect for Roger.
4. After receiving a turntable as a gift for his eighth grade PhD, he started selling homemade mixtapes in his neighborhood. One of them was The Bureaucracy , recorded in 1987.
5. He was a member of the Westside Tree Top Piru, a Bloods Street gang in Compton, California.
6. DJ Quik named his production company Total Production so the capital letters were his gang’s initials Tree Top Piru.
7. There was an expensive fight over the rights to his first album, despite being just a street hip-hop artist at the time. DJ Quik was the first artist to sign a 6-figure deal with Profile Records , but rapper Eazy-E also offered him more than $1 million for Ruthless Records .
8. He worked on his 3rd studio album, Safe + Sound with Suge Knight and released it in 1995.
9. DJ Quik had another full album planned for release in 1995, but it was scrapped entirely because he thought it was awful.
10. His relationship with Suge Knight, one of his best friends, dates back to 1988 when he was signed to Funky Enough Records .
11. DJ Quik produced the men’s 2Pac’s song Heartz from his popular All Eyes On Me (1996) album. He also produced half of the album in 2 days but was not credited for it.
12. He discovered Suga Free, a pimp-turned-rapper and produced his debut album Street Gospel in 1997.
13. DJ Quik had dropped by Arista Records , the company that bought Profile Records after selling just 400,000 copies of his album, Trauma (2005).
14. DJ Quik spent a few months in prison after he was convicted for an assault on his sister that took place in 2003. He quit in October 2006, claiming the time there changed his outlook on life.
15. He produced and mixed Snoop Dogg’s acclaimed album Ego Trippin in February 2008.
16. DJ Quik had a “beef” with a Compton rapper MC Eiht and the musical group he belonged to, Comptons Most Searched . Snoop Dogg, Daz Dillinger and other West Coast rappers helped break up the massive feud between 1987 and 2002.
17. He developed a unique relationship with Dr. Dre, who would often send him alcoholic beverages such as tequila, wine, vodka, and whiskey, which were often rare brands.
18. Following her popularity in 2017 and 2018, DJ Quik also became obsessed with restless weirdos, occasionally using them to calm herself down.
19. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, SoundCloud, iTunes, Spotify, Discogs and Last.fm.