DJ Quik Agrees With Fan Saying He is “Who Everybody Thinks Dr. Dre Is”
It seems that legendary producer DJ Quik is uninterested in not getting his flowers, so on Tuesday (July 22) he took them.
“DJ Quik is definitely who everybody thinks Dr. Dre is,” a fan posted on social media.
“Lastly. Somebody had the balls to say it,” Quik wrote within the feedback.
For years the legendary producer and rapper has been overshadowed within the dialog on shaping West Coast hip hop by Dre. Dre’s early success with hip hop pillars N.W.A helped spur his superstar as a producer. After leaving Loss of life Row and beginning his personal label, Dre would go on to begin his personal label Aftermath and signal hip hop royalty Eminem, who would go on to signal 50 Cent.
What many individuals don’t know is that Quik was alongside for that journey with Dre and was influential in Dre’s success. Throughout an look on Drink Champs, Quik advised hosts NORE and DJ EFN that he got here up with the hook for Dre and 2Pac’s “California Love.” In an interview with the Village Voice, Quik famous that he was accountable for a part of the ear worm beat that turned 50 Cent’s “In Da Membership.”
“[Most people] don’t even know why they like that tune ‘In Da Membership’ by 50 Cent,” he stated. “They simply know that they’ve heard it greater than another tune, and it by no means will get outdated someway. Effectively, it’s as a result of I helped Dr. Dre with the drums. I gave him these claps, and that kick. He acknowledges that now.”
It’s necessary to notice that Quik is just not arguing that he’s higher than Dre (in actual fact, he considers Dre his massive brother) he simply believes he ought to be talked about in the identical breath for the work he’s executed to form Hip-Hop.
“I do know it’s early. However I need to be the place Dre is,” Quik wrote again in 2022 on Twitter (now X). “I don’t assume it’s honest, however I perceive why. I’ve by no means had a machine behind me that all the time harm my mates greater than it did me. My mates have come to me in confidentiality to say ‘Do your music such as you need to. Simply be DJ Quik! Individuals love that sh*t!’”
“This doesn’t should be on a podcast,” Quik continued. “As a result of you will have fireplace starters, who need to spin every little thing to get extra scores. However the reality is: I like Dr. Dre, like an enormous brother, one I by no means had. It pains me when folks pit us towards one another.”
Quik additionally famous that he’s by no means going to obtain the accolades he deserves, however folks won’t ever be capable of deny the influence he’s made in music.
“There isn’t a automated successful lottery ticket for everybody, Periodt. On this planet, you get what you get. However it’s what you do with what you will have been given to work with that makes you a star,” wrote Quik. “I do know I’ll by no means be as widespread as I should be, however I’ve 10s of artists superstars! And once they shine, I simply smile. The janitor doesn’t get all of the glory, however he retains the backstage, clear as a triage.”
