The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale

• Artist: DJ Quik
• Rating:
• Release Date: November 19, 2002
• Type: Compilation (best of), Contains explicit content
• Genre: Rap

Review

Supposedly, DJ Quik's last solo album, The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale, is an awesome collection from an excellent rapper who is much better known for his production skills. Quik has worked with an incredible amount of superstars including Janet Jackson, 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Whitney Houston, and Dr. Dre, but his rapping is a whole other universe. Coming straight outta Compton's mean streets in 1991, Quik had a style not so different than Eazy-E, though Quik is a more accomplished rapper with better vocal skills. Though Quik rapped about the hood and didn't shy away from telling it like it was, he generally concentrated more on party-oriented jams, rather than the gangsta raps which ruled the hip-hop scene in the early '90s. That's not to say that Quik didn't rap about gangs, but he didn't over-glamorize that scene the way many others did. Quik released six albums and they are well represented in these 19 tracks. "Tonite," "Born and Raised in Compton," and "Loked Out Hood" are classic tunes from his debut album, Quik Is the Name, that feature some of the best hip-hop grooves from that period. Other songs like "Just Lyke Compton" from Way 2 Fonky and "Pitch in ona Party" from Balance & Options couldn't be any catchier. The two new tracks, "Streetz Is Callin'" and "Quik's Groove VII" are not essential, but for folks who don't have many or any of Quik's solo albums, this collection is recommended. ~ Adam Bregman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Quik Is the Name (Intro)	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(0:35)
Sweet Black Pussy	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(4:21)
Tonite	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(5:23)
Born and Raised in Compton	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(3:24)
Loked Out Hood	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(2:50)
Safe + Sound	George Archie, D. Blake	DJ Quik	(4:43)
Dollaz + Sense	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(5:52)
Summer Breeze	J.J. Jackson, D. Blake	DJ Quik	(4:32)
Quik's Groove VII	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(3:49)
Jus Lyke Compton	Robert Bacon, D. Blake	DJ Quik	(4:10)
So Many Wayz	2nd II None, Peter Gunz, D. Blake	2nd II None, DJ Quik, Peter Gunz	(5:40)
Hand in Hand	2nd II None, El DeBarge, D. Blake	2nd II None, DJ Quik	(4:18)
Down, Down, Down	AMG, Suga Free, D. Blake, Mausberg	AMG, DJ Quik, Suga Free, Mausberg	(4:43)
You'z a Ganxta	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(4:22)
Speed	Maurice White, AMG, Verdine White, D. Blake	DJ Quik	(3:20)
Pitch in ona Party	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(4:07)
Do I Love Her?	Suga Free, D. Blake	DJ Quik, Suga Free	(4:11)
Streets Iz Callin'	D. Blake	DJ Quik	(3:45)
Trouble	J. Lewis, D. Blake	AMG, DJ Quik	(3:41)

Credits

David Blake (Executive Producer), DJ Quik (Arranger), DJ Quik (Producer), DJ Quik (Mixing), Fabian Fade Duvernay (Compilation), Brian Gardner (Mastering), Mathieu Bitton (Art Direction), Mathieu Bitton (Design), Nancy Taylor (Compilation), Violet Brown (Liner Notes), G-One (Producer), Sonya Farrell (Cover Photo), Rob "Fonksta" Bacon (Producer)