This song and video shows why Quik was never PUSHED and PROMOTED to the level and status of Dre. He elevated past the degenerate gang banging, weed-head image and caricature that was created for west coast rappers to follow by the industry. It’s great to be able to look back in retrospect and actually see this. He transcended into an actual musician that was conscious of his influence and its power over others. The industry doesn’t reward that.
Perfectly stated and Snoop supports the idea of peaceful coexistence between artists. Sadly, violence and lewdness in music is what keeps the top brass living in luxury while society suffers the effects DJ Quik gave us a masterpiece with this track even adding a certain early 70'd Sugar hill gang hip hop flavor
I think Quik is perfect where he is. He's so precious why would we want to share him with mainstream. With mainstream comes more issues. Quik is still paid and still have the freedom to walk down the street in peace. He's sooo sexy after all these years. I'm a southern girl, yet he is still to this day my most favorite westcoast rapper.
He isn't underrated most just dont understand good music. Best producer. Better than Dre. Idc what anyone says. He blended all kinds of music together.
Dj Quik has a unique rap style. Absolutely complete. He has replaced all my favorite rappers, he's at the top of the food chain. Love the rhythm, the video, everything. I showed this to one of my friends whose not so much into hip hop and he found this amazing. Now he knows who dj Quik is.
Youz a gangsta is one of the top 5 hip hop songs of all time! See some don't realize the power of lyrics cause when you rap about death you talking to spirits, you see you can say the things that help us all ball or you can say things that make it bad for us all...... One love quiksta always and forever we fly! Jah bless!
Reason y Quik didn't make it big although having some good music.....is because he never sold out he never pushed someone else's agenda in his music he Did it his way and unfortunately if you don't play by there rules you get no promotion or radio play
Agree, he has money is a fact and is okay if u think in get 8 digits or more but in the music if u get 8 digits probably u lost ur essence like artist, Quik choose keep it like a reallegend, be himself and get respect in the game.
Dj Quik should have been propelled to billionaire status. With his severely underrated production including for 2pac, tone tony toni, suga free etc. he should have joined NWA the moment Ice Cube left. He is arguably the best west coast producer ever. Rapper top 15 all-time.
He's great... I'm from queens ny.. he's my favorite west coast artist.. along side suga free..these cats got the west coast laid back flow on lock.. NYC music uptempo.. real aggressive. This rap is totally appreciated.
QUIK RAPPED ABOUT HOW HIS MUSIC UPLIFTS PEOPLE AND IS NOT PART OF GANGSTAH LIFE HE IS THERE TO GIVE MEANING AND SHATTERING STEREOTYPES OF HIS RACE! TO ME HIS BEST JAM!
Man he's so deadly on the mixing board I swear he just know how to makes music so clean that's why I love him about artists in the producer he's a musician artist
"See some don't realize the power of lyrics 'cause when you rap about death you talkin' to spirits You see you can say the things that can help us all ball or you can say things that make it bad for us all fix the problem the only way is come to the source don't be a Trojan Horse help us change the course"
This was an LA thing back in the day. I remember when I was younger I went to visit my cousins in ATL and they had no idea what this song was, but they liked it.
Such a underated ARTist... DJ Quik Is a jack of all trades... He rap, produce and engineers, which = pure art dats 🔥🔥🔥🔥.... U know a quik beat when u hear it 9 times out of 10... True timeless art dat just so happens to be muzik
Because of all the crip rappers have more fans.But he shined for his set. I listened to him to excape real life sh## that was going on in new Orleans I was around real ass hating people. New is real jealous. I survived by working an had kids keeped me alive
Wow. Never seen the video to this before. Quik is one of the greatest producers of all time. So under rated. I wish he got the recognition he deserved...this nigga is a genius. Oh and if any of y'all like old school westcoast tracks then peep me out...!
Crazy how Quik saying in the song don't speak certain things or they will come back to you, yet in this very song he speaks on how he is accused of Notorious B.I.G's murder after the Quincy Jones party after the Soul Train Awards and now here we are November of 2021 and he "IS" in fact being accused of Notorious B.I.G's murder. May GOD bless Quik and lay a shield of protection around him. Amen.
This song is dedicated to 2 of the most prolific writers in music history. Tupac & notorious b i g. And to the family members of anybody who has died in this silly game of gang bangin. We need to quit it y'all. It's over. I'm out.
@@ahrin1409 exactly. If u listen to it again, u will notice that he mentioned that the cops thought he shot biggie. He said it when he said : like 400 other people yea I heard some shots. Also the car that he had was the same color but his license plate didn't match with the plate number that the cops had. That's how u can tell he didn't have anything to do with it.
When hip hop used to be hip hop...lyrics used to be about daily life and real issues not materialistic pointless shit like it is today and more importantly when men used to be men! Fuck i miss the old days Long live DJ quik!
20 years later and its so up to date.not many have that....i still bang his songs and i gotta say it still puts me on that frequency.absofuccinlutly one of the best producers in the world!!!
This is one of the songs that represent a father-son moment with my youngest son. I use to play this all the time when he was a little two year-old. Fast forward to him as a grown man now and we riding in the car bumpin this and he says he remember it when he was little.
This album defined my life in the 8th grade. I'm tellin' you somethin'. I have *really* good memories behind it. *_A certain someone_* bought it for me.😍 We were in the record store and he saw that I wanted it, but I didn't buy it right then and there. I was actually gon wait for my allowance that week, but the next thing I knew...he bought it for me. I still have the cd along w/ the letter he wrote for me.💌💖 Anyway, this is always gon be my jam as DJ Quik's music is always thorough. Trust. Why is he so doggon underrated? It kinda bothers me...
Nice story ! It's a great álbum indeed. I also remember a poppy love with the safe+sound album... Quick 's a special trademark in each of his albums other than g-funk thing, and that is the flute and his poise flow
This nigga raised us wit his flow and production and game and yall niggas act like yall dont no where yall got it from. Even I fell victim to not realizing how much shit he influence so check your self and look back
RIP Kelly who was murdered at that party. DJ Quik was unappreciated by those who only didn’t recognize his ability to create beats, Musik and rhymes…messages. Then To produce other artists not just in the rap game shows his versatility. Musik is supposed to bring people together. Lyrics can absolutely defy that. Tupac!, Biggie and Jay Z along with a few other are still prolific. I think I’ll listen to A Tribe Called Quest right now. Why not?!
This song and video shows why Quik was never PUSHED and PROMOTED to the level and status of Dre. He elevated past the degenerate gang banging, weed-head image and caricature that was created for west coast rappers to follow by the industry.
It’s great to be able to look back in retrospect and actually see this. He transcended into an actual musician that was conscious of his influence and its power over others. The industry doesn’t reward that.
Perfectly stated and Snoop supports the idea of peaceful coexistence between artists. Sadly, violence and lewdness in music is what keeps the top brass living in luxury while society suffers the effects
DJ Quik gave us a masterpiece with this track even adding a certain early 70'd Sugar hill gang hip hop flavor
@@ytpremium7649yeah, but like it or not Snoop Dogg sold out long time 🤦♀️ Snoop used to be cool, but then it got to his head.
I have always thought of Quik as a version of Prince. Both very artistic
🎯🎯🎯
That's why he looks & sounds fresher than a tennis court 😂🧏♀️🏄🏻♂️
Disgusting how underrated this guy is. Talented rapper, phenomenal producer, a true musician.
BeachChairz so true
All these idiots saying he's underrated and shit need to give this shit, he isn't only people who say that shit are those who are clueless
BeachChairz heavily agreed
I think Quik is perfect where he is. He's so precious why would we want to share him with mainstream. With mainstream comes more issues. Quik is still paid and still have the freedom to walk down the street in peace. He's sooo sexy after all these years. I'm a southern girl, yet he is still to this day my most favorite westcoast rapper.
BeachChairz how so? Underground is there for a reason. Wouldn’t want to hear my favorite song on radio so yuppies can take it for granted.
Musical Genius. Whatta beat, only Quik, only 1% of producers where u hear 2-3 seconds and you already know who produced it, Quik is one of them. 🐐
Still bumping DJ QUIK in 2024🎉🎉the most underrated and I will NEVER UNDERSTAND IT🙆
Of course
He isn't underrated most just dont understand good music. Best producer. Better than Dre. Idc what anyone says. He blended all kinds of music together.
@@MrfkTH-cam definitely better than dre. Or as Pac once said ''gay ass dre" lol. I like some dre's tunes though. no offenseee here.
I’ve been trying to figure out what this song was called since high school which to add some perspective, I graduated in 2000! lol
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"Now some don't realize the power of lyrics cuz when you rap about death you talkin to spirits"
Damn Dj Quik went Metaphysical on yall ass
👍
💯⭐💯🎵 Westside 4 life!!!!
Look at the rap game now. Dolph, xxx, jaydayoungin, king von, fbg duck, mo3, takeoff, drakeo, geemoney, pop smoke, etc. Dj quik is a prophet
One of the greatest producer rappers ever ...
wayyy better than kanye
Ryan Jones, No, They both cool
Who Sings The Chorus?
Kool Keith
@Lil Van Damme The simple fact that Kanye doesn't write him disqualifies him from even being in Quiks lane
Best rapper/producer in hip hop history. No question!
bondagegel Big KRIT creeping up but you are correct.
And he's fine 💖🤣
Dr.Dre and DJ QUIK 😊
YiApplemikY dont forget warrenG
WesTiel, Yes, Warren G too!
Dj Quik has a unique rap style. Absolutely complete. He has replaced all my favorite rappers, he's at the top of the food chain. Love the rhythm, the video, everything. I showed this to one of my friends whose not so much into hip hop and he found this amazing. Now he knows who dj Quik is.
Lame profile picture 😫
@@Ardor01 nope you are lame 😂
Ja Morant theme song
I love Quik and I love Ja
He murdered this!!!!! Quick went hard in the paint
Imagine if quik start dis tracks on todays rappers he shut them down.
No I'm not. No I'm not💪🏽
As always. 🩸
Most underrated G-funk era rapper ever.
Bg knocc out and dresta too yo
P funk
Some don’t realize the power of lyrics cause when you talk about death, you talking to spirits
Really strong lyrics.
True dat
RIP XXXTENTACION
RIP Nipsey Hussle
Fo real...
Lik homie I.... Damn I didn't know dat freal? ;/
Judge Snoop😉 Classic
Not guilty!
Give him some weed after court then your all safe😂😂
Youz a gangsta is one of the top 5 hip hop songs of all time! See some don't realize the power of lyrics cause when you rap about death you talking to spirits, you see you can say the things that help us all ball or you can say things that make it bad for us all...... One love quiksta always and forever we fly! Jah bless!
"There's a difference between bein a thug and bein down" Just encompasses that LA West Coast attitude.
Reason y Quik didn't make it big although having some good music.....is because he never sold out he never pushed someone else's agenda in his music he Did it his way and unfortunately if you don't play by there rules you get no promotion or radio play
integraDA87 he was still very successful and more importantly RESPECTED.....
Agree, he has money is a fact and is okay if u think in get 8 digits or more but in the music if u get 8 digits probably u lost ur essence like artist, Quik choose keep it like a reallegend, be himself and get respect in the game.
Short Dog
Book of David was fire.... Trauma too
He made it very big wth are you talking about?
If youre talking bout souls bro produced for jay z
DJ Quik wildin' out cause they woking with a u t h e n t I c v i e w s craftin' that crazy flow. All that work payin' off now they album on repeat.
The song is dedicated to 2pac and Biggie, Dj Quik a real legend.
Especially when he didn't take any sides in their beef.
Dj Quik should have been propelled to billionaire status. With his severely underrated production including for 2pac, tone tony toni, suga free etc. he should have joined NWA the moment Ice Cube left. He is arguably the best west coast producer ever. Rapper top 15 all-time.
bruh what has hiphop turned into nowadays :(
Hip Pop
BS
Pure shit.
Sentimental punk music
Pop Corn
This a true OG. I'm glad he is underrated. I'm glad no one talks about this Westcoast legend. True talent. Much love and respect to this guy.
Quik's 2 chord progressions have such a soothing feeling. King of G-Funk period
Him and battlecat
Quik's beats be so smooth and crisp!! It's a Eargasm just listening to em!
One of the best rappers ever. Top 10
Fred Bradley ja true
Fred Bradley yes
Hes my favorite rapper next to ice cube and asap rocky
Who Sings The Chorus?
top 5 in the West
top 20 of all time
“Dont be a trojan horse help us change the course” that shit went over every ones head. #Bars
Death Row didn't understand
He's great... I'm from queens ny.. he's my favorite west coast artist.. along side suga free..these cats got the west coast laid back flow on lock.. NYC music uptempo.. real aggressive. This rap is totally appreciated.
I been a big DJ QUIK fan since day one. DJ QUIK always on top of the TREES .🏆
🌴 ❤
Quick ALWAYS had tight beats and a deep flow.
I used to listen to this when I was 63, and now I'm 17. This will forever be a classic.💚
underrated ASF !
Beat is insane
This is really fast rap ever listen in on life bro.👍✋👏🇺🇸👌
I love the west coast music 💯
Give Quik his flowers now, this guy is an incredible all around musician.
Quik is too smooth. My favourite
Judge Snoopy will be the greatest thing ever
G = God
G = Genuine
G = Golden
Like Last It Equals = Gangsta
QUIK RAPPED ABOUT HOW HIS MUSIC UPLIFTS PEOPLE AND IS NOT PART OF GANGSTAH LIFE HE IS THERE TO GIVE MEANING AND SHATTERING STEREOTYPES OF HIS RACE! TO ME HIS BEST JAM!
Man he's so deadly on the mixing board I swear he just know how to makes music so clean that's why I love him about artists in the producer he's a musician artist
People still struggle to get they music so sound this good 😂
@@1xBossup most definitely I know the words of this song but the hook always get me I love it
This is my jam! Classic! No one can fade the Quiksta!💯
"See some don't realize the power of lyrics
'cause when you rap about death you talkin' to spirits
You see you can say the things that can help us all ball
or you can say things that make it bad for us all
fix the problem the only way is come to the source
don't be a Trojan Horse help us change the course"
Snoop was up there groovin, lol
Sure was🙌👍
It's a quik beat.. everybody grooves..
This man said "when you're rapping about death you're talking to spirits" Then yall act shocked when some of these rappers die violent deaths
One of the true fathers of WC rap.
Say that my dad loved dj quick rip pop
I can’t get this song outta of my head…
The best in West
how this doesn't have 1m views ? who's here in 2020 ?
Only the realest hip hop heads
DJ QUIK is my #1 rapper of all time
This was an LA thing back in the day. I remember when I was younger I went to visit my cousins in ATL and they had no idea what this song was, but they liked it.
one year later and this STILL doesnt have 1 million views
its 2021 and finally it has 1M
Quik captures a perfect sunny day in LA through music
23 and it still SLAPS🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️
This is the coldest Groove ever. With the realest shit ever wrote on top of it!!!!
Best lyrical rapper in hip hop. So natural and chill . You literally feel he is talking to you in person. Wow.
Such a underated ARTist... DJ Quik Is a jack of all trades... He rap, produce and engineers, which = pure art dats 🔥🔥🔥🔥.... U know a quik beat when u hear it 9 times out of 10... True timeless art dat just so happens to be muzik
Story teller 💪🏽
Whenever it's a beautiful sunny day in Cali I always have to play Dj Quik when I'm driving. It's pretty much mandatory now
This was super big of him to do this!
Much respect for anyone to go against what he was known for and change the Story from that point forward.
can never get enough of this joint. dope lyrics, crazy-ass flow and a unique hip-hop swag
The most underrated rapper producer in the industry! #goat
Straight classic from the west coast.
Because of all the crip rappers have more fans.But he shined for his set. I listened to him to excape real life sh## that was going on in new Orleans I was around real ass hating people. New is real jealous. I survived by working an had kids keeped me alive
It's crazy how I grew up listening Quik all of the time, although my family is from Tragniew Park. You go to show love to his artistry.
I hope you cats are building bridges...
Great story telling. West Coast legend for sure!
2018 and Still Bumpin'🎶🎶🎶💿✏
😎
Add 1 more to that add it up and keeping adding it up.
You said it!!
2021
I love Quik! Tells like it is, not afraid to bare his soul on wax while putting out a good message.
💯 always speak your mind if they don't like it fuck them.
Wow. Never seen the video to this before. Quik is one of the greatest producers of all time. So under rated. I wish he got the recognition he deserved...this nigga is a genius. Oh and if any of y'all like old school westcoast tracks then peep me out...!
Bumping 🤛🏾🤟🏾🎤 3:30 nasty pull up🎉👆🏾
Dj quick is definitely a legend
Quik is a legend! One of the most underrated rap artists of all time.
He a 🐐 point blank period.
Crazy how Quik saying in the song don't speak certain things or they will come back to you, yet in this very song he speaks on how he is accused of Notorious B.I.G's murder after the Quincy Jones party after the Soul Train Awards and now here we are November of 2021 and he "IS" in fact being accused of Notorious B.I.G's murder. May GOD bless Quik and lay a shield of protection around him. Amen.
dope vid from the legendary DJ Quik!!!!!
Underrated Asf one of the best "PRODUCERS" from the West Coast. We love Quik out West coming from South Central L.A. Take Bread
This song is dedicated to 2 of the most prolific writers in music history. Tupac & notorious b i g. And to the family members of anybody who has died in this silly game of gang bangin. We need to quit it y'all. It's over. I'm out.
Wow that is the best compliments
@@ahrin1409 exactly. If u listen to it again, u will notice that he mentioned that the cops thought he shot biggie. He said it when he said : like 400 other people yea I heard some shots. Also the car that he had was the same color but his license plate didn't match with the plate number that the cops had. That's how u can tell he didn't have anything to do with it.
Yes
the ending part when he comes out of the court room is my favorite part
@@ahrin1409 he actually said that when he came out of the court room & that was the best part of the song
2:34 Wow!! Rappers of today need to listen to this part. He was telling everyone this in 98 smh
"When your rapping about death your talking to spirits." - Dj Quick
When hip hop used to be hip hop...lyrics used to be about daily life and real issues not materialistic pointless shit like it is today and more importantly when men used to be men!
Fuck i miss the old days
Long live DJ quik!
By far my favorite DJ Quik song
I love he changed his life for the better I always loved Dj quik keep it up he is still fine
Dj quik the most lengendary slept on rapper from the west. Pay respect where its due thankful he still alive an out here 💯💰
20 years later and its so up to date.not many have that....i still bang his songs and i gotta say it still puts me on that frequency.absofuccinlutly one of the best producers in the world!!!
DJ QUIK.. My Favorite rapper and producer.
👊🏿💯👊🏿
Tru
Ja Morant need to listen to song.
West Coast legend
There’s not a rapper dead or alive that can rap a story better than DJ Quick.
Respect. Real Game. Quiks ability to express his truth and vulnerability makes him an all time great. Period.
Looking like the black Keanu Reeves with that suit lol
Keanu reeves is looking like the white DJ Quik more like
John quik
@@yomom2027 Get it right!
@@andrewjacox4655 nice
Quick is legendary my inspiration he’s a OG and talks about the true
Dj Quik- genius in making music and an outstanding lyricist.
Been bumping DJ QUIK since born an raised in Compton 🔥
A great rapper, Beat master and One hell of a producer! He's definitely got tha funk like no other!!!!
This is one of the songs that represent a father-son moment with my youngest son. I use to play this all the time when he was a little two year-old. Fast forward to him as a grown man now and we riding in the car bumpin this and he says he remember it when he was little.
imma keep busting his music until I get everyone into it
This album defined my life in the 8th grade. I'm tellin' you somethin'. I have *really* good memories behind it. *_A certain someone_* bought it for me.😍 We were in the record store and he saw that I wanted it, but I didn't buy it right then and there. I was actually gon wait for my allowance that week, but the next thing I knew...he bought it for me. I still have the cd along w/ the letter he wrote for me.💌💖 Anyway, this is always gon be my jam as DJ Quik's music is always thorough. Trust. Why is he so doggon underrated? It kinda bothers me...
Yeah, I can agree.
Nice!!
lol I just hope he got lucky the way he had you all hyped up haha
Nice story ! It's a great álbum indeed. I also remember a poppy love with the safe+sound album... Quick 's a special trademark in each of his albums other than g-funk thing, and that is the flute and his poise flow
Dats deep u we're in hophops uperesh I'm from the East NY I love dis song
One of the best west coast producers in history who never gets all of the props he deserves
LIL HUT AKA-ATENHUT BUMPING THIS IN SOUTH MEMPHIS/MILITARY MICHAEL MYERS MUSIC COMING SOON STRAIGHT 🔥 💪
STILL BUMP ALL HIS HITS! REAL TALENT!!!! OLD SKOOL!!!
This nigga raised us wit his flow and production and game and yall niggas act like yall dont no where yall got it from. Even I fell victim to not realizing how much shit he influence so check your self and look back
When you explain your side in music back then it was deeper than what others thought
This is the real hip hop, the old school, the mentors of hip hop.... thanks for all Snoop Dogg, Dr Dre, Dj Quik...
DJ QUIK one of tha goatz
Quik told the truth...one of the DOPEST EVER...He doesn't get his just due...
Preach
RIP Kelly who was murdered at that party. DJ Quik was unappreciated by those who only didn’t recognize his ability to create beats, Musik and rhymes…messages. Then To produce other artists not just in the rap game shows his versatility. Musik is supposed to bring people together. Lyrics can absolutely defy that. Tupac!, Biggie and Jay Z along with a few other are still prolific. I think I’ll listen to A Tribe Called Quest right now. Why not?!
Not trap bad bunny shit this is the REAL shit
Everytime I hear a track from Dj Quik he just reminds how NEXT LEVEL his talent is. Flow and lyrics just wow.
Quick gets slept on in rappin he was cold n his music insanely dope!