There is no denying DJ Quik’s OG status in hip hop and the work he put in to help build the framework for West Coast rap music. Yet, when it comes to naming some of the most popular and influential ...

Last January marked 25 years since rapper/producer DJ Quik released his classic debut, Quik Is the Name. A landmark album for West Coast hip-hop, the project would go on to influence both coasts, ...

Compton’s DJ Quik thinks Instagram and other social media platforms are violating his First Amendment rights. DJ Quik considered filing a class action lawsuit against Instagram and others on Friday ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik dropped his third studio album, Safe + Sound, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of West Coast hip-hop. Released through Profile Records, the ...

Early this morning (Aug. 8) DJ Quik went on Twitter to share his frustration with fellow Compton rapper YG for not giving him engineering and recording credit on "My N-gga," saying that his lawyers ...

DJ Quik has some family issues on his hands. The cops say his son, David M. Blake Jr., shot a man during a fight earlier this week. DJ Quik is dealing with some serious family drama after his son was ...

The project includes top-notch guests, including The Game, Thundercat, Larry June, George Clinton, Free Nationals, DJ Drama, Curren$y, Bun B, Dom Kennedy and ...

A Surprising Twist: DJ Quik Teams Up with Daughter for Exclusive Crowdfunding Campaign Launched by #8B8 Records Starting December 13 DJ Quik heard the songs that Damyiah Mornaé was creating and ...

West Coast legend DJ Quik enlists Kurupt, IAMSU! and Boogie for his fonky remix of indie rock group Spoon's "Inside Out." DJ Quik X Spoon, 'Inside Out' Remix On a Monday night, behind the door of one ...

DJ Quik’s son, David Marvin Blake Jr., has been convicted of second-degree murder. The incident in question happened in 2022 in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California, where 33-year-old Julio ...

Age is a rapper's worst enemy. Perhaps more than any other genre of music, hip-hop is a young man's game. As hip-hop artists grow old, they tend to lose touch, and often either begin chasing current ...

On a Monday night, behind the door of one of Burbank's unmarked and windowless storefront recording studios, DJ Quik was finishing his first remix in over a decade. Standing at the Little Big Room's ...