{"title":"DJ Quik","description":"\u003cp\u003eDJ Quik collection\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dj-quik-quik-is-the-name-lp-150g-sony-legacy-reissue-black-vinyl","title":"DJ Quik – \"Quik Is the Name\" (LP, 150g, Sony Legacy Reissue), Black Vinyl","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"108\" data-end=\"208\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDJ Quik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e – \u003cem data-start=\"150\" data-end=\"168\"\u003eQuik Is the Name\u003c\/em\u003e (LP, 150g Vinyl, Sony Legacy Reissue), Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"341\"\u003eBefore the G-funk wave fully took over, DJ Quik was already there—writing, producing, and shaping his own sound from the ground up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"603\"\u003eReleased in '91, \u003cem data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"379\"\u003eQuik Is the Name\u003c\/em\u003e is polished without losing any edge. The production is the key—funk-driven, layered, and way more musical than most of what was coming out at the time. Quik wasn’t just rapping—he was building full records, start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"904\"\u003eTracks like “Tonite” and “Born and Raised in Compton” carry that bounce, but the whole album plays smooth all the way through. There’s a confidence to it—nothing rushed, nothing thrown together. You can hear the blueprint for a lot of what West Coast hip-hop would lean into over the next few years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"906\" data-end=\"1060\"\u003eThis Sony Legacy pressing keeps it simple—150g vinyl with clean sound and no unnecessary extras. Just a solid reissue of a record that still holds weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1187\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1102\"\u003eWhy this belongs in your collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1105\"\u003eBecause Quik doesn’t get enough credit—and this is where his sound really started.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1189\" data-end=\"1203\"\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1217\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1215\"\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1334\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"148bfqp\" data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003eSweet Black Pussy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1icqkfo\" data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1252\"\u003eTonite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ap5q89\" data-start=\"1253\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eBorn and Raised in Compton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ala00b\" data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1294\"\u003eDeep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"llp2pq\" data-start=\"1295\" data-end=\"1313\"\u003eWho’s Pimpin’\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1o5gf8l\" data-start=\"1314\" data-end=\"1334\"\u003eI’m Your Puppet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1450\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1336\" data-end=\"1346\"\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1346\" data-end=\"1349\"\u003e7. Smooth\u003cbr data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1361\"\u003e8. Jelly Roll\u003cbr data-start=\"1374\" data-end=\"1377\"\u003e9. T.H.U.G.S.\u003cbr data-start=\"1390\" data-end=\"1393\"\u003e10. Tear It Off\u003cbr data-start=\"1408\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003e11. I Got That Feelin’\u003cbr data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1436\"\u003e12. Skanless\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/6qzvk2A6wQpy1f69hrWj3B?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48622788870401,"sku":"SNYL545531.1","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0792\/3915\/1873\/files\/Image76.jpg?v=1776546565"}],"url":"https:\/\/goldschoolmedia.com\/collections\/dj-quik.oembed","provider":"Gold School Records and Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}