DJ Quik – "Quik Is the Name" (LP, 150g, Sony Legacy Reissue), Black Vinyl

DJ Quik – Quik Is the Name (LP, 150g Vinyl, Sony Legacy Reissue), Black Vinyl

Before the G-funk wave fully took over, DJ Quik was already there—writing, producing, and shaping his own sound from the ground up.

Released in '91, Quik Is the Name 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.

Tracks 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.

This 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.

Why this belongs in your collection:
Because Quik doesn’t get enough credit—and this is where his sound really started.

Tracklist:

Side A

1. Sweet Black Pussy
2. Tonite
3. Born and Raised in Compton
4. Deep
5. Who’s Pimpin’
6. I’m Your Puppet

Side B
7. Smooth
8. Jelly Roll
9. T.H.U.G.S.
10. Tear It Off
11. I Got That Feelin’
12. Skanless