As one of the first people to put, not only Los Angeles, but the entire West Coast, on the map for hip-hop- both as an MC and as a producer- to say he’s a legend would be putting it lightly. For the past 30 years, DJ Quik has been an artist who has engaged, entertained, inspired and infuriated with equal ability. Previously, one of our writers made the case for Ice Cube. Today, we're going to bat for DJ Quik.ĭavid Marvin Blake, the man who later become known as DJ Quik, once taunted his audience by calling himself “America’s Most Complete Artist.” This nature is particular to DJ Quik, he’d make a big deal out of his status as a musical artist before making the brags your typical rapper might profess, ones about material items or criminal achievements. The more obvious choices (such as André 3000, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Jay-Z, Nas, Biggie, 2Pac) will be ignored in favor of artists who tend to get overlooked these days, for one reason or another. In this series, we'll be making the case for specific rappers to be included in "greatest of all-time" discussions.
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