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DJ Quik

DJ Quik is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Reflection Eternal, MC Eiht, Suga Free, Tim Dog and Death Row Records. Those roots explain a lot about how DJ Quik arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Mack 10, Too $hort, Warren G, MC Eiht and Above the Law, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Chingy, Jermaine Dupri, King Tee, Dom Kennedy and Greydon Square, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around DJ Quik, reaching back through Reflection Eternal and forward to Chingy. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

David Marvin Blake, better known by his stage names DJ Quik or Da Quiksta, is an American rapper and record producer from Compton, California, known for his production in the G-funk style of West Coast hip-hop. Blake has collaborated with Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Tupac, Chingy, R. Kelly and Shaquille O'Neal, among others. As a recording artist himself, he is perhaps best known for his 1991 single "Tonite", which reached the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100. Blake's stage name refers to his ability of producing songs in a short period of time.

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DJ QuikReflection EternalMC EihtSuga FreeTim DogDeath Row RecordsGrandmaster Flash an…No ScrubsSugeChingyJermaine DupriKing TeeDom KennedyGreydon SquareSangoTim DogXzibitMack 10Too $hortWarren GMC EihtAbove the LawTwinzNate DoggCompton's Most Wanted

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DJ Quik connections

DJ Quik grew out of Reflection Eternal, MC Eiht, Suga Free and Tim Dog, shares an orbit with Mack 10, Too $hort, Warren G and MC Eiht, went on to shape Chingy, Jermaine Dupri, King Tee and Dom Kennedy. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced DJ Quik

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