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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 Tha Dogg Pound, Suga Free, Mack 10, Too $hort and Warren G, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Shaquille O'Neal, Hi-C, AMG, Tony! Toni! Toné! and Suga Free, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 57 connections around DJ Quik, reaching back through Reflection Eternal and forward to Shaquille O'Neal. 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 Quik connections
DJ Quik grew out of Reflection Eternal, MC Eiht, Suga Free and Tim Dog, shares an orbit with Tha Dogg Pound, Suga Free, Mack 10 and Too $hort, went on to shape Shaquille O'Neal, Hi-C, AMG and Tony! Toni! Toné!. 57 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced DJ Quik
Sounds and acts that shaped DJ Quik.
Artists similar to DJ Quik
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with DJ Quik.
- Tha Dogg Poundartist
- Suga Freeartist
- Mack 10artist
- Too $hortartist
- Warren Gartist
- MC Eihtartist
- Above the Lawartist
- Westside Connectionartist
- Twinzartist
- Nate Doggartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Ice Cubeartist
- E-40artist
- Tha Eastsidazartist
- Mac Mallartist
- King Teeartist
- Mac Dreartist
- MC Renartist
- Geto Boysartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Brand Nubianartist
- MC Breedartist
- EPMDartist
Bands DJ Quik shaped
Where the influence of DJ Quik travelled next.
- Shaquille O'Nealartist
- Hi-Cartist
- AMGartist
- Tony! Toni! Toné!artist
- Suga Freeartist
- Deborah Coxartist
- Jermaine Dupriartist
- King Teeartist
- Dom Kennedyartist
- Greydon Squareartist
- Sangoartist
- Tim Dogartist
- Xzibitartist
- JasonMartinartist
- Ludacrisartist
- People Under the Stairsartist
- Warren Gartist
- Terrace Martinartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Kuruptartist
- Chingyartist
- R. Kellyartist
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