From 1995 to 2001, veteran Los Angeles hip-hop artist General Jeff (of Rodney O & Joe Cooley fame) served as an assistant and advisor to DJ Quik, handling such things as driving, security and other ...

On this day in 1995, Compton’s own DJ Quik released his third album entitled ‘Safe + Sound’. Released on Profile Records, it peaked at number 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified ...

On this day, Jan. 15, in hip-hop history... 1991: DJ Quik released his debut studio album, Quik is the Name, on Jan. 15, 1991 through Profile Records. In the early 1990s, the West Coast scene was ...

Here’s the jig for veteran rappers: Getting older in the rap game is a trap. Generally, there are two routes that the old warhorse MC can go when his or her relevancy starts to slip: you can cravenly ...

No disrespect to the self-proclaimed regulators (the late Nate Dogg and Warren G), but DJ Quik also pioneered the G-Funk sound. The Jheri-curled MC has always kept his music gangsta, while sprinkling ...