The parties happen when
The parties happen when we book the studio. That’s a safe place. Get alcohol, food, girls, homies, and have these small listening parties while I’m recording. And that energy always gets into the music. DJ Quik
DJ Quik
Now it seems like
Now it seems like there is no culture. The school of fish are all separate. Everybody’s just randomized, listening to their own thing in their earbuds… That’s going to be the downfall of music, if anything. Nobody enjoys one thing anymore. DJ Quik
You never want to
You never want to look like an old fart doing young rap music. DJ Quik
I still want to
I still want to be an architect and score films and do other things. I always said as long as I’ve still got teeth and hair and I look cool when I look in the mirror, then I’ll do it. DJ Quik
My forte is the
My forte is the music. But obviously if ya don’t keep up with the business, then your kinda doing it for nothing. So I do plan on being well off doing, maximizing what I do now. I heard Jimmy Kimmel describe being in your thirties in hip-hop is like the equivalent to being 300 yrs. … Read more
Fandango was around before
Fandango was around before the Internet. Fandango is a Spanish-American dance. It’s a lively tempo dance. It’s almost like the tango. That’s what it says in the Merriam-Webster [dictionary]. The second entry is [defined as] ‘tomfoolery.’ That’s what it says in the dictionary, that’s what I go by. I remember Queen saying it too on … Read more
I’m 14 years in
I’m 14 years in the game, … There’s some kids that weren’t even born when my first album came out. I wanted to draw a timeline between my old stuff and my new stuff and bridge it to where there’s a level of continuity. DJ Quik
I look down and
I look down and see little kids in the audience and I’m like, Oh man, I hope I’m not poisoning these kids! DJ Quik
How did we lose
How did we lose our culture? Black people used to all do the same thing on Saturdays. We all watched Soul Train and American Bandstand, got our fashion and dance tips, and then we emulated it and bought those records that we heard. Now it seems like there is no culture. The school of fish … Read more
Me like to smoke
Me like to smoke the bud but my eyes they get all red, my senses get dull and me forget what i said, me find my joint now and me want to take a toke, let take a long hit, hold the smoke untill me choke! DJ Quik