Video: Quik & Kurupt, “Do You Know”
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How old is DJ Quik? In the F48 cover story
he talks about being disturbed at how much a stint in jail aged him, but from our lens he’s looked about 26 years old for the past 26 or so years. You don’t have to be Quik’s age, or even 26 for that matter to appreciate how he can flip something as untouchable as “Anniversary” and still manage to retain that Sons Of Soul warmth. It’s also good to see that when Kurupt scrunches his face up like he wants to set it off on some young ladies who walk through his picnic, he really means he wants them to join his picnic.
Video: DJ Quik + Kurupt, “9 Times Outta 10″
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Quik and Kurupt’s BlaQKout came through our mailboxes recently and is exactly the sort of late-career move we like to see from these guys (side note: we’d also like to see some kind of web presence from Kurupt). A stuttering female chorus, drums that sound like they were programmed on garbage can lids and Kurupt’s never-changing gravel voice. The only thing we could ask for is a little more rapping from Quik, who only gets on the mic for a couple seconds to talk about radioactive gorillas. Wait, that’s actually incredible. Look for BlaQKout in stores June 9th.
Freeload: Kurupt, “Yessir” Prod. By Pete Rock
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We have love for both of these dudes always, but they haven’t impressed us lately. You know what, though? It’s sunny out and they created a real laid back porch-sitter just in time for us to actually be capable of appreciating it. We can’t really throw the term “grown man’s rap” around without giggling (especially when we also have to deal with kinda obnoxious scratching), but this is a song for evenings on the porch if there ever was one.
Download: Kurupt, “Yessir” Prod. by Pete Rock
