He began doing shows DJing around Southern California, many of which ended in rival gang-related altercations. He joined the Tree Top Piru Bloods, which he later regretted, stating that joining the gang "was the dumbest shit." [7] At age 16 in 1986, Quik dropped out of high school, and his mother lost her home due to foreclosure.

DJ Quik was born and raised on the West Side of Compton (Aranbe Ave and Spruce Street), in an area dominated by the Tree Top Pirus (400 blk), a blood street gang known for feuding with the Compton Crips. He attended Centennial High School, which is located near El Segundo Blvd and Central Ave in Compton.

1991年以处子作《Quik Is the Name》加固了“Compton匪帮之声NO.1”的称号。 1989年，洛城著名的 匪帮说唱 团体N.W.A.平地一声雷的将Gangsata之音播放到全美。 一下子，说唱乐成了西岸的天下。 凭着这股东风，同是出自洛杉矶Compton地区的DJ Quik在1991年以处子作《Quik Is the Name》突然崛起，牢牢地加固“Compton匪帮之声NO.1”的称号。 作为像Dr. Dre一样的鬼才，Quik自己写歌、编曲并制作。 新专辑《Quik Is the Name》一经推出，就引起了不小的轰动。

2009年6月15日 · DJ Quik and rapper Kurupt, both veterans of Los Angeles gangsta rap, have put aside their gang affiliations — Quik was once a Blood and Kurupt was long identified with the Crips — to...

2019年10月11日 · In St. Louis, it was a Blood/Crips gunfight. “In Denver, it was a simple case of a bunch of hard heads trying to prove a point,” Quik said. “A long time ago, I made an underground tape and it contained some Blood shit in it. I wasn’t gangbanging. I made it for some friends—I knew they would buy it.

2021年12月17日 · Blake himself joined the Bloods during his teenage years. During this time, he became friends with fellow rapper and Bloods gang member Crawford “Hi-C” Wilkerson and Hip-Hop group 2nd II None, which consisted of Deon “Gangsta D” Barnett and Kelton “KK” McDonald, who were also members of the Bloods.

2024年12月10日 · Discover the explosive DJ Quik and MC Eiht beef, and the roll it played in fuelling a bloody gang war in Compton, California.

2024年4月29日 · Tree Top Piru, a subset of the larger Bloods gang, held sway over Compton's neighborhoods, exerting influence through a combination of loyalty and street prowess. For DJ Quik, the ties to Tree Top Piru ran deep, serving as a backdrop to his life and career.

2011年6月2日 · Twenty years ago, Quik was the Piru Blooded G-Funk pioneer: a Jheri-curled, Compton-hatted, gangsta rap Apollo. He called himself “America'z Most Complete Artist” and had the chops to prove it....

2009年6月6日 · In a new interview that appeared on Rime Magazine, the critically acclaimed producer opened up about his past as gang member. “This one,” he says of his 1995 effort, Safe and Sound, “I knew...