In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with rapper, songwriter, DJ, record-producer, and West Coast icon:

DJ QUIK

Here's what we got into:

• The essential role that Quik played in the success story of Talib, Hi-Tek.
• Quik's approach of getting the best out of everyone while building in the studio.
• Powering through a show the same night he took a spill off his motorcycle.
• His Compton, California upbringing, and being the youngest of 10 kids.
• Navigating the gang violence in his community while staying creative.
• What made P-Funk so influential to the West Coast sound.
• Being raided by the cops three times and tensions with his sister.
• Never wanting to join a gang even though all his friends were Bloods.
• The impact of his infamous 'Red Tape,' sold locally before his record deal.
• The genius and charisma of Eazy-E and his friendship with Quik.
• Creating the Eazy-E tribute track, 'Quikker Said Than Dunn.'
• How the iconic track 'Tonite' came together over a weekend of partying.
• The signature 'Quik's Grooves' that became a tradition for years.
• Quik's love for St. Louis after making it a second home while touring.
• Stumbling across Talib and Hi-Tek's 'The Blast' while on a mushroom trip.
• A machine gun put to his face during a dispute over a 2Pac bootleg tape.
• Performing the MC Eiht diss track, 'Dollaz & Sense' at the Source Awards.
• Progressing to making 'You'z A Ganxta,' and his 'Rhythm-Al-Ism' album.
• Deciding to stop touring over having to wear bulletproof vests at shows.
• Suge Knight having Pac and Quik to settle their differences in the weight room.
• Suga Free's cadence on stage and and connecting him to Richard Pryor.
• Quik's 'Balance & Options' and why he has a hard time revisiting the album.
• The greatness of Tony! Toni! Toné!'s Raphael Saadiq and his conceptualism.
• Finding out that D'Angelo is a beast on the basketball court.
• Quik and Raphael Saadiq recording 'Let's Get Down'.
• Recording to analog vs. digital and the magic of magnetic tape.
• Using the natural reverb from claps in the bathroom for 'We Still Party'.
• Talib and Quik's mutual love for A Tribe Called Quest and Ice Cube.
• Quik's chef hand and how he likes to hook up his Gumbo.
• What we can expect next from DJ Quik.

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