|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
DJ Quik- Safe & Sound: A Timeless Classic,
By Enlightened "Both Eyes Closed, see what u don... (Atlanta Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Safe & Sound (Audio CD)
DJ Quik, along with Daz Dillinger & Warren G, is one of the most underated producers on the West Coast. All you ever seem to hear is Dr. Dre this, Dr. Dre that. Dr. Dre is a good producer but he doesn't even come close to DJ Quik. Quik produces music not just regular hip hop beats. The instruments he uses creates a nicer cleaner feel to the music rather than Dre's board. It simply sounds better and more natural; not just simple beats that any one with a pencil, a desk, and a beatboxer can make. Quik adds many layers to his beat. This creates free flowing instrumental grooves. Add to that a touch of the G Funk style and you have a sound that is so refreshing and satisfying. Suge Knight executive produces this album and he always seems to bring out the best in artists because this is for sure Quik's greatest achievement. Each song is well crafted and you really can sit and enjoy every single song. If this album had no lyrics it would be one of the best albums EVER in any genre. DJ Quik fills the album with his sex stories, hustling, and G-Rhyming and his breathless flow is smooth as hot butter. Beatmakers should STUDY this album. It's that good. Head nodder after head nodder; Quik is the man. Safe & Sound is just as flawless as DOGGYSTYLE; and that is saying a lot. He gets at his enemy MC Eiht on Dollarz & Sense, which is one of the best diss records EVER made. He gets all up in Eiht's grill on this song. And the line "E-I-H-T? Now should I continue? / You left out the G cus the G aint in You!" is one of the most cleverest disses I have EVER heard. That line ended MC EIHT's career and the rest of the song just jumped on the grave. Every song is the jizoint; from Diggin U Out to Something 4 Tha Mood, to Summer Breeze, Quiks Groove etc etc. There are zero weak songs. Safe & Sound is the second best album to come from the West Coast; right after Snoop's Doggystyle. I want to play this at a barbeque so bad but it is too explicit...but if you can find an edited version ( fat chance ) it is perfect for that. This album will help cool that Summer Heat. A Must for any fan of music. 10 stars.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A third straight classic from DJ Quik,
By
This review is from: Safe & Sound (Audio CD)
DJ Quik is probably the most underrated talented producer in hip hop. For fifteen years, he's quietly been making some of the best beats and dropping great verses to not enough fanfare. He helped put west coast rap on the map and also ushered in g-funk to the mainstream. "Safe + Sound" is his third album, from 1995, and along with "Quik is the Name", I think it's his best, a little better than 1998's "Rhythmalism". "Safe + Sound" marks two big changes for Quik. His beats move away from the fast, bass heavy loops of his first two albums and more inclined to the low, slow and bouncing g-funk beats that would later define his sound. His lyrics also show progression, instead of the young rags-to-riches Blood from Compton we see a more mature, cocky, and even angry pimp. "Safe + Sound" was Quik's most ambitious album to that point and possibly the pinnacle of his long and successful career.The album begins with a powerful intro over a good beat, where Quik talks of what he feels is wrong in 95 rap and his career to that point. "Get at Me" is a faster, bass carried beat similar to "Tonite" or "Sweet Black P**sy" with nice horn throws. "Diggin' U Out" contains a slowed down bass and keyboard loop with a scratch from his debut. "Safe + Sound" is a funky, guitar and keyboard beat where Quik chronicles his earlier days and talks of his philosophy. "Somethin' 4 Tha Mood" is a laid back classic with a good hook, and the best part is the instrumentals. You can hear a flute, synth, and the pipes in the last two minutes are excellent. "Can I Eat It" has a good beat with his signature synthed voices, and he raps all about a certain sexual practice he despises. "Itz Your Fantasy" is a very chilled out tune for the ladies. "Tha Ho in You" has a great guitar beat, and you can guess the subject matter. "Dollaz + Sense" is a highlight. It's one of the best diss tracks ever, Quik drops his laidback ladies style to lash out at MC Eiht, and this track ended Eiht's credibility, it's very convincing. The disses continue on "Let You Havit", and "Summer Breeze" is a great summer anthem. This album contains my favorite of the "Quik's Groove" series, and the bonus track is a great, funky party groove. "Safe + Sound" is a very complete masterpiece. It has a whole range of different songs dealing with different topics and moods. Quik's style really shifts here and it's fresh and new, and his production is untouchable as always. You'll find your head bobbing the whole time. This is one of the best and underrated g-funk albums out there.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dre Who?,
By G Funkin (Land of Sunshine) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Safe & Sound (Audio CD)
Man oh man, how I lived in ignorance. I got suckered in, plain and simple. Like many other casual rap fans, I was tricked into believing that Dr. Dre was the best west coast producer. Luckily, I started to see the light after hearing a lot of Daz's songs. And then Quik came into the picture with his funky, confident "Safe + Sound" single. This song is amazing. I've blazed this at least 200 times, and each time is as good as the last. It has infinite replay value. So multi-layered. Each time you hear it, you notice another quirk. His lyrics actually have coherence, and tell a funny story, beginning to end. After a while I decided to check out the rest of his album, and found in it two other classics. "Somethin 4 the Mood" is nearly as astounding. The thing about Quik is that his lyrics fit perfectly to the beat. Most of Quik's beats are original, and you can tell because he shows off his musical sound with as much enthusiasm as he does his rapping ability. In the last 2 minutes of Somethin 4 the Mood, Quik stops rapping, and hits us with a brilliant musical solo, filled with light pipes. This is the best part of the song. There's nothing in rap that sounds quite like this. The next classic is "Tha Ho In You," a pimp anthem. It's vulgar, even for rap, but is also extremely melodic. With his high-pitched voice, not "hard" at all, and Motown feel, Quik challenges the listener to reconcile his potentially offensive lyrics with his ingenious rhythm. You just have to bob your head, even as you're calling the FCC.The rest of the album is solid as well. A near classic is "Keep tha P in It," where the parliament influence is very obvious. At the end of the song, he asserts that "we represent that p funk." And he sure did, both in this album and in his others throughout the 1990s. Other memorable songs are "Bonus Track 1," "Dollaz + Sense" (which is a bit overrated in my opinion, but still good). What sets this album apart even more goes back to what I was describing with "Somethin 4 the Mood," where Quik lets the beat become the star. "Quik's Groove III" is a funky original track with no lyrics, perfect for sampling. How many rap albums have even attempted to do something like this? 50 cent is just a rapper, Quik is a musician. If you are a fan of funk, g funk or original, groundbreaking MUSIC, pick this one up now!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
