Toppa Top 10: Raggamuffin Gangster Rap

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October 3, 2013


8. DJ Quik-The Bombudd
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Compton’s DJ Quik has had a “reggae-type joint” on nearly every one of his albums—at least nine tracks in all, that we know of. Typically, these have been escapes from gangster-ism—a category the eclectic Quik has always sought to ascend— into pure comedy and singing. In fact, Quik is quite versed in early ’80s deejay styles, mimicking the likes of Yellowman and others on straight-up reggae tracks like “The Bombudd,” from 1992’s Quik is the Name.