{"id":522550,"date":"2022-12-07T02:18:11","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T23:18:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dj-quik-i-deserve-to-be-where-dr-dre-is\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T02:18:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T23:18:11","slug":"dj-quik-i-deserve-to-be-where-dr-dre-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dj-quik-i-deserve-to-be-where-dr-dre-is\/","title":{"rendered":"#DJ Quik: \u2018I Deserve To Be Where [Dr.] Dre Is\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3493b285634\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3493b285634\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dj-quik-i-deserve-to-be-where-dr-dre-is\/#%E2%80%9CDJ_Quik_%E2%80%98I_Deserve_To_Be_Where_Dr_Dre_Is%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;DJ Quik: \u2018I Deserve To Be Where [Dr.] Dre Is\u2019&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDJ_Quik_%E2%80%98I_Deserve_To_Be_Where_Dr_Dre_Is%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;DJ Quik: \u2018I Deserve To Be Where [Dr.] Dre Is\u2019&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"image large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2022\/12\/dj-quik-i-should-be-where-dr-dre-at-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"DJ Quik: \u2018I Deserve To Be Where [Dr.] Dre Is\u2019\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\"><span>Johnny Nunez\/WireImage<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">DJ Quik\u00a0has had a few things to get off his chest this week while reflecting on the journey of his decorated career in music.<\/p>\n<p>As an architect of the West Coast\u2019s G-Funk sound in the \u201990s, Quik expressed that he believes his career should match the mainstream acclaim of his friend and Hip Hop billionaire Dr. Dre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s early. But I deserve to be where Dre is,\u201d he declared on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> on Tuesday (December 6). \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair, but I understand why. I\u2019ve never had a machine behind me, that always hurt my friends more than it did me.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know it\u2019s early. But I deserve to be where Dre is. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s fair, but I understand why. I\u2019ve never had a machine behind me, that always hurt my friends more than it did me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dj Quik (@djquik) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djquik\/status\/1600168141329350656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Quik was swift to explain that there was no vitriol in his rant and showed Dr. Dre love while referring to him as the \u201cbig brother\u201d he never had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis doesn\u2019t need to be on a podcast. Because you have fire starters, who want to spin everything to get more ratings,\u201d he wrote. \u201cBut the truth is: I love Dr. Dre, like a big brother, one I never had. It pains me when people pit us against each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit200\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He then went on to explain how <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djquik\/status\/1600179000843722752?s=20&amp;t=En8OpYBdU3RbUVi560MHtQ\">this wasn\u2019t a \u201cmental breakdown\u201d<\/a> but rather him expressing himself as freely and neutrally as he could.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I\u2019ll never be as popular as I need to be, but I have 10s of artists superstars,\u201d the West Coast legend added. \u201cAnd when they shine, I just smile. The janitor doesn\u2019t get all the glory, but he keeps the backstage, clean as a triage.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This doesn\u2019t need to be on a podcast. Because you have fire starters, who want to spin everything to get more ratings. But the truth is: I love Dr. Dre, like a big brother, one I never had. It pains me when people pit us against each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dj Quik (@djquik) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djquik\/status\/1600176755972530176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know I\u2019ll never be as popular as I need to be, but I have 10s of artists superstars! And when they shine, I just smile. The janitor doesn\u2019t get all the glory, but he keeps the backstage, clean as a triage.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dj Quik (@djquik) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/djquik\/status\/1600178422403063814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 6, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Compton native\u2019s career has had several parallels with Dr. Dre as Quik would \u201cfill the gaps\u201d for N.W.A. when Dre wasn\u2019t around. The two were involved with Suge Knight and had aligning stints at Death Row Records in the \u201990s. They even linked up again in 2002 for Quik\u2019s <em>Under Tha Influence<\/em> standout cut \u201cPut It On Me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>DJ Quik has often bemoaned the lack of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>reciation for his contributions to Hip Hop. Earlier this year, he burned a three-figure check from Death Row Records on Instagram Live in the midst of a rant about not receiving the proper credit.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\" data-qa=\"message_content\">\n<div class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\">\n<div class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\" data-qa=\"message-text\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\" data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\">\n<div class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_block\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"p-rich_text_section\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not so happy,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m real offended by this Death Row check and this amount. As much work as I did for these sons of bitches, I feel the respect factor is crazy. There is none. So to show you how much your money means to me, Mr. Death Row Records \u2014 all the 2Pac stuff I did, help with Tha Dogg Pound project. Devil, you are a bitch. I want my real money and I want all my credits for everything that I did in this industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the songs, including \u2018Hot In Here\u2019 by Nelly and Pharrell. I want my credit for being \u2018Get Nekkid.\u2019 I want my credit from Kendrick Lamar \u2014 and this is no disrespect to Kendrick Lamar, I love TDE, you guys are awesome \u2014 but the fact y\u2019all left my credit off \u2018King Kunta\u2019 [<em>To Pimp A Butterfly<\/em>] was crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile outerAdHatch\">\n<div class=\"ad-border\">\n<div class=\"innerAdHatch\">\n<div id=\"contentUnit300\" class=\"adUnits\" inserted=\"shortcode\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added: \u201c<em>All Eyez On Me,\u00a0<\/em>it\u2019s my credit, I want that. \u2018In Da Club,\u2019 \u2018If I Can\u2019t,\u2019 I helped with those records by\u00a050 Cent. I want that too. I want all my credits. I\u2019m starting to get to a point where I\u2019m impatient and I feel disrespected. I\u2019m not going to be the underdog of this music industry anymore. I am to be respected as a king and a lord that I am, a God when it comes to production. I need all of my fucking credits.\u201d\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Michael Saponara\">by Michael Saponara<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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