Personnel: DJ Quik (various instruments); El DeBarge (vocals); Peter Gunz, Suga Free, Mausberg, Playa Hamm, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Hi-C (rap vocals); Robert "Fonksta" Bacon, Jr., Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones, Marvin Watkins (guitar); Ron Townsend (flute); Charles "Chaz" Green (horns); Kenneth Crouch (piano, Fender Rhodes); Del Atkins (bass); G-One (drums); Eric McCain (percussion); Dianne Knighton, Will "The Thrill" Hudspeth, Dee (background vocals).
Recorded at ? Studios & Skip Saylor Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: DJ Quik (various instruments); El DeBarge (vocals); Peter Gunz, Suga Free, Mausberg, Playa Hamm, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Hi-C (rap vocals); Robert "Fonksta" Bacon, Jr., Stan "The Guitar Man" Jones, Marvin Watkins (guitar); Ron Townsend (flute); Charles "Chaz" Green (horns); Kenneth Crouch (piano, Fender Rhodes); Del Atkins (bass); G-One (drums); Eric McCain (percussion); Dianne Knighton, Will "The Thrill" Hudspeth, Dee (background vocals).
Recorded at ? Studios & Skip Saylor Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Don't be confused by the name; DJ Quik isn't offering up a paint-by-numbers in-the-mix recording, or any fancy turntable manipulation. Instead, this multi-talented artist is busy defining a new genre for himself on RHYTHM-AL-ISM. A vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, DJ Quik's abilities and musical interests are too wide-ranging to be contained by any one style. He fuses good-timey, often boastful rapping with vintage '70s R&B and early-'80s Rick James-style funk-rock. Though he's as obsessed with the opposite sex as anyone this side of R. Kelly, Quik has a contemplative side, as seen on "You'z a Gangsta." On this cut, he continually refutes the title's accusation, offering a strenuous enough protest to put you on his side. Mostly, though, RHYTHM-AL-ISM is pure party music-light-hearted, funky and irresistible.
Professional Reviews
The Source (1/99, p.184) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...Quik is more readily recognized as the author of many a pimp-related tale....the wily West Coast veteran has created his most adventurous album..."
The Source (1/99, p.184) - 4 Mics (out of 5) - "...Quik is more readily recognized as the author of many a pimp-related tale....the wily West Coast veteran has created his most adventurous album..."
