The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale

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The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale
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Greatest hits album by
ReleasedNovember 19, 2002
Genre West Coast hip hop
Label Profile/Arista
Producer DJ Quik
DJ Quik chronology
Under tha Influence
(2002)
The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale
(2002)
Trauma
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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HipHopDX.com4.5/5 [2]

The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale is a greatest hits album by rapper and producer DJ Quik. [3] [4] The album charted at number 43 of Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Quik Is The Name (Intro)" David Blake DJ Quik 0:35
2."Sweet Black Pussy"Blake, Clarence Reid DJ Quik4:20
3."Tonite"Blake, Charlotte Caffey, Peter Case, Jane Wiedlin DJ Quik5:23
4."Born and Raised In Compton"BlakeDJ Quik3:24
5."Loked Out Hood"BlakeDJ Quik2:50
6."Safe + Sound"George Archie, BlakeDJ Quik, G-One (co.)4:43
7."Dollaz + Sense"BlakeDJ Quik5:53
8."Summer Breeze"Blake, Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson DJ Quik4:32
9."Quik's Groove VII"BlakeDJ Quik3:49
10."Jus Lyke Compton"Rob Bacon, BlakeDJ Quik, Rob "Fonksta" Bacon (co.)4:10
11."So Many Wayz" (featuring 2nd II None & Peter Gunz)George Archie, Darius Barnett, Blake, Kelton McDonald, Peter Pankey DJ Quik, G-One (co.)5:39
12."Hand In Hand" (featuring 2nd II None & El DeBarge)Barnett, Blake, Eldra Patrick DeBarge, McDonaldDJ Quik4:18
13."Down, Down, Down" (featuring Suga Free, AMG & Mausberg)Blake, Johnny Burns, Jason Lewis, Dejuan Walker DJ Quik4:43
14."You'z a Ganxta"BlakeDJ Quik4:22
15."Speed"Blake, Lewis, Maurice White, Verdine White DJ Quik3:20
16."Pitch in on a Party"BlakeDJ Quik4:07
17."Do I Love Her?" (featuring Suga Free)Blake, WalkerDJ Quik4:11
18."Streets Iz Callin'" (featuring Chuckey)BlakeDJ Quik3:45
19."Trouble" (featuring AMG)Blake, LewisDJ Quik3:41

  (co.) Co-producer

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