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DJ Quik discography
Studio albums	9
EPs	1
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	3
Singles	20
Music videos	13
Mixtapes	3

This is the discography of DJ Quik, an American hip-hop artist and Record producer. This list includes all of the official album and single releases, including his albums, Quik Is the Name, which debuted at No. 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and No. 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1991. Way 2 Fonky, which debuted at No. 10 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1992. Safe + Sound, which debuted at No. 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1995. Rhythm-al-ism, which debuted at No. 63 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 1995. Balance & Options, which was his first album not to chart and not to receive a RIAA certification in 2000. Under tha Influence, which debuted at No. 27 on the US Billboard 200 chart, and No. 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in 2002. Trauma, which debuted at No. 43 on the US Billboard 200 chart, No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, No. 9 on the Rap Albums, and No. 1 on the Independent Albums in 2005.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales	Certifications
Title	Album details	US	US R&B	US Rap	US Ind	Sales	Certifications
Quik Is the Name	Released: January 15, 1991 (US) Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette	29	9	—	—	US: 1,068,203	RIAA: Platinum
Way 2 Fonky	Released: July 20, 1992 (US) Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette	10	13	—	—	US: 500,000	RIAA: Gold
Safe + Sound	Released: February 21, 1995 (US) Label: Profile Formats: CD, LP, cassette	14	1	—	—	US: 500,000	RIAA: Gold
Rhythm-al-ism	Released: November 24, 1998 (US) Label: Profile, Arista Formats: CD, LP, cassette	63	13	—	—	US: 502,000	RIAA: Gold
Balance & Options	Released: May 16, 2000 (US) Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP, cassette	18	5	—	—	US: 324,000
Under tha Influence	Released: June 4, 2002 (US) Label: Ark 21, Bungalo Formats: CD, LP, cassette	27	7	—	—	US: 138,000
Trauma	Released: September 13, 2005 (US) Label: Mad Science, Fontana Formats: CD, LP, digital download	43	13	9	1	US: 100,000
The Book of David	Released: April 11, 2011 (US) Label: Mad Science, Fontana Formats: CD, LP, digital download	55	12	5	4	US: 27,000
The Midnight Life	Release: October 14, 2014 (US) Label: Mad Science, Ingrooves Formats: CD, LP, digital download	63	11	7	11	US: 5,097
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales
Title	Album details	US	US R&B	US Rap	US Ind	Sales
Blaqkout (with Kurupt)	Released: June 9, 2009 (US) Label: Mad Science, Fontana Formats: CD, digital download	61	11	6	9	US: 30,000
Rosecrans: The Album (with Problem)	Released: April 20, 2017 Label: Diamond Lane Format: Digital download

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US R&B	US Rap
The Best of DJ Quik: Da Finale	Release date: November 19, 2002 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP	43	—
Platinum & Gold Collection	Release date: June 17, 2004 Label: BMG Heritage, Arista Formats: CD	—	—
Born and Raised in Compton: The Greatest Hits	Release date: August 8, 2006 Label: Arista Formats: CD	—	—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	US R&B	US Rap
Greatest Hits: Live at the House of Blues	Release date: June 6, 2006 Label: Mad Science, Fontana Formats: CD	36	20

Instrumental albums

List of instrumental albums, with year released
Title	Album details
Trauma Instrumentals	Release date: January 24, 2006 Label: Mad Science, Fontana Formats: CD, LP

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with year released
Title	Album details
The Death Row Sessions EP	Released: November 14, 2008 Label: Death Row Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

1987: The Red Tape
2005: The Trauma Mixtape
2011: The Audio Biography of David

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Born and Raised in Compton"	1990	—	16	4	Quik Is the Name
"Tonite"	1991	49	13	3
"Quik Is the Name"	1991	—	—	—
"Jus Lyke Compton"	1992	62	37	4	Way 2 Fonky
"Way 2 Fonky"	1992	—	93	—	Way 2 Fonky
"Safe + Sound"	1995	81	56	21	Safe + Sound
"Summer Breeze"	1995	—	110	—	Safe + Sound
"You'z a Ganxta"	1998	—	59	—	Rhythm-al-ism
"Hand in Hand" (featuring 2nd II None & El DeBarge)		—	66	—
"Down, Down, Down" (featuring AMG, Suga Free & Mausberg)		—	59	—
"Pitch in on a Party"	1999	—	68	—	Balance & Options
"Quikker Said than Dunn"	1999	—	—	—
"Do I Love Her?" (featuring Suga Free)	2000	—	108	—
"Put It on Me" (featuring Dr. Dre & Mimi)	2001	—	58	—	Under tha Influence
"Trouble" (featuring AMG)	2002	—	55	—	Under tha Influence
"Black Mercedes" (featuring Nate Dogg)	2005	—	—	—	Trauma
"Fandango" (featuring B-Real)		—	—	—
"Get Down" (featuring Chingy)		—	105	—
"Ladies & Thugs" (featuring Wyclef Jean)		—	—	—
"Luv of My Life" (featuring Gift Reynolds)	2011	—	—	—	The Book of David
"Real Women" (featuring Jon B.)		—	—	—
"Nobody" (featuring Suga Free)		—	—	—
"Black Friday"	2016	—	—	—
"Class"	2023	—	—	—
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	NZ	UK	Album
"Let's Get Down" (Tony! Toni! Toné! featuring DJ Quik)	1996	30	4	8	33	House of Music
"Strait Playin'" (Shaquille O'Neal featuring DJ Quik & Peter Gunz)	1997	—	33	13	—	You Can't Stop the Reign
"Up "N" Da Club" (2nd II None featuring DJ Quik & AMG)	1999	—	107	—	—	Classic 220
"Focus" (Erick Sermon featuring DJ Quik & Xzibit)	2000	—	55	—	—	Erick Onasis
"I'm Not Really Lookin" (Truth Hurts featuring DJ Quik)	2002	—	105	—	—	Truthfully Speaking
"John Doe" (Shade Sheist featuring DJ Quik, Hi-C, AMG & Swift)	2002	—	64	—	—	Informal Introduction
"Let Me Know" (Hi-C featuring DJ Quik)	2003	—	73	—	—	The Hi-Life Hustle
"Rise to Glory" (E.S. Posthumus featuring DJ Quik & Bizarre)	2005	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"I'm Toe Up (Remix)" (Problem featuring DJ Felli Fel, DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin and Snoop Dogg)	2008	—	—	—	—	—
"Let Me Tell You" (Sammattick and Egypt Criss featuring D. Blake)	2019	—	—	—	—	Levelz
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other performer(s)	Album
"Hip House"	1990	Uzi $ Bros, Calvin Crush 20/20, Playa Hamm, Richie Rich	Kick That Thang
"Comin' Like This"	1991	2nd II None, AMG, Hi-C	2nd II None
"Ain't Nothin' Wrong"		2nd II None
"Niggaz Trippin"		2nd II None, AMG, Hi-C
"Skanless"		Hi-C, AMG, K.K.	Skanless
"Trust No Bitch"	1992	Penthouse Players Clique, AMG, Eazy-E	Paid the Cost
"P.S. Phuk U 2"	1992	Penthouse Players Clique, Eazy-E	Paid the Cost
"Juvenile Thang"	1993	Juvenile Committee, Playa Hamm	Free Us Colored Kids
"Thug Passion"	1996	2Pac, The Outlawz, Jewell	All Eyez On Me
"Tip Toe"	1997	Suga Free, Hi-C	Street Gospel
"Westside Part II (My Melody)"	1998	TQ, James DeBarge, Hi-C, Playa Hamm, Suga Free	—
"Funkin' Till 2000 Comz"	1999	The Gap Band, Snoop Dogg	Y2K: Funkin' Till 2000 Comz
"Got a Nu Woman"		2nd II None, AMG, Hi-C, Playa Hamm	Classic 220
"Get Tha Money (Dollar Bill)"		Hi-C, El DeBarge	Swing'n/Deep Blue Sea (soundtrack)
"Get Nekkid"	2000	Mausberg	Non Fiction
"Tha Truth Is..."
"No More Questionz"
"Buck Bounce"		8Ball & MJG	Space Age 4 Eva
"Jankie"		8Ball & MJG	Space Age 4 Eva
"Soak Me Baby"		AMG	Bitch Betta Have My Money 2001
"Sorry I'm Away So Much"		Xzibit, Suga Free	Restless
"I Wanna See"		Hi-C	The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
"Hotel Motel"		Suga Free, Madd Nation	The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
"Pimpin"		Suga Free, Playa Hamm, James DeBarge, Double M	The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
"Don't Walk Away"		Suga Free	The Konnectid Project, Vol. 1
"Can't Go Wrong"	2001	Kurupt, Butch Cassidy	Space Boogie: Smoke Oddessey
"Dance"		Christopher Williams, Hi-C	Real Men Do
"Time Iz Money"		Big Syke, E-40	Big Syke Daddy
"Nothing's Wrong"	2002	Won G, James DeBarge	Explosion
"Put It In The Air"		Talib Kweli	Quality
"Late Night"		2Pac, Outlawz	Better Dayz
"Let's Make a V"		King Tee, Frost, James DeBarge	The Kingdom Come
"So Cold"		Butch Cassidy	—
"There She Goes"	2003	Nate Dogg, Warren G	Nate Dogg
"Let's Make a V"		Frost, King Tee, James DeBarge	Somethin' 4 the Riderz
"Let's Get Down"		Raphael Saadiq	All Hits at the House of Blues
"Coochie Coochie"		Hi-C	The Hi-Life Hustle
"Let Me Know"		Hi-C, Fieldy	The Hi-Life Hustle
"Shine"	2004	Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg	Kiss of Death
"Spur of the Moment"		Ludacris, Kimmi J.	The Red Light District
"Loyal to the Game (DJ Quik Remix)"		2Pac, Big Syke	Loyal to the Game
"Church"	2005	Do or Die, James Prince	D.O.D.
"No Problem (Remix)"	2005	Lil Scrappy	Whut It Dew, Vol. 1
"Ridin' (West Coast Remix)"	2006	Chamillionaire, The Game, Crooked I	—
"Poppin' Off"	2006	Xzibit, King Tee	Full Circle
"Hurt Someone"	2007	Twiztid, Tha Dogg Pound	Independents Day
"Bounce, Rock, Skate"	2008	Terrace Martin, DJ Drama, Snoop Dogg, Kurupt	Locke High
"Hello"		Terrace Martin, J. Black, Kurupt	Locke High
"Died Too Soon"		Busta Rhymes, The Game	Surrender
"Like Me"	2009	Yung Berg, Kay L	—
"Certified Boss"		Down AKA Kilo, Detail	Cholo Skate
"I Love The Hoes"		Mike Epps	Funny Bidness: Da Album
"Bounce, Rock, Skate (Kurupted Mix)"	2010	Kurupt, DJ Drama, Terrace Martin, Snoop Dogg	Streetlights
"L.O.V.E."		Frank Nitt, J. Black	Jewels In My Backpack
"I Wanna"		Dwele	W.ants W.orld W.omen
"So Westcoast"		Nick Cannon	Child of the Corn
"Take It Off"	2011	Kurupt	Penagon Rydaz
"Fill Your Cup"	2012	Jon B.	Comfortable Swagg
"Amsterdam"		Mann	FMOV: Freshmann On Varsity
"The World Be Like?"		Two-J	The World Be Like? (digital download only)
"Hypnotize You"	2014	Bishop Lamont	—
"Bicken Back Bein Bool"	2014	YG, Mack 10, Big Wy	Blame It on the Streets
"Addicted"	2015	TeeFlii, Snoop Dogg	Starr
"Quik's Groove"	2015	The Game, Sevyn Streeter, Micah	The Documentary 2.5
"Fuck Em'All"	2016	Boogie, Mozzy	Thirst 48, Part II
"How the West Was On"	2016	Big Tray Deee, Rodney O	The 3rd Coming
"Choose Up"	2018	Berner, Ty Dolla $ign	Rico
"Hearts"	2019	Suga Free, E.D.I. Mean	The Resurrection
"I Feel Great"	2020	Xzibit, Demrick, B-Real	Summer of Sam
"105 West"	2024	Jay Worthy, Dam-Funk, A-Trak, Ty Dolla $ign, Channel Tres	Magic Hour

Music videos

As lead artist

List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and director
Year	Title	Director	Album
1990	"Born and Raised In Compton"	Ian Fletcher	Quik Is the Name
1991	"Tonite"	Ian Fletcher
1991	"Quik Is the Name"	Eric Meza
1992	"Jus Lyke Compton"	—	Way 2 Fonky
1992	"Way 2 Fonky"	—	Way 2 Fonky
1995	"Safe + Sound"	Michael T. Martin	Safe + Sound
1998	You'z a Ganxta	—	Rhythm-al-ism
1998	"Hand in Hand" (featuring 2nd II None & El DeBarge)	Terry Heller	Rhythm-al-ism
2000	"Pitch in on a Party"	Patrick Hoelck	Balance & Options
2000	"Sweet Black Pussy"	—	Quik Is the Name
2002	"Trouble" (featuring AMG)	J. Jesses Smith	Under tha Influence
2009	"Blue Line Family Running Things" (featuring Terrace Martin)	—	—
2011	"Luv of My Life" (featuring Gift Reynolds)	Hilton Carter	The Book of David
2011	"Nobody" (featuring Suga Free)	Daniel Czernilofsky	The Book of David
2013	"Life Jacket"	Jon Casey	The Midnight Life
2014	"Trapped on the Tracks" (featuring Bishop Lamont & David Blake)	RILLAH	The Midnight Life

Collaboration videos

List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and director
Year	Title	Director	Album
2007	"Can U Werk Wid Dat" (as The Fixxers)	—	Midnight Life
2009	"9x's Outta 10" (with Kurupt)	D. Baker	Blaqkout
	"Do You Know" (with Kurupt)	D. Baker
	"Hey Playa (Moroccan Blues)" (with Kurupt)	Erick "Ketchup" Peyton

Featured music videos

List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and director
Year	Title	Director	Album
1992	"P.S. Phuk U 2" (Penthouse Players Clique featuring DJ Quik & Eazy-E)	—	Paid the Cost
1993	"Juvenile Thang" (Juvenile Committee featuring DJ Quik & Playa Hamm)	—	Free Us Colored Kids
1996	"Let's Get Down" (Tony! Toni! Toné! featuring DJ Quik)	Joseph Kahn	House of Music
1997	"Strait Playin'" (Shaquille O'Neal featuring Peter Gunz & DJ Quik)	Cameron Casey	You Can't Stop the Reign
1999	"Up N Da Club" (2nd II None featuring DJ Quik & AMG)	G. Thomas	Classic 220
2000	"Focus" (Erick Sermon featuring DJ Quik & Xzibit)	Diane Martel	Erick Onasis
2000	"Buck Bounce" (8Ball & MJG featuring DJ Quik)	Gifted Talents	Space Age 4 Eva
2011	"Bounce, Rock, Skate" (Terrace Martin featuring DJ Quik, Snoop Dogg & Kurupt)	Matt Alonzo	Locke High

Cameo appearances

1991: "Be True To Yourself" by 2nd II None
1991: "Leave My Curl Alone" by Hi-C
1994: "Bringin' The Funk" by STR8-G
1996: "California Love (RMX)" by 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman
1997: "If U Stay Ready" by Suga Free feat. Playa Hamm
1998: "The Way It's Goin' Down" by Shaquille O'Neal feat. Peter Gunz
2001: "Get Your Walk On" by Xzibit
2001: "Nothing's Wrong" by Won G. feat. James DeBarge
2002: "Addictive" by Truth Hurts feat. Rakim
2004: "How We Do" by The Game feat. 50 Cent
2006: "Cali Iz Active" by Tha Dogg Pound feat. Snoop Dogg
2007: "Lift Me Up" by Jay Rock
2009: "Pronto" by Snoop Dogg feat. Soulja Boy
2010: "And U Do Know That" by Mac Shawn
2010: "Rocketeer" by Far East Movement feat. Ryan Tedder
2010: "New Year's Eve" by Snoop Dogg feat. Marty James
2010: "On Point" by Strong Arm Steady feat. Too Short
2010: "Tell A Friend 2 Tell A Friend" by Mann
2011: "That's How I Roll Up" by Flesh-n-Bone
2012: "Way Too Gone" by Young Jeezy feat. Future

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v t e DJ Quik
Discography Production discography
Studio albums	Quik Is the Name Way 2 Fonky Safe + Sound Rhythm-al-ism Balance & Options Under tha Influence Trauma The Book of David The Midnight Life
Collaboration albums	Blaqkout (with Kurupt)
Singles	"Born and Raised in Compton" "Tonite" "Quik Is the Name" "Jus Lyke Compton" "Way 2 Fonky" "Hand in Hand" "Pitch in on a Party" "Put It on Me" "Luv of My Life" "Real Women" "Nobody"
Featured singles	"Strait Playin'"
Related articles	The Fixxers

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