Not only could he rap and write his own songs, he could produce as well. He signed to Profile Records in the summer of 1990, reportedly as the label's first six figure signee. He began selling homemade mixtapes (like "The Red Tape", 1987) after he received a turntable for his 9th grade graduation and then began doing shows DJing around Southern California when he moved out. His home life was far from stable as he raps in a song that one of his sisters was selling drugs to one of his other sisters. He lived in the house as the only male with 8 sisters. He grew up without a father and moved out of his mother's home when he was only 17. A lot of Bloods would let the name "Quick" (because CK stands for Crip Killer) but he chose "Quik" to represent the Red but at the same time in some form of respect for the other side. As a teen he took up an affiliation with the Tree Top Piru Bloods, hence why his name is spelled Quik with the C conspicuously missing. He was raised at 436 West Spruce Street in Compton, California. DJ Quik (born David Martin Blake on January 18, 1970) is a West Coast rapper and record producer from Compton, California.
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