Safe & Sound (CD)

By the time of his third album DJ Quik was a household name on the West Coast -- California's premier rapper/producer not named Andre Young. Released on Profile in 1995, Safe + Sound was certified gold. Less reliant on samples and more focused on live instruments, it elevated him from producer to fully-fledged composer. This sound -- the quick, winding basslines, tinny high hats, smooth instrumental solos, soulful pipes, and Roger Troutman's talkbox -- defined him. This is an album of full-blown masterpieces. Rich soundscapes and masterfully arranged orchestrations with dense layers of sounds, intricate rhythms, and well-balanced songwriting. Tracklist: 1 Street Level Entrance2 Get at Me3 Diggin' U Out4 Safe + Sound5 Somethin' 4 Tha Mood6 Don't You Eat It!7 Can I Eat It?8 Itz Your Fantasy9 Tha Ho in You10 Dollaz + Sense11 Let You Havit12 Summer Breeze13 Quik's Groove III14 Sucka Free15 Keep Tha "P" in It16 Hoorah 4 Tha Funk17 Tanqueray