I think it'd still be interesting to hear a Quik (production) and El Debarge (singing/song writing/lyrics) album. Quik keeps it funky but smooth when it comes to the production and the production is clean and crisp. And El's a very talented song writer and he knows how to write songs. I think it'd still be a good look to hear a Quik and El album.

back in 98-01 I'd say yeah, however Quik fell off IMO and El is missing that thing with writing a track these days.

and it would feel gimmicky. if i could put El Debarge with anybody now it would be Thom Bell and those full string arrangements, etc..

El Debarge sings the Spinners, delfonics and Stylistics.

> back in 98-01 I'd say yeah, however Quik fell off IMO and
>El is missing that thing with writing a track these days.
>
>and it would feel gimmicky. if i could put El Debarge with
>anybody now it would be Thom Bell and those full string
>arrangements, etc..
>
>El Debarge sings the Spinners, delfonics and Stylistics.


I could see that too. I agree that Quik's peak and prime was last seen back in like 98' but I still think he keeps something interesting with a groove and beat. Although it's not like it was back in the 90's but it's still interesting to me. But I do see what you saying about it feeling gimmicky now.

El covering the Spinners, Delfonics, Stylistics would be a cool too.

>I agree that Quik's peak and prime was
>last seen back in like 98' but I still think he keeps
>something interesting with a groove and beat.

Of course Quik's prime was in the 90s (whose wasn't?) but Book of David still showed that he had game on the boards (one of my favorite albums of 2011) so this would still be a good project IMO. 12 years later than preferable? Sure. Doesn't mean it wouldn't knock tho.

he had some good things and then it went on about 6-7 tracks to long imo. glad he and sugga free are cool aGAIN HOWEVER QUIK NEVER TOOK HIS MUSIC Anywhere else.

he very much wanted to be ab R&B producer however it was always mixed results imo.

http://youtu.be/scavDac7d1s - If I could get a CDQ of that on record??? Man, it was simple how he flipped it but still so dope...drums were hittin, pianos were servin.

So yeah, I agree that it woulda been better in that Rhythmalism period, but I'd still check it for sure

>http://youtu.be/scavDac7d1s - If I could get a CDQ of that on
>record??? Man, it was simple how he flipped it but still so
>dope...drums were hittin, pianos were servin.
>
>So yeah, I agree that it woulda been better in that
>Rhythmalism period, but I'd still check it for sure

I co-sign to the fullest!

That dates the video a lot, lol.

that Quik was talkin and cussin durin a mothafuckin got damn 80's R&B song n shit? And for L.A. folks, the 92.3 "No Color Lines" in the background? Yea, that video feels too 90's to even be on Youtube. That shit should be an old Quick Time file that takes 5 hours to download on a 56K modem

Back n the rhythmalism days
But the powers that be never let it see the light of day
I don't think anything leaked either

It's one of those break up songs that doesn't quite hate the woman, but lets her know, I'm not cool with this, but do you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DYZdgL8hFQ

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Truth Hurts, Deborah Cox, El(am I forgetting somebody else?)...

He did some work for Mariah, but it got shelved - after the lawsuit - which I hope it will surface.

Overall, this thread makes me wish Quik did more R&B production.

What's the story with the Mariah shit? Never heard of that...lawsuit for what?

They worked on a couple of songs but ended up shelved after Quik and them got slapped with a lawsuit over Truth Hurts' "Contagious".

One of the songs he did with Mimi were in the same vein as "Not Really Lookin'", according to some article I read @ the time.

Oh word. Ok. What was the lawsuit on Contagious about? Writing credits or sample clearance or something?

Yeah, it was about the Bollywood score sample.

Ahahaha - and I responded in kind without even thinking twice about it. Our bad.

It's the song he was playing in the Visualizm DVD - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I2relxvtlA

you posted a song called "I Like It" then one called "I Like", both with El in them, and they aren't the same shit? Interesting...ha.

Sounds like he NEEDS a Quik/DeBarge album to happen to pay bills.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.19088/title.el-debarge-arrested-for-drug-possession-in-los-angeles-california