DJ Quik was a guest recently on The People's Party Podcast where he was credited by host Talib Kweli as the man who started his recording career. "There would be no Talib Kweli as far as career-wise if it wasn't for you," Kweli revealed to Quik in the show's intro.
Kweli went on to explain that Quik and Snoop were on the radio when Talib dropped one of his first Hi-Tek-produced singles. "The West Coast loved this record," he said. "Hi-Tek's production chops really found an ear on the West Coast."
Talib Kweli says that Quik put "The Blast" in heavy rotation. "Shame on you New York," he said. "DJ Enuf supported the record in New York, but New York in general didn't support the record, it was L.A., you [Quik] in particular."