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  "slug": "dj-quik",
  "name": "DJ Quik",
  "description": "DJ Quik appears once in our G-Funk list, placing as high as No. 6. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.",
  "updated": "2026-08-29",
  "url": "https://waxonia.com/artist/dj-quik/",
  "appearanceCount": 1,
  "distinctRecordings": 1,
  "years": {
    "first": 1991,
    "last": 1991
  },
  "highestPlacing": {
    "rank": 6,
    "list": "G-Funk"
  },
  "appearsOn": [
    {
      "kind": "genre",
      "slug": "g-funk",
      "name": "G-Funk",
      "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/g-funk/",
      "entries": 1
    }
  ],
  "tracks": [
    {
      "trackKey": "dj-quik--tonite",
      "trackUrl": "https://waxonia.com/track/dj-quik--tonite/",
      "title": "Tonite",
      "year": 1991,
      "label": "Profile",
      "isrc": null,
      "whyItMatters": "A year early and technically ahead of everybody. Quik played and mixed his own records, and the swing on this one is finer than anything Death Row managed.",
      "alsoOn": [],
      "links": {
        "spotify": {
          "url": "https://open.spotify.com/search/DJ%20Quik%20Tonite",
          "exact": false
        },
        "youtubeMusic": {
          "url": "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=qOcrDKk0OGU",
          "exact": true
        }
      },
      "rank": 6,
      "on": {
        "kind": "genre",
        "slug": "g-funk",
        "name": "G-Funk",
        "url": "https://waxonia.com/genre/g-funk/"
      },
      "artist": "DJ Quik"
    }
  ],
  "curates": null
}