Quik Is the Name

Quik Is The Name
Quik Is The Name
Studio album by DJ Quik
Released	January 15, 1991
Recorded	1990
Studio	Westlake (Los Angeles)
Genre	West Coast hip-hop; gangsta rap; G-funk;
Length	43:21
Label	Profile
Producer	Courtney Branch (also exec.); DJ Quik; Greg Jessie (exec.); Tracy Kendrick (also exec.);
DJ Quik chronology
Singles from Quik Is the Name
	"Born and Raised in Compton"; Released: January 15, 1991; "Tonite"; Released: June 10, 1991; "Quik Is the Name"; Released: 1991;

Quik Is The Name is the debut studio album by American hip hop artist and producer DJ Quik, released by Profile Records on January 15, 1991. The album was produced by DJ Quik and his executive producers Courtney Branch and Tracy Kendrick. The recording sessions took place in 1990 at Westlake Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, with a production budget of $30,000.

The album debuted and peaked at No. 29 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 50,000 copies in its first week in America. The album was certified Gold four months after its release on May 30, 1991, and Platinum four years later on July 26, 1995. As of 2005, the album has sold over 1,068,203 copies in United States.