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Line 22: Blake was born on January 18, 1970, in [[Compton, California]]. He was inspired by funk and soul artists,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/quik-is-the-name-mw0000272541\|title=Quik Is the Name – DJ Quik – Songs, Reviews, Credits\|website=AllMusic\|access-date=May 20, 2019}}</ref> such as [[Roger Troutman]] (who taught him the use of the [[talkbox]], which became a trademark for Quik's sound throughout his career) and [[George Clinton (funk musician)\|George Clinton]]. Blake began selling homemade [[mixtape]]s (notably ''The Red Tape'', 1987) after he received a [[phonograph\|turntable]] for his 8th grade promotion. He began doing shows DJing around [[Southern California]], many of which ended in rival gang-related altercations. He was a member of the [[~~Pirus\|Westside~~Tree Top Piru\|Tree Top Piru]] [[Bloods]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last= \|first= \|date=2009-06-06 \|title=DJ Quik Speaks On Gang Life \|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.9260/title.dj-quik-speaks-on-gang-life \|access-date=2023-04-01 \|website=HipHopDX \|language=en}}</ref> At age 16 in 1986, Quik dropped out of high school. For three years he was homeless because his mother lost her home due to foreclosure. He would later go on to say that after his success in the rap world, many of his family members "popped up".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.laweekly.com/2011-06-02/music/dj-quik-trials-and-tribulations-of-a-west-coast-legend/\|title=DJ Quik: Trials and Tribulations of a West Coast Legend\|work=LA Weekly\|access-date=June 11, 2011\|date=June 2, 2011}}</ref> == Career ==

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