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==Early life==
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 joined the [[Tree Top Piru|Tree Top Piru Bloods]], which he later regretted, stating that joining the gang "was the dumbest shit."<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>
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