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Safe + Sound

Safe + Sound is the third album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on February 21, 1995, on Profile Records. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard 200 on March 11, 1995, number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart the same date, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 11, 1995. The album was executive-produced by Suge Knight. The album featured the singles "Safe + Sound" and "Summer Breeze".[citation needed] A music video was produced for "Safe + Sound".[citation needed]

Safe + Sound
The cover features a a blurred sideways photo of DJ Quik wearing a red baseball cap inside a scratched red square. Both the artist's name and the album title appear above and below him, written in white scratched lettering.
Studio album by
DJ Quik
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1995
StudioSkip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length67:28
LabelProfile
Producer
  • DJ Quik
  • G-One
  • Courtney Branch
  • Tracy Kendrick
  • Robert Bacon
DJ Quik chronology
Way 2 Fonky
(1992)		 Safe + Sound
(1995)		 Rhythm-al-ism
(1998)
Singles from Safe + Sound
  1. "Safe + Sound"
    Released: 1995
  2. "Summer Breeze"
    Released: 1995

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[2]
RapReviews8.5/10[3]
The SourceStarStarStarStar[4]
Vibe(favorable)[5]

AllMusic's John Bush wrote: "Caught up with extolling his sexiness and success with women, DJ Quik raps about little else on his third album. The lyrics are funny though, and his G-funk grooves do help things."[2] Pete T. of RapReviews praised Quik for utilizing more live instrumentation to craft "full-blown masterpieces" throughout the track listing, highlighting the record's "rich soundscapes and masterfully arranged orchestrations with dense layers of sounds, intricate rhythms, and well-balanced songwriting." While giving note of the "lewd subject matter" being a turn off for listeners, Pete T. called Quik's Safe + Sound "an absolute musical gem and a quintessential summer album featuring his signature "p-funk" that stands out even among the myriad commercial and critical hits from L.A. in '95."[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Street Level Entrance"David BlakeDJ Quik1:52
2."Get at Me"
DJ Quik4:07
3."Diggin U Out"BlakeDJ Quik4:48
4."Safe + Sound"
  • George Archie
  • Blake
  • DJ Quik
  • G-One[c]
4:48
5."Somethin' 4 tha Mood"
  • DJ Quik
  • G-One[c]
5:55
6."Don't You Eat It!"BlakeDJ Quik1:07
7."Can I Eat It?"
  • Archie
  • Blake
DJ Quik4:59
8."It'z Your Fantasy"
  • Archie
  • Blake
  • DJ Quik
  • G-One[c]
4:22
9."Tha Ho in You" (featuring Hi-C & 2nd II None)
  • Archie
  • Darius Barnett
  • Blake
  • Kelton L. McDonald
  • Crawford Wilkerson
DJ Quik4:44
10."Dollaz + Sense"BlakeDJ Quik5:52
11."Let You Havit"BlakeDJ Quik3:40
12."Summer Breeze"
  • DJ Quik
  • Courtney Branch
  • Tracy Kendrick[c]
4:33
13."Quik's Groove III"
  • Archie
  • Robert Bacon
  • Blake
  • DJ Quik
  • Robert Bacon
  • G-One[c]
2:37
14."Sucka Free (featuring Playa Hamm)"BlakeDJ Quik2:10
15."Keep tha "P" in It" (featuring Playa Hamm, Hi-C, 2nd II None & Kam)
  • Barnett
  • Blake
  • McDonald
  • Craig Miller
  • Wilkerson
DJ Quik5:24
16."Hooray 4 tha Funk (Reprise)"
DJ Quik2:12
17."Tanqueray" (Hidden bonus track)BlakeDJ Quik4:19
Total length:63:21

Personnel

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Credits for Safe + Sound adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[11] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ Fox, Luke (February 4, 2021). "Here Are Important Hip-Hop Moments in 1995 That Were Pivotal to the Golden Era". XXL. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Bush, John. "Safe + Sound - DJ Quik". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Pete T. (June 1, 2010). "DJ Quik Safe + Sound". RapReviews. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  4. ↑ The Source review
  5. ↑ "Vibe review". Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Safe + Sound - DJ Quik | Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "DJ Quik Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "DJ Quik Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  11. ↑ "American album certifications – DJ Quik – Safe". Recording Industry Association of America.
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