Safe + Sound

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For other uses, see Safe and Sound (disambiguation).
Safe + Sound
File:Safe&Sound.jpg
Studio album by DJ Quik
Released February 21, 1995 (US)
Recorded 1993-1994
Skip Sailor Recordings
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre West Coast Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, G-funk, Gangsta Rap, R&B
Length 67:28
Label Profile
Producer Suge Knight (exec.), DJ Quik, G-One, Robert Bacon
DJ Quik chronology
Way 2 Fonky
(1992)Way 2 Fonky1992		 Safe + Sound
(1995)		 Rhythm-al-ism
(1998)Rhythm-al-ism1998
Singles from Safe + Sound
  1. "Safe + Sound"
    Released: January 7, 1995
  2. "Dollaz + Sense"
    Released: May 31, 1995
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
RapReviews.com (8.5/10)[2]
The Source 4/5 stars[3]
Vibe (favorable)[4]

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 1 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 "Dollaz & Sense" and "Safe + Sound". Safe + Sound is also seen by fans and critics as a Hip Hop classic and some of DJ Quik's best work.

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Street Level Entrance"   David Blake DJ Quik 1:52
2. "Get at Me (AMG Diss)"   Larry Blackmon, Blake, Byron Byrd DJ Quik 4:07
3. "Diggin U Out"   Blake DJ Quik 4:48
4. "Safe + Sound"   George Archie, Blake DJ Quik, G-One (co.) 4:48
5. "Somethin' 4 Tha Mood"   Archie, Blake, George Clinton, Jr. DJ Quik, G-One (co.) 5:55
6. "Don't You Eat It!"   Blake DJ Quik 1:07
7. "Can I Eat It?"   Archie, Blake DJ Quik 4:59
8. "It'z Your Fantasy"   Archie, Blake DJ Quik, G-One (co.) 4:22
9. "Tha Ho In You" (featuring Hi-C & 2nd II None) Archie, Darius Barnett, Blake, Kelton L. McDonald, Crawford Wilkerson DJ Quik 4:44
10. "Dollaz + Sense (MC Eiht Diss)"   Blake DJ Quik 5:52
11. "Let You Havit (MC Eiht Diss)"   Blake DJ Quik 3:40
12. "Summer Breeze"   Blake, Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson DJ Quik, Courtney Branch, Tracy Kendrick (co.) 4:33
13. "Quik's Groove III"   Archie, Robert Bacon, Blake DJ Quik, Robert Bacon, G-One (co.) 2:37
14. "Sucka Free"   Blake DJ Quik 2:10
15. "Keep Tha "P" In It" (featuring Playa Hamm, Hi-C, 2nd II None & Kam) Barnett, Blake, McDonald, Craig Miller, Wilkerson DJ Quik 5:24
16. "Hooray 4 Tha Funk (Reprise)"   Blake, Garry Shider DJ Quik 5:24
Total length:
 63.21

 • (co.) Co-producer

Sample credits
  • "Get at Me" Contain samples of "Rigor Mortis" by Cameo and "Conscience" by Sun.
  • "Diggin' U Out" Contain samples of "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae and "The Freeze (Sizzaleenmean)" by Parliament.
  • "Safe + Sound" Contain samples of "Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson and "I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince.
  • "Can I Eat It" Contain a sample of "Don't Fight the Feeling" by One Way.
  • "Itz Your Fantasy" Contain a sample of "California My Way" by The Main Ingredient.
  • "Dollaz + Sense" Contain a sample of "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" by Young & Company.
  • "Let You Havit" Contain a sample of "Long Stroke" by ADC Band.
  • "Summer Breeze" Contain a sample of "You Like Me Don't You" by Jermaine Jackson.
  • "Sucka Free" Contain a sample of "Shack Up" by Banbarra.
  • "Keep Tha P in It" Contain samples of "Do It, Fluid" by The Blackbyrds and "Colour Me Funky" by Parliament.
  • "Hoorah 4 Tha Funk" Contain a sample of "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
  • "Tanqueray" Contain samples of "Get Up to Get Down" by Brass Construction and "Bustin' Out (On Funk)" by Rick James.

Personnel

Credits for Safe + Sound adapted from Allmusic.[5]

Charts

Preceded by U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums number-one album
March 11, 1995 – March 25, 1995		 Succeeded by
My Life by Mary J. Blige

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[9] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ RapReviews.com review
  3. ↑ The Source review
  4. ↑ Vibe review
  5. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/safe-sound-mw0000627528/credits
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.billboard.com/artist/299984/dj+quik/chart
  7. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/299984/dj+quik/chart?f=412
  8. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/299984/dj+quik/chart?f=415
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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