BlaQKout

"Blaqkout is an audible feast, filled with Quik's rich production and Kurupt's tenacious lyricism. As Kurupt says on the album's opening title-track, 'This is one of those things when you put it together, you make gumbo.' From top to bottom, Blaqkout maintains a loose, let's-make-this-record-for-the-hell-of-it feel, which is probably why Quik and Kurupt sound so comfortable in their roles as producer and MC (even if Quik puts in time on the mic on nearly every track).

'9x's Outta 10' is a standout display of their chemistry. Over Quik's tight combo of crisp drums interlaced with syncopated chants, Kurupt seizes the microphone like a rabid pitbull unleashed. His hook is mesmerizing, as he rhymes, 'When it stops/nine times outta 10/it's gonna start again/where it started at/ended up/and we start again/get your mind in the right position/before it start again.' On the album's lead single, 'Hey Playa! (Moroccan Blues),' Quik concocts a mix of Middle Eastern flutes and neck-snapping snare smacks for a breezy, radio-friendly jam that drips with the G-Funk sound both men rode to gangsta rap stalwart status." - VIBE Magazine