You may remember old school rappers DJ Quik and Kurupt as pioneers in West Coast hip-hop and old friends, too, having worked together since the days of The Chronic with Dre and Snoop. But it wasn’t until their album June ‘09 Blaqkout that the duo officially collaborated on a full-fledged album.
Below, watch EW’s exclusive premiere of the video for the track “Hey Playa (Moroccan Blues),” shot in Los Angeles and the Adelanto desert. Believe it or not, both the music and video was actually inspired by a recent trip the Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods host Andrew Zimmern took to Morocco.
“When he [Zimmern] went to a restaurant,” says Quik. “There was a man playing music, the house musician. He had this little stringed instrument and was strumming it so in-tune with the environment — it was crazy. So I sampled it and put a beat to it and later, Andrew even liked it and let me put it in our music.”
Take a listen, Mixers, and tell us whether or not you’re feeling the latest video from the pair:
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Great production from Quik as usual. Verses are not so great.
Playa, Playa, Playa, what an original concept…NOT Reminds me of what Cornell West said, too many of us today are trying to be successful and not trying to be GREAT.
Stupid!
WOW Quick Your incredible you just keep your sh*t in the Smash End!!!
Dave Yi – thanks for puttin’ up and highlighting solid west coast music. I have the album, it’s solid, something for everyone. Quik is in the musical trenches diggin’ up some gems…still one of the best producer/rappers. Listen to the lyrics – even when the topic is familiar the word play and sincerity is there…feels good mane!
Quik is one of the greatest rapper/producers, and my fave., and im lovin the song. Vid was hott! Quik n Kurupt work well together fa sho! No complaints here- Its All Love ♥