Twitter Supports DJ Quik Saying He Should Be As Popular As Dr. Dre: ‘I Don’t Think It’s Fair’

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;djquik" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">DJ Quik<&sol;a> recently sparked a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;twitter-slams-van-jones-after-he-apologized-for-black-peoples-silence-amid-yes-anti-semitic-rants&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Twitter<&sol;a> discussion that compared his career to that of another West Coast legend&colon; Dr&period; Dre&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Quik Speaks His Mind While Still Praising Dr&period; Dre<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>It all went down on Tuesday morning&comma; and DJ Quik started off by outright saying he &&num;8220&semi;deserve&lbrack;s&rsqb; to be where Dre is&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I know it’s early&period; But I deserve to be where Dre is&period; I don’t think it’s fair&comma; but I understand why&period; I’ve never had a machine behind me&comma; that always hurt my friends more than it did me&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600168141329350656" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He went on to further elaborate on the matter&comma; though he was sure to express that he has nothing but love for Dr&period; Dre&period; In fact&comma; Quik even shared that it &&num;8220&semi;pains &lbrack;him&rsqb; when people pit &lbrack;them&rsqb; against each other&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600175804649857026" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600176755972530176" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>DJ Quik also stoically shared messages relating to people accepting the hand they were dealt&period; Notably&comma; he compared himself to a &&num;8220&semi;janitor&&num;8221&semi; who works behind the scenes&comma; though he&&num;8217&semi;s proud of what he&&num;8217&semi;s accomplished as a producer with &&num;8220&semi;10s of artists superstars&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;I know I’ll never be as popular as I need to be&comma; but I have 10s of artists superstars&excl; And when they shine&comma; I just smile&period; The janitor doesn’t get all the glory&comma; but he keeps the backstage&comma; clean as a triage&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600177833313460224" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600178422403063814" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Finally&comma; he wrapped up his comments by clarifying that he&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;not having a meltdown&&num;8221&semi; and is only expressing his thoughts on the subject&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600179000843722752" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Fans Understand Where DJ Quik&&num;8217&semi;s Coming From<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As one might expect&comma; DJ Quik&&num;8217&semi;s comments swiftly sparked a conversation on Twitter&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Most people sympathized with Quik and showered him in support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600255035341869056" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600203352880472064" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600424918310563840" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600201073087897600" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600522992043302915" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One user even said that&comma; if Dr&period; Dre is &&num;8220&semi;the Michael Jackson of the West Coast&comma;&&num;8221&semi; then DJ Quik is Prince&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600192285852958738" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; not everyone sided with DJ Quik&period; While they acknowledged DJ Quik as a &&num;8220&semi;talented legend&comma;&&num;8221&semi; some nonetheless felt that Dr&period; Dre &&num;8220&semi;has given us a bit more&period;&&num;8221&semi; Additionally&comma; DJ Quik&&num;8217&semi;s comments about Dre benefitting from &&num;8220&semi;a machine&&num;8221&semi; were contested&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600449921760382977" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600215528013848576" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600223073361620995" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600369624092053504" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One individual even shared that DJ Quik isn&&num;8217&semi;t as big as Dre because he &&num;8220&semi;stayed true to his roots and kept it west coast at all times&period;&&num;8221&semi; So&comma; many of those who disagreed still couldn&&num;8217&semi;t help but give DJ Quik major props&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600251418954584064" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Ultimately&comma; though&comma; most fans felt as though DJ Quik had made points&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600273419509018624" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600503188368621569" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1600514054140870657" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Do you agree with DJ Quik&&num;8217&semi;s sentiment about &&num;8220&semi;deserv&lbrack;ing&rsqb; to be where Dre is&&num;8221&semi;&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine; 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