Recently, DJ Quik hopped online to throw some shade at Dr Dre. “DJ Quik is actually who everyone thinks Dr. Dre is," one X user wrote. “Finally. Someone had the balls to say it,” he replied, per HipHopDX. At the time of writing, Dr Dre has not publicly responded to the remark.
Several social media users have, however. "Quik deserves his flowers a True Living Legend… that being said… comparison is the thief of joy," one of them writes. "Styles are different but 110% Quik is WAAAYYYY different than Dre ...Quik is a legend in his own ways and his fans love him for him ❤️," another says.
This isn't the first time DJ Quik compared himself to Dre either. Back in 2022, he argued that he should be where the NWA artist is. “I know it’s early. But I deserve to be where Dre is," he said at the time. "I don’t think it’s fair, but I understand why. I’ve never had a machine behind me, that always hurt my friends more than it did me.”
DJ Quik & Dr Dre
“This doesn’t need to be on a podcast. Because you have fire starters, who want to spin everything to get more ratings. But the truth is: I love Dr. Dre, like a big brother, one I never had. It pains me when people pit us against each other," he continued.
"I know I’ll never be as popular as I need to be, but I have 10s of artists superstars," DJ Quik concluded. "And when they shine, I just smile. The janitor doesn’t get all the glory, but he keeps the backstage, clean as a triage.”
While DJ Quik may not have beef with Dr Dre, he does appear to have beef with Instagram. Recently, he went off about the platform, alleging that it's violating his rights. “I think the time has come for me to file a class action lawsuit against this and other social media platforms for violating my first amendment rights," he alleged. "I said what I said. And after, close this account altogether.”
