Rhythm-al-ism

In an interview with Complex, DJ Quik spoke on the background and recording process of Rhythm-al-ism stating, “With the Rhythm-al-ism album, even though it didn't have a home because Profile Records was going through something and I was fighting them for back royalties and they had me on suspension because they didn't want to pay me. I understood, those were some big checks, I wouldn't want to pay DJ Quik either. "I think that's when I lost my rough edges, I lost the gangster and became like an R&B pretty boy. "The name Rhythm-al-ism alone tells you what I was doing. I was mixing up rhythms. I was meshing R&B with hip-hop and jazz. And a little bit of comedy".{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/04/dj-quik-tells-all-the-stories-behind-his-classic-records/els-interlude |title=DJ Quik f/ El DeBarge "El's Interlude" (1998) - DJ Quik Tells All: The Stories Behind his Classic Records |publisher=Complex |date= |accessdate=December 5, 2018}}

The cover art and some aspects of the album were inspired by L.A. rock band the Doors, confirmed by Quik himself via Instagram.

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{AllMusic|last=Slawecki|first=Chris|class=album|id=r381733}}

| rev2 = Los Angeles Times

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-27-ca-48154-story.html|title=DJ Quik, "Rhythm-alism,"|first=Soren|last=Baker|author-link=Soren Baker|date=November 27, 1998|publisher=|work=Los Angeles Times}}

| rev3 = The Source

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Patel|first=Joseph|date=January 1999|issue=112|title=Record Report: DJ Quik – Rhythm-al-ism|magazine=The Source|pages=184, 186|location=New York}}

| rev4 = RapReviews

| rev4Score = 9/10{{cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Pedro 'DJ Complejo'|url=http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_rhythmalism.html|title=DJ Quik :: Rhythmalism :: Profile Records|website=RapReviews|date=December 28, 2004}}

| rev5 = USA Today

| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|date=December 8, 1998|title=DJ Quik, Rhythm-al-ism|work=USA Today|page=04D}}

| noprose = yes

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Rhythm-al-ism received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. People at Allmusic rated the album at 2 and a half stars and wrote that Considering its guest list—packed with enough star power (El DeBarge, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Peter Gunz, Hi-C, AMG, and 2nd II None) to fill a "Wrestlemania" card—Rhythm-al-ism promises more than it actually delivers.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythm-al-ism-mw0000046061|title=Rhythm-al-ism - DJ Quik - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}} Los Angeles Times gave the album 3 stars.

The album debuted at number sixty three on the US Billboard 200 and spent 29 weeks on the chart. It also debuted at number thirteen on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts and spent 39 weeks on the chart as well.{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=dj quik|chart=all}} The album was certified Gold on July 27, 1999, by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies.

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Rhythm-al-ism (Intro)

| writer1 = David Blake

| extra1 = DJ Quik

| length1 = 1:40

| title2 = We Still Party

| writer2 = Blake

| extra2 = DJ Quik

| length2 = 5:13

| title3 = So Many Wayz

| note3 = featuring 2nd II None and Peter Gunz

| writer3 = {{hlist|George Archie|Darius Barnett|Blake|Kelton L. McDonald|Peter Pankey}}

| extra3 = DJ Quik, G-One (co.)

| length3 = 5:41

| title4 = Hand in Hand

| note4 = featuring 2nd II None & El DeBarge

| writer4 = Barnett, Blake, Eldra Patrick DeBarge, McDonald

| extra4 = DJ Quik

| length4 = 4:18

| title5 = Down, Down, Down

| note5 = featuring Suga Free, AMG & Mausberg

| writer5 = Blake, Johnny Burns, Jason Lewis, Dejuan Walker

| extra5 = DJ Quik

| length5 = 4:43

| title6 = You'z a Ganxta

| writer6 = Blake

| extra6 = DJ Quik

| length6 = 4:21

| title7 = I Useta Know Her

| note7 = featuring AMG

| writer7 = Blake, Lewis

| extra7 = DJ Quik

| length7 = 3:50

| title8 = No Doubt

| note8 = featuring Playa Hamm & Suga Free

| writer8 = Blake, Wilbert Milo, Walker

| extra8 = DJ Quik

| length8 = 4:12

| title9 = Speed

| writer9 = Blake, Lewis, Maurice White, Verdine White

| extra9 = DJ Quik

| length9 = 3:20

| title10 = Whateva U Do

| writer10 = Archie, Blake, Smokey Robinson

| extra10 = DJ Quik, G-One (co.)

| length10 = 7:47

| title11 = Thinkin' Bout U

| writer11 = Blake

| extra11 = DJ Quik

| length11 = 4:04

| title12 = El's Interlude

| note12 = featuring El DeBarge

| writer12 = Blake, DeBarge

| extra12 = DJ Quik

| length12 = 4:06

| title13 = Medley for a "V" (The Pussy Medley)

| note13 = featuring Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Hi-C, 2nd II None, AMG & El DeBarge

| writer13 = Archie, Barnett, Blake, Calvin Broadus, DeBarge, Nathaniel Hale, Lewis, McDonald, Crawford Wilkerson

| extra13 = DJ Quik, G-One (co.)

| length13 = 6:26

| title14 = Bombudd II

| writer14 = Blake

| extra14 = DJ Quik

| length14 = 2:59

| title15 = Get 2Getha Again

| note15 = featuring 2nd II None, AMG, Hi-C & El DeBarge

| writer15 = Barnett, Blake, DeBarge, Lewis, McDonald, Wilkerson

| extra15 = DJ Quik

| length15 = 4:40

| title16 = Reprise (Medley for a "V")

| writer16 = Archie, Blake

| extra16 = DJ Quik, G-One (co.)

| length16 = 2:40

| total_length = 70:10

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Sample credits

• "We Still Party" contains samples of "Verb: That's What's Happening" by Zachary Sanders.
• "Speed" contains samples of "Mom" by Earth, Wind & Fire, "Rapper Dapper Snapper" by Edwin Birdsong and "You and Love Are the Same" by The Grassroots.
• "Whateva U Do" contains a sample of "So In Love" by Smokey Robinson.
• "I Useta Know Her" contains a sample of "Flash Light (Extended)" by Parliament.
• "Down, Down, Down" contains a sample of "So Fine" by Howard Johnson.
• "You'z a Ganxta" contains a sample of "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang.
• "Get 2Getha Again" contains a sample of "Do It, Fluid" by The Blackbyrds.

Credits for Rhythm-al-ism adapted from liner notes.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/rhythm-al-ism-mw0000046061/credits|title=Rhythm-al-ism - DJ Quik - Credits|website=AllMusic}}

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• 2nd II None – performer, primary artist
• AMG – performer, primary artist
• Del Atkins – bass
• Robert Bacon – guitar
• Agnes Baddoo – stylist
• Kenneth Crouch – fender rhodes, piano
• El DeBarge – guest artist, performer, primary artist
• Dee – background vocals
• DJ Quik – bass, drums, executive producer, mixing, percussion, primary artist, producer, synthesizer
• Sheppard Lane – executive producer
• Nate Dogg – guest artist
• Charles Green – horn
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Peter Gunz – guest artist, performer, primary artist
• Playa Hamm – guest artist, performer, primary artist

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• Anthony Harrison, Jr. – art direction
• Hi-C – guest artist, performer, primary artist
• Stan Jones – guitar
• Dionne Knighton – background vocals
• Mausberg – guest artist, primary artist
• Eric McCaine – percussion
• Chris Puram – assistant engineer
• Snoop Dogg – guest artist, performer, primary artist
• Suga Free – guest artist, performer, primary artist
• Ron Townsend – flute
• Marvin Watkins – guitar
• Michael Wong – photography

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