{{other uses|Safe and Sound (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Safe + Sound | type = studio | artist = DJ Quik | cover = Safe&Sound.jpg | alt = The cover features a a blurred sideways photo of DJ Quik wearing a red baseball cap inside a scratched red square. Both the artist's name and the album title appear above and below him, written in white scratched lettering. | released = February 21, 1995 | recorded = | studio = Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles) | genre = {{hlist|West Coast hip-hop|gangsta rap|g-funk<ref>{{cite magazine|date=February 4, 2021|first=Luke|last=Fox|title=Here Are Important Hip-Hop Moments in 1995 That Were Pivotal to the Golden Era|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/1995-hip-hop-timeline/|access-date=July 8, 2021|magazine=XXL|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121075148/https://www.xxlmag.com/1995-hip-hop-timeline/|archive-date=January 21, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>|jazz rap}} | length = 67:28 | label = Profile | producer = {{hlist|DJ Quik|G-One|Courtney Branch|Tracy Kendrick|Robert Bacon}} | prev_title = Way 2 Fonky | prev_year = 1992 | next_title = Rhythm-al-ism | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{Singles | name = Safe + Sound | type = studio | single1 = Safe + Sound | single1date = 1995 | single2 = Summer Breeze | single2date = 1995 }} }} '''''Safe + Sound''''' is the third album by rapper/producer DJ Quik. It was released on February 21, 1995, on Profile Records. It peaked at number 14 on the ''Billboard'' 200 on March 11, 1995, number one on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart the same date, and was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 11, 1995. The album was executive-produced by Suge Knight. The album featured the singles "Safe + Sound" and "Summer Breeze".{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} A music video was produced for "Safe + Sound".{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r209240|pure_url=yes}}|title=Safe + Sound - DJ Quik|last=Bush|first=John|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321034032/https://www.allmusic.com/album/safe-sound-mw0000627528|archive-date=March 21, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev2 = ''RapReviews'' |rev2score = 8.5/10<ref name="RR">{{cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_quiksafesound.html|title=DJ Quik Safe + Sound|author=Pete T.|website=RapReviews|date=June 1, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706202820/https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_quiksafesound.html|archive-date=July 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |rev3 = ''The Source'' |rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1110516/a/Safe+&+Sound.htm The Source review]</ref> |rev4 = ''Vibe'' |rev4score = (favorable)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tower.com/safe-sound-dj-quik-cd/wapi/106720551|title=Vibe review|access-date=February 26, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928211034/http://www.tower.com/safe-sound-dj-quik-cd/wapi/106720551|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} AllMusic's John Bush wrote: "Caught up with extolling his sexiness and success with women, DJ Quik raps about little else on his third album. The lyrics are funny though, and his G-funk grooves do help things."<ref name="AM"/> Pete T. of ''RapReviews'' praised Quik for utilizing more live instrumentation to craft "full-blown masterpieces" throughout the track listing, highlighting the record's "rich soundscapes and masterfully arranged orchestrations with dense layers of sounds, intricate rhythms, and well-balanced songwriting." While giving note of the "lewd subject matter" being a turn off for listeners, Pete T. called Quik's ''Safe + Sound'' "an absolute musical gem and a quintessential summer album featuring his signature "p-funk" that stands out even among the myriad commercial and critical hits from L.A. in '95."<ref name="RR"/>
== Track listing == {{Track listing <!-- Per Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Album article style guide#Track listing, "the standard method of attributing songwriters—write (and link) the full name the first time it appears, and then just give the last name" --> | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Street Level Entrance | writer1 = David Blake | extra1 = DJ Quik | length1 = 1:52 | title2 = Get at Me | writer2 = {{hlist|Larry Blackmon|Blake|Byron Byrd}} | extra2 = DJ Quik | length2 = 4:07 | title3 = Diggin U Out | writer3 = Blake | extra3 = DJ Quik | length3 = 4:48 | title4 = Safe + Sound | writer4 = {{hlist|George Archie|Blake}} | extra4 = {{hlist|DJ Quik|G-One{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length4 = 4:48 | title5 = Somethin' 4 tha Mood | writer5 = {{hlist|Archie|Blake|George Clinton, Jr.}} | extra5 = {{hlist|DJ Quik|G-One{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length5 = 5:55 | title6 = Don't You Eat It! | writer6 = Blake | extra6 = DJ Quik | length6 = 1:07 | title7 = Can I Eat It? | writer7 = {{hlist|Archie|Blake}} | extra7 = DJ Quik | length7 = 4:59 | title8 = It'z Your Fantasy | writer8 = {{hlist|Archie|Blake}} | extra8 = {{hlist|DJ Quik|G-One{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length8 = 4:22 | title9 = Tha Ho in You | note9 = featuring Hi-C & 2nd II None | writer9 = {{hlist|Archie|Darius Barnett|Blake|Kelton L. McDonald|Crawford Wilkerson}} | extra9 = DJ Quik | length9 = 4:44 | title10 = Dollaz + Sense | writer10 = Blake | extra10 = DJ Quik | length10 = 5:52 | title11 = Let You Havit | writer11 = Blake | extra11 = DJ Quik | length11 = 3:40 | title12 = Summer Breeze | writer12 = {{hlist|Blake|Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson}} | extra12 = {{hlist|DJ Quik|Courtney Branch|Tracy Kendrick{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length12 = 4:33 | title13 = Quik's Groove III | writer13 = {{hlist|Archie|Robert Bacon|Blake}} | extra13 = {{hlist|DJ Quik|Robert Bacon|G-One{{ref|c|[c]}}}} | length13 = 2:37 | title14 = Sucka Free (featuring Playa Hamm) | writer14 = Blake | extra14 = DJ Quik | length14 = 2:10 | title15 = Keep tha "P" in It | note15 = featuring Playa Hamm, Hi-C, 2nd II None & Kam | writer15 = {{hlist|Barnett|Blake|McDonald|Craig Miller|Wilkerson}} | extra15 = DJ Quik | length15 = 5:24 | title16 = Hooray 4 tha Funk (Reprise) | writer16 = {{hlist|Blake|Garry Shider}} | extra16 = DJ Quik | length16 = 2:12 | title17 = Tanqueray | note17 = Hidden bonus track | writer17 = Blake | extra17 = DJ Quik | length17 = 4:19 | total_length = 63:21 }} *{{sup|{{note|c|c}}}} signifies an additional producer.
==Personnel== Credits for ''Safe + Sound'' adapted from AllMusic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/safe-sound-mw0000627528/credits|title=Safe + Sound - DJ Quik | Credits|publisher=AllMusic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316162102/https://www.allmusic.com/album/safe-sound-mw0000627528/credits|archive-date=March 16, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * George Archie - Composer, Drums, Instrumental, Liner Notes, Multi Instruments, Producer, Background Vocals * Del Atkins - Bass * Robert Bacon - Bass, Composer, Guitar, Producer * Darius Barnett - Composer * Larry Blackmon - Composer * David Blake - Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Bass, Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Instrumental, Multi Instruments, Strings, Synthesizer, Talk Box * Courtney Branch - Producer * Byron Byrd - Composer * Warryn Campbell - Electric Piano, Strings * Crystal Cerrano - Vocals, Background Vocals * George Clinton - Composer * Kenneth Crouch - Piano, Electric Piano * Alex Al - Bass * Dave Foreman - Guitar {{col-2}} * LaSalle Gabriel - Guitar * Reggie Green - Piano, Background Vocals * Charles Greene - Flute, Saxophone * J. J. Jackson - Composer * Tracy Kendrick - Producer * Suge Knight - Executive Producer * Dionne Knighton - Vocals * K. McCord - Composer * Marvin McDaniel - Guitar * Kelton McDonald - Vocals * Rebecca Meek - Art Direction, Design * Garry Shider - Vocals * Norma Vega - Background Vocals * Crawford Wilkerson - Vocals * Bernie Worrell - Piano {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1995) ! scope="col"| Peak<br /> position |- {{album chart|Billboard200|14|artist=DJ Quik|rowheader=true|access-date=January 30, 2021}} |- {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=DJ Quik|rowheader=true|access-date=January 30, 2021}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1995) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702095037/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-billboard-200-albums|archive-date=July 2, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | 182 |- ! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1995|magazine=Billboard|access-date=January 30, 2021|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612141646/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1995/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|archive-date=June 12, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | 36 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Gold|relyear=1995|certyear=1995|artist=DJ Quik|type=album|title=Safe|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}
==See also== *List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)
== References == {{Reflist}}
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