Safe + Sound

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 1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart the same date, & was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 11, 1995. The album was executive produced by Suge Knight. The album featured the singles "Dollaz & Sense" and "Safe + Sound". As of January 4, 2007 the album has sold 1,700,000 copies in the U.S.

Safe + Sound
Studio album by DJ Quik
Released	February 21, 1995 (US)
Recorded	1993–94
Studio	Skip Saylor Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, jazz rap, G-funk, gangsta rap, R&B
Length	67:28
Label	Death Row/Interscope
Producer	Suge Knight (exec.), DJ Quik, G-One, Robert Bacon
DJ Quik chronology
Way 2 Fonky (1992) Safe + Sound (1995) Rhythm-al-ism (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews.com	(8.5/10)[2]
The Source	[3]
Vibe	(favorable)[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Street Level Entrance"	David Blake	DJ Quik	1:52
2.	"Get at Me"	Larry Blackmon Blake Byron Byrd	DJ Quik	4:07
3.	"Diggin U Out"	Blake	DJ Quik	4:48
4.	"Safe + Sound"	George Archie Blake	DJ Quik G-One^[c]	4:48
5.	"Somethin' 4 Tha Mood"	Archie Blake George Clinton, Jr.	DJ Quik G-One^[c]	5:55
6.	"Don't You Eat It!"	Blake	DJ Quik	1:07
7.	"Can I Eat It?"	Archie Blake	DJ Quik	4:59
8.	"It'z Your Fantasy"	Archie Blake	DJ Quik G-One^[c]	4:22
9.	"Tha Ho In You" (featuring Hi-C & 2nd II None)	Archie Darius Barnett Blake Kelton L. McDonald Crawford Wilkerson	DJ Quik	4:44
10.	"Dollaz + Sense"	Blake	DJ Quik	5:52
11.	"Let You Havit"	Blake	DJ Quik	3:40
12.	"Summer Breeze"	Blake Jerome Louis "J.J." Jackson	DJ Quik Courtney Branch Tracy Kendrick^[c]	4:33
13.	"Quik's Groove III"	Archie Robert Bacon Blake	DJ Quik Robert Bacon G-One^[c]	2:37
14.	"Sucka Free (featuring Playa Hamm)"	Blake	DJ Quik	2:10
15.	"Keep Tha "P" In It" (featuring Playa Hamm, Hi-C, 2nd II None & Kam)	Barnett Blake McDonald Craig Miller Wilkerson	DJ Quik	5:24
16.	"Hooray 4 Tha Funk (Reprise)"	Blake Garry Shider	DJ Quik	2:12
17.	"Tanqueray" (Hidden bonus track)	Blake	DJ Quik	4:19
Total length:				63.21

• ^{^c} signifies an additional producer.

Sample credits

• "Get at Me" Contain samples of "Rigor Mortis" by Cameo & "Conscience" by Sun.
• "Diggin' U Out" Contain samples of "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae & "The Freeze (Sizzaleenmean)" by Parliament.
• "Safe + Sound" Contain samples of "Strawberry Letter 23" by The Brothers Johnson and "I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince.
• "Can I Eat It" Contain a sample of "Don't Fight the Feeling" by One Way.
• "Itz Your Fantasy" Contain a sample of "California My Way" by The Main Ingredient.
• "Dollaz + Sense" Contain a sample of "I Like (What You're Doing to Me)" by Young & Company.
• "Let You Havit" Contain a sample of "Long Stroke" by ADC Band.
• "Summer Breeze" Contain a sample of "You Like Me Don't You" by Jermaine Jackson.
• "Sucka Free" Contain a sample of "Shack Up" by Banbarra.
• "Keep Tha P in It" Contain samples of "Do It, Fluid" by The Blackbyrds and "Colour Me Funky" by Parliament.
• "Hoorah 4 Tha Funk" Contain a sample of "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
• "Tanqueray" Contain samples of "Get Up to Get Down" by Brass Construction and "Bustin' Out (On Funk)" by Rick James.

Personnel

Credits for Safe + Sound adapted from Allmusic.[5]

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 Dunbar - Bass Dave Foreman - Guitar

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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1995) Peak position US Billboard 200[6] 14 US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position US Billboard 200[7] 182 US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[8] 36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9]	Gold	1,700,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1995 (U.S.)

References

1. Allmusic review
2. RapReviews.com review
3. The Source review
4. Vibe review
5. http://www.allmusic.com/album/safe-sound-mw0000627528/credits
6. https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-quik/chart-history/
7. https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-quik/chart-history/billboard-200-albums
8. https://www.billboard.com/music/dj-quik/chart-history/r%26b/hip-hop-albums
9. "American album certifications – DJ Quik – Safe + Sound". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.