After his underground release, The Red Tape was making the rounds locally, Profile Records signed DJ Quik in 1990 and released his debut album, Quik Is the Name, on January 15, 1991. The album is very sample-heavy and has a G-Funk sound that would help lay a foundation for the style to be popularized a year later by fellow Compton rapper/producer Dr. Dre’s landmark album The Chronic. Quik originally recorded this album on a Tascam four-track beat machine and planned to just sell it locally as a mixtape but Profile gave him a $30,000 budget to re-mix the album within a month—Quik and his crew got it done in 17 days. The album debuted at #29 on the Billboard 200 and peaked at #9 on the Top R&B-Hip-Hop Albums chart before reaching platinum status thanks to the success of the singles “Born and Raised in Compton” and “Tonite,” which is his highest-charting single to date. The album was listed on a few all-time lists, including a spot at number 28 on Complex’s list of “The 50 Greatest Debut Albums in Hip-Hop History” and a feature on The Source’s Top 100 Rap Albums of All Time" list.