One year after the release of his debut album Quik is the Name in 1991, DJ Quik comes back with Way 2 Fonky in an effort to establish himself as “America’s Most Complete Artist.” Way 2 Fonky saw Quik involved in two beefs: Quik had an issue with New York rapper Tim Dog, who released the diss tracks “Fuck Compton,” “Step To Me,” and “DJ Quik Beat Down (Skit)” on his album Penicillin on Wax. The other beef was with MC Eiht of Compton’s Most Wanted, who dissed Quik on “Def Wish” after a perceived diss from Quik’s track “Real Doe” on The Red Tape. The album debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold three months after its release. The album spawned the hit single “Jus Lyke Compton” and the title track was released as the second single. Quik said the following to Vibe regarding the creation of the album: With Way 2 Fonky, I was just trying to put out an album every year like artists were doing. I was just trying to stay current so I could stay on tour. Plus, I wanted my boy Robert Bacon, who co-produced the record, to get his shine as a musician. He showed me a lot. He showed me the real way to do reggae. He taught me musical counterpoints because he writes music. He’s like my music teacher, so I just wanted him to ball out. We got the album done and it went gold in a week. I’m very proud of it.