BlaQKout is a collaboration album by rapper/record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 DJ Quik

DJ Quik

David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time....

 and rapper Kurupt

Kurupt

Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...

. It is completely produced by DJ Quik. The album debuted at #61 on the Billboard 200, selling 8,800 copies its first week.

Rhapsody (online music service)

Rhapsody (online music service)

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 deemed it the 20th best album of 2009.

Background

While putting the finishing touches on Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

’s acclaimed Ego Trippin album in early 2008, DJ Quik had an idea. The rapper-producer-musician-entrepreneur wanted to do a full-length album with Kurupt, the Dogg Pound member and Snoop Dogg affiliated-rapper he’d known since Death Row Records

Death Row Records

Death Row Records is a record label founded in 1991 by Marion "Suge" Knight Jr., Andre Young , Tracy Lynn Curry and Michael Harris . It is known to have been home to many popular West Coast hip hop artists such as Dr...

’ mid-1990s heyday and had worked with sparingly over years. The inspiritation for the name of the album was taken from the Method Man & Redman

Method Man & Redman

Method Man & Redman, also referred to as Red & Meth, Meth & Red, Doc & Meth or Mr. Mef and Funk Doc, are an American hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars Method Man and Redman ....

 collaborational albums Blackout!

Blackout!

Blackout! is the debut album by hip hop artists Method Man & Redman. It is the first full-length release by Method Man and Redman after many collaborations. The album continued a string of highly successful Def Jam releases in the late 1990s. The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and...

and Blackout! 2

Blackout! 2

Blackout! 2 is the second studio album by rap duo Method Man & Redman. It was their first album in ten years. The album was released on May 19, 2009 under Def Jam. It debuted at #7 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and at #64 on the French Album Charts...

since this was indeed a collaboration album. It was modified to include the letter Q to represent DJ Quik and the letter K to represent Kurupt.

Track listing

#	Title	Performer(s)	Sample(s)	Length
1	"BlaQKout"	DJ Quik DJ Quik David Martin Blake , better known by his stage name DJ Quik, is an MC and record producer. According to Quik himself, his stage name reflects his ability to produce records in short time.... , Kurupt Kurupt Ricardo Emmanuel Brown , better known by his stage name Kurupt, also known as Kurupt Tha Kingpin, Kurupt Young Gotti or Young Gotstra is an American rapper and former Executive Vice President of Death Row Records...		3:01
2	"Cream N Ya Panties"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Tre Mak		4:05
3	"Do You Know"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Desiree Anderson	"Anniversary" performed by Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq Raphael Saadiq is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Saadiq has been a standard bearer for "old school" R&B since his early days as a member of the multiplatinum group Tony! Toni! Toné! He also produced songs of such artists as TLC, Joss Stone, D'Angelo, Mary J... , "Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)" performed by Soul II Soul Soul II Soul Soul II Soul are a British group that was created in London in 1988. They are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and U.S. Top 5 hit, "Back to Life ".-Career:...	3:28
4	"Whatcha Wan Do"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Problem, Yo-Yo Yo-Yo (rapper) Yo-Yo is a Grammy-nominated American hardcore rapper and actress. Much of her music has advocated female empowerment, denouncing the frequent sexism found in hip-hop music. She is the protege of gangsta rapper Ice Cube...		3:33
5	"Ohh!"	DJ Quik, Kurupt		3:15
6	"Fuck Y'all (2nd II None, AMG & Hi-C Diss)"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Puff Johnson Puff Johnson Puff Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. She emerged on the music scene with the singles "Forever More", and "Over & Over" which appeared on the soundtrack of the film The First Wives Club, the single was a hit in Europe and Australia reaching the Top 20 in both continents...		3:14
7	"Hey Playa (Moroccan Blues)"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Tai "Missy" Phillips		4:21
8	"Exodus"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Desiree Anderson		3:02
9	"9x's Outta 10"	DJ Quik, Kurupt		2:55
10	"Jupiter's Critic & the Mind of Mars"	DJ Quik		2:28
11	"The Appeal"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Desiree Anderson		3:37
12	"Problem: The B Stands for Beautiful"	Problem		1:20
13	"Whatcha Wan Do (Alternative Version)"	DJ Quik, Kurupt, Problem, Yo-Yo		3:34
*	"Bees to the Honey" (iTunes ITunes Store The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States... bonus track)	DJ Quik, Kurupt		3:58