DJ Quik and Problem have recruited an all-star lineup for their joint album Chupacabra, including The Game, Ab-Soul and Bun B.
The West Coast duo unveiled the tracklist over the weekend for their eagerly anticipated project, which clocks in at 17 songs with all but one having a featured artist.
The Game is set to feature on four cuts, while UGK legend Bun B guests on “Since I Was a Lil” alongside Curren$y and Jay Worthy.
Other names recruited for the album include Ab-Soul, Lil Jon, Dom Kennedy, Larry June, CeeLo Green, Thundercat, Kaytranada, George Clinton, DJ Drama and Suga Free.
Chupacabra is currently set for release on June 7 through EMPIRE. Check out the full tracklist below.
DJ Quik & Problem — Chupacabra:
1. Chupacabra (feat. The Game)2. Dern & Spruce3. Eazy Call (feat. The Game & Big Hit)4. Cold Ass 2 Step (feat. The Game & Suga Free)5. Meet the Whoops (feat. Meet the Whoops)6. She’s Not Around Pt. 11 (feat. The Game)7. Gurbs & Youngs (feat. Larry June & Jay Worthy)8. Workout (feat. Lil Jon & Rodney-O)9. Chupa’s Groove (feat. Thundercat & Channel Tres)10. Two Hi (Waves) (feat. Channel Tres, Free Nationals & George Clinton)11. Fresh White Tee (feat. Shiro & D Blake)12. A Quik Message (feat. DJ Drama)13. Since I Was a Lil (feat. Curren$y, Bun B & Jay Worthy)14. Money, Cars & Guns (feat. Dom Kennedy)15. Ayo (feat. Kaytranada & Barney Bones)16. Ditto (feat. CeeLo Green, Shiro & Gwen Bunn)17. Soul Circus / Chupacabra Outro (feat. Ab-Soul)
Quik and Problem, who previously joined forces for Rosecrans in 2017, announced the album last month with the release of the Lil Jon-assisted “Workout,” which also features West Coast Hip Hop pioneer Rodney-O.
The funky, uptempo track is an ode to shaking off the negativity and lifting one’s mood through moving around and working up a sweat.
“Express yourself!/ Do ya thing in the mirror and express yourself/ We all make mistakes, correct yourself/ If ya don’t like their style then dress yourself,” Problem raps.
The pair made a deal with ESPN to feature “Workout” prominently throughout the ongoing NBA Playoffs.
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In addition to Chupacabra, DJ Quik is also set to hit the road with Snoop Dogg and Warren G this summer on the Cali to Canada Tour which, as the title suggests, will take the West Coast rap legends north of the border.
The 11-date trek commences on June 3 with a performance at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, and will wrap up on June 25 at Vancouver’s Rogers Arena. Stops in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg and Calgary are also scheduled.
In March, both Quik and Snoop attended the ceremonial unveiling of Dr. Dre‘s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame alongside other luminaries like Eminem and 50 Cent.
Quik had previously said that he deserved to be treated as Dre’s equal.
“I know it’s early. But I deserve to be where Dre is,” he wrote on X last year. “I don’t think it’s fair, but I understand why. I’ve never had a machine behind me, that always hurt my friends more than it did me.”
He added: “This doesn’t need to be on a podcast. Because you have fire starters, who want to spin everything to get more ratings. But the truth is: I love Dr. Dre, like a big brother, one I never had. It pains me when people pit us against each other.”
