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Thursday - April 19, 2007 by Anthony Roberts

After forging formidable solo careers, West Coast veterans, Quik (formerly DJ Quik) and partner in rhyme AMG have come together to form The Fixxers. In this exclusive interview, the duo break down what they call Fixxers music and why they're a breath of fresh air for the Left Coast hip-hop scene. It was a no-brainer, said Quik of the collaboration.

It was a meeting of the minds. We agree on some things and we disagree on others but we see eye to eye on this. We had talked about doing a production company, and once we were head set on being a team, the record was [basically] in the wings.

A team yields higher results than individuals. The record that the Compton-bred Quik is referring to is the tentatively titled The Midnite Life, which as of yet, has no release date. The two have however been hard at work on the record's material, releasing their first single Can U Werk Wit Dat?

, which is featured on the popular HBO series Entourage. We wanna chill in Barbados, so we made a record that was just about that. It's not the typical West Coast video, Quik says.

We shot it in Hollywood, which a lot of people don't do, and we're giving L.A. another look.

It's maturity. AMG, the more quiet of the two, also offers his take on the new clip. It's some grown man shit.

We ain't doing too much and we ain't doing too little. Aside from stepping their video game up, Quik and AMG are dead set on bringing fans back to a place of good music and hope that the masses will be able to appreciate what they feel is a new sound. It's not hip-hop, it's not R B or jazz, it's Fixxers music.

I'm having a ball watching [AMG] write to these crazy dope tracks, Quik says. People play music to get away from shit. The Fixxers, we're just here to do good music.

You'll be dancing to it before you even realize you like it. I've seen it happen. We're doing it for our love of music.

And for those of you who may be entertaining the thought of this just being a vanity project before the two West Coast legends head back to their respective solo careers, think again. The two firmly agree that the newly formed union is here to stay. Our aim and sound is a team effort, says AMG.

It's not just about one guy. We want to show people that you can do stuff as a team. This is it.

You don't break up the Beatles after they form the band. This is the type of situation that you want to be in. We're a good look for L.

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