In 1996, Quik produced a track on "House of Music", by Tony! Toni! Toné!. The success of the Quik-produced single "Let's Get Down" prompted "House of Music" to sell over 1 million copies. He also worked with Shaquille O'Neal on his "You Can't Stop the Reign" album. DJ Quik later discovered Suga Free, a pimp turned rapper in 1997. Their relationship saw Quik serving as the producer on his debut album, "Street Gospel". It reached number 27 on the Billboard R&B albums chart. The album fell short of commercial expectations, but was praised by many underground rap fans in California, and is seen as a "street classic" by many of them. The DJ Quik production on this album was considered to be refreshing compared to the stereotypical West Coast G-Funk sound that had dominated most of the early 1990s, as he incorporated elements of jazz, funk, rhythm and blues, and even rock and roll to create instrumentals that caught the ears of many listeners. It was recorded in a record of 28 days.