QD III

b. Quincy Jones III. British-born, Los Angeles, California, USA-based early 90s hip-hop producer. The son of Quincy Jones, QD got the rap bug as a breakdancer for Nike, before attending jams and street parties. There he was introduced to the work of the new rap kings, which built on his abiding love of soul legends like Stevie Wonder. However, it was the production work of Mantronik (Mantronix) that really caught his attention, especially a track entitled ‘Cold Getting Dumb' by Just-Ice. Among his earliest commissions as a producer/remixer was a cut for T. La Rock, ‘Nitro', wh...