''Midnight Life'' is a shelved studio album by hip hop duo

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that was set to be released December 7, 2007.

Background

When Quik was released from a prison sentence for parole violation, he decided to form the duo with longtime friend AMG.FEATURES: The Fixxers - Can’t Get Enough
, '' XXL'', 13 April 2007 The group's name was chosen by AMG and Quik's manager Greedy Greg, and in their own words refers to their desire to "fix music" - "We're fixing music out here. We're interchanging our LA people. Right now. Where it was all dry before, we're giving them a breath of fresh air that's homegrown" - Quik.Cabrera, Grant (2007)
20 Questions with The Fixxers
, ''

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'', 18 May 2007 The group's debut album, ''Midnight Life'', was supposed to be released in 2007, but never received a physical release; It was sold via the MySpace page of the Secret Music Group, with Quik claiming this was an unauthorized, unfinished version of the album, sold by a former business partner who had hacked Quik's MySpace to make the release look official.Quik & AMG Release The Fixxers Album Online
, '' XXL'', 13 December 2007

Single

The group signed a singles deal with

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after their track "Can U Werk Wit Dat" received regular airplay on

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radio, the label going on to release it as a single. It was chosen as number 22 on ''

s "44 Best Songs of 2007". The single became a favorite on LA radio stations and was featured on the

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TV show ''

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''. It also featured on several Billboard charts: #7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, #20 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart, #21 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, and #74 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart,.

Track listing

(as released on iTunes)

References

{{Reflist Albums produced by DJ Quik Unreleased albums