On October 13, 1991, the rapper had a show at the Mammoth Events Center. According to newspaper reports from the time, gang members began taunting the rapper at the show. Quik reportedly responded by throwing gang signs and then 40-ounce beer bottles back at them. A melee ensued, and two hours later, Denver police arrested Quik (aka David M. Blake) at his hotel near Stapleton. He was charged with misdemeanor assault. Fast-forward to almost exactly a year later. On October 19, 1992, Quik arrived at the Denver County courthouse to a crowd of autograph-seeking fans. At least two process servers were there, too, waiting to hand the rapper notices that he was being sued by a fan and the show's promoter. Quik had initially tried to dodge the servers by riding the courthouse elevator up and down between floors, but he was eventually served. Almost as soon as Quik's criminal trial began, though, it was over. The prosecution's case disintegrated, as one witness who'd sworn to prosecutors that Quik threw the bottle reversed course, saying on the witness stand that he was no longer so sure. Quik and three other witnesses said he didn't throw any bottles. The judge sided with the rapper. Then came the getback. Quik released Way 2 Fonky the same year. The album went gold, and "Jus Lyke Compton" was a hit.
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