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South Los Angeles, California, United States (1991 – present)
The Pharcyde is a West Coast underground/alternative hip hop group. The group was formed in 1991 in South Los Angeles, California, United States, where the group’s members grew up. The group was one of the most well known of the first wave of alternative hip-hop acts. The original members of the group are “Slimkid3” (Tre Hardson), “Fatlip” (Derrick Stewart), “Imani” (Emandu Wilcox) and “Bootie Brown” (Romye Robinson). The group is best known for their hit singles “Passing Me By” (which crossed over to alternative rock radio) and “Runnin’”, and their debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.
History
1991-1996
After a live performance of their song “Ya Mama” for Delicious Vinyl record execs, The Pharcyde signed a record deal with the label. “Ya Mama” was released as their debut single in 1991. The foursome, with producer J-Swift, recorded their debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, released in November 1992. The album was highly acclaimed, and became one of the most praised and influential Alternative hip hop albums of the 90’s. Sales were moderate-to-good, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1996. Their second single “Passing Me By” became a minor Billboard hit, peaking at #52 on the Hot 100. The song was later featured in the hit movie Big Daddy and was also a crossover Modern Rock hit. Problems between the group and producer J-Swift began during the recording of the debut. Swift split from the group before completion of the album . Swift started a crack habit, which he is still trying to recover from.
History
1991-1996
After a live performance of their song “Ya Mama” for Delicious Vinyl record execs, The Pharcyde signed a record deal with the label. “Ya Mama” was released as their debut single in 1991. The foursome, with producer J-Swift, recorded their debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde, released in November 1992. The album was highly acclaimed, and became one of the most praised and influential Alternative hip hop albums of the 90’s. Sales were moderate-to-good, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA in 1996. Their second single “Passing Me By” became a minor Billboard hit, peaking at #52 on the Hot 100. The song was later featured in the hit movie Big Daddy and was also a crossover Modern Rock hit. Problems between the group and producer J-Swift began during the recording of the debut. Swift split from the group before completion of the album . Swift started a crack habit, which he is still trying to recover from.
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Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde
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Passing Me By
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Otha Fish
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On The DL
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Ya Mama
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Oh Shit
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Pack The Pipe
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4 Better or 4 Worse (Interlude)
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Officer
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Return Of The B-Boy
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She Said
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Groupie Therapy
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Y?
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Moment in Time
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Shoutbox
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kasa408 wrote:
Pharcyde got the most addictive flow. And also the best music video of ALL TIME... Drop.
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Austinface wrote:
tight group
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mihalskii wrote:
perfect.
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farcyde74 wrote:
They were hot at Rock the Bells tour in 2008 and they still make the best Shi* from old school to new Pharcyde rules...
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KiLZero wrote:
i wish i knew of more shit like this. it really took me until it played as a throwback on hot 97 to find them
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woojae wrote:
labcabincalifornia > bizarre ride
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dillbyrne wrote:
AAAAAHHHHHH HOW GOOD ARE THE PHARCYDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahaha , fuckin amazing!!!! , blazin at the min , peace!!!
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Tyler138 wrote:
Bizzare. Ride. II. The. Pharcyde. [4]
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CrackRockBeat wrote:
Is Fatlip still with the group or did he leave again? I saw 'em recently and it was just Imani, Bootie Brown, and Slimkid3 and it threw me off.
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star-samurai wrote:
Bizzare. Ride. II. The. Pharcyde. [4] ...HELL.YES. One of the greatest hip hop albums of ALL time.
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m-hide wrote:
Bizzare. Ride. II. The. Pharcyde. [3] :X
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Dima_Ekb wrote:
Passin' Me By ! it's great
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DeuxOfHearts wrote:
I'm not that big of a fan of rap music, but, at the same time, can't deny the irrepressible talent the Pharcyde possesses.
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jackpot1021 wrote:
Bizzare. Ride. II. The. Pharcyde. [2] I like labcab too. But c'mon.
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splintersag wrote:
Awesome
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mathcore16 wrote:
man this stuff is great
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hlynur37 wrote:
Bizzare. Ride. II. The. Pharcyde.
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JammaJones wrote:
The pipe, the pipe, lets pack the pipe.
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RicePickerJay wrote:
Labcabincalifornia FTW [3] Production is amazing and fits so damn well with the rapping RIP Dilla
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Katisdope wrote:
Labcabincalifornia FTW [2]
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