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Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (Audio Cassette) [Import]

Pharcyde (Artist) | Format: Audio Cassette
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Like De La Soul's Three Feet High & Rising, the Pharcyde's 1992 debut came at a time when hip-hop was headed in one direction, but the group was going somewhere else entirely. A crew of spunky b-boys armed with a self-deprecating sense of humor, the Pharcyde made an album that was fresh and profoundly honest. "Ya Mama" is a clever array of mother jokes set to cartoonish beats; "On the DL" has each MC unguardedly making self-denigrating confessions (like Fat Lip admitting to masturbating--previously a hip-hop no-no); and "Passin' Me By" is an ode to hopeless crushes on unattainable women. The group's playfulness was also infused with smarts, too, most visibly on "Officer." Recorded around the time of the Rodney King verdict, the song was an indictment of racial profiling--shrouded, of course, in a comic tale that parodied Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos." With animated beats from J-Swift (the West Coast version of Prince Paul) and four distinct rhyming styles, particularly Slim Kid Tre's melodiousness and Fat Lip's nerdiness, this album captures an innocence rarely seen in the music's posturing ways. It's something that this album captures forever. --Joseph Patel

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5.0 out of 5 stars Straight up classic! Jan 7 2013
By Old rap head.
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Always loved this album production/ lyric wise, and it still sounds frest today. If only there were still groups like this out now, then the hip hop scene wouldn't seem so lame.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Album for the Pharcyde Jun 16 2004
By J. McQueen
Format:Audio CD
You can't go wrong with buying this classic hiphop album.

The album not only has great lyrics, but great jazzy-infused beats.
This album, in my opinion, is the first, greatest, and most consistant album by the group - the Pharcyde.

The group is also able to make their songs humerous, as well as entertaining like the track "Ya Mama", which is basically a track composed of your momma jokes. And the album has the hit "Passing Me By" on it, which had a real cool video.

Also, the album comes with a cool looking fold-out insert/poster.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Hip Hop (4.5 Stars) May 24 2004
By Norfeest
Format:Audio CD
The Pharcyde's 1992 debut came out during the golden era of hip hop ('87 - '96), so a lot of the stuff coming out was classic or close to it. This crew of b-boys came out of Cali with a sound that wasn't gangsta. In fact, it was quite the opposite. These cats was funny, and they could rhyme with the best of them. All of the beats were supplied by J-Swift (except "Otha Fish") who supplied The Pharcyde with a sound that was as different as they were. They each had their own distinct rhyme style too, particularly Slim Kid Tre's standout harmonic yet laid back flow. But that's not to downplay Fat Lip's nerd-like admissions that also complimented Imani and Bootie Brown to perfection. If you're just getting into Pharcyde, you should go cop this if you haven't already. It's not quite a classic, but it comes pretty close to it. It's definitely essential listening for any hip hop head.

Personal Favorites: On The D.L., Soul Flower (Remix), Ya Mama, Passing Me By, Otha Fish, Return Of The B Boy (My Favorite), & Officer

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4.0 out of 5 stars It's called "Summer in the City"
The sample Pharcyde uses in 'Passing Me By' is called "Summer in the City" from a 1969 out-of-print Quincy Jones album entitled I Heard That. Read more
Published on May 7 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars All about Passin Me By
I didnt know of the Pharcyde till a few years back when i heard the lab in cab album round my mates. Well glad I did. Read more
Published on April 16 2004 by phildez
5.0 out of 5 stars Who can tell me?
Who out there knows the title of the song that Pharcyde sampled for the track "Passin me by"? Read more
Published on April 3 2004 by M. Hopkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Passin Me By
this cd makes you think laugh and have fun! everytime passin me by plays it makes me laugh not them rappin but the beat its sounds funky and funny this cd is so creative and so... Read more
Published on Mar 16 2004 by P. Mcmahon
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Group Ever
yes sir! passin me by indeed pharcyde needs to get more recognized like organized konfusion and souls of mischeif

10 of 10 lyrics 10 of 10 beats

Published on Feb 20 2004 by P. Mcmahon
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this now!
This has remained my favorite album as long as I can remember. It's going to be tough to knock this out of #1. This is a hip hop album from 1992. Read more
Published on Jan 15 2004 by TrEE
5.0 out of 5 stars Pharcyde, Can I get another hit?
I would give anything to hear from these guys again (or someone like them). I've always LOVED hip-hop... and I've heard it all. Read more
Published on Jun 15 2003 by Tadaia
5.0 out of 5 stars Quintons on his way, and it's oookay!
You can't beat this album, durring a time when everyone acted like a gangsta. And being harder then the next man was the idea. It was so re-freshing to hear this album. Read more
Published on April 28 2003 by J. Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars THANKYEW OLD MAAAAAaaannnnn!!
This was one of the last great hip-hop albums to come out before the coming of P-Diddy ... materialism culminated in that knuckle dragging ghetto footstomper `Back That Thang... Read more
Published on Mar 17 2003 by Edward M. Erdelac
4.0 out of 5 stars dope ... underground
If your sick and tired of I've got a benz, bling-bling rap then take a trip on the bizarre ride. The Pharcyde has some of the tightest lyrics, killer beats, and a good sense of... Read more
Published on Feb 5 2003
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