The Pharcyde

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The Pharcyde is a West Coast underground/alternative hip hop group. The group was formed in South Central Los Angeles (now South Los Angeles), 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.

1	Passing Me By full track	854
2	Runnin' full track	694
3	Drop full track	480
4	Ya Mama full track	411
5	Oh Shit full track	387
6	Otha Fish full track	361
7	Pack The Pipe full track	355
8	4 Better Or 4 Worse full track	328
9	Officer full track	295
10	Soul Flower (remix) full track	257
11	4 Better or 4 Worse (Interlude) full track	254
12	She Said full track	235
13	Return Of The B-Boy full track	225
14	Bullshit full track	224
15	On The DL full track	223

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monkies67 wrote:
yesterday morning

why is otha fish sooo low :-(

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gorycory08 wrote:
Tuesday morning

This is a great song.

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rogersc wrote:
Monday afternoon

Drop voted the best video ever on MTV Base--http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvbase/music/440008-mtv-base-top-100-greatest-videos-ever

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the_flava wrote:
last month

classico

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afrodelic wrote:
last month

love it .

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suzie-ann wrote:
last month

I love this one!

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J_theChosenOne wrote:
last month

such a great group.

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maciejusz wrote:
last month

jazzz hoppp !!!!!!

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BrownnSugarr wrote:
last month

4 Better Or 4 Worse !

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LuzCastro wrote:
last month

good times, good times...

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preachelements wrote:
last month

i love pharcydeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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karou-kun wrote:
last month

Passing Me By: Still one of the best tracks to play while cruising the backroads sharing a blunt with your best friend after class.

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BoGaNMS wrote:
last month

How was Fatlip at rock the bells?

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Pooks111 wrote:
last month

They were too sick at rock the bells!

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qwest1983 wrote:
last month

Rules....Beer pls

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smokeweeda wrote:
last month

i found bizarre ride II on wax at the zion records. i couldn't believe someone hadn't bought it ,my friend was kinda pissed he looked passed it and didn't realize what it was..i guess that record passed him by that day ..haha

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OPoeta2100 wrote:
July 2008

the best mc´s

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killahtxxx wrote:
July 2008

raw heat.

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ch-cheesecake wrote:
July 2008

bizzare ride and labcabincalifornia are my favourite

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IIImatic wrote:
July 2008

Legends.

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Events

Sep 1 SEIU Labor Day Festival Harriet Island, Minneapolis, United States
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Sep 6 Rock The Bells Gorge Ampitheater, George, WA, United States
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Sep 20 Rock the Bells (in planning not real) O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom
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