Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
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Free Music Review: My mind was runnin away
Hit: 5 Stars
This album is in a league with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Pink Floyd ect. Its a total trip.Free Music Review: East Coast inspired group from the West
Hit: 4 Stars
I picked this album up because it was cheaper than "Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde," so I can't compare it to that debut album. Imani, Booty Brown, Fatlip, and Slimkid3 were from California, but their lyrics were very East Coast inspired, yet they had their own authentic sound. I was expecting a little more experimenting and quirkiness for this album, but the music remains mostly calm and mellow. These guys were a lot more conscious and mature than I expected. Even "Groupie Therapy" was done in a mature manner.
My two favorite tracks here are "Runnin'" and "The E.N.D.," and the other two best tracks are "Y?" and "Moment In Time"(a beautiful short ballad by Slimkid). Other highlights are "She Said," "Somethin' That Means Somethin'," the single "Drop," and "Devil Music"(NO, they do not worship no devil, mind you)! Pretty much every track is great, except "Splattitorium,"(which is too short to be THAT bad) and the not-so-funny "Little D."
I'm guessing that this is definitely a more mature album than "Bizarre Ride..." with less experimenting. Fine by me. They include a lot of jazz, just like many of the best East Coast acts before their time. This was the their last album before they started disbanding, one member at a time. "Labcabincalifornia" may not be a classic, but definitely worth your dough if you see it at the store and are into underground/conscious/old-school Hiphop. If you like this type of West Coast Hiphop from around this time, and not that overplayed Gangsta nonsense, check out Aceyalone or the Freestyle Fellowship or Project Blowed, all, who like the Pharcyde, dared to be different than their glamorized and fantasized California counterparts!
Free Music Review: The Pharcyde - Labcabincalifornia
Hit: 4 Stars
The Pharcyde's second album was "Labcabincalifornia" (1995). The Los Angeles group consisted of Derrick "Fatlip" Stewart Tre "Slimkid" Hardson, Imani Wilcox, and Romye "Booty Brown" Robinson. Pharcyde, Slum Village's Jay Dee, M. Walk and Diamond D produced this 17 track release. The albums opener Jay Dee produced "Bull****" is a dope track which was an immediate head nodder. My favorite track on this release is "Runnin", a smooth track, the Pharcyde drop some memorable lyrics and a chorus to remember. On "Something That Means Somethin" the Pharcyde drops some conscious lyrics, while ripping up "Drop" with fast paced rhymes. "Y?" has the Pharcyde talking about betrayals and the ups and downs of life. A short interlude follows, then Slim Kid shines on the premium M-Walk produced "Moment In Time", a track dedicated to those who died to young. The Pharcyde talk about their ambitions to make it on "Hustle". Backed by some heavier sounding beats, Pharcyde then deliver "Devil Music". The album closes off with the "The E.N.D.", a track, which has the Pharcyde giving thanks, Kamau delivers a memorable on point guest verse. The Pharcyde delivered original and memorable music with their last major release "Labcabincalifornia".
Free Music Review: Pharwestcalifornia
Hit: 4 Stars
Los Angeles based group with a more east coast mainstream feel. Not what you'd expect from a west coast crew with topics such as on track 7 with "Somethin' That Means Somethin'". In comparison to their debut, Labcabincalifornia is a lot more mature and witty. Three of The Pharcyde's members even had a hand on the production. One of the immediate repeats is "Drop". A pioneers of the singing/rap by Slim Kid 3, he adds a more artistic, a more colorful style to the group as his solo song "Moment In Time". What's a rap album without an artist describing their addictions to chronic on the almost song (being that it's so short) "Splattitorium". Imani, Bootie Brown, Fat Lip and Slim Kid 3 did their thang on this one.Free Music Review: Un-Gangsta at it's finest
Hit: 4 Stars
This is deifinately one of the most solid rap albums I have ever come across. I had just started to become so sick of all the new "gangsta" rap that was coming out by artists who seemed like they were just spittin about the streets because it was makin them money. The Pharcyde finally comes through with some UNIQUE topics that vary from your average crap that is starting to make me sick to my stomach. This is a breath of fresh air from an original California based hip-hop crew. Pick this up if you want a solid performance that relies more on original lyrics, vocals, and content, rather than slickly produced, radio friendly beats with words placed over the top of them.