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More 90s hip hop that doesn’t do much for me.
Quite interesting Also quite misogynistic
So disappointing. Could have been a 5 but these lyrics are cringe af.
All fun and good although I expected more from the album that brought me "Passin' Me By". But then again, what 𝘥𝘪𝘥 I expect? It's jazzy beats ✔ but with, of course, an hour of dudes excitedly rapping and I've come to realise that's just not something I particularly enjoy over great lengths. Pharcyde's cool, though. Thumbs Up. Strong 4. (Side note. "Officer" seems like a peculiar omission on the streaming service's album tracklist. Huh.)
nagyon kiraly
So fun! The beats, the instrumentals, the silly lyrics (though I am now reading the reviews and seeing that some of the lyrics are problematic, clearly I wasn't paying close enough attention). I did enjoy listening and vibing to the album.
Great album with jazz-style samples and a jokey vibe which reminds me of De La Soul. I only knew Passin' Me By before it came up on 1001, so glad to get a chance to hear more of The Pharcyde.
Not my jam
It was very fun to listen to it! Another good hip-hop album coming from this site :)
I’ve heard of The Pharcyde before, but I’m completely unfamiliar with their music. For the most part, I’ve enjoyed the hip-hop albums on this list that I’ve reviewed, and based on the reviews for this album, I have pretty high hopes that I’ll enjoy it. Unfortunately, for the third time this week, my hopes for an album have been dashed. I really wanted to like this album, but I just didn’t like it much. Don’t get me wrong, the rapping is great, and I enjoyed the juvenile and crass lyrics, but I couldn’t get into the overall sound of the album. I think I really hated the way this album was mixed and engineered. The elements that I wanted to hear more prominently felt turned down, and certain parts of the beats and samples that I wanted to hear more of wound up being sparser. A lot of the songs felt like they dragged on for too long as well, which I’m assuming was only compounded by the fact that I didn’t like this album musically. I appreciate the talent of the The Pharcyde and the influence that this album had on hip-hop, but it’s just not for me.
This is a real relaxing jazzy vibe. A lot of A Tribe Called Quest influences. I liked it except for the skits (which I have no idea why rappers love - they’re almost exclusively terrible).
Fun for a bit, always better than Gangsta Rap, but it becomes pretty darn boring after a while... 2** as I don't want to offend
Couldn’t get it to play
Wanted to like it more. Not a fan of overly vulgar stuff.
Fun album, 3*. Nothing that blew my mind, but enjoyed listening to it. Some lyrics were super silly. Highlights: soul flower
Oh how fun is that! 90's hiphop at its finest. Cheeky raps, punchy beats, and plenty to say about society and culture.
Some ok moments, will try again at some point but didn’t do much for me
Not my music, but sounded quite nice
So good
Some of the beats are slightly different on Spotify for some reason and I am not sure why 🤔
I enjoyed this but for a comedy it can sound pretty dour at times.
can i get the instrumental version? this is cringe.
wasn't really listening for lyrics on this one but the beats are great and the flows are nice
This ruled. Really funny lyrics and great beats.
This album is a PARTY. The party is a little polluted by the occasional grotesque lyric. I found myself wishing the “skits” were full tracks. These seem to be creative moments that don’t fit the mold of 90s hip-hop that they call “skits” to avoid criticism. I wish they’d let them shine.
I hadn't heard of The Pharcyde before getting this album. This was a lot of fun; their energy is infectious. Definitely of its time, but the sample work is classic. I'm unsure of if I'll revisit, so I have to score accordingly. Highlights: Oh Shit, On the DL, Ya Mama, Passin' Me By
Pitch perfect nineties hiphop. Point of for rampant misogyny.
amazing!
It was a good album, but far too many skits in this album. They flow well with the album, but I feel after every song, there was a skit following. Despite that, some good 90's hip-hop.
This was funny and entertaining, but it's probably not something I'd listen to again.
No thanks
Solid old school hip hop
No tune, no interesting rhythms, bad lyrics.
I quite like how this sounds. Sometimes it's a bit tiring and repetitive, but I enjoyed it overall. Otha Fish is my favourite track. 4
Não sou obrigado a ouvir uma merda dessas! Vai tomar no cu! Tudo tem limites, agora falar isso é música é imbecilidade. Mas imbecil ainda é quem dá visibilidade pra um lixo desse tipo
My infant enjoyed the beats, but then the lyrics started and she showed her displeasure by yelling over the lyrics. 2/5 just for the beats
I like old-school hip hop but never really listened to The Pharcyde. Musically I enjoyed it but found it immature lyrically and not a patch on you counterparts like NWA, Beastie Boys and others.
It's real goofy, but I dig it
Awwwww shit
Kinda weird but had some interesting parts
Nochmal anhören
An interesting album because I've always enjoy the US3 album HAND ON THE TORCH, and this album was already presenting that jazzy fresh hip hop sound a whole year before US3's album came out. Not sure how I missed this album back then. I'm don't generally enjoy skits on hip hop albums and it was the same with this one. But I did enjoy that this group has a wacky sense of humor that doesn't border on mean or cruel as other hip hop groups around this era. Having said all that, it is hip hop, and I really did not find any of the tracks compelling enough to add to my collection.
Very catchy, despite its raunchiness and crassness. Their energy and playfulness works, as it does for De La Sol and A Tribe Called Quest.
Very hit or miss for me. A few I liked, most I didn't.
Excellent
I see where De La Soul grew out of. I dug this overall. I'll revisit it to see what grown on me, and to focus more on the lyrics.
This album has to hit the sweet spot between too silly to listen to repeatedly and not heavy enough to take seriously and I think it hits that spot. I didn't love it on first listen and the third verse on "4 Better or 4 Worse" is certainly interesting. I think that's the test case for whether you would appreciate this album or not. I have written this very frequently of late...would I listen again? Probably not. I think I would recommend the album to others though, just because it is so bizarre enough for someone who likes 80's or 90's rap would want to hear it. These guys (and girl) are talented, so there is no doubt about that, though the beats do run together after a while. As always, editing is key.
Pretty good, would listen again
This made the Fresh Start May playlist but not for my sake
Not as good as their artistic predecessors
like every other rap album of this era it just didn’t age very well HOWEVER this is one of the best rap albums that has been on the list so far! did NOT enjoy the rape song. 1.) passin me by 2.) ya mama (it was fun ok) 3.) i’m that type of —
A decent album, but like so many hiphop albums, it’s far too long
Favourite tracks: soul flower; ya mama; passin me by; return of the B boy
Ok
Nothing clicked.
fresh
Not a rap fan
Not exactly what I expected. Weird, but also funny. Not a genre I usually prefer however this album was entertaining. Good flow and beats. I don't think I'd listen to it again though. Highlights: Oh Shit Soul Flower Ya Mama
Interesting! Only heard good things about this but never listened. Great the first song has a trans panic verse, Jesus Christ. Say what you want about hip hop, the hardest part with this era is getting over the homophobia, which is never easy, it fucking sucks and I’m glad we’ve mostly gotten past this It’s fine, the songs are pretty catchy but then a real cringey edgy lyric happens and it’s embarrassing which is the worst emotion an album can elicit. 2
Not awful. But not good.
I have really mixed feelings on this. Some of it was great, but some of it has aged so poorly. The skill and creativity were apparent, and I totally understand why this made the list, but overall I just didn’t love it.
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is the debut album by The Pharcyde, originally released in 1992. This record was released during the emergence of gangsta rap within the popular music scene. I wasn't alive at the time, but I'm sure this was a breath of fresh air compared to their contemporaries. They even managed to be distinct from the other jazz-rap groups such as Tribe and Digable Planets in that they employed very satirical and comical lyrics. To echo what another user said, it's good to see a group not take themselves seriously, but sucks when they should've taken themselves more seriously. These guys had bars. I'd love to hear what they could've cooked up regarding social issues or maybe even the music industry. I just feel like there's only so much humor that one can put on an album without it sounding tedious after a while. The instrumentals on here are wild. Insane sampling including Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Donald Byrd, The Meters, the list literally goes on and on. The instrumentals really make the album in my opinion. I also really like the skit tracks with the live drums. I wish they included some full-length tracks like that. A really fun album, but filled with too many "what-ifs" for it to be considered 5 stars.
I was doubtful about this one just from looking at the cover, but it is a perfect natural progression from the De La Soul album I had yesterday. This one is more outlandish and comedic though, it leans further into the cultivation of rap caricatures to carry the vibe. “Shot him in the ass on the downstroke” is pure poetry.
Diria que quase todos raps que tem a base das músicas com uma pegada de jazz me pegam muito, Gostei muito do álbum e provavelmente vou voltar a ouvir muitas vezes, musicalmente não tenho criticas. Gosto também que são letras humorosas e descompromissadas, mas justiça seja feita, tem muitos trechos datados e passiveis de crítica.
Hungover for this one, and really dreading it. True to my expectations, it was extremely puerile (were 'yo momma' jokes even cool in 1992?) and at times downright unpleasant. However, it creeps into the threes just about, because musically it was a lot more fun than I had it down for, and the vocal was much more towards the J5/De La Soul end of the genre than I'd feared.
Somewhere in between 2.5 and 3 stars. This album seems to be very hit or miss for me.
Passin' Me By is such a classic it pushes this up to 4 star
ah the 90s strike again.
So yes, but also no, phobic and raunch.
6.5/10 pretty solid cool stuff on there but just a lil boring sometimes for me.
Transphobia in the very first song. Just fuck off
One of the more pure fun albums I've heard in the hip-hop genre, you can tell these guys had so much fun making this. They've got really good flow too, they've just got a bunch of goofy ass bars. Fav songs: - Oh Shit - Passin' Me By
Riproaring fun!
Cool beats, good flow, funny bars. Very good album, can imagine it being a breath of fresh air at the time of release. Reminds me a bit of one of my favorite rap acts gravediggaz
Really interesting fusion of jazz rap, conscious hip hop, and boom bap with some humor thrown in. Combining that was really ahead of the times, and this album doesn’t feel dated at all unlike lots of other 90s rap albums.
rly good!!
It's a fun album. Have always really enjoyed Passing me by. Will I listen to again: 75%
It has some good moments
what a boring nineties hip hop
fun but instantly forgettable. albums need to bring back skits though
Easy 5 stars. Passin Me By and 4 Better Or 4 Worse are 2 of my all-time favourites
One of the best slices of 'Golden Era' hip hop ever recorded
Great album! The highlights of this are outstanding, though there is a lot of filler still.
Interesting listen. Could see this being influences to Odd Future I really want to give it a 4 but unfortunately I won’t listen again and have to keep it at a 3
I'm seriously thinking about skipping RAP and Heavy Metal albums. Or just listen to 2 or 3 songs, the most listened to from the selected album... Lest it be said... 🤢
More solid early 90s rap. The lyrics are fun and dirty, flow goes hard
Either boring or weird
I couldn't get through this album and bailed a song or two before it ended. At first I thought it was me, but even my husband, who is a hip-hop head, found it as annoying as I did. Almost every song has the same boring beat. This reminds me of an electronic album, and not in a good way. And most of the lyrics are stupid and juvenile. A whole song about Yo mama jokes, really? Come on. It was cute for like a minute, and then it kept going. Also, deducting a star for the song/skit with the weird beeping noises. Was listening to this on a road trip and thought something was wrong with the car in the middle of the highway. Not cool. 2/5
"Shot him in the ass on the DOWN stroke 9x" This can't be hip hop.
I love this era of hip hop. I didn't really know these guys in their hey day but discovered them later. Wish I'd found them in middle school
looks dope! and is dope, not what i was expecting but i fw it heavyyyy
4.5 - I like
Pleasantly surprised by this, I was only aware of one, maybe two Pharcyde tracks so was assuming they were maybe a bit of a flash in the pan one hit underground wonder, but I thought this was very consistent and had a handful of really great tracks. The skits were solid too, felt cohesive and added to the albums flow rather than detracting from it. Fave Tracks: Soul Flower (remix), 4 Better or 4 Worse, Passin’ Me By, Return of the B-Boy 4.3/5
Good 90’s hip hop album. Definitely their own sound, struggles a bit with lack of truly great tracks. Pretty good, just not at the level of other contemporary albums in that era. 3.5/5 Would listen again
The beats and flow are so incredibly smooth and funky. I could listen to this on repeat for days (at which point, the lyrics would thankfully fade into the background). Passin' Me By has gotten to the love it deserves but I think Soul Flower is right up there.
Classic fun and funky …return of the b boy stood out for me…
They do sound like they’re having a nice time. Very yelly though.
Funky, simple and catchy beats... But not for me.
Not bad.
Bizarre Ride is correct. I remember listening to this The Pharcyde album way back (must've been like 4 years now). I vaguely had this idea of just how out there, cartoony, and overtly lude it was, and upon revisiting I was expecting a watered-down version of those memories. That certainly wasn't the case. One thing I love about this album is just how focused each of the four MCs is. Each song here has a single motif, established by the title of the song, and each member throws either a comedic twist or a grounded take relating to the motif. 'Oh Shit', the opener, has each MC telling a story that would result in those "Oh Shit" moments (some being questionable). '4 better or 4 worse' has four parts with each MC reaching different ethical conclusions relating to their respective relationships, with Fatlip's verse being particularly eccentric. 'Officer' tackles different run-ins with the police while "Ya Mama" is just as absurd as its title makes it out to be. 'Passin' Me By' shows the four tackling lost love at various levels. The best part of this album is its lyrical personality. There's so much character coming out of all the vocals and soulful refrains here. Each MC brings their fair share of witty one-liners and fitting anecdotes, all of which are delivered with these varied and smooth flows. It's even more impressive considering this came out back in 1992; it sounds years ahead of a lot of the jazz rap that was coming out at the time (lyrically speaking). While The Pharcyde are from the West Coast, the sounds here are undeniably influenced by the jazz-rap sounds coming out of the East Coast at the time. Production-wise, you get what you'd expect here. While not every beat here is standout (for example, I'm not a fan of the more skeletal 'Pack The Pipe'), everything here is undeniable smooth and easy on the ears. I love the strange backing vocal snippets on 'Soul Flower', it's one of those small things that still adds a lot of flavor to an otherwise straightforward track. Simplicity is the key here, there are so many perfect loops like on 'Passin' me By', 'Otha Fish', and 'Oh Shit'. I love when the band harmonizes on certain refrains here, especially on the outro of 'Otha Fish'. Even though these beats are repetitive, the constant interjections and adlibs from the members of the group and the DJ scratching here ensure these songs never get boring. The skits here are generally hilarious and fun and it helps that they're not strictly skits and are typically backed with solid beats as well. I think the second half of this album is a bit less impactful than the first, but I genuinely think this is one of the most unique hip-hop albums of its time on a conceptual level. Considering its release date, I feel like this album was some sort of demonstration that hip-hop can be delivered in this tongue-and-cheek , colorful, and comedic way. It shows that there's room in hip-hop for less serious ideas, all the while still respecting the foundational aspects and ethos of the genre. It also just sounds really really good.
shrugs
Based on the two singles I already know from this group (Passin' Me By and Runnin'), I expected to like this a lot more than I did. But the production really lets it down. I'm not sure exactly what the issue is - poor mixing maybe? There are a few great songs on here, but (as always), the skits are unnecessary. I'm glad those have fallen out of fashion for the most part. Soul Flower, Ya Mama (which I found much funnier than I expected), and Passin' Me By are the only songs that really stood out for me. Overall, worth a listen, but hasn't aged that well. Good to hear some alternative hip hop from the west coast in the early 90s though - glad it wasn't all gangsta.
There are some excellent hip hop tracks on this album. Soul Flower and of course Passin’ Me By are definitely the best. The jazz beats and native tongue raps are top notch. The flow overall is very strong. Some tracks and skits that are meant as comical are still pretty cringy, but easy to look past. Surprisingly great album from a lesser known 90s rap group.
Musically this was interesting enough, with solid beats and a fun vibe. But I had a hard time with the lyrics, which I found to be crass and immature, without being particularly clever. Ultimately, there are better artists making music in this vein, so this one felt like a waste of time.
hipho...zzzzzz
4/5 There's a lot of ...melodies? That sound very much like early Hip Hop. No surprise, this album came out in 1992 but there's some added elements that makes it sound like they're moving forward. Chill and humorous. Good production. Jazzy and fun. Party like energy throughout. Really good blending of beats and samples. The album is coherent and all over the place at the same time. I think there's three or four vocalist on here. It adds to the chaotic feel of the album. Sometimes the business of the production reminds me of early Public Enemy albums. It sounds dated and modern at the same time. I'm reminded of Brockhampton or Danny Brown sometime and the Fresh Prince of Bel Air or the Beastie Boys. I've listened to this in the past and dismissed it based on the "Fresh Prince" type vocals, but there's also some Easy E type vocals...anyway the more I listen to this the more I come around. It's on the cusp of the early days of rap and moving forward...to the future. This is pretty good.
Great hip hop, loved the instrumentals on the tracks too. Felt pretty original! 3.4
6/10 decent album but nothing to write home about
Oh shit I’m That Type of N***a Ya Mama Passin’ Me By Otha Fish Love the energy. Love the flow. Couple songs were questionable in the lyrics, but we got through it. Not my favorite but solid album. Would maybe listen to again in the future.
100% would do the worst footwork to these songs, very fun
This was really fun. I love 90s hiphop :)
Really interesting and different! Loved it!
Album 384 of 1001 The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde Rating : 1 / 5 I may have liked this when I was 13, if this genre was the thing. Now, not so much. Pretty much nonsensical and juvenile, hip hop.
quirked up 3.7/5
The cover is in the same genre as The Birthday Party and Megadeth albums I've just been served. But opening it up and looking at the track list, and the skits, I immediately knew we were in yet a different genre. Starting right the album is bouncy and fun and obnoxious and quite juvenile but also occasionally clever. Likable but dated (by which I mean problematic in places). Overall an entertaining listen which I think does belong on this list.
Wow how bizzare. I can see why people rip on old rap albums now. But, this was SUPER fun.
I enjoyed this a lot I felt the skits were well integrated into the music of the album. It had a strong musicality to it, and it was funny.
Okay, I guess, if you have a cut down Honda Civic with dark tinted windows and a back seat full of speakers. For normal people, not so much.
just a great hip hop album. loved it back in my youngin days, love it now
Good reminds me of Souls of Mischief
The only thing bizarre is that it made this list. Average rap with simple loops and grade school lyrics.
Its a bit of fun but it's not for me. But yeah it does sound like classic hip hop. Fave track: Otha Fish
The production and flows on this are sick as hell for 1992. If I'd have had this on the project before 2 Pac and Jeru The Damaja I reckon their ratings would have suffered. 😏 Some misogyny and transphobia, but more in a trying to be edgelordy funny way, rather than being earnest culture war bullshit. Still kinda icky, but not ruining. Fave tracks - "Oh shit" sets the scene, "Soul Flower" was a lot of fun, and "Passing Me By" I actually recognized - musta heard it on some compilations....
Absolutely enjoyed this album and never remember hearing it! Ya mama got a glass eye with a fish in it--That line cracked me up. Jazzy and upbeat fun. I didn't take the lyrics seriously, but that's ok. I don't know who Quintin is, but he must be important
Repetitive and childish. Not a fan.
Not the worst album I have listened to. Quite enjoyed listening to something different.
I was prepared to write about 90s hip hop blah blah. This is that but I really actually enjoyed this. Never heard of these guys - it was fun, easy and a pleasure to listen to. Another 3.5 - but I’m rounding this one up - fun stuff.
perfection
Really wish these '90s albums had less skits as filler and wish the humor wasn't so middle school but no complaints cause it's still so good, will definitely put it on again.
I remember hearing about The Pharcyde, but I never listened to them - that I'm aware of. It was interesting enough. Better than some on this list. Jump in.
Fun!
Horrible
Fun production, lyrically gets old fast. I've heard 'Passin Me By' so many times at an old job that I can go without that track for a long, long time.
Nothing and I mean NOTHING is more of sure thing than a hip hop album being too long, The Pharcyde doesn’t disappoint. That being said, it’s a good album, chill and grooves all the way there, it’s funny, maybe hasnt aged the best for some. 7.2/10
The Pharcyde have made their mark in the history of popular hip hop. It’s old school, but I mostly dig the album.
Interesting. I think the title says it all. Sounds like they are having fun.
Oh god, they think this is clever, don't they? I mean, in terms of lyrical wordplay, it's not bad. But substantively, it's just so juvenile.
Gangsta Rap for sure. Music was awesome, lyrical content was just a little too lighthearted and immature for my taste. Regardless, this certainly could’ve paved the way for other alternative rap to be considered legitimate. The jazz loops with backbeats are really good. Favorite Track: Passin’ Me By
3.5. I love the FUN and weird era of hip hop. Some of the lyrics were a little gross.
Interesting to be sure. Not my favorite in recent memory, but a cool romp.
Pure classic! It’s easy to appreciate how fun the music, but you also have to consider how forward thinking it is. Just a small example, but having a horrorcore verse on a song in 1992 is no small feat! Besides all that, the quality of the songs is great. Great rhymes, performances and production. Wish they were around for longer 🙏
Chill 1
I'm not much into hip hop but this is interesting Some #CatchyMelodies #GenreBlending with jazz & funk #MoodLifting
Vrlo dobar album, ali sve pjesme su vrlo slične. Dobre, ali slične. Officer
I don't really dig hiphop
Fan-fucking-tastic! Especially amidst this endless ocean of rock with icebergs of experimental, it's clear that this really is one of my favorite albums. Great job, Pharcyde.
Not bad but unfortunately not my cup of tea.
I liked the beats and the flow. A little dumb and childish, kinda like blink-182 for hip-hop
Solid mid 90s rap album
Loved it, definitely a feel of Gravediggaz here, also a little De La Soul, but much better, less sell out and more comedic. The skits would probably start to get annoying though, so I'm bumping it down to 4 stars.
Too much language for me
Very melodic
West coast old school hip hop, this draws more from the past than Dre's brand of g-funk that would take over the scene. The MCs go hard and fast, the beats have a lot going on. Some parts are dark, some uplifting, but there's hypnotic energy on every track. Better Or 4 Worse and On the DL have the smooth keys I like, Passin' Me By brings the funky bass and horns. Return of the B-Boy is a strong closer with an infectious bassline.
This album is hilarious. From tracks about lighting up with a small child to 4 minutes of 'your mama' jokes, it's kind of hard to find anything missing. This is the stereotypical example of the album "Mom didn't want you listening to" as a kid, and I like that. It's a bit too long and repetitive, but just an easy, good time.
The songs will get you bouncing (“Passin’ Me By” will never not be a bop), just don’t expect the album to bounce around your mind for long after it concludes.
This is a notable release in the history of Hip Hop but I'm not sure it really holds up today as most than a 'pretty good' abum. There are are a significant amount of 90's Hop Hop albums that are better. Even decades ago, I didn't feel it stood up to them.
My journey with hip-hop in this adventure has been pretty good so far, but it has helped me to find what I don't like in the genre. I like clever rhymes, but I can't stand when they go into sexual or physical violence. There might be something more interesting to this effort, but I'm not sticking around long enough to find out what it is.
So refreshing compared to the monolithic wave of gangsta rap (no hate, just gets old). Lyrics are hit or miss, but musically good.
Interesting album for sure. Some of the other top comments summarized it well- playful/unserious to the extent where it's a bit detrimental to the quality of the album. The raps/flow is undeniably catchy but do we really need interludes and skits along the way? 5.5/10 (2.75/5)
A smooth hip-hop album, that contains a mixture of various genres of music. Interesting! Enjoyed it till the end. 3,5/5
The back half runs a touch long, but I love the jazzy samples and diversity of each rapper’s flow. 3.5/5
Not for me
Transphobic garbage
Consistently fun. Occasionally wild. Intermittently hilarious (one does like a "Yo momma joke"). Likably rough around the edges, too. The choral rapping and repetition add to the charm. The simplicity of style, plus silliness, keeps it from the first rank of hip-hop records. And one might slightly prefer Digital Underground (an obvious comp). But with albums such as this, best to just enjoy the ride, one finds.
Awesome!!! I'm starting to think I like hip hop cause this was sooo good!!! Also I've seen this album art before so it's good to know it comes from a great album🔥🔥
I admit this is slightly out of my lane. However, I hear some decent Jazz influenced arrangements with some really good drums and bass lines, mixed with classic hip hop. I am always a fan of pushing the envelope, but sometimes I feel the use of unnecessary stupid assed lyrics annoy me. Having said that, this is really well produced!
Great hip hop album. I’m feeling stingy with the 5s lately but this is close. Sometimes they just play around too much for me. But overall I loved it. Bouncy as hell, quality rapping, and a lot of fun. Soul Flower was my fave. High 4.
Yes there’s some famous songs and grooves on here but anything with transphobia/ violence etc. is not going to get higher than 2 stars from me
This feels more like a collage than an album. These rappers are talented and the instrumentation is pretty good but it did not come together for me. There was just too much going on for me to enjoy it. I also didn't feel like I got a sense of who these people are as artists from this album.
Some of the best killer flows and beats.
Great album! So many songs I’ve heard before but didn’t realize who the artist was.
It was okay
This came out a couple of years after De La Soul and Gang Starr and a Tribe Called Quest. So they don't really bring anything new to the table. The beats are alright, the flow of the raps sounds awkward and outdated at times. Over-all it's not terrible, but not great. Favorite song: soul flower.
Classic bumpin Hip Hop, bouncy flow, better than expected. Still not my style.
Didn't really grab me. Clear to see they were doing something a bit different from most rap in the early 90s but I didn't get into this
It reminds me of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
On the DL, Ya Mama and Passin Me By are excellent. 3/5
Got into it eventually, skipped a few as far too much going on
Very good, I enjoyed this. Passin' Me By is a classic. It's pretty fun to listen to, I see some similarities to De La Soul's Three Feet High and Rising.
Passing me by is a classic, but the record does not hold up. Yikes.
5 mutherfucking stars.
Even the Clapton loving nerds that made this list knew this needed to be on it. 5/5
Eg har for lite innsikt i tidlig hippety hip hop, men trur da va greit nok
Jams
I can't rate this album without thinking about the whole Pharcyde package - the personalities, the quirky music videos, and of course the beats. This album was FUN. It didn't take itself too seriously, it touched on some real human feelings but also took time to make jokes, even at their own expense. Dates really well I think? Ok maybe not many rappers rhyme "nincompoop" nowadays but still, I can listen again and again.
Quite a fun album! I had not heard of them before.
Pretty good
This was fun. Sounds like the 90’s
A raucous ride, fun in small doses,sounds like stage music for the 90s show In Living Color. A better album came 3 years later: LabCabinCalifornia
I like how it mixes jazz sound and hip-hop rhythm with cartoon, sarcastic voice.
Early 90's, some good shit
A pleasure to listen to. Gets bumped an entire star just for passin me by, one of the greatest hip hop songs ever written.
i didn't like this very much
Not my jam at all
The far side of the Pharcyde
No thanks. More rap - it's of no interest to me at all.
Ya momma has an afro with a chin strap. This is a bloomin' wonderful album. It's happy, it's catchy and I really enjoyed listening to it. Great stuff!
I’m not even remotely a student of Hip Hop, but can listen to it and enjoy it. I tend to prefer this style of Hip Hop. It was okay, not something I’d listen to regularly.
just the worst
Oh Shit I'm That Type Of N***a Passin' Me By Otha Fish
Decent old school hip hop second half is better
This is a cheerful, funny record, reminding me of George Clinton in its emphasis of musical playfulness over formal elegance. The sounds are warm, bouncy, surprisingly unserious in their jazziness. This is the first hip hop album I've heard on this list that has made me smile, and I'm sorry that I never got round to it back in the day. The absence of menace, attempted or delivered, is distinctive: sex and violence are invariably comic. It's often offensive, but seemingly without malice. “Oh shit” makes me wistful for a time when transphobia was a carefree pastime. I'm joking while also being absolutely serious.
inital impression: from the same whiny, juvenile cartoon school as Cypress Hill, if not as irritating. second round: when will this end?! I am still waiting for the great unheard hip hop classic from this list
Beetje standaardhiphop uit de jaren negentig, veel 'O yeah', 'Throw your hands in the air', zwipzwappende platen, afwisselende samples en vooral veel gebabbel. De hoes heeft zo'n 'Parental advisory'-sticker, maar ik kon (gelukkig) niet merken waarom.
In de tijd waarin rappen bijna gelijk stond aan woede en schreeuwen, kwamen er ook af en toe meer relaxte, meer flowende albums uit. Jungle Brothers, De la Soul, Tribe Caled Quest, ze boden allemaal een fijne adempauze. En nu komen we er nog één tegen. Wellicht net iets rauwer dan de genoemde drie, maar nog ver weg van de (ook ontzettend goede) Public Enemies van die tijd. De troef van Pharcyde is wat minder muzikaal. Ze zetten in op grapjes. Niet perse de sterkste grapjes, vaak wat puberaal. Nadeel van grappen als troef is ook dat er geen reden is om daar een tweede keer naar te luisteren.
Herkenbare 90s hiphop breakbeatjes met wat jazzy samples en een pulserende bas. Er wordt prima in de maat, in de flow overheen gerapt. Wat ze allemaal te melden hebben, zal me zoals gewoonlijk weer worst wezen. Het straalt op zich wel redelijk wat plezier uit, meer dan boosheid, al komt dat ook af en toe voorbij. De muzikale omlijsting is kaal zoals 80s en early 90s betaamt, maar ook rijk met samples en extra instrumenten. Dat maakt het geheel toch prima te luisteren.
3.5
Was this done by that guy Jerry Larsen? He was always a bit off the rails. Those cow characterizations were wild. Especially the one with the wife cow saying she wasn't content, even though she was living in a house wearing pearls and had a martini in her, uh, hoof. Pearls, for pete's sake! On a cow! In a house! With a martini! This guy cracks me up. His music kinda sucks though. Doesn't match the comics *at all*.
Really like it, I have listened to them before but not realized the artist as such.
Solid album with 3-4 really good tracks
Hip-hop con ramalazos de jazz. Está bien. Un 4.
runkkare deskriptio perfek,,mycket bra, mycket bra.. Jag gick på toaletten en gång, det var en historia en gång och jag gick på toaletten och mina byxor ramlade av så att säga och sedan började jag runka för att stryka Jansson så att säga.. jätte bra konsept för låt. pippel kikelli kikki miuri. Wannabe beastie boys. on the dl
Held up mostly by the strength of "Passin Me By," which is an unqualified banger, but also has 160 million more streams on Spotify than the next most listened to song on this album for good reason. The average track length not including skits and interludes (the less said about the skits, the better) is 4:38. Most of these songs are just way too long, too repetitive and have no memorable lines or hooks. I can see how people would be into the fun, loose vibe, but it didn't really click for me.
Naja nicht wirklich was ich höre.
Some good drums in there, but overall not my cup of tea.
Great rap album, good books - feels like “West Coast Wu Tang”
Not a hip-hop listener but not terrible. Playful lyrics
Old school hip-hop, good mood, funny. Wahrscheinlich wegweisend aber nicht meins.
Was a lot of fun for painting too.
Well, this is quite a bit better than I expected it to be. I appreciate the light-hearted nature of it. It didn't feel onerous to listen to this album at all. I'm quite likely to buy a few MP3s from this album and keep them on my phone. Not bad at all.
Love it, Own it, Seen em Live…At least once w Brother too!! Knew most of words to most songs, which was fun and astounding. (Lyrics are wild and not appropriate. I will not be playing this album for carpool. 🤪) My fav so far since I’ve joined the group.
Always loved Yo Mama. Some pretty great shade. Passing me by is on regular rotation in this house. The sample at the beginning is so freaking classic early 90s rap. Great song. 3.5
Fatlip from Pharcyde said it best: "Your mama is so big and fat that she can get busy with twenty-two burritos, but times are rough I seen her in the back of Taco Bell with handcuffs". Preach Fatlip. Love these guys, they're clearly having a blast making this album and messin around lyrically on most songs. Passin' Me By is a juggernaut - on of the best hip hip beats of all time. My sister Becky (fortheloveofmusicqb) and I saw Pharcyde in college together at a small club in C Springs -32 Blue. These songs all remind me of those days.
Solid 4
One full song is a big mom joke, and that pretty much sums up the vibe on this one. Honestly it's fine, it's very light and mostly fun 90's rap, which is a pretty big change of pace from the harder rap that was more popular at this time. It is a bit long though (57 minutes). It also sounds pretty dated and while it's a more or less humorous listen, I don't think there's much that's really going to stick with me or be required listening in the future. Favorite song: Passin' Me By Other: Oh Shit, Ya Mama, Otha Fish 1/3/24
Very jazzy vibes, could listen again
Ovo je tako jebeno veselo, šareno i zarazno
Too outdated for me
Ah forgot about this album! Great stuff.
Awesome, simply awesome.
A lot of fun
Great jazz beats. A few too many skits. Bootie Brown sounds like Danny Brown. Officer, Ya MAMA, and Passin’ Me By are the 3 best tracks.
Very outdated 1.5
Haven’t heard of this. Hip hop/rap from 1992. Not bad but not really in the mood for it this morning.
That album doesn’t take itself seriously bu it should. 3 stars
1. 4 better or uuorze - 0 2. oh zhit - 1.5 3. jigaboo time - 1 4. 4 better or uuorze - 1.5 5. im that type of nigga - 2.5 6. if i uuere the prezident - 0 7. zoul flouuer - 1 8. on the dl - 1 9. officer - 1.5 10. ya mama - 1 11. pazzin me by - 1.5 12. otha fizh - 0 13. quintonz - 0 14. pack the pipe - 0 15. return of the b boy - 0
Lekker album, dikke raps. Beetje jammer dat Officer niet op Spotify staat.
I love how it reeks of immature '90s teenage energy yet so well-done.
Funner than jurassic 5 misogynist
pharcyde can do no wrong imo
Loved this album, soulflower remix is a peak fun rap song
Perfect soundtrack for the 14 year old male that enjoys lighting farts, playing Zelda on the SNES and watching scrambled porn on cable.. Dumb and dated.
I liked Soul Flower. That is all.
Some of the beats were good. The lyrics just felt dated.
Didn’t really enjoy this one. Seemed very generic.
Otha Fish is a masterpiece that transcends hip hop. There are many other great tracks on this but that song is one of my all time favorites.
3.5
Admittedly, this was my first full Pharcyde album. Their ensemble is super well done and everyone gets a shot at the spotlight. In my opinion, however, A Tribe Called Quest just pulls this off better. There are really solid beats on this album, but it is mostly one note. Still, nice listen to have at the gym.
Great beats, fun banter and unique flows. Rap album equivalent of listening to a group of young men cracking jokes, trying to one up each other. Apart from all the jokes and improvising, there are a couple of tracks with genuine emotions, exploring personal failures and issues. Sure, some content is extremely juvenile but for the most part the album has an undeniable charm in its infectious anything-goes mentality. And the beats still sounds great!
Love these dudes.
Do not like
This other side of 90s hip hop represented here in triumphant fashion. Few albums are as fun, influential, and raw.
4.5
Va fan tror du? Kunde man ge minuspoäng så skulle den få -5.
I like to give Robert Dimery, the author of this list, a little shit from time to time for his album selections. One area he’s done well, however, is with late 80’s/early 90’s hip-hop. No complaints from me as of yet. Bizarre Ride II is a classic and it’s indisputable, so don’t even bother disputing it like you usually do, you weirdos with bad taste.
I am not interested in this.
If anything this journey is learning me I really don't like hip hop
The music was great and catchy, they can rap, but the lyrics were so, so bad. It was as if they were written by a 12 year old with issues. This should have been my thing and I don’t mind a bit of cheek but this took it too far and I dropped from what would have been a 3 or 4 to a 2 based on that alone. Listens: 2 Fave Track: Passin’ Me By Rating: 2 :(
Engaging beats, edgy but catchy lyrics/flow
That first song doesn't age well. Otherwise a super funky and fun album. Repeats: I'm that type of, soul flow, on the dl, passing me by Skips: intro, oh shit, most of the skits, pass the pipe
Crass... Skits... Not my jam.
Great album that has stood the test of time.
This was pretty enjoyable and will certainly enter my rotation. It's undeniably not outstanding by any means, but has enough strengths to make it a good listen. A high 3/low 4
Great jams, old school hip hop
I was excited for this as I like a few of their songs. But it all felt kind of decent and didn't stand out enough
Started off so strong then got shit Jazzy rap, good flow But later on it’s just boring and mid
Sour jazz hip hop Laid back rhythm
I really enjoyed this one. Upbeat, fun, funny, immature in the most captivating way. The jazzy beats really set it apart from its contemporaries, and though there is some lyrical material that makes me bristle, there’s a wink behind a lot of it. I’m realizing that I tend to prefer artists who don’t take themselves too seriously, especially in genres like hip hop and metal where a certain badass machismo is often cultivated. The “badasses” always seem so goofy to my, like kids play-acting. There’s something much more authentic, relatable, and brave about an artist choosing to let their silly side show.
Some.of.it.os.good, some is misogynistic and dated
I like the beat to these songs, but can't stand the lyrics. Old school 90s rap, just annoying and disrespectful on every level. Never understand this kind of stuff
Bounced on this.
I really like funky music on that album. Lyrics were probably best described in Rolling Stone magazine "pack of class clowns set loose in a studio".
3.5
I was always more into the G-Funk sound as a kid but this is undeniable. Will stay in the rotation forever.
This album is a lot of fun. Even when it’s vulgar, it still feels so playfully innocent. Especially considering how aggressive the genre was becoming at the time. I like!
I really dig the beats, I’m a bit so-so on the bars, but overall I like it.
Eh its short, but pretty forgettable
I enjoyed this as much as the Lauren Hill album from yesterday. It's better in segments than all at once, but that's just a personal preference. Not a bad listen, just gotta be in the mood.
This was a pretty good listen. late 80s/early 90s hip hop is way better than what's rolling around today. Get off my lawn!
i DON'T like rap, but this was surprising all right. I might have to listen to it again
I dont know what the hell was that Top Review guy talking about but I agree
Band plays too much 2.9
They sound like they had a lot of fun making this album, but not really my kind of music
Not a bad album but I’ve heard better from this genre
A fun listen, with good humour, funky drum beats and a couple of tracks with really good jazz-tinged piano playing
older rap sounds even older. interesting has one well known song
I can tell a lot of genres and other big time songs had this record as one of their influences. Great album!
Added to my library. I've heard some Pharcyde songs before, but listening to a whole album really shows the brilliance of this group. Fun, musical, and completely well executed. Love this style of west coast hip hop. Also, I miss album skits let's bring that back.
Easy listening. Great background jams. Influential emcees.
Really fun, upbeat vibe. A party album for sure. I think it's great.
4.0
Um um, well excuse me
why is low end theory the essential jazz rap album bro this is wayy jazzier. real jazz chords and musical phrasings. at times the writing verges on unlistenable but only very few. sonically brilliant throughout
Not my style. With that said great beats and intense energy really propel this album.
Gimmicky
catchy
wow.... love it. Right up my ally. il add them to my artist listening.
This was pretty great. I know I'm listening to it through nostalgia colored glasses, but it was just fun track after fun track.
mid
Ya mama got a peg leg with a kick stand