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Thank God I've matured some since 1992...
I don't listen to much rap, and I really don't listen to much classic rap at all. This was a fun album though. I recognized and liked passin me by.
Not a fan
Quality 90s hip hop, smooth beats, nice flows, not a classic in my mind, probably not their best album even, but still a good listen.
This was a weird one. I can definitely see how a high schooler in 1992 would have loved this album. It's absurd, irreverent, immature, and high energy. Musically, I enjoyed this. The group has a DJ but a lot of the drums sure sounded live and originally recorded for this album, but I can't be sure. Overall the beats were a big plus for me. The album is a product of its time, however. We get an entire verse centered around transphobia ala Charlie Daniels's Uneasy Rider '88, and we get jokes about the MC's sexually assaulting women. I'm not going to clutch my pearls and pretend that I never engage in or enjoy edgy humor, but I guess those lines just left me cringing more than laughing. As for importance, this is a debut album released in the golden age of hip hop that has a unique feel, so to me it makes sense to see it on this list. My personal enjoyment: 2.5/5 Did it belong on this list: 4/5
Dope
Fuck yeah, this was cool! Genuinely funny parts, like the yo momma track, or the remix track (definitely wasn't paying attention to song names on this one). Glad I was already in the mood for this after listening to Jurassic 5 tho.
I was going to say this reminds me of the group Gravediggaz, before I realized this Pharcyde album was released a good 4 years earlier. This came from the west coast, though it feels closer to the east coast rap I'm most familiar with. The interplay is pretty awesome, and the beats sound fresh for an album so old. I was reading that the Pharcyde began touring with A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul after this album was released. I cannot imagine how fucking great that show would have been. This album was a good thing to hear on a sunday morning.
Wigga music
Good fun, with all the typical problematic elements.
👍 great album 8/10
I forgot how funny this record is. There’s a ton of skits but the lyrics are really meant to be offensive and hilarious. Obviously has that jazz rap, boom nap production which is right up my alley. Do I prefer this over Tribe? Probably not. But does it rank as one of the best jazz rap records ever made. Most certainly. Favorite song(s): I’m That Type of Ni**a and Passin’ Me By Least favorite song: Pack the Pipe
13/1/21
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90s rap album. great backing tracks as usual, smooth flow between tracks
Ei herätä suuria tunteita. Perusräppiä pienillä sekoiluelementeillä. Peruskakkonen kuten suurimmalle osalle saman genren levyjä.
I like the catchy background beats, but I generally don't care for rap, especially with crude lyrics like this.
Mir schwant nix gutes… Beim 7. Song unvermittelt ausgemacht. Diese Platte ist so unglaublich langweilig, dass ich mich noch nicht mal darüber aufregen kann. 90ies HipHop: Sabbel sabbel sabbel - kein, sabbel sabbel sabbel - Reim! Muss man/ich nicht hören. 1 Stern.
This was a fun listen, though after a while you do get the impression that it's all trying a bit too hard, like forced fun.
3.5/5. Had some really fun tracks, but also had some I wasn’t totally into
This is old rap with a basic beat and someone rapping over it without anything extra really.
Love this one, Pharcyde was one of the groups I’d say responsible for my love of hip hop
ok ig
A good album. Labcabin is so much better for me so have to give a 4
Started well. Got bad and boring
Another really cool album. It's certainly a departure from what was popular in hip-hop at the time. Some aspects of the album sound dated, but overall the production is really good. Lots of fun songs 4/5
4.5/5. Brainy, energetic 90s hip hop rap over jazz tracks. Play 'Oh Shit,' 'Soul Flower,' or 'Passin Me By' to seem hip at dinner parties. Delightfully explicit. 'Ya Mama' is a must listen.
Very dope album. Am known with the pharcyde but didn't know this specific album
Fun album! enjoyed listening to it
gewoon nice 90's hiphop maar niet baanbrekend in mijn ogen 3.5/5 stars
Vibemuziek, maar pakt me verder niet. Als het op staat op de achtergrond zou ik het nice vinden maar zou het zelf nooit op zetten.
Hell yeah
Feeeeeet
Hype bboy
Nah shit.
From album cover easter egg (vagina) to catchy 90s beats, this is a good all around.
its decent and lyrically original compared to many other album from its era and more modern
One of the cornerstone west-coast hip-hop acts of the 90s, Pharcyde is just one of those bands that you know if you're into hip-hop. They offered a completely different take on the genre with their lighthearted (at times straight-up goofy) lyrics in a time when the genre was already starting to take itself too seriously. I always liked the bands that they inspired more than I did them but the elements that contributed to my love for Jurassic5, Digable Planets, and Blackstar are all here. It's just damn fun. That said, "Officer" stands out in sharp contrast as a track for back then but also RIGHT NOW. It's NOT funny. It's a legit converastion piece about racial profiling and feels very contemporary.
Recognized some songs, good to put a title to em
Classic. The west side branch of native tongues imo
Would make good background noise if I was focusing on something else, but not really an album I'd want to focus on listening to.
Just some friends having fun in the studio. Beats are pretty comfy, too. What's not to like?
Passing me by is a generational mood and classic, for that it gets two stars alone, every other track is more or less wack
Boring
This must be hip hop, going by the cover? I've never heard of it though, and I thought I at least knew OF most bigger albums from the time. Ok so far this is pretty good, fairly upbeat and has that old school beat style. will never listen again, but this was fun as a once-off. 3/5.
Got better along the listen.... not bad!