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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 and the group were going somewhere else entirely. A crew of spunky b-boys armed with a self-abating sense of humour, 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 is something that this album captures forever. --Joseph Patel
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
'bizzarre ride to the pharcyde' has got to be an essential for any hip-hop listener. it is sure the fresheest album i have ever heard in the world of hip-hop. i can describe these guys in two words , 'genuine genius'. they do not boast the 'gangsta' image, or do not reflect the gentrification of the movement, they are pure and in it for the music. even down to the inlay cover, everything is perfect, it shows a wacky journey of leaness on a rollercoaster taking you to all different hights of fun and feeling!! the beats range from fast and kinda dancy old-school funk, to more relaxing vibes which show the heavy jazz influence in the music. and the MCing, the rhymes are all like poetry and the speed could sometimes be drum n' bass, exept always presenting something new and never repetitive. so crack on this album, it wont let you down!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. D. Booth
Format:Audio CD
This album is one of the best albums ever! This album has a hidden depth of sweetness, On first listens its a cool fresh kinda HipHop with each MC holding their own brilliantly, after a while This album had me putting it on Repeat for hours, it dominated all my tapes on my walkman...(yes WALKMAN!!) I would now give a list of the tightest tracks on the album, but each track is way too beautifully crafted to pick just a few. The Rhymes are Slick, Fresh, Funny and you'll always find a verse that'll make you smile. I have played this album to death but its Sooooo Damn Fresh i could never get bored.
Beautifully Perfect
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Andrew
Format:Audio CD
This album is incredible. The production, the beats, the lyrics, the style, everything. It never takes itself too seriously but it is so much better than 99.9% of mainstream rap/hip hop today. A real shame there are only a few Pharcyde albums, this and labcab are really great. Do yourself a favour and listen to this album.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Ash
Format:Audio CD
Simply my most cherished album. One of literally only four or five albums I can genuinely say I never get tired of.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By simon mack
Format:Audio CD
at time of writing this albeit long overdue review/add-on (in april 09- the lp cameout in '92!): there was already 14 other glowing reviews of this lp and for good reason: its i.n.d.e.s.p.e.n.s.i.b.l.e.
"bizarre ride 11 the pharcyde" - is SO funny ( "ya mama", "officer","jigaboo time" etc etc),has great vocal irreverent skits, is inventive and for ANY fan of great pop/hip-hop/contemporary black music. just buy and put a smile on your face. band member - fat lip in particular with his chris tucker style high pitched whiny ad libs always hit the comedy spot. 2nd lp - "labcalifornia" was arguably more "mature" with more soulful writing + hits such as "runnin" etc BUT really "bizarre ride" is still considered the pharcyde's peak lp for its sheer joyous, inventive sense of fun. i long way from the surly, machismo of some witless hip-hop i can think of.
BUY
"bizarre ride 11 the pharcyde" - is SO funny ( "ya mama", "officer","jigaboo time" etc etc),has great vocal irreverent skits, is inventive and for ANY fan of great pop/hip-hop/contemporary black music. just buy and put a smile on your face. band member - fat lip in particular with his chris tucker style high pitched whiny ad libs always hit the comedy spot. 2nd lp - "labcalifornia" was arguably more "mature" with more soulful writing + hits such as "runnin" etc BUT really "bizarre ride" is still considered the pharcyde's peak lp for its sheer joyous, inventive sense of fun. i long way from the surly, machismo of some witless hip-hop i can think of.
BUY
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
like other reviews on here this is the best album i own !
have not stopped listening to it for the last 10 yrs , its in my car , my house , my mp3player ,i advise anyone who has any clue about hip hop to buy this !
*****
have not stopped listening to it for the last 10 yrs , its in my car , my house , my mp3player ,i advise anyone who has any clue about hip hop to buy this !
*****
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Peter Logan
Format:Audio CD
This is one of my favourite hip-hop albums ever. The Pharcyde approach combines everyday experiences with humourous rap, with funky samples and turntablism that complements the lyrical brilliance very well. Short skits set the atmosphere in between tracks, and it's perfect smokey summer afternoon listening. Highly recommended!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
This album represents true hip hop music with slick, intelligent ryhmes mixed with a little humour and some of the best beats around. A must for any fan of the genre. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best hip hop album ever!
I clearly remember the first time, a friend of mine played all tracks from start to finish, and I was instantly a fan. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sune Kaas Ibsen
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Landmark of Hip Hop
Bizarre Ride 2 The Pharcyde is without a doubt one of the most greatest and celebrated albums in Hip Hop and is for good reason too, right from the beginning it's funky as hell... Read more
Published 9 months ago by DJ Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars
a really special album
fantastic packaging although be warned it is oversized so won't just slot into a lot of CD racks. All the bonus tracks, remixes from the singles are included. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mr. Jason S. Scott
4.0 out of 5 stars
Whatever happened to the pharcyde anyway?
Fresher, funkier and much funnier than a lot of what was going on in hip hop at the time, this is a perfect little snapshot of the early nineties and a reminder that gangsta rap -... Read more
Published on 26 Feb 2009 by Hunneric
5.0 out of 5 stars
10 years to contemplate this....
Ok, I take this kind of thing very seriously and I didn't want to jump to any rash conclusions so I have mulled this over for 10 years. Read more
Published on 13 July 2007 by Skechy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ever heard a newsreader say "A**e"?
I heard the cassette boy track "JOLIVER" mixed up with the "Grange Hill" theme tune on DJ Yoda and Dan Greenpeace "Unthugged-essential mix" and i was hooked. Read more
Published on 28 April 2005 by "age2002"
5.0 out of 5 stars
pretty funny stuff
this album has been well arranged and is fun to listen to, showed it to my friends and we had a laugh at the voice editing (cutup doctored)and the streets piss take is funny, also... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2005 by L. Rahmani
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent debut from the quirky westsiders!
A bizarre ride it is indeed. What a debut! From the men that proved west coast does'nt have to mean gangster. This album pleases on so many levels. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2004 by G. J. Shanks
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