Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde

1992The Pharcyde Delicious Vinyl The Golden Age Compton & LA

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Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde is the debut album by South Central LA’s Pharcyde, released by Delicious Vinyl on November 24, 1992.

The story

Arriving at the height of LA gangsta rap, it offered something else entirely: four friends trading jokes, confessions and crank calls over jazz and funk samples. “Passin’ Me By” went to No. 1 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and No. 52 on the Hot 100, and “Otha Fish,” “Ya Mama” and “4 Better or 4 Worse” followed. The album reached No. 75 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in 1996.

Sound and production

J-Swift produced nearly all of it, sampling Quincy Jones, Donald Byrd, Roy Ayers, the Meters, Sly & the Family Stone and Jimi Hendrix. L.A. Jay and Slimkid3 produced “Otha Fish.”

Legacy

It helped launch West Coast alternative rap, made Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums list, and Kanye West has named it his favorite album.

Tracklist & credits

Produced by The Pharcyde, L.A. Jay, Slim Kid 3

A1
4 Better Or 4 Worse (Interlude)Prod. J-Sw!ft
0:44
A2
Oh ShitProd. J-Sw!ft
4:22
A3
It's Jiggaboo Time (Skit)Prod. J-Sw!ft
1:26
A4
4 Better Or 4 WorseProd. J-Sw!ft
5:05
B1
I'm That Type Of NiggaProd. J-Sw!ft
5:15
B2
If I Were President (Skit)Prod. J-Sw!ft
1:01
B3
Soul Flower (Remix)Prod. J-Sw!ft
4:23
B4
On The DLProd. J-Sw!ft
4:28
C1
Pack The Pipe (Interlude)Prod. J-Sw!ft
0:21
C2
OfficerProd. J-Sw!ft
4:00
C3
Ya MamaProd. J-Sw!ft
4:21
C4
Passing Me ByProd. J-Sw!ft
5:03
D1
Return Of The B-BoyProd. J-Sw!ft
3:39
D2
Quinton's On The Way (Skit)Prod. J-Sw!ft
2:10
D3
Pack The PipeProd. J-Sw!ft
5:04
D4
Otha Fish
5:22

Tracklist and producer credits: Discogs. Gear credits: Breakbeat Archive, sourced on each credit.

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Released November 24, 1992. More from hip hop in 1992.

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