This is random, but I took out my Labcabincalifornia (sp?) cd this weekend while I was cleaning house and I was groovin to it. They got a new cd coming out I might get. I'm not all that into rap, but these guys are different. I don't have their first cd though.

Wasn't one guy on the Real World in Hawaii?

So, who digs them?

Yeeah, Labcabincalifornia bangs! Their first release slams also, though it's on a different level than Labcabin, it's still a lot of fun. "Pack the Pipe" "Otha Fish" "She keeps on passing me" are classics! I would say get "Bizzare Ride II" stay away from anything after Labcabin.

There are only 2 members left "Booty Brown" and "Imani" and they just don't live up to the legend Pharcyde once was. They have a couple decent tracks, but overall they're just riding a dead horse. How can it be Pharcyde with no Tre or Fatlip?

These cats had so much potential to become a strong force in hip hop, but ended up dropping the ball. Every hip-hop head holds their first 2 releases as sacred.

I know Tre went off to do a neo-soul type of thing and actually released an album that flopped and Fat Lip we'll let's just say bruh had some issues.


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Thanks for the info, mag! I looked at the tracklist for Humbolt Beginnings, and it was all about the

I LOVE Passing Me By, but I never got around to buying that cd and ended up getting Labcabin through BMG or something. Glad I did. It's still good.

VinaBlue said:

Oh man, Humboldt Beginnings! I tried to give it a chance, but nah it ain't working.
They also released another cd Plain Rap. :thumbsdown: Oh and no worries, the majority of the tracks on "BRII" are about the sticky icky! I will say just to warn you, it doesn't have the laid back beats of Lab it's almost experimental and it does get a little wild at times, but like I said before it's a lot of fun.

I was hearing Mya's "Falling" and noticed that the beat sounded familiar. Then I remembered that she took it off of Pharcyde's song "Can't Keep Running Away" (I think that's the title.)

I'm not a huge fan of Pharcyde. I only have Cydeways:The Best of cd. My fav. songs from that cd though are "Ya Mama" "Oh Shit" "Return of the B-Boy" "Passing me By" and "Pack the Pipe". Tre was on Real World.....I forgot the name of the girl on the cast he was friends with though.

i love the pharcyde! the first two discs are classic! sadly the following stuff wasnt too great. altho some of them had solo work that seemed okay.

they put a dvd(all the videos),and a best of type of cd.

oh pleeeeease get the Bizarre ride album.
That album is so crazy,I love it!!!
/peace Manki

Oh my dayumm!!! Do my eyes deceive me? Vina? VinaBlue owns a Pharcyde album?

psykosoul said:

Shadup... I also have Digable Planets. And even..... Maxwell!

VinaBlue said:

The first album is just the cool as shit!!You will really like that one.And,yes,Tre was dating that girl on RW.

Why'd they break up, though?

VAMPIRELLA said:

They didn't breakup per se, it kinda fell apart after Fatlip went back 2 doing blow, and their record label went belly up and their recording contract was a total mess.

They're touring Australia this month, and as much as I want 2 go, there's a difference between a group (what they were) and a duo (what they are 2day).

One2three, the song is just called "Runnin'", haven't heard the Mya version yet

My favourite song of theirs is "4 better or 4 worse"
My favourite video of theirs is "Drop" directed by Spike Jonez

My hope is for them 2 make a comeback like what Digable is doing now

Thanks!

I remember the clips to "Runnin'" and "Drop" - LOVE both those songs. I'm trying to find the clip to "Passing Me By" on Kazaa but the fucker just isnt there.

I too sort of wanted to go, but I heard the new album was piss-awful, and that they were becoming the Destiny's Child of rap with all the member changes. I wonder what their live shows WOULD be like now!

Im not chancing it 2 find out Nadia

dnaplaya said:

Thanks DNA...I have to DL it now!

"Runnin'" and "Drop" were great.