Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde [Explicit Lyrics]

Pharcyde | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Delicious Vinyl
• ASIN: B000056CE3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,842 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I slipped on the sublime and fell into the pharcyde, October 3, 2001

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"georgiasphinest" (Atlanta) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (Audio CD)

Pharcyde a great hip hop group with hilarious lyrics of a young man's frustration "Passin Me Bye" mama disses "Yo Mama" and well known hits "Runnin'" (which appeared at the beginning of a Law & Order Episode) I love very sophisticated complex hip-hop but I have to say I love spinning this disc in the ride and drivin around town I feel instantly better listening to this cd this is a great compilation of a lot of the Pharcyde's best work, caught these guys in concert with Ugly Duckling last year (ugly duckling is another more obscure hip-hop group for those who are wondering what that is) and I can reccomend Pharcyde's concert as much as this cd this is just great energized hip-hop though not as complex as other groups like say the Roots or Common they are however very talented and their music is just good listening get this cd!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars every song is tight; these guys are awesome, April 22, 2003

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Blackberries (PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (Audio CD)

This is where the real hip-hop is at. Back when The Pharcyde was busting rhymes in L.A., gangster rap on the death row label was at its apogee. Sadly, this unique band has often been overlooked, and they never garnered the commercial success that artists like Tupac and Dr. Dre got. This greatest hits disc is comprised of the best songs from Labacab and Bizarre Ride (plus a few unreleased tracks), certainly the best Pharcyde cds. Otha Fish, Runnin', and Passin' Me By are three classic songs that should be regarded in the upper echelon of rap music along with huge rap hits like What's My Name, California Love, Nothin But A G Thang, etc. If you like hip-hop at all and you don't own anything by The Pharcyde, this is a good place start.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars best of = no testing the waters, no plain rap, July 15, 2001

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Nikolas Tomlinson (Ithaca, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde (Audio CD)

true to its name, the best of the pharcyde excludes the last two efforts of the group, sans fat lip, which were subpar at their brightest moments. To include those in this compilation would be an injustice to the group's other works. However, this then makes this a selection of some of the more palatable tracks from the first two albums (i.e. all their video hits plus a couple more) and then the favorable remix to "she said", and the relatively hard to find "panty raid". I'll credit previous reviewers with noticing the lacking of material from the group's golden age from 90-95 and maybe even 96, because there are literally dumploads of extra rare (and incredibly good) pharcyde tracks that were only released on vinyl, or in europe, or on promo basis during this time. So for the cheap peoples that won't just go and buy the first two albums, or those that missed the single release of "she said" with the jay-dee remix, enjoy. I don't know why anyone else would buy this. IT IS GOOD MUSIC, don't get me wrong.