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The Pharcyde – review

Koko, LondonIn 1992, with hip-hop increasingly dominated by gangsta rap, LA's Pharcyde felt refreshingly different. Their debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde underpinned their boisterous, weed-obsessed rhymes with an engaging musical template – a rustle of cymbal, a wandering organ, an unexpected jazz sample – and an attitude that mixed swagger and self-deprecation. Despite a fine J Dilla-produced followup, Labcabincalifornia, collaborations with Spike Jonze and work with Gorillaz, the�...

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17:15 on July 19 2012

The Pharcyde – review

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonIn 1992, with hip-hop increasingly dominated by gangsta rap, LA's Pharcyde felt refreshingly different. Their debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde underpi... more info

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