The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde
Slimkid3 and Fatlip at Donauinselfest 2013
Slimkid3 and Fatlip at Donauinselfest 2013
Background information
Also known asThe Far Side
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1989–present
Labels
Members
Past members
Websitethepharcyde.com

The Pharcyde [3] is an American hip hop group, formed in 1989, from South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani (Emandu Wilcox), Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown (Romye Robinson), and Fatlip (Derrick Stewart).[4] DJ Mark Luv was the group's first disc jockey (DJ), followed by producer J-Swift.

The group's debut album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992), featuring the hit single "Passin' Me By", was highly acclaimed and has gone on to be cited as one of the greatest albums in alternative hip-hop. In 1995 the group released second studio album Labcabincalifornia to further commercial success, featuring crossover hit singles "Drop" and "Runnin'". Labcabincalifornia received mixed critical reception upon its initial release, but has since achieved retrospective critical acclaim.

The group began to unravel in the late 1990s with the departures of Fatlip and Slimkid3. The remaining members of the group released the follow up albums Plain Rap (2000) and Humboldt Beginnings (2004), however the group never again regained its former commercial or critical success. In 2008 all four members of the group temporarily reunited for performances at that year's Rock the Bells festival. Since the 2008 reunion, legal disputes over The Pharcyde name has led to various combinations of the four members touring under various names including "The Pharcyde" and "Far Side (Formerly of the Pharcyde)", however the four members have yet to reunite again.[5]

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  3. ^ Grow, Kory (2022-08-01). "Did Hip-Hop Vets the Pharcyde Reunite? Depends Which Member You Ask". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ^ Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007, p. 317.
  5. ^ "SLIMKID3 & DJ NU-MARK VINYL LP / CD / DIGITAL". Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2014.