, .
"WE'D I D LOOPS and
take tbern to J-Swift. The he'd
make t� beats, and after that we
would rhyme freestyle over the
tracks, and see what we needed to
add or take out. Somebody would
do something crazy, and we would
use itas the boo orwe would find
a hook within the freestyle rap and
repeat it," Darley Boy continued.
Perfect example is "If I Were
President", a skit that most moth­
ers woul�'t be proud to hear but
would have to validate its truth.
Taking a citizens' stance
against the economy (because, ba­
sically that's what we really worry
about when it com to the Presi-
. d t, our Y t ri t1), &roup
tales that somet in I wrong
with . n ry
cause none of the money' 'trick­
ling down to me". They lso take
an interest because "my girl needs
new clothes and I need new sneak­
ers".
On a lighter note, one of many
on "Bizarre", "4 Better. or 4
Worse", is a mock marriage of,
well, Rhymolina. The track map;
out more weird crazy Pharcyde ,
relationships between men and
rhymes. A must hear is the bizarre
fatal attraction-obscene phone call
at the end. Don't be scared, its
only a track.
The remix of "Soul Flower"
and the beat from "I'm That Type
of Nigga" will leave you licking
your lips and fingers. maybe even
your toes.
DON'T ORGET THE cool
breeze of a classic rap ballad
"Passing Me By", which is sure to
remind all females of that one
cooty that was sure to, lovingly,
geJ on your last nerve. Pharcyde
makes the memory of that "special
one" easy to swallow, without grit­
ting your teeth.
Almost turning rap into a situ­
ation comedy, Pharcyde also
books up with "Officer", a humor­
ous look at the relationship be­
tween young Black men and the
country's finest, and "Oh Shit", a
reminder of all the embarrassing
situations you made yourself for­
get.
Want to 'dig into the insane
mind of Pharcyde? listen closely
to their secrets on "On The D£",
then don't tell anybody. They are
that embarrassing.
Pharcyde' explosion of insan­
ity, greasy beats and old ch )
loops is su ful in erasing th
adjective of "Ea t Coa t" and/or
"West Coa t." .
"W rna mu ic that peopl
can't identify by region. The im­
p rtant thing for u i that it
d n't sound like anyone el ,"
ays Booty Brown.
"I can t really tell you h w our
album is going hit peopl ." say
Fat lip. "But everyone y that
is sounds lik w 're having a lot of
fun, That' why people get with
u ,becaus every y wants to
have fun."
"Bizarre" ian-stop record­
ing of "dozen "on life.
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Here i the Hip-hop earth­
baking eve that happened in
May-June '93.
Kingz Part Vll: Run-DMC
make a perfect comeback
commercially and under­
groum with the rei e of their
7th EP "Down with tIu! King".
They also appeared headlin­
ers on "Russell Simons's Pha:
Jam" June 18th.
Gang taz Born: Detroit­
bred Bo is one of the first rap
artist from the Motor aty to
take a successful tep on to the
char1s, with a seemingly perfect
foundation (Jay Master Jay'
female protege).
14 soots to the career: lL
Cool J's album "14 Shots to the
Dome" kind of made you wish
it would get more than shot,
more like bombed (which it is).
Ego trippin': Gang Star's
Guru got together with a couple'
of new breeds and legendary
jaxz artis for "Jazzmaaz", a
decent album but I wish they
deleted the raps and let the mu­
sic play.
Nae: See June 6-12, 1993
Entertainment page for the real
deal on "Jazzmatozz". No of­
fense, Shock, we just don't be-
II u all "'time.
Slammin': Hip-hop's ko­
jaks, Onyx, are making tepa to
become amongst the ranks of
hip-hop leaders. Already with
the greasy album "Bacdafucup"
and a hellifying tage sbow,
they already havethe main in­
gredients, not to mention their
position on the charts.
Eazier Tommin': Ruthless
records prezEazy-E setback hi
album 'Temporarily Insane"
due date to predicted low sales.
Most rap consumers and writers
(including me) think E is tem­
porarily insane siding with offi­
cer Briseno in the Rodney King
case. Yo, E, blood is thicker
than legal papers!
Get 'em: Detroit recording
artist UC recently sold 4,CXX>
copies of their hit single "Get
Geekedl" in 2 weeks. For this
city. that's an amazing sales fig­
ure ': Congratulations !
I
BEHIND THE
SCENES
Jailhouse Blues
"In the Heat of the Night"
star Howard Rollins i presently
erving a jail entence for kip­
ping a court-ordered drug rehab
program and driving of erses.
The 42-year old a tor h
had hi license uspended and
will h ve to a therapist twice
a week. He was also ordered to
do community ervice and will
be ubject to rand m drug and
alcohol tests for a period of time
after hi releas .
Bythe.�ay
Phyllicia Rashad takes over
the rol of Anita in the Broad­
way produ tion of "Jelly's Last
Jam". She' repl ce Tonia
Pickens ("All My Children";
wh 'reportedly t a bi re­
cord deal.
Nae: ABC ha r newed
"Famil Mauer "and "Hangin'
Witl! r. ooper. "
- By LI • Collins
By TUREKA TURK
Mlchlp.n Clttz.n
"People who listen to our re­
cord are going to hear some crazy
shit.
-Imanl, member of the Pharcyde
Who knew that the hilariously
ridiculous track ''Ya Mama", re­
leased, in music industry years, a
good while ago, would be fol­
lowed by a record that would put
down even the craziest of crazy
hip-hop stand-up; ever?
Okay, and even after "Soul
Flower" was released On the
Brand New He vie ' releas
"Heavy Rhyme Experience: VoL
1" (the pi ce where.li funk nd
phat rhymes go to chill), who
could know tlJat the fast roller
coaster rapping of Tre the "Slim
Kid", Romye aka "Booty Brown",
Imani aka "Darky Boy" and Der­
rick aka "Fat Lip" would spin into
, a whirlwind of hot bubbling lard
beats and street comer humor?
The remix of
"Soul Flower "
and the beat from
"I'm That Type of
Nigga" will have
you licking your
lip and fingers,
maybe even your
toes.
Well, now, everyone can know
because "Bizarre Ride II the Phar­
cyde" is recorded evidence.
Pharcyde s humor i almost
drunk with an insane flavor that
would even make the class goody­
, goody chuckle (not in front of any­
body, mind you) to her/himself.
DA Y BOY AND LIM
KID started out like most of those
in the rap industry being break
dancers, billed as Two For Two,
and performed on "In Living
Color" as well as several music
vid os (before you dismi them,
remember Ice-Tin the "Pee Wee
Herman" video).
Fat Lip joined the duo, forming
a trio, while attending South Cen­
tral Unit a chool program fund d
by A&M Records for aspiring
dancers, ingers, rappers and pro­
ducers.
Pharcyd was b m when the
foursome cut me demo's with
Fat Lip' producer, J- wift.
. Taking the natural volution of
maturity. lik all newborn chil­
dren, the group gr w to different
Ie I and tages 0 the Pharcyde
fl v r.
"A ng may ha ix or more
stag before fini h it " Y
lim IGd.
"
THE DOWN LOW l-3yTABAniA (H,Wl()N
... Fathers' Day is here, so I know you will be looking
for a card for that very pecial person in your life. Me
2 U greetin cards h a collection that can expres
exa tly how you fell about him. They also make cards
for Chri tmas Kwanzaa, graduations, birthdays, and
j t about anything you will need a greeting card for. If
you would I ike more information please contact the: Me
2 U In . P.O. Box 394, Dayton, NJ 08810 or you can
call them at 201- 21-4486. Make ure you tell the
president Vernon Maynor that I ent you because I
riouslyow him one ...
Kwanzaa has gotten a lot of props for being the first
African American holiday. Not to take anything from
Kwanzaa but i any event ge t title, it hould
probably go to Jun t nth.
Celebrated on June 19th, J-Day, it i sometim
called, i the date when Texas laves first heard from
General Gordon Granger that they were free. If you
remember your hi tory. you may re-nernber that every-
011C! et found out a bit earlier.
Thi joyous day i celebrated like anyone' inde­
pendence day hould be, in tyle, with parad .picrucs
and much partying particularly in Tex . Happy June-
teenthl. '
... Ore. Ore" of N. W A fame pleaded no-corn t to
charge that he aulted record producer Damon
Thorn . He was entenced to three years probation and
ordered to pay $5, to a battered woman' helter
part 'of a plea agreement. 111 addition, he will have to
rve either day iq LA. County Jailor into a ho
rrest program befo June 16th 'p rt of th entenee
on a related probati n violation.
... Sam writers have pounds of fini hed reen plays
and can't ell them. Lucky Marc Olden already has
Quincy Jones, Robert De Niro, and producer Suzanne
de P e all int rested in hi latest n vel. "Th Exhange
Students" a. reen project. But et thi • th b k
not even be n writt n yet. Th novel and pro ed film
project i about an African American homel man
who i al ely accu: ed of killin a whit fernal cop.
... You're never t y ungt b concerned about your
bl d pr ure. Jw t k Bobby Brown w had to
cancel dat on lu ove tour eca of it. Let thn
be a Ion. Hi h blood pr ure i one of th bigg t
concern of Bla k folk, 0 get checked out!.
, .. F x TV m t have b n hecking ut th u
of "The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" and orne to the
conclusion th t the rapcorn thing i wh re they hould
be 'ca they have three parate pilo featuring rap
artis ..
, Hammer recently hot a pilot for Tri Star, tarrin .
a high cit her in an inn r .ciry nei hbor d.
Alan Haymon, th man b hind tho Budwei r Sup r­
fest and "Out All Ni ht" t th xecunve producer:
M icwon't amajorparto th h w. Q nLatifah
will tarrin m, rt a h me trl-"Golden Girl" kind
of Jam with Kim Col ("In Living Color"), rika AJ x­
ander ("Cousin Pam" n "Th Co by how'), and Kim
Fiel . Yeah, rememb r h r "Tootic Ramsey" on
'The Fac ofLifi?"