Cydeways: The Best of the Pharcyde

by The Pharcyde

Overview

If rap music has taught people anything, it's that even the annoying shimmer of a Mercedes Benz and a pool of high-price hookers can't overshadow true talent. Surprisingly enough, it became clear that the Pharcyde is one of hip-hop's few modern ensembles that stares down modern-day rap and challenges it to a fight. Crafty and cool, Cydeways isn't necessarily genius. Its off-beat and stylistic rhythms and rhymes are an acquired taste at best. But the album still carries innovation that hasn't been touched in years: rap music thriving on a genuine mix of fact, fiction, humor, and memory. "Runnin," "Ya Mama," and "Oh Shit" are creative excerpts from a diary that these boys have carefully crafted. It becomes a kind of coming-of-age story, from making jokes about each other's mother to getting their ass kicked in school. Its undeniable soul is what makes the Pharcyde an underappreciated addition to hip-hop's overplayed and overrated existence in the coming century. So if you still believe in hip-hop, but have become intimidated by its current barrage of smut, simplicity and stupidity, fear not friends -- the Pharcyde's got your back. ~ Darren Ratner

Product Details

Release Date:	01/16/2001
Label:	Rhino
UPC:	0081227999124
Rank:	46250

Tracks

1. It's Jiggaboo Time
2. Ya Mama
3. Oh Shit!
4. Quinton's on the Way (Skit)
5. Pack the Pipe
6. Return of the B-Boy
7. 4 Better or 4 Worse (Interlude)
8. Passin' Me By
9. Otha Fish
10. Drop
11. Runnin'
12. Somethin' That Means Somethin'
13. Devil Music
14. She Said
15. Panty Raid

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Pharcyde   Primary Artist
J Dilla   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Julie Vlasak   Art Direction,Design
Jason Hunter   Composer
R. Robinson   Composer
Annalisa Pessin   Photography
Gary Grice   Composer
Russell Jones   Composer
Clifford Smith   Composer
Emandu Wilcox   Composer
Amy Utstein   Project Assistant
James Rein   Composer
James Yancey   Composer
Rahsaan Jackson   Composer
Queen Marrow   Composer
Quinton Howze   Composer
Juan Martinez   Composer
Shawn Amos   Editorial Coordinator
Tre Hardson   Composer
Andrew Levy   Composer
Steven Chean   Editorial Supervision
Corey Woods   Composer
Lamont Hawkins   Composer
Joe Zawinul   Composer
John Martinez   Composer
Dennis Coles   Composer
Steve Woolard   Discographical Annotation
Derrick Stewart   Composer
Jan Kincaid   Composer
John Barnes   Composer
Romye Robinson   Composer
Robert Diggs   Composer
Prince   Composer
The Pharcyde   Composer
Daniel Goldmark   Editorial Research
The Brand New Heavies   Producer
Lou Donaldson   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Anthony Cutajar   Inlay Photography
Bart Everly   Back Cover,Photography
J-Swift   Original Recording Producer
N8   Cover Art
Michael Ross   Producer,Executive Producer