#labcabincalifornia

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

The Pharcyde released their second album Labcabincalifornia November 14,  1995

[soupy-sez]

The Pharcyde – Drop (1995)

[madamshogunassassin]

Runnin' - The Pharcyde (1995)

[warhead]

[gregyro]

[beatsforbrothels]

The Pharcyde - Somethin' That Means Somethin'

[demon64]

First off, I really like this song. Probably my favorite song that I have listened to by The Pharcyde. It's so fun to listen, I love humming along to it, and while I did not link the music video, that is also pretty fun to watch.

Secondly, while I was doing something else I had this fun thought: imagine if in a hypothetical New X-Men movie, the opening used this song as part of a montage to David Alleyne/Prodigy getting up and going to a normal school, eventually cutting to something going wrong or him finally at the Xavier Institute when the next time the song says "Drop." The idea is that it establishes a type of normal, an upbeat type of day, for Prodigy before he discovered he is a mutant.

[clowningaroundmars]

listening to rakim and the pharcyde rn and just thinking it's actually kinda weird that more ppl haven't pointed out how much miles' taste in music affects his life and viewpoint in general

and how being raised by his uncle who's into more old school stuff on earth-42 would affect him and his development

i'm imagining 42 actually clowning 1610 for listening to post malone while placing a labcabincalifornia vinyl on his record player while they chill in his room one day lol

42's tastes would probably be more varied and just... like more developed in general bc he has a man who was more than likely a Part Of The Culture helping to raise him. aaron was out on the streets of brooklyn as a kid most likely swapping diy mixtapes and buying local rap cd's with his allowance/summer job money (assuming he was born like around 1978-1980, then he was most likely on the streets in the mid 90's during the Golden Age of Hip Hop).

not to mention that for aaron to even Do What He Does as the prowler, he is still out on the streets til this day, shooting the shit with fellow neighbors and shaking hands with black market merchants. he's dapping up store owners and trying to get on local gang leaders' good sides for intel. he's making connections! he is most def still swapping music recommendations with ppl in the hood and ordering vinyls online if he can't get his hands on them in physical brick-and-mortar stores

and music seems to be a super important thing to a man like aaron. that would definitely influence miles. interesting that i haven't seen more posts mentioning that actually!

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

The Pharcyde released their second album Labcabincalifornia November 14,  1995

[allthesexyvillains]

LABCABINCALIFORNIA...

[cugareal]

madvillainy is mandatory fucking listening for all of you. so is labcabincalifornia. so is midnight marauders. so is hard to earn

[warhead]

[bloodiedrogue]

Hi I always see you posting songs and they're always so good can we get some more recs? Maybe some Loki related songs if you've got any?

OH BOY DO I EVER!!

seriously, aside from writing and gaming, making playlists is my one true passion so i can defs give you recs. here's five random songs i've really been into:

today by q — sounds like it came straight from the 80s. strictly a good vibes song. really good for night drives imo.

runnin' by the pharcyde — arguably my favourite 90s rap group out there. labcabincalifornia is such a good album but this (and drop) are for sure my faves. also, if you like music videos definitely watch the mv for drop because it's so good and was actually directed by spike jonze!

suicide doors by blk odyssy — blk vintage: the reprise is another really good album but this song is definitely my fave.

sympathy by too close to touch — a little change in genre from the others but oh my GOD. this song hits me in the feels and the vocals are just so good. as a pop punk kid growing up this really feeds my teenage soul. <3

the summoning by sleep token — THIS FUCKING SONG HAS HAD ME IN SUCH A CHOKEHOLD it's literally the sexiest thing i've ever heard, like genuinely the last minute and a half makes me feral and i stg sleep token will most likely be my top listened to artist on spotify this year because of it.

i'm also gonna rec some loki songs; all of which can be found on this playlist because i'm a whore and whenever i find songs that remind me of him at all i throw them on there.

sexy villain by remi wolf — pretty self explanatory, hehe.

time moves slow by badbadnotgood & sam herring — this is the song that started the playlist. mostly it just reminds me of how loki's constantly leaving; opting for a life of solitude, and ultimately how much harder it gets each time he disappears. originally it was the inspiration for a tva!reader x loki fic that had some major severance vibes i had going but like always i got distracted and switched projects.

they don't want by electric wire hustle — when i tell you this song is MY loki song, i mean it. i swear, just listen to the lyrics and you'll get it.

trouble by cage the elephant — another self explanatory one. loki's always getting into trouble.

laughing on the outside by bernadette caroll — as someone who's obsessed with movie/tv scores, my dream is that one day marvel uses this song for loki.

[a-wonderful-use-of-server-space]

Gonna piggyback on this to add a few of my personal favorites:

De La Soul - Three Feet High & Rising, De La Soul is Dead, Buhloone Mindstate & Stakes is High

The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde & Labcabincalifornia

Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity

billy woods & Kenny Segal - Maps

Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips

The Avalanches - Wildflower

Quasimoto - The Unseen

Death Grips - Exmilitary

King Geedorah - Take Me to Your Leader [excellent MF DOOM side project]

Digable Planets - Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time & Space) & Blowout Comb

Denzel Curry - Live at Electric Lady

JPEGMAFIA x Danny Brown - SCARING THE HOES

fuck killing a victorian child by making them listen to hyperpop all you gotta do is make a white tumblr user listen to rap

[thesearenotphotographs]

Sounds of Detroit: Celebrating 50 Years of J Dilla featuring The Pharcyde, Rich Medina, and more at Herbert Von King Park

On Friday, July 12, 2024, SummerStage, in association with Fusicology & Future x Sounds, presented a free show in Herbert Von King Park in Brooklyn in celebration of producer J Dilla’s 50th birthday. There were DJ sets from Breakbeat Lou and Rich Medina plus live performances by Detroit’s Slum Village (J Dilla was a member of the group) and South Central Los Angeles’ The Pharcyde, whose sophomore album, Labcabincalifornia, was produced by J Dilla and released in 1995.

I covered the celebration concert on Friday night for BrooklynVegan and the full gallery is now available on their website here.