Nice-Styles

I had a cassette single (of ‘Passin’ Me By’) which got listened to death. I remember pulling it out of a box of old tapes and listening to it on my portable stereo, on the first day in my college room the day I moved out of home.

—Chris Read, WhoSampled.

The DNA of Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde is made up of jazzy loops, rock and rap samples, youthful perspectives, longings, and rebellions - and, is entirely unique and special. So, for the sixth in my series of Q&As for Delicious Vinyl I questioned one of the heads from the music database WhoSampled about the albums rich tapestry. Check out the London DJ and BBE artist Chris Read’s memories of first listening to The Pharcyde…

Labcabincalifornia was one of the first albums to really draw my attention to Jay Dee.

—Kidkanevil.

On another UK tip, I asked the dope producer Kidkanevil to talk about the first time he heard Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde for Delicious Vinyl. The fifth in my Q&A series, Kidkanevil reminisces about school yard giggles and imagines what might happen if he and Negro Kanevil were to meet in the recording studio…

J-Sw!ft was dope. A young cat coming out of the West who knew his beats and the tradition of NY hip-hop, but had his own bugged out Cali take on it.

—Andre Torres, Wax Poetics.

Discovering the magazine Wax Poetics as a teen was a formative experience for me. Teasing my curiosities about music and its history into a full-blown passionate obsession.

So for the fourth installment of my Q&A series for Delicious Vinyl, I asked Wax Poetics founder Andre Torres to chat a little about The Pharcyde and the first time he took a Bizarre Ride…

Your Mother likes to visit the old churches.

—Mr Thing, quoting KMD. (Say whaaaaat??)

To throw some UK insight into the mix, I asked Londons own DJ Mr Thing, the original Scratch Perverts member, to talk a little about the first time he heard Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde.

The third in my series for Delicious Vinyl, Mr Thing recalls old scratch routines and reminisces about partying with Westwood back in the day…*Bomb Sounds Please*

Yo mama is so stupid that I saw her yelling into an envelope, asked what she was doing, and she said sending a voice mail.

—Prince Paul.

Parallels between the hip-hop albums Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde and 3 Feet High & Rising are abundant due to their shared playfulness, humour, colourfulness, and innovation in sampling. Both deviated away from the mainstreams of their times, and are to this day remembered and revered as classics.

The second in my series of Q&A posts for Delicious Vinyl, one of my very favourite producers Prince Paul talks about the first time he listened to The Pharcyde…