Soundcrash presents, the most innovative rap crew the world has seen, THE PHARCYDE this May at the EartH Hall, London, joined by Jungle Brother’s, Africa Baby Bam

In the early 90’s, when gangsta’ rap consumed the airwaves, and the majority of West Coast rappers strapped on their Locs, Chuck Taylor’s & Ben Davis’, The Pharcyde decidedly maintained a willfully weird vision. Opting to stay true to themselves with their left field but still South-Central sensibility, rap had seen few groups so self-deprecating and so smart, four visionary rappers adroitly able to split the difference between helium-voiced and hard-core.

Listening to ‘Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde’ two full decades after its release, its sense of timeliness is unmistakable. Every song on the album inverts a hoary Hip Hop cliché. With classics like ‘Oh Shit’, ‘Otha Fish’, ‘Ya’ Mama’, and hit single, ‘Passing Me By’, it is not surprising that it shipped over a million units, garnered comparisons to De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest, and everyone from Pitchfork Media to The Source has hailed it as one of the greatest albums ever made.

Speaking on the passage of time, their second release ‘LabCabInCalifornia’ has revealed exactly how far-reaching The Pharcyde’s vision was. From enlisting a young and then unknown James Yancey aka J Dilla to produce beats on the classic “Runnin”, to collaborating with director Spike Jonze (‘Being John Malkovich’ ‘Adaptation’) on the video for ‘Drop’, it has consistently reinforced their steadfast refusal to tread familiar artistic grounds.

Today, The Pharcyde continue to hone their individual abilities while still carrying on the name & legacy in its original fashion. At Earth, expect them to seduce their audience with the same boyish charm that founded them at the beginning. Joined by Jungle Brother’s Africa Baby Bam who’ll be spinning old school Hip Hop tunes, this is simply an unmissable show for true Hip Hop fans.

Saturday, 18th May
(7:00pm – 11:00pm)

Tickets: £22.50

EartH Hall
13 Stoke Newington Rd
London
N16 8BH
https://earthackney.co.uk

http://thepharcyde.com
https://soundcrashmusic.com