The group is perhaps best known for the hit singles "Drop", "Passin' Me By" and "Runnin''", as well as their first album, Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Pharcyde continues to tour and record, both collaboratively and in solo projects—the most recent being Hardson's collaborative EP with the award-winning DJ Nu-Mark (of Jurassic 5) released in 2014 on Delicious Vinyl.
Pharcyde group members Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, and Imani met as dancers in the late 1980s and dancing was their main ambition as late as 1990. Around this time, Imani and Slimkid3 were in a group called "As Is" and later a group called the "Play Brothers", whilst Bootie Brown was a backup dancer for Fatlip (Fatlip being the last member to join the group). Bootie Brown recalls that their earlier dancing careers influenced their rapping – "sometimes the way I rap is almost like the way I used to dance". The group met Reggie Andrews, a local high-school music teacher who worked with the Dazz Band and Rick James, and who was a major musical influence on their debut album. The group also met producer J-Swift around this time, as he was Reggie Andrews's "star pupil" according to the book Check the Technique.
Though Humboldt Beginnings is to date the last Pharcyde album, its members have since been keeping busy with various contributions and projects. A compilation of The Pharcyde was released in 2005, titled Sold My Soul: The Remix & Rarity Collection, featuring a number of remixes and rare songs. Former member Fatlip released his solo debut in 2005, titled The Loneliest Punk, and Tre Hardson's second full-length solo album SLIMKID3's Cafe was released on April 4, 2006.
2012 saw the twentieth anniversary of The Pharcyde's debut Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde, and to mark the event Fatlip and SlimKid3 teamed up with the album's producers, J-Swift and L.A. Jay, as well as record label Delicious Vinyl, to play the album in its entirety at a tribute show at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. The performance was intended to be a one-off, but due to overwhelming success and reception, the group began touring the show 'Bizarre Ride Live', and, along with MC K-Natural, working on original music under the moniker The Bizarre Ride. In December of that year, The Pharcyde released the Amerigo Gazaway-produced "Still Got Love (Bizarre Tribe Megamix)" garnering significant praise. 2015 marked the twentieth anniversary of Labcabincalifornia, resulting in a similar tour through Europe and Japan. The group continued touring Europe through 2017.
Quinton's On The Way
The Pharcyde Lyrics
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Ya Mama remix is wack man, this sucks dick yo
You guys ready? Are you ready? (I love it, I love it)
It sucks dick (Eric, Eric) that shit is just wack
How could you guys go out like that?
You guys are some sucker ass chumps
Now wait a minute dude, don't even say that
Me and Tre catchin BUTT-ASS yo it's wack
*beeper goes off* That's all I know
*phone rings* Aiyyo somebody get the phone
Hello. Hello, anybody page Quinton?
Oh yeah whassup dude? What's happenin G what's goin on?
Ahh chillin. Aiy you,
you dere? Aiyyyeah yeah yeah, hey man fuck it.
I'll just be up there in twenty minutes.
Aight that's cool. Peace love.
Guess what guys?
*singing*
Quinton's on his way, Quinton's on his way
Quinton's on his way with another J and it's OK
Everything's OK (we're gonna get high!!)
Quinton's on his way, Quinton's on his way
Quinton's on his way with another J and it's OK
Everything's OK
Quinton's on his way, Quinton's on his way
Quinton's on his way (yeahhhhh!) with another J and it's OK
Everything's OK
Quinton's on his way, Quinton's on his way
Quinton's on his way with another J and it's OK
Everything's OK
Quinton's on his way, Quinton's on his way
Quinton's on his way with another J and it's OK oh yeah (ohhhhkay!)
Everything's OK, a-be-ba-da-bop-bop
Quinton's on his way, Quinton's on his way
Quinton's on his way with another J and it's ohhhhhkay!
Eh eh eh eh eh eh.
Ohahaheeeeeyyyayyaaaaayeahhhhhhh
*drum roll, applause*
The Pharcyde's "Quinton's On The Way" is a song that tells a story of a group of friends eagerly awaiting the arrival of their friend Quinton, who is bringing along some marijuana. The first part of the song contains a conversation where someone expresses their disappointment in another song by the group, but the tone quickly changes as Quinton is paged and the anticipation for his arrival builds. The song then transitions into a catchy chorus where the group sings and celebrates Quinton's arrival.
The lyrics in the first part of the song express frustration and disappointment, which is in contrast to the celebratory and joyful tone of the chorus. This contrast shows how the arrival of Quinton and the marijuana creates excitement among the group and provides an escape from their everyday problems. The use of humor and slang in the conversation captures the lightheartedness of the situation and reinforces the idea that what matters most to the group is being together and enjoying the moment.
Overall, "Quinton's On The Way" is a fun and relatable song about the joy of spending time with friends and indulging in some recreational activities. The contrast between the frustration and joy in the lyrics highlights the importance of having moments of happiness and escape in life.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DERRICK LEMEL STEWART, EMANDU IMANI RASHAAN WILCOX, QUINTON HOWZE, ROMYE ROBINSON, TREVANT JERMAINE HARDSON
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