Labcabincalifornia


Labcabincalifornia is the second album by The Pharcyde, released in 1995, three years after their debut Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. The album's production was handled by The Pharcyde themselves and Jay Dee, with additional help from Diamond D and M-Walk.
The first single was "Drop". The video for "Drop" was directed by Spike Jonze, and used footage of the group performing the song backwards, replayed backwards, giving it a surreal quality. The backwards theme of the video is also a reference to the song itself, which features a backwards sample. "Drop" was a hit, as was the follow-up single "Runnin'," which peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Overall, this album is a more mellow and introspective affair than their debut and features more somber themes such as dealing with fame and success, drug abuse, and broken down relationships.
Album sales compared to Bizarre Ride did not fare as well; the group was not able to reach Gold status. After Labcabincalifornia was released, Fatlip left the group to concentrate on his solo career.

Track listing

Information is based on the album’s Liner Notes
  1. "Bullshit"
  2. * Produced by Jay Dee
  3. * Vocals performed by: Imani, Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Suave
  4. "Pharcyde"
  5. * Produced by Bootie Brown
  6. * Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde
  7. "Groupie Therapy"
  8. * Produced by Diamond D
  9. * Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde
  10. "Runnin'"
  11. * Produced by Jay Dee
  12. * Vocals performed by: Fatlip, Slimkid3, Imani
  13. "She Said"
  14. * Produced by Slimkid3
  15. * Lead vocal performers: Slimkid3, Fatlip
  16. "Splattitorium"
  17. * Produced by Jay Dee
  18. * Lead vocal performer: Imani
  19. "Somethin' That Means Somethin'"
  20. * Produced by Jay Dee
  21. * Lead vocal performers: Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Fatlip
  22. "All Live"
  23. "Drop"
  24. * Produced by Jay Dee
  25. * Vocals Performed by: Bootie Brown, Slimkid3, Imani, Beastie Boys
  26. "Hey You"
  27. * Produced by Slimkid3
  28. * Vocals performed by: Slimkid3, Imani, The Dramatics
  29. "Y?"
  30. * Produced by Bootie Brown
  31. * Co-produced by Jay Dee
  32. * Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde
  33. "It's All Good!"
  34. "Moment in Time"
  35. * Produced by M-Walk
  36. * Co-produced by Slimkid3
  37. * Lead vocal performer: Slimkid3
  38. "The Hustle"
  39. * Featuring Big Boy, Schmooche Cat and Randy Mack
  40. * Produced by Bootie Brown
  41. * Vocals performed by: Bootie Brown
  42. "Little D"
  43. "Devil Music"
  44. * Produced by Fatlip
  45. * Lead vocal performers: Slimkid3, Bootie Brown, Fatlip
  46. * Shoutout Voice: Imani
  47. "The E.N.D."
  48. * Featuring Ian Kamau
  49. * Produced by M-Walk
  50. * Vocals performed by: Imani and Ian Kamau
  51. "Emerald Butterfly"
  52. * Produced by SlimKid3 and L.A. Jay
  53. * Lead vocal performer: Slimkid3
  54. "Just Don't Matter"
  55. * Produced by Slimkid3
  56. * Vocals performed by: Imani, Slimkid3, The Wascals
  57. "Heart & Soul"
  58. * Produced by Buckwild
  59. * Vocals performed by: The Pharcyde

    Additional personnel

Unless otherwise indicated, Information is based on the album’s Liner Notes

Singles