Plain Rap
| Plain Rap | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 7, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 47:42 | |||
| Label | Delicious Vinyl / Edel America[1] | |||
| Producer | Bootie Brown J-Swift Showbiz Slimkid3 | |||
| The Pharcyde chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Plain Rap | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Plain Rap is the third studio album by Los Angeles hip hop group The Pharcyde.[6] The album was released on November 7, 2000, on Delicious Vinyl/Edel America Records. Slimkid3 (Tre Hardson) left the group after the release of the album.[7][8]
The album peaked at #157 on the Billboard 200.[9]
Production[edit]
The album contains production from Showbiz of D.I.T.C., J-Swift, and the group themselves.[10] It features lone guest Black Thought.
Critical reception[edit]
The Los Angeles Times called the album "uninspired," writing that the group "deliver their lyrics without much of the inflection and flair that made the group’s earlier material memorable."[1] The A.V. Club wrote that "too often ... Plain Rap sounds like what Labcabin's detractors unfairly accused it of being: mature and adult to the point of sounding hopelessly dull."[11] Portland Mercury wrote that "it's not that the album is horrible--it just isn't going anywhere."[12]
Robert Christgau listed "Trust" as a "choice cut."[3]
Track listing[edit]
- "Trust" 4:42
- "Network (feat. Black Thought)" 5:08
- "LA" 3:24
- "Somethin'" 4:52
- "Misery" 5:10
- "Blaze" 3:33
- "Rush" 3:12
- "Sock Skit" 1:18
- "Guestlist" 3:51
- "Evolution" 4:02
- "Front Line 5:08
- "World" 5:48
- "Trust (Remix)" 4:51
Singles[edit]
| Single information |
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"Trust"
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Pharcyde Runs Out of Energy on 'Plain Rap'". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 2000.
- ^ "Plain Rap - The Pharcyde | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: The Pharcyde". robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 514.
- ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 634.
- ^ "The Pharcyde | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Pharcyde delivers solid but unspectacular show". chicagotribune.com.
- ^ Barker, Andrew (May 4, 2017). The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781501321283 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Pharcyde". Billboard.
- ^ Wollock, David (January 4, 2001). "Cyde Two". Phoenix New Times.
- ^ "The Pharcyde: Plain Rap". Music.
- ^ Dunn, Katia. "The Pharcyde Sells Out". Portland Mercury.
