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 video for the album's first single, "Drop", was directed by Spike Jonze and used footage of the group performing the song backwards, replayed backwards, giving it a surreal quality. The song was a hit, as was the follow-up single "Runnin'," which peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Labcabincalifornia
Studio album by The Pharcyde
Released	November 14, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop alternative hip hop jazz rap
Length	65:10
Label	Delicious Vinyl Capitol
Producer	Jay Dee Bootie Brown Diamond D SlimKid3 M-Walk Fat Lip
The Pharcyde chronology
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992) Labcabincalifornia (1995) Plain Rap (2000)
Singles from Labcabincalifornia
"Drop" Released: August 10, 1995 "Runnin'" Released: October 7, 1995 "She Said" Released: July 30, 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
Muzik	[4]
RapReviews	9/10[5]
The Source	[6]
Spin	5/10[7]

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.^{[citation needed]} Although it received mixed reviews upon release due to the group's sudden shift of direction from its previous album, it received critical acclaim in retrospective reviews, with many lauding its consistency, smooth production and touchy subject matter. 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^[8]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bullshit"	Trevant Hardson Emandu Wilcox Romye Robinson James Yancey	Jay Dee	4:12
2.	"Pharcyde"	Hardson Wilcox Robinson Derrick Stewart	Bootie Brown	4:20
3.	"Groupie Therapy"	Hardson Wilcox Robinson Stewart Joseph Kirkland	Diamond D	5:12
4.	"Runnin'"	Hardson Wilcox Stewart Yancey	Jay Dee	4:56
5.	"She Said"	Hardson Stewart	SlimKid3	5:15
6.	"Splattitorium"	Hardson Wilcox Yancey	Jay Dee	2:58
7.	"Somethin' That Means Somethin'"	Hardson Robinson Stewart Yancey	Jay Dee	3:31
8.	"All Live" (Interlude)	Hardson Stewart Wilcox Robinson Yancey		0:51
9.	"Drop"	Hardson Robinson Wilcox Yancey	Jay Dee	5:35
10.	"Hey You"	Hardson Wilcox	SlimKid3	3:54
11.	"Y?"	Hardson Robinson Wilcox Stewart Yancey	Bootie Brown Jay Dee[c]	5:04
12.	"It's All Good!" (Interlude)			0:41
13.	"Moment In Time"	Hardson L. Hackey Mark Walker	M-Walk SlimKid3[c]	2:44
14.	"The Hustle" (featuring Big Boy, Schmooche Cat and Randy Mack)	Robinson Kurt Alexander Greg Campbell Rich Shelton John McDavid	Bootie Brown	5:34
15.	"Little D"			1:31
16.	"Devil Music"	Robinson Hardson Stewart	Fat Lip	4:12
17.	"The E.N.D."	Wilcox Walker Kamau Holloway	M-Walk	4:41
Total length:				65:11

European bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Emerald Butterfly"	Hardson John Barnes III	SlimKid3 L.A. Jay	4:36
19.	"Just Don't Matter"	Wilcox Hardson Rahsaan Jackson	SlimKid3	5:58
Total length:				75:45

Notes

• ^{^[c]} indicates a co-producer.

Sample credits

Unless otherwise indicated, information is based on the album's liner notes^[8]

• "Bullshit"
  • "Sing Me Softly of the Blues" as performed by The Gary Burton Quartet^[9]
  • "Get Up, Stand Up" as performed by Bob Marley & The Wailers^[9]
  • "What's Going On" by Les McCann^[9]
• "Pharcyde"
  • "Spinning Wheel" by Lonnie Smith
• "Groupie Therapy"
  • "Ladies First" as performed by Queen Latifah and Monie Love^[10]
  • "Inside Out" by Queen Latifah
  • "The Bilbao Song" by Cal Tjader^[9]
  • "Get Off...Come Here" by Ice Cube
  • "Lyrics to Go" by A Tribe Called Quest
• "Runnin'"
  • "Saudade Vem Correndo" as performed by Stan Getz & Luiz Bonfá^[11]
  • "Rock Box" as performed by Run-DMC^[9]
  • "You Follow Me" by James Moody
  • "Flying Easy" by Woody Herman
• "She Said"
  • "Down by the River" as performed by Buddy Miles
  • "Baby That's What I Need (Walk Tall)" as performed by Cannonball Adderley
  • Passin' Me By by The Pharcyde^[9]
• "Splattitorium"
  • "Fly Me to the Moon" by Vince Guaraldi Trio^[9]
• "Drop"
  • "Django" by Dorothy Ashby
  • "The New Style" by The Beastie Boys (vocal)^[11]
• "Hey You"
  • "In the Evening" as performed by Yusef Lateef
  • "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain" by The Dramatics
  • "Vitamin C" by Can
• "Y?"
  • "Why Is That?" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Moment in Time"
  • "Keep My Heart Together" by Mass Production^[9]
  • "You Can Fly" by Sons of Champlin
• "The Hustle"
  • "You Send Me" as performed by Roy Ayers & Carla Vaughn^[9]
  • "(I'm a) Fool for You" by Freddy Robinson
• "Devil Music"
  • "Eric B. Is President" as performed by Eric B. & Rakim
  • "Da Mystery of Chessboxin'" as written and performed by Wu-Tang Clan
• "The E.N.D."
  • "Sunny" as performed by Earl Grant
• "Emerald Butterfly"
  • "Anybody Needs a Big Man" by Cannonball Adderley Quintet

Additional personnel

• Paul Arnold - Mix Engineer (2–4, 6, 8–12, 15–17)
• Big Boy - Additional Lead Vocals (14)
• Rick Clifford - Recording Engineer
• Bryan Davis - Mix Engineer (7), Recording Engineer
• Bob Durham - Keyboards (5)
• Jay Dee - Drums (8)
• Tim Latham - Mix Engineer (1, 13), Recording Engineer
• M-Walk - DJ Scratches
• James Mansfield - Mix Engineer (14), Recording Engineer
• Tim Nimitz - Mix Engineer (5)
• Randy Mack - Additional Lead Vocals (14)
• Farnando Pullum - Trumpet (17)
• Justin Reinhardt - Fender Rhodes (17), Organ played by (8)
• Schmooche Cat - Additional Lead Vocals (14)
• Madeline Smith - Sample Clearance Agent
• Mark Spier - Sample Clearance Agent
• Anthony "Biede" Walker - Recording Engineer
• Gary Wallis - Recording Engineer

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	37
US Top R&B Albums	17

Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions
		US Hot 100	US R&B	US Rap	US Dance Sales
1995	"Runnin'"	55	35	5	4
1995	"Drop"	93	73	5	4
1996	"She Said"	ー	ー	30	46