Fifteen years ago SoCal hip-hop group the Pharcyde dropped their debut album, Bizzare Ride II, which to this AMOEBLOGGER has long been one of my favorite albums,  not just hip-hop but of any genre.  But as you know sometimes our minds, and our memories, play tricks on us and what we remember from our past as being great doesn't always stand the test of time. And since I hadn't actually listened to this J-Swift produced album in a long while, last week I went digging in the crates to locate the Pharcyde debut, which was originally released in late November 1992 by Delicious Vinyl,   and I  played it from start to finish - twice. And you know what? To me, it is still as amazing an album as that day all those years ago when I first heard it.

With the exception of the overplayed and admittedly gimmicky "Ya Mama" track (the hit single that dropped the year before the album did) I can listen to the musically diverse album repeatedly and never tire of it.  Another album single (Passin Me By) is one of those songs that i will probably never get tired of hearing for the rest of my life. It is one of those perfect songs!  Other standout tracks on this consistently fun and upbeat album include "Officer" (about not outsmarting the po-pos),  "Otha Fish" (another single), the no-holds-barred "I'm That Type of Nigga,"  "Pack the Pipe" (a hip-hop dank anthem), and the bouncy ol skool flavored "Return of the B-Boy." Below (after you hit "continue reading" is the video for Passin Me By. Do me a favor and in the COMMENTS box below list your favorite one, two, or three albums of all time - whether hip-hop or other genre. Thanks!