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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Plain Rap
| name = Plain Rap
| type = [[Album]]
| type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[The Pharcyde]]
| artist = [[The Pharcyde]]
| cover = PlainRap.jpg
| cover = PlainRap.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = November 7, 2000
| released = November 7, 2000
| recorded =
| recorded =
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 47:42
| length = 47:42
| label = Edeltone Records
| label = * [[Delicious Vinyl]]
* [[Edel AG|Edel America]]<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-17-ca-53063-story.html|title=Pharcyde Runs Out of Energy on 'Plain Rap'|date=November 17, 2000|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>
| producer = [[Bootie Brown]]<br />[[J-Swift]]<br />[[Showbiz (producer)|Showbiz]]<br />[[Tre Hardson|Slimkid3]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Bootie Brown]]|[[J-Swift]]|[[Showbiz (producer)|Showbiz]]|[[Tre Hardson|Slimkid3]]}}
| prev_title = [[Labcabincalifornia]]
| prev_title = [[Labcabincalifornia]]
| prev_year = 1995
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Humboldt Beginnings]]
| next_title = [[Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde]]
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Plain Rap
| name = Plain Rap
| type = studio
| type = studio
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| single1date = 2000
| single1date = 2000
}}
}}
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}}{{Album ratings
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| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r504734|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
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{{Album ratings
'''''Plain Rap''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[Los Angeles]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[The Pharcyde]]. The album was released on November 7, 2000 on Edeltone Records. The album features production from [[Showbiz (producer)|Showbiz]] of [[Diggin' in the Crates Crew|D.I.T.C.]], [[J-Swift]] and the group themselves as well as features lonely guest from [[Black Thought]]. Much like [[Fatlip]] after the group’s previous album [[Labcabincalifornia]], [[Slimkid3]] (also going by his birth name of Tre Hardson) left the group after the album was released to pursue a solo career.
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/plain-rap-mw0000102967|title=Plain Rap - The Pharcyde &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
|rev2score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1503&name=The+Pharcyde|title=Robert Christgau: CG: The Pharcyde|website=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=6 |page=514}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|2.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |page=634}}</ref>
}}
'''''Plain Rap''''' is the third [[studio album]] by [[Los Angeles]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group [[The Pharcyde]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-pharcyde-mn0000483070/biography|title=The Pharcyde &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref> The album was released on November 7, 2000, on [[Delicious Vinyl]]/[[Edel AG|Edel America Records]]. [[Slimkid3]] (Tre Hardson) left the group after the release of the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-12-11-0412110204-story.html|title=Pharcyde delivers solid but unspectacular show|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fc5lDgAAQBAJ&dq=Plain+Rap+pharcyde+2000&pg=PA126|title=The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde|first=Andrew|last=Barker|date=May 4, 2017|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|isbn=9781501321283|via=Google Books}}</ref>

The album peaked at #157 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-pharcyde/chart-history/tlp/|title=The Pharcyde|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>

==Production==
The album contains production from [[Showbiz (producer)|Showbiz]] of [[Diggin' in the Crates Crew|D.I.T.C.]], [[J-Swift]], and the group themselves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/cyde-two-6419222|title=Cyde Two|first=David|last=Wollock|date=January 4, 2001|website=Phoenix New Times}}</ref> It features lone guest [[Black Thought]].

==Critical reception==
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."<ref name="auto1"/> ''[[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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-pharcyde-plain-rap-1798193044|title=The Pharcyde: Plain Rap|website=Music}}</ref> ''[[Portland Mercury]]'' wrote that "it's not that the album is horrible--it just isn't going anywhere."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/music/the-pharcyde-sells-out/Content?oid=23533|title=The Pharcyde Sells Out|first=Katia|last=Dunn|website=Portland Mercury}}</ref>

[[Robert Christgau]] listed "[[Trust (Pharcyde song)|Trust]]" as a "choice cut."<ref name="auto"/>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "[[Trust (Pharcyde Song)|Trust]]" 4:42
# "[[Trust (Pharcyde Song)|Trust]]" 4:42
# "Network (Feat. [[Black Thought]])" 5:08
# "Network (feat. [[Black Thought]])" 5:08
# "LA" 3:24
# "LA" 3:24
# "Somethin'" 4:52
# "Somethin'" 4:52
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# "Trust (Remix)" 4:51
# "Trust (Remix)" 4:51


==Album singles==
==Singles==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Single cover
! Single information
! Single information
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|-
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|"[[Trust (Pharcyde song)|Trust]]"
|align="left"|<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Pharcyde-trust.jpg|left|120px]] -->
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|align="left"|'''''"[[Trust (Pharcyde Song)|Trust]]" '''''
*Released: 2000
*Released: 2000
*B-side:
|}
|}


==References==
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[[Category:2000 albums]]
[[Category:2000 albums]]

Latest revision as of 04:00, 19 November 2024

Plain Rap
Studio album by
The Pharcyde
ReleasedNovember 7, 2000
GenreHip hop
Length47:42
Label
Producer
The Pharcyde chronology
Labcabincalifornia
(1995) 		Plain Rap
(2000) 		Cydeways: The Best of The Pharcyde
(2001)
Singles from Plain Rap
  1. "Trust"
    Released: 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert Christgau(choice cut)[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

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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]
  1. "Trust" 4:42
  2. "Network (feat. Black Thought)" 5:08
  3. "LA" 3:24
  4. "Somethin'" 4:52
  5. "Misery" 5:10
  6. "Blaze" 3:33
  7. "Rush" 3:12
  8. "Sock Skit" 1:18
  9. "Guestlist" 3:51
  10. "Evolution" 4:02
  11. "Front Line 5:08
  12. "World" 5:48
  13. "Trust (Remix)" 4:51

Singles

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Single information
"Trust"
  • Released: 2000

References

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  1. ^ a b "Pharcyde Runs Out of Energy on 'Plain Rap'". Los Angeles Times. November 17, 2000.
  2. ^ "Plain Rap - The Pharcyde | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Christgau: CG: The Pharcyde". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6. MUZE. p. 514.
  5. ^ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 634.
  6. ^ "The Pharcyde | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. ^ "Pharcyde delivers solid but unspectacular show". chicagotribune.com.
  8. ^ Barker, Andrew (May 4, 2017). The Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 9781501321283 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "The Pharcyde". Billboard.
  10. ^ Wollock, David (January 4, 2001). "Cyde Two". Phoenix New Times.
  11. ^ "The Pharcyde: Plain Rap". Music.
  12. ^ Dunn, Katia. "The Pharcyde Sells Out". Portland Mercury.
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