The Pharcyde - 4 Better Or 4 Worse (Official Music Video)

[@djoblivion]

The Pharcyde were decades ahead of their time. Even for this album to drop in 1992, it was so progressive before other albums such as Enter the Wu or Midnight Marauders even dropped a year later. This is hip hop royally.

[@djoblivion]

I watch this song when u got to the bathroom to!!!

[@newera5238]

True VERY True 💯🙏

[@demondmay4430]

"You taste so intelligent....." genius

[@ronanderson8490]

The mixing of this song is insanely good.

[@bjsgrillingandcateringllc739]

Ron Anderson check out the 25 anniversary remaster for the a cappella ... it harmonized like some boys ll men shit lol

[@nathanthompson6653]

Drums are snappin. All the voices and sounds, especially Fat Lip’s section. Crazy.

[@elserranito6422]

This song is insanely good

[@jdelfresco1634]

@bjorn ragas praise yeezus for your comment or if never have known about such a masterpiece

[@BronxBastard730]

That's a jay dee beat

[@camilaerrico218]

so sad that they didn’t get the recognition they deserved. This album is PURE GOLD

[@rasungod7257]

This album went Gold RIAA certified.

[@CarlosHernandez-rl2wg]

@@rasungod7257 They didn't see the profits though.

[@rasungod7257]

@@CarlosHernandez-rl2wg especially if the record company gets a majority of the profits. Fatlip said when they were featured in the movie documentary "Rhyme And Reason" (1997) : "These record labels are sheisty man. They don't care about the artist you know what I'm saying? They let the artist do what he wanna do. "Yeah act silly do it for me " You know. They get a certain percentage, man we get Kibbles you what I'm saying that's played out"

[@Mr.Majestic77]

The Pharcyde (Far Side) definitely in the conversation with A Tribe Called Quest, Outkast, De La Soul, Goodie Mob, The Roots, Little Brother & Slum Village.

[@localppc242]

They did get recognition. They couldn’t get along with each other. Sometimes it’s the artist fault.

[@ASAPFos]

This beat is outrageous.

[@tmat2024]

The best of all time

[@KBdoubleE]

J Swift

[@usernameunknown69]

I’m sayin

[@sooperheep]

I heard in an interview they found all the samples for this album in a storage unit they bought, pretty amazing collection if that’s true, I mean that Eddie Russ sample for passing me by is so obscure and golden

[@DarknessViper99]

Love the horrorcore elements in this song. Not a fan of that genre, but Pharcyde would pull it off so well.

[@holdmeclosertonydanza22]

Feels like one of the first ever horrorcore tracks, like I know gangster rap flirted with the concept of glorified violence and gore, but this feels so much more playful, like the genre would grow to be. I'm not a horrorcore guy either, but I can appreciate how it works here.

[@gokuparaguaio1319]

That's what I like about Pharcyde. The diversity in their style.

[@casualcadaver]

Fat Lips section was always my favorite on this track. Its so dark and twisted.

[@bjsgrillingandcateringllc739]

I thought I was the only person who seen this as a horror story !!!

[@jasonpalacios1363]

This song makes me laugh especially the part when Fat lip called that woman and scared her on the phone.

[@markelwilliams8593]

Jason Palacios what's her name

[@TommyFranco]

fuck you don't call my houseeeeeeeeeeee ♪

[@TommyFranco]

@@markelwilliams8593 Rhymealinda

[@Damidas]

I was really hoping that they were gonna show her freak out and start crying when he threatened to fist her

[@jimtate7610]

She ran him over 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ravensregen]

The Pharcyde ties for my favorite group alongside ATCQ.

[@ColHogan-le5yk]

The Pharcyde, De La Soul, ATCQ, The big three!

[@Savionsaintprix]

The holy trinity

[@Savionsaintprix]

Col. Hogan the holy trinity

[@ch66ry88]

Wu tang as well

[@deejay2203]

Thanks to J Dilla

[@countrybadsaladman2226]

Lately I've been lying awake at 3am wondering why didn't she hang up after like 3 lines of Fatlip's verse...

[@kingofthecatnap6246]

Lolz

[@willp8126]

Woman

[@anton5487]

Haha!

[@yandhi4202]

😂😂

[@DemonInaCut]

😂😂

[@ElSoloNoco]

This, Otha Fish and Passin Me By gotta me my top 3, but the whole album is just pure gold, gotta go... Quintons on the way 😂😜 labcabincalifornia is 10/10 too but I know alot of people disagree 👎

[@BDX169]

er tucch. I Love Both Albums

[@EmoDKTsuchiya]

Labcab is SLEPT ON HARD

[@dogsandyoga1743]

I agree 1000 percent. This, Othafish and On the D.L. are my faves from this joint. But both albums are ridiculous!

[@dogsandyoga1743]

@@EmoDKTsuchiya People didn't want to see them grow. But that album is scripture. They had something to say...

[@georgewhitehead9914]

Both albums are tough but the best song this album is otha fish

[@davepsy]

Without hesitation, my favorite pharcyde track of all.

[@mr.international23]

davepsy isz mine too and I haven’t heard the others

[@tujiangba6095]

easy hands down

[@lifelike6423]

I listened to them for years b4 I heard this track.. I’ll never forget that night

[@blackskrillexvevo]

everybody gangsta till Fatlip threatens you from a payphone

[@dogsandyoga1743]

If I had to choose ONE hip hop song I had to listen too for eternity, this would definitely be in the short list...

[@tmat2024]

Agreed

[@user-vd8vk5ju3q]

This song used to be on "Music Choice" in the 90's. My brother and I were like "woah" about the final verse. Still love it. I love when she's like, "Oh, my god who is this?"

[@Luchini.]

The scream is so perfect

[@qmmaru]

prob my fav song ever 😭 saw them in seattle back in october and had the pleasure of telling lip to his face that his last verse is golden - he needs to do it live again! it was so lovely to chat with all of them for a second, they're one of my fave groups ever and the show was great!! so so awesome to hear this one live. love them

[@karonbarwick541]

This album is officially 30 years old as of today

[@travisslaughter6511]

They had alot of fun making this track!!😂😂😄😄

[@jdelfresco1634]

Name one track on the album, songs and skits both, that they DIDNT have fun making 😂 These dudes were total clowns, and it shows right through in their music. Very few other rappers can joke and laugh through a whole verse, yet still give the audience something with so much substance front to back. It’s not easy to put into words really. All I know is, I’d give quite a bit to travel back in time to the recording of this album and kick it in the studio with these guys during the recordings

[@duanecuster5824]

I still remember this was the first cassette I ever got and listened to front to the back and learned every word. I wanted to be from Cali so bad. So creative and dark but fun and silly. Didn't even need a visual. Allowed me to create my own visual of each character.

[@anthonyrobinson6590]

Cali in the 90s was magical!! I don't even have the words to describe what it was like.

[@jdelfresco1634]

Damn bro you said it!! I just watched the video for the first time after hearing the song a hundred times and not knowing an official video was ever made. No matter what, it doesn’t touch the picture I painted in my head of each character. But that’s why the Cyde were brilliantly ahead of their time, tracks like this, “ya mama”, “please mr. officer,” and others just provide such explicit visuals with nothing but audio. Unlike rappers today (and even quite a few from their era) it’s more than just the rhymes. The mixing on this track was too brilliant, and the bouncing back and forth of the voices on the last verse, overlapping each other with his low voice and her highs, such attention to detail. Long live the cyde

[@JohntheLiberator]

This song is incredible. As a kid, it made me feel so unnerved. Also, shout out Paula Jai Parker in the video and J-Swift on the beat.

[@karonbarwick541]

She still is FINE

[@AnotherblackmanOG]

This song is creatively fucking unmatched to this date. The last verse is what a modern day 2020 fuck boy could nevah do.

[@teddybundy8653]

Maan..still knocking this shit 30yrs later!! This album was bananas!! "If you really want me bitch.. ..take me 4 better or worse"😂🤟🏾💯

[@jota__erre]

dat beat blows my brain

[@darianz1855]

This beat is amazing but Fatlip's verse is creepy as hell

[@PotatoMaGobinus]

Creepy but also fire lmfao

[@nottucks]

That’s the point. It’s a gag, they were obviously having fun while writing and recording, watch the video.

[@evilredflame]

FUCK YOU, DON’T CALL MY HOUSE! lmao

[@rayswoop4947]

Oh come on honeeeyyy

[@elserranito6422]

I didnt really like it at first but then it grew on me

[@melissarivera7477]

Very underrated

[@DennisTaylorKnatural]

preach!

[@paulgabbard6582]

Check is out rap music on KZbin we like all old school rap music we like all hiphop music we like all 90s-80s😀😷🎵🎶🎶👍do not like rap music sorry😢

[@paulgabbard7543]

Like all old school hip-hop rap music old school hip-hop mix music old school hip-hop 90s music old school hip-hop THE PHARCYDE 4 BETTER OR 4 WORSE OFFLCIAL M

[@zaoddball1]

The organ or whatever the instrument is in the background is what makes this song so easy to listen too. Lyrics are just like you are having a conversation.

[@rasungod7257]

*Fender Rhodes and it's not sample, J - Swift actually playing the chords on the song.

[@phillipwhitley6749]

Fatlip killed it in the end the message in the video if u pay attention is classic they were ahead of there time

[@redevlmao]

this shit is such a real story man happens over and over again. love, worry, hatred. Realest fucking story in a song

[@altonprayer8727]

Oh yeah big dawg I'm still rocking the Pharsyde's first two albums to this day! We were rocking this shit back in Japan back in the day. This group is highly underrated.

[@AnAbsurdChameleon]

Nothing can beat 90's Hip-Hop!

[@JEDI6060]

Luv this song and the video. The Pharcyde were one of the best group's back in the day. So different with their style and flow. Coming from the west coast. And the Bizarre Ryde II The Pharcyde album was a hell of an album. A classic by these guys no doubt...

[@jayball5700]

2:56 high ass shit lol

[@ree726]

Give The Pharcyde its flowers. They’re goated

[@stonecoldreznov2780]

Are we not gonna deny at 2:31 Fatlip is getting down

[@markg336]

That ish was hilarious 😂

[@kar5431]

@2:17 Big man doing the Tootsie Roll.

[@eljefemoreno]

He was killing that second dance move lol

[@dontaeshepard2199]

I could listen to this instrumental all day

[@badroubourdour988]

i became addict, this song is in my head every time since i discovered it, 3 days ago.

[@SunChildPharaoh]

second dopest track on album

[@SunChildPharaoh]

Passin Me By...We all had that one crush that made us feel like that

[@BDX169]

SunChildPharaoh Hell Yeah

[@elephantgodd94]

SunChildPharaoh Idk Return of the B-Boy is good

[@sonja4164]

Agreed

[@mr.suplex927]

Passin Me By, 4 Better or 4 Worse, & Return of the b-boy are my top 3 on a true classic hip-hop album.

[@mr.international23]

Damn, so many good hits out here waiting to be discovered . I missed this gem as a kid shit .

[@chill9750]

Love how there talking about hip hop as a female that's creative asf pharcyde 💯💯💯

[@abdallahelibrahimi557]

Are you sure?

[@operationd--msday]

One of the greatest beats ever made

[@funkylifealways]

Man this song, back in 99 walkman all the way with a tape playing along in those summer days of youth sun surf and beach...

[@melaninfuture]

jswift and the pharcyde were so creative. Much love to fatlip, I grew up in midcity too.

[@jw0017]

this beat bangs

[@paulgabbard7543]

Like all old school hip-hop rap music old school hip-hop mix music old school hip-hop 90s music old school hip-hop THE PHARCYDE 4 BETTER OR 4 WORSE

[@GFRADIO702]

Slim kid/ Tre singin at the end is epic!

[@jonathanmaduike]

what is he saying tho?

[@markg336]

@@jonathanmaduike I always thought he was singing “sexy you are to me” I could be wrong 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@janga75]

Lol i made up my own lyrics to that shit. I don't really want to know to be honest

[@JimmyButlersdreads]

​@@markg336He's saying "Sexy young slimmy"

[@loudnxtdoor]

The Pharcyde was ahead of their time. Who’s listening 2022?

[@ThatsJustEric]

I never knew it was a video to this till today

[@treenalll]

☂ᗢᖰ-ᐯᓰᒪᒪᗩᓰﬡ Where?

[@FoundationalAmericanBadass]

Kinda forgot how dope of some dancers these dudes were... 🔥🔥🔥

[@jaywu_chakra9919]

I wish I could go back to this era!!!

[@edwinbruineberg950]

Your geting old,me too.

[@nolem5417]

I wish I were ALIVE in this era!

[@_PuppetMaster86]

Ant imations Same.

[@rasungod7257]

💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@johnnyvickers]

Bootie Brown’s singing at the end is amazing

[@boondoggle4820]

I’ve loved this song ever since I used to see the video on Rap City. I wonder if these guys listened to Frank Zappa. The get a real strong Zappa vibe from this, lol.

[@paulgabbard6743]

Old school hip-hop the pharcyde 4 better or 4 worse music

[@abysmalmonkey]

3:41 The lamps reflection looks like a pair of eyes.

[@KoolGuy121000]

I love fatlip's part 🤣 The whole group is talented...

[@acesoul1689]

The Pharcyde Forever man word up no Question💯💯💯💯💯💯🎤🎧

[@sarlndr]

Classic material from a Classic group. Shit still goes hard all these years later.

[@acesoul1689]

The Pharcyde Forever 🔥🎧🎵🎤👑👐🎶🎶🎵💯💯💯💯🎹

[@Toxeensynth]

this song is so fuckin good!!!

[@Lolcryariver]

This song hits different I was born in 1993 wished I got to experience this era golden age of hip hop. 🔥🔥

[@newera5238]

I remember being a teen back in Philly, walking throughout the neighborhood with this classic album in my headphones 🎧 (cassette). 😁🔥🔥🔥

[@klubstompers]

Best bassline ever!!

[@EricAllenJett]

'94 was a good year for Hip-Hop...

[@esotericprana]

this album came out in ‘92!

[@EricAllenJett]

@@esotericprana ah but the music video for this one came out in early 94... 👍

[@infg0753]

0:12 the check-in with squadron just to know they still got your neck

[@yandhi4202]

jeeeeeeez, love the horrorcore element, funny lol

[@ariesblue1193]

Still here 2021🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chezpiece]

I still play this to this day!

[@Prodebrio]

Damn J Swift kilt this!! 🏄🏾‍♂️

[@ingo4734]

2:26 when the general sneaks in the studio

[@fc93961]

This song is so freakin good

[@akheem7515]

Loved this when I was high as a kite. Still love it even though I don't get high as a kite.😁😂😂😂

[@evanhuckabee8871]

fatlips verse sounds like something from Gravediggaz

[@ev11ee]

Bizarre ride is such a fucking good album

[@littledoodle5689]

100% man

[@SamHaynesMusic]

7000 views for one of the best hip hop tracks and videos ever!?!

[@SamHaynesMusic]

Now 350,000 that's better!

[@DiamondHanded]

This beat is one of the best ive ever heard ever! Mixed with the flow it's contagious i can't stop listening lol

[@jeremypaintedit]

one of my fav albums back in the dizay….

[@rcole718]

You ain't got ta lie, Imani! You ain't got ta lie!

[@serpres1bless165]

Dec 11 2021 Still in the mix

[@seanvandam420]

I love you guys and this song so fkn much man. It's my life

[@loublack222]

Damn this song cracks me up

[@ThatsTheWun]

OverviewLyricsVideosListenArtists Uh, do you take, Rhymealinda Do you love me Tre, do you really love me? To be your lawfully, wedded, wife? Uh, uh, I do, I do, no I don't, I do Ah roomie zoom zim, I'm all to be wed To Rhymealinda I remember um, when we first met In eighty-two back in school used to play up all the fools Sometimes you'd be my number fives sometimes you'd be my twenty-two But um, screw the dumb shit, 'cause little Rhyme's true I can't wait to say I do and oh yeah honey there's no due I got my chariot, rolling, now I'm mic controlling Got some spunk in my funk, I can't wait to put some soul in We're rolling all strikes, we're having little tykes One is little Mike the others Ike I'm sure that you would like To hold em, or maybe stroll em on their little bikes When they're born, I've sworn, to bring 'em up right You know, dope is how I breed em, beats is what I'll feed 'em They'll be healthy like a health nut I'm sure you shake your butt (Kick the verse preacher) and I won't disperse Here's my life Rhymealinda for better or for worse Well it's done she tagged me, duck duck goose I'm batter up I can't sleep the fly brotha must produce The power pack and I'm stacked like a forty-five Mag Straight up tennis shoes in my pants there's a sag Dropping so much grammar gotta slam it down my mouth Shup? I met a slut she, put me in the rut G With the dip that was down with me from the whole front Now front me never too cool how-ever I gotta get the bread, gotta get the butter Fix it up eat down throw it in the gutter (Gutter dreamed it) sour, (creamed it) gotta Skinny-dipped into her ass as if it was a pool of water Now the water's getting hotter so I bought her a new ring Maybe a love ballad is the song I sing I gotta kiss her ass my tongue I hold before I curse If you really want me bitch, take me for better or for worse Well this is the final chapter (hello?) Of me, we're going to rack up (who is this?) In tune, in tune, in tune, a button (why are you calling my house?) A button, a button! Oh come on, honey (who is this? What?) Would you come along with me down (Mike is that you?) The lane and I will pick your brain (oh my God, who is this?) I won't be good like you think I will (I'll fucking call the cops) I'll take a hammer and start to drill (don't call my house) Your skull, and then I'll really start (oh my God, what is this) Picking, your brains cells, I will be (what? I'm gonna call the cops) Licking, mm mm mm mm! okay? (quit fucking around) You taste so intelligent, ah (hello, who is this?) Yes yes yes, you trusted me, now (help, who is this? What) I busted thee, top of your skull (are you doing? Why are you) You thought the day was going to be dull (calling me?) I'll make it very exciting I took your fingers then I started (who are you? Why are you) Biting, and then I scraped the meat (calling my house?) Off, the bone, of your leg (stop calling here!) Ah, you tried to make me beg (don't call here anymore) But I had to insist, I had to insist I, run up your pussy with my fist Okay, I think we've gone a little bit (I'm gonna call the cops!) Overboard, don't stop it yet (fuck you don't call my house!) Like this ("like what like what like what") Yo, I'm Audi Gee No doubts manufactured No ah copies, we can't ah, do the copies No copies, okay Oh, so you expect me to do some type of freak show? That's what it really is huh? Is that what you want? What you talking about? What you talking bout nigga? What you know bout the problems of L.A.? I'ma tell you what's wrong with the problems Of the people in the L.A. See the brothers needs some type of education And you know, some type of foundation, in the, uh Community, cause the mute-co, duh, the community Grows like seeds, and the seeds will not fall from The tree if you don't water the grass So nigga get off your rusty black ass Like this, like this You can get with this, or you can get with that I think you get with this because Fat Lip's fat Fat Uh, okay um, okay uh, keep going keep going keep going Keep going, hey Romye Romye, come here come here come here come here come here Come here come here (ok ok hey yo yo yo yo) come here for a second Hey Rhasaan, Rhasaan, Imani, Imani I think you should Oh, duh!

[@danielvalentin6852]

Still rockin this cassette 2023

[@dogsandyoga1743]

The thing I want to point out is, at the time, NOBODY was making music like this, from a structural stand point. It was layered like a Bomb Squad track, but with live instrumentation mixed with the samples. The instrumental could almost stand alone and tell the same story. A great example of lyrics being perfectly mapped to a beat. I wish i knew music theory, i could explain it better....

[@rcole718]

Nobody was really making music like this from the west coast at that time. It was them and the Heiro crew, and that was about it.

[@rasungod7257]

@stephen kost Souls Of Mischief and The Pharcyde were supposed to partner up and do a collaboration called "The Almighty Pythons". Too bad The Pharcyde splintered in two with Imani and Booty Brown being a duo keeping The Pharcyde name. Fatlip and Slimkid Tre are a group going by the name "Bizarre Ride" paying homage to their that made them a household name.

[@jaywu_chakra9919]

Yup. I hear the modulation delay on the piano.

Not true at all. Whether it was De La Soul, Kam, Compton's Most Wanted, Digable Planet's, Da Youngstas, Public Enemy, 3rd Bass, K Solo, Wu-Tang Clan, Nikki D, Heiro, Gangstarr, The Roots, Tribe, The Alkaholiks, Smiff-N Wessun, or EPMD rapper's from the mid to late 80's thru the 90's (the dope & memorable one's) damn near all had that something that separated their sound & talent from each other. Love this video and song since I was a kid but I can think of a bunch of MC's and groups who were breaking new ground musically and visually other than this Pharcyde video. I'll back that statement up too. Go to my playlist "PRODUCT OF THE GOLDEN ERA".

[@davepsy]

@@rasungod7257 they actually did 5 songs together for it....after fatlip was gone....2 were with all 3, and the others were without tre. a couple of them were on a limited run 12”

[@CronosXWorld]

Bootie Brown started getting it at 3:36

[@adcomedyjokes]

Saw THE PHARCYDE recently (Fatlip, Imani & Tre) Fatlip changes the lyrics to his verse....very funny see them live

[@surveillance1]

my favorite group!!

[@usernameunknown69]

Man..that snare and kick are fire

[@boysiecaison6492]

2019 still playing real rap

[@altonprayer8727]

Oh yeah big dawg I'm still rocking the Pharsyde's first two albums!

[@mjbset93]

Boysie Caison actually real Hip Hop. Hip Hop artist embrace diverse sources for samples and add their own music and rhymes. They usually have deep knowledge music.

Used to come in like that nigga Imani did @1:34 on the first day of school back in '93 and '94.😄🤣😂😭🤣😂

[@maiadee5817]

my fav song by them omg

[@youngmanner3543]

1:32 Joi from Friday

[@rasungod7257]

*Paula Jai Parker who played Joi in "Friday".

[@karonbarwick541]

@@rasungod7257 I wish I could meet her

[@fernandoalvarado6022]

Fuck... That beat blow my mind,

[@mahomedpeters6839]

Timeless classic song, timeless classic album😄😄😄

[@Prodebrio]

Ive played this video more than anyone! FACTS

[@Mize2dx]

When HIP-HOP didn't have that corny ass Coastal Beef.....This shit it pure RAP music!

[@littledoodle5689]

love hip hop

[@lemaelmcdaniels235]

1993 was a good year 2 stay high as the sky,from dawn 2 dusk.🤣

[@3lullabies]

This reminds of a song ICP would like. It's creepy like that. Who ever mixed it is supa-genius!

[@camplo777]

I really didnt realize what we had back then

[@zkendrick]

2021

[@DeeZee75]

The production is STILL genius today!!

[@pedrovargas500]

Definite classic!!!!!!!!