The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By / The Roots - You Got Me - A Reaction

[@luistorres9331]

You got me is one of my top songs of all time. Never gets old to me. I feel bad for Eve as well. It wasn't until recently that she was credited for her verse on the song. She was a relatively unknown at the time and I'm sure that too had to do with their record label.

[@ABoomerReacts]

I feel bad that I forgot to talk about Eve. I think she did a great job.

[@LivinLegin]

Black Thought is one of my favorite mc’s you should react to his Hot 97 freestyle with the lyrics it is master level lyricism one of my greatest lyrical influences 💯

[@ABoomerReacts]

Is that the same thing as the Funk Flex freestyle?

[@quezimoto]

His brain will explode

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@quezimoto I love it when that happens.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@Tony Montana So freestyle is like rapping that's not planned or written beforehand?

[@quezimoto]

@@ABoomerReacts A freestyle is just a live verse that is previously unreleased. Off the top, unwritten, or improvised freestyles are a subgenre of freestyle.

[@prof3ssor178]

"The Pharcyde" Throwback Westcoast Hip-Hop classic! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Great choice I love that song

[@57kwest]

I can't wait for you to cover Black Thought's Funk Flex Freestyle! It's 10 min of pure 🔥. A lot of reactors will be amazed but don't have the mental fortitude or maturity to really appreciate his writing. "I'm on a level of intelligence that you can't define" ~ Tariq Trotter

[@ABoomerReacts]

Is that the same thing as the Hot 97 freestyle?

[@57kwest]

@@ABoomerReacts kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqPQgpqJpbtmnKM

[@57kwest]

@@ABoomerReacts I'll make it easier so you don't have to search 😂.. I'm very curious on your take. It's not normal "elementary" rap. It really is next level writing. And BTW, the discussion of "off the top" vs pre-written will come up. Nevertheless, 10 min without a pause or a hook is amazing. Again, some of the phrases, words, references that he used had to be Googled by many younger reactors.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@57kwest And older? Lol

[@jerzee_5331]

Yesssss!!!!!!

[@NexDim.]

Great songs by 2 great groups!

[@ABoomerReacts]

I liked them both!

[@LivinLegin]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mtcnaz]

What a great 2 hit combo

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks! But you guys voted!

[@PhanoftheShow]

it was originally all Philly artists, The Roots, Eve, and Jill Scott, but Jill Scott was unknown at the time and Badu was a major artist so the record label redid the hook with Badu. Jill Scott did find major success w/ her debut album a couple years later and she has performed You Got Me live w/ the Roots a few times per fan request

[@ABoomerReacts]

I really liked A Long Walk by Jill Scott.

[@unrhu]

Was going to say this but I see you took care of it. 👍🏾

[@ThePursoodm]

When you were reacting about how outkast wasn't always on the same page it made me wonder what you would think of a group like Pharcyde where each rapper may take a different approach to a common song theme. I like passing me by but I love their later song "Runnin'". The J Dilla beat combined with their styles was amazing so please add that to your list. For the Roots please react to Break You Off, Sacrifice, and Who Tells Your Story. For Eve please react to "Love is Blind". I never knew what half the words Erykah was saying on the hook until I watched this reaction lol.

[@ABoomerReacts]

I forgot to mention in my reaction that I thought Eve was 🔥 Runnin' is on my list; and I'll add The Roots songs. Thanks, Darwan!

[@AckeeandSaltfish]

I thought Runnin was my fav song from them and then I heard this! Mannn I love this group!

[@ABoomerReacts]

Did you catch my reaction to 4 Better or 4 Worse from 2 months ago?

[@joelanimalplanet2749]

React to drop pharcyde great one sir

[@TheRealness408]

And Runnin!

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Joel! I add Drop to my request list.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@TheRealness408 Thanks! I added it to my request list.

[@TheRonwell2009]

@@ABoomerReacts if you end up reacting to Drop you should watch the music video as well. Directed by Spike Jonze, it’s wonderful.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@TheRonwell2009 I'd watch it after. I can't watch the official video during a reaction because the only thing I'd have an opinion about is the video.

[@Maleek_Bae]

The Roots are definitely one of the greatest Hip Hop groups. Sonically they were probably the most versatile group due to combination of live instruments, turntables & Beatboxing. Up until “You Got Me” they were Hip Hop’s best kept secret.

[@uamini]

Good choices there... The Pharcyde were great until they basically self-destructed. They're probably the best-known group coming out of L.A.'s underground hip hop spots like The Good Life Cafe and later on Project Blowed that had more to offer than the stereotypical G-Funk songs the city was usually known for. There are some interesting artists from that era if you ever go that route. Jill Scott got to shine on a live version of You Got Me that was released a short while later on a live The Roots album. It didn't take long for her own succesful solo career to take off. As for The Roots, there's a lot more to them than just this love ballad. They're definitely the best hip hop live band in the history of the genre and Black Thought has been consistently excellent ovet the years. They have a long list of great albums over the years...definitely worth checking out more of their work.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Fabian! I always enjoy your commentary.

[@CallMeMrTibbs]

Oh snap, 9:12 , that line is sampled for Joe feat Mystical - Stutter remix. They use it for the hook. I never knew where it came from. I learned something new! I like the Roots song better out of the two. The melody of the hook. Also, Scott Storch became a monster producer. He left Roots to be work with Dr Dre. Left Dre and pretty much any rap single between 2003-2006 he produced. Dude blew through $300million (no joke, no exaggeration) then filed bankruptcy in 2015.

[@ABoomerReacts]

I don't even know how someone can do that.

[@CallMeMrTibbs]

@@ABoomerReacts Crazy right. He was dating Paris Hilton and developed a coke habit. So, excess spending and drug use.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@CallMeMrTibbs What a waste of money and talent. Is he ok now?

[@CallMeMrTibbs]

@@ABoomerReacts Yeah, apparently he’s clean, mended relationships and is making music again.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@CallMeMrTibbs Good for him.

[@SUPREMEgoldchain_REAKTZ]

Dope reaction to both songs! Both are classics!!!🔥🔥🔥

[@Cprettybrown706]

I love you got me, And I'm a new fan to your your page.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Pam! So glad to have you along for my hip hop journey

[@rodrigotapia-zapata7657]

Nice reaction like always. Common and marry j blidge - come close is a beautifull love song too, i recommande it really. Thanks for the nice time on youtube. Keep doing what you doing. I hope mr and mrs boomer are having a great valentines day.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks for the suggestion, Rodrigo! I hope you're having a great V Day, too!

[@rodrigotapia-zapata7657]

@@ABoomerReacts oh yes we had a awesome week end in amsterdam. Thanks

[@Jazz_Tamatea]

"Mr and Mrs Boomer" lmao! 🤣 🤣 🤣 I'm sure Brian or Mr Whippersnapper Snr. got a kick out of that comment too lol Love all these terms of endearment lol! 🤙🏽👊🏽

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@Jazz_Tamatea Me too!

[@TheRealness408]

Lmao! Damn! I never realized the album title was supposed to be said like you're going to the Pharcyde. I always read it like it was the sequel to The Bizzare Ride.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Funny how a different set of eyes can change your view of something.

[@noahjohnson2004]

This is what I wish people and older men like your self would actually react before throwing the cars drugs and hoes stigma givin to hip hop... When I was like 10 or 11 I was more of a rock and metal fan strictly with some rap but once I discovered this stuff it opened up a whole new world of cool dope music and this kind of hip hop introduced me to jazz and so many different genres from the samples they use

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Noah. I'm enjoying this music more than I ever thought.

[@NW7386]

Pharcyde are like the relatives of Souls of Mischief and the Hieroglyphics Crew in the way that they are all from California and came out at the same time. Passing me By and 93 Til Infinity are like sibling songs to me. They both came out at the time and they put you right back in 93...both are very timeless songs. They produced a very different type of sound from what was coming out Cali at the time. It was like a completely different perspective than say a Snoop Dogg or Eazy E. They were more pure Hip Hop rather than Gangsta Rap. Pharcyde : Runnin' Pharcyde : She said (J Dilla remix) The yelling was definitely despair and not anger haha.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks for the suggestions. I reacted to Runnin and She Said will be my next Pharcyde reaction.

[@xXxXx-----xXxXx]

The transition between the videos was pretty funny

[@ABoomerReacts]

Smooth, right? lol

[@esc0bert]

You should check out the music video sometime for You Got Me, it really adds to the story/feeling of the song imo.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Bob! I watch the official music video after all of my reactions.

[@esc0bert]

@@ABoomerReacts I think you'll enjoy it.

[@jeffreyharvey9919]

Great Valentines Day two-for one! Both songs are favorites of mine. Jill Scott actually is on the live version of the song from the Roots Come Alive album, which also got some airplay. For me personally, I think Erykah's more otherworldly vocal style fits the record better. Jill's voice feels a bit too "big". Also, if it's not already on your list, "Runnin'" is another great Pharcyde song. You'll probably like the style of the chorus on that one better.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Jeffrey! Runnin' has been a hot request today!

[@juanheredia2293]

A black thought freestyle would be really cool. He goes on and on.

[@ABoomerReacts]

I've been getting a lot of requests for it

[@57kwest]

You're reaction to Scott and Badu was hilarious! BTW, did you enjoy the game? Thoughts on the halftime show?

[@ABoomerReacts]

I made a conscious decision to not watch the halftime show because I wondered how many songs would be performed that I would no longer be able to react to.

[@missgigip]

Pharcyde has a dope song called She said - jay dee aka j dilla remix and it’s in the same vein as this song..I think you would so enjoy it

[@ABoomerReacts]

She Said (J Dilla remix) is on my request list!

[@roadsidefruitstand]

the chorus was inspired by doors (possibly them or possibly val kilmer in their biopic, info online seems to suggest both)

[@ABoomerReacts]

That's a great fun fact! Do you know if it's from a song? Or something that Jim Morrison said?

[@TrueLibraGirl]

If you’ve never heard Erykah Badu you should listen to Next Lifetime and On & On 💛

[@ABoomerReacts]

I remember On & On from the radio back in the day. She's great.

[@swash-oh4xo]

You should be watching some of these videos. They're the reason some of these songs were so popular.

[@ABoomerReacts]

I watch all the videos after my reaction. I can't watch them during my reaction or all I would comment on is the video instead of the lyrics and production.

[@pickenchews]

If you like Jill Scott, you definitely have to hear the live version of You Got Me from their album Come Alive

[@ABoomerReacts]

Cool! I'll check it out! Who does the Eve part?

[@pickenchews]

@@ABoomerReacts Black Thought does it himself, but it works. The "Come Alive" version really showcases The Roots as a band.

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks! I just checked it out. Jill is great but I thought she should have also done the Eve part.

[@pickenchews]

@@ABoomerReacts that would've been great i agree

[@Sooopa_Doopa]

Tariq Trotter aka Black Thought is the favourite rapper of rappers. He is in my top 5 of all time. Also keep in mind that one of the unique bitw about The Roots is that they are musicians. They are not a group, they are a band. You might not have realized but they are also the house band for the Jimmy Fallon show on NBC

[@ABoomerReacts]

I did know that The Roots are on Jimmy Fallon. And I know Questlove by sight. But I don't watch Fallon so I don't anybody else. Is Black Thought there?

[@GrimeDiesel]

@@ABoomerReacts yup black thought Is there he occasionally does freestyles and segments. they play in between commercials

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@GrimeDiesel Thanks for the answer!

[@Tadaia]

I was looking for some interesting reaction videos. I’ve scanned thru his collection and I think I may’ve just hit the mother lode. 😃 My very first “A Boomer Reacts” video and I can’t wait! *play*

[@ABoomerReacts]

What do you think?

[@Tadaia]

@@ABoomerReacts Enjoyed the couple I’ve watched so far. You’ve picked some gems!

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@Tadaia Thanks!

[@jasonrodgers5533]

-This is underground West Coast hip-hop.. not so much funk influence more soul and jazz influence, like the east coast counterparts. Everybody thought they were from New York when they came out.... nope, they are from California. -Yes, Booty Brown and Imani have high pitched voices.. lol. -The chorus is comical... Pharcyde is a comical group. For me this is the time when the deep underground scene was basing their musical sound off of "A Tribe Called Quest's" sound.... I loved/love it. Another funny fact.... there is a group in Oakland called Heiroglyphics, that kind of had the same kind of sound. They have a member named DelThaFunkHomosapien who is Ice Cube's cousin. He has a similar sound to these guys and the funny thing is Ice Cube produced some of his stuff, which is the total opposite of Ice Cube's persona

[@ABoomerReacts]

I'm going through these comments last to first so now I get why you said you were late to the party

[@IceManLikeGervin]

A very nice comparison! Both songs are extra tite! Pharcyde- Passin' Me By vs The Roots- Silent Treatment, are more comparable between the two groups because they were both more on the same type of musical vibe, in my mind.

[@ABoomerReacts]

That sounds like a fun comparison but I reacted to Passin' Me By already.

[@RedymRDM]

I can recommend Rashad & Confidence - "Pass Me By" if you want to hear a little bit different, uptempo beats. A very nice boom-bap track from 2011! The whole album surprised me, I mean, it was surprisingly good! Immediately ordered it (on CD) ;) Check it out later!

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks! I will def check it out.

[@justkaz1985]

SPEAKING OF BLACK THOUGHT, HE IS ONE OF THE BEST LYRICIST OF ALL TIME! I KNOW I SUGGESTED IN THE PAST TO REACT TO THE VIDEOS WITH THE MUSIC BUT I MAY HAVE A POSSIBLE SOLUTION. REACT TO: "BLACK THOUGHT FREESTYLE ON FUNKMASTER FLEX". IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY A MUSIC VIDEO BUT JUST HIM SITTING IN A STUDIO, RAPPING ON THE MIC. THAT WAY, YOU WON'T BET DISTRACTED BY THE VISUALS & YOU WILL GET TO WITNESS A TRUE M.C. AT HIS FINEST. SIDE NOTE: HE ACTUALLY FREESTYLES FOR 10 MINUTES STRAIGHT!😮

[@ABoomerReacts]

Ha! That's like my 5th request for it today

[@bklynoctorious498]

My dear my dear my dear 😂

[@ABoomerReacts]

Oh no. That doesn't sound good.

[@bklynoctorious498]

@@ABoomerReacts oh hell nah not like that lol

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@bklynoctorious498 Good. What did it mean?

[@bklynoctorious498]

@@ABoomerReacts the flow always made laugh. That was my favorite part of the song .

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@bklynoctorious498 Ah. I get it now. Yes, I remember that part. It sounded very Slick Rick to me

[@castle07dw]

I wish your next Pharcyde song would be a song called For Better or Worse. Fat Lip goes literally crazy on it

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks for the suggestion! It wasn't on my list but it is now.

[@castle07dw]

@@ABoomerReacts I even have the video on my Instagram. I like the video, especially the end when Fat Lip does his verse. I'm confident you've never heard anything like that verse before and I like the beat too

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@castle07dw I'm intrigued.

[@drewski818]

Nice channel. I respect your interest in Hip Hop as true Hip Hop head. If you were feeling Passing Me By’s beat it was produced by J Dilla of Slum Village who’s considered one of the greatest Hip Hop producers ever. He was part of a loose collective group called The Soulquarians with Erykah Badu, The Roots, Q-Tip, Common and a few others. Have a listen to Slum Village - Climax Slum Village - Thelonius Common - It’s Your World Pharcyde - Runnin’ Slum Village - Fall in Love De La Soul - Stakes is High Just a few right there if your interested. J Dilla has many beat albums too, his most notable is Donuts

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks for the suggestions, Drew! All the songs are currently on my request list and except for the Slum Village songs. I'll add those.

[@quezimoto]

Boomer is trippin, that hook on Passin Me By is perfect

[@ABoomerReacts]

I trip a lot.

[@Jazz_Tamatea]

Lol

[@ezradixon239]

Georgia group Parental advisory. La face records

[@ABoomerReacts]

Runnin' is going up on a poll on Friday. What do you think?

[@ezradixon239]

@@ABoomerReacts runnin by Who?

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@ezradixon239 The Pharcyde. What was your original comment about?

[@kennycooper294]

is that your dog in the cartoon intro?

[@ABoomerReacts]

Yes, that's Boo. He passed away 4 months before I started this channel.

[@unrhu]

At that time Black Americans use "Ethiopian" as a slang to mean "Black" it doesn't mean they are literally from Ethiopia

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks for letting me know!

[@thesagabeginz5590]

Please react to Nas - Life We chose, it's my favourite nas song, keep up the good work my friend 👍🏼

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks, Saga. I'll add that to my list.

[@christianedwards4690]

I thought you would have appreciated the way the second rapper sing-raps and the chorus is definitely sang by someone not shouted, think you should give it another listen off cam for sure 👌

[@ABoomerReacts]

I watched the official video afterwards and I did soften up on the yelling part. But I'd still prefer it to be something else.

[@57kwest]

Damn it! I'm 3 min late 😒.. Happy buy a bunch of crap Day! Did you know that The Roots are the house band for The Tonight Show?

[@ABoomerReacts]

Yes, I did. But I always assumed that Questlove was from ATCQ.

[@57kwest]

@@ABoomerReacts I'm sure through your research you've learned that back then, there was a real camaraderie amongst hip-hop groups. They would often be in each other's videos. Leaders of the new school (Busta Rhymes) in ATCQ Scenario and such so I can see you thinking that.

[@ABoomerReacts]

@@57kwest My reaction to Scenario is on Sunday. You're like a psychic.

[@christianedwards4690]

Please react to Onyx - shiftee 🔥🔥

[@ABoomerReacts]

Thanks for the suggestion, Christian! Someone told me that Onyx was hardcore.

[@johncopeland765]

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[@ABoomerReacts]

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[@javierflores3640]

not considered a classic? that's heartbreaking.