We conclude our three-part debate with our closing album - The Pharcyde’s incredible 1995 effort, ‘Labcabincalifornia’ ?   Catch part one of the debate, focusing on Ghostface’s ‘Ironman’ album: https://youtu.be/VcPXjS5HblY And part two, diving into Jay-Z’s ‘Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life’: https://youtu.be/mtn_S-NEEhQ   ? Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba ?   Along the way, Ray, James and Kam hit up some new categories for our mailbag episode - we’d love to hear from you, so email us at crate808@gmail.com with your takes on…   ? What are the best examples of xylophone and flute hip hop? ? Which MCs dropped the best features in the 90s? ? What are the best guest openers on rap albums? ? Is Jay-Z’s ‘It’s Like That’ a Hidden Gem…or absolutely awful?! ? Who has the best verse on ‘Reservoir Dogs’? Did Young MC use the beat better? ? What are your top 5 rap ballads? ? What is the BEST Raekwon verse ever and why? ? What is Ghostface Killah’s apex? ? What song off of ‘Ironman’ would get on a playlist you’d play to an alien to teach it hip hop? ? The strangest dreams you’ve had about a rapper ? What rapper’s swag would you wear to a wedding, funeral or job interview? ? Where’s the weirdest place you’ve met a rapper? ? What’s the best AND worst merch you’ve ever bought? ? You have to get a rap song tattooed on you…which one, where and why? ? What’s the worst rap beat of 1995? ? What’s your best AND worst rap memorabilia?   Check our chat with Pharcyde’s SlimKid3:  https://bit.ly/3kRItaX Show Notes: Why The Pharcyde deserve to be in Crate 808 (01:20) 5-Mic Moments: ‘Drop’ and that incredible music video (05:00) The genius of J Dilla on this album (12:00) Hidden Gems: ’Pharcyde’, ‘The Hustle’ and ‘Just Don’t Matter’ (22:53) Big love for J Dilla’s remix of ‘Y?’ and xylophone and flute hip hop (29:13) Why ‘Splattitorium’ is great…but tell Chris Rock that (31:00) Non-90s Rappers / Which Track Are You Putting Pusha T On? (39:31) 30-Second Conclusion (51:00)   Also, the Crate 808 Patreon is coming ? To make sure you keep updated on the launch and amazing new hip hop shows we’ll be bringing, go to crate808.com and subscribe to the newsletter - we’ve got episodes looking at hidden gems albums from the 90s, the catalogues of MF DOOM and J Dilla and a new series focusing on the Wu-Tang Clan. Yes, it’s gonna be big, so subscribe to the newsletter for all the news ?   Be sure to check out our merch - jump on crate808.com to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! ?   And our last series talking best 3-album runs in rap can be found here… Ice Cube with Shawn Setaro (https://bit.ly/3kaYfOq) Tupac with Andrew Barber (https://bit.ly/2HGr3QT) De La Soul with Andrew Emery (https://bit.ly/324LJJn) Gang Starr with Dart Adams (https://apple.co/2Vlx9t1) A Tribe Called Quest with Rob Pursey (https://bit.ly/3oS73uX) Redman with Take it Personal Radio (https://bit.ly/3tYFUcL) OutKast with Justin Hunte (https://bit.ly/3b89bJh) Mobb Deep with Chris Mitchell from Breaking Atoms (http://shorturl.at/zHIKO)   Catch all our Spotify playlists here… Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd   YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552 Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808 Website: https://www.crate808.com   #ThePharcyde #JDilla #JayDee