The Pharcyde- Emerald Butterfly

[theherbituate]

240 hp isnt shitty..its old school

[liggins]

One of the only members that can carry a song by himself...

[Chocolati83]

I think the issue is rap is now just like sports it's more about making money then make music. If u watch college sports there's more passion and realness when the players are doing their thing. When they go pro it's "My contract isn't big enough!" I think that the same thing in music. I'm 28, a product of the Golden Era of HipHop, when passion drove the music, not the signing bounses......peace yall

[bigkev9539]

@Chocolati83,the difference between rap music and the NFL is that those guys still show mad respect to their veterans and predecessors and mention them all the time. Rap music in the mainstream however,seldom ever mentions any of the forefathers and neither do they show them any respect. For example,BET refused to play the music video for De La Soul's "Shopping Bags" because they said it didn't appeal to their targeted audience and that they weren't relevant to BET's viewers. That's messed up.

[DinosaurusOcskai]

I love this song a lot, the beat just chills me the fuck out.

[PJTheNativeSon]

Original beat is Hypnotic by the Roots

[TheSirMittens]

@PJTheNativeSon Actually this is the original beat for that song.

[JeTGRiNDRADi0]

0 dislikes... the way it should be!

[Thoreaunius]

i love it when music is a time capsule, like when you listen to a song you were addicted to back in the day, and all you feel is nostalgia

[Millehhh]

Easily one of the best rap groups of all time.

[lovebeingamum40]

@magillazmygorilla,,,this was smooth, and different; these guys were unique...thank you for this soulful post....bless you!!

[Millehhh]

Where is this today? Cause all i'm hearing is fake ass fools tbh.

[LDeep843]

Are they still all alive?

[BlytheWhellington]

My favorite Pharcyde track, it's so dreamy and deep. Respct from the Netherlands

[misterknite]

what cd is this on?

[msladybugmecca]

tre was soooo cute woo :)

[msladybugmecca]

omg i love this song!!

[beantownn54]

Hey who raps these verses????

[deadinayear]

@beantownn54 slim kid tray



[beantownn54]

@deadinayear Every verse is him???

[walkerdj1]

@beantownn54 yes

[beantownn54]

who produced this???

[Somesaygreg]

Dilla.

[TheReal9mil]

lafango.com search 9milz (real rap i promise)

[tloutle50]

One thing that breaks my heart more than the rubbish rap today is that ol skool rappers did not make near as much money as these lazy rappers today and yet they gave us their very best. Those days people didn't listen to rap as much, and tv stations didn't show love to this good music. Today rappers become millionaires when they don't always deserve it. It's not fair at all.  De La Soul, the Pharcyde etc, those guys deserved to be living large today. Keep buying real music folks.

[jerbojones]

@tloutle50 amen

[bigkev9539]

@tloutle50, so true. And what's even more insulting, people nowadays call someone like Lil' B (who is a terrible rapper) the best ever. And then you wonder why people have such a negative stereotype about rap music! They put those rappers with not nearly as much talent as someone like The Pharcyde on front street earning millions, while these guys are steadily pushed aside and collect dust on the back shelves of rap music history. But then if we say something about it, we're "haters".

[Valsydalv]

0 dislikes !!! isn't it perfect ??? ;) !!!

[bloodskid]

Great piece..



[RockstarDani]

this group should have done a collaboration with the Deftones! Old school Deftones + Old school Pharcyde = pure MAGIC!!!! Too bad I cannot turn back the hands of time. : '(

[J4m3z1]

This is so artful.

[Kazuya3171]

J Dilla forever...

[missjenn35]

the reason why i love these guys cause they are all rough, rugged and rough! no bling, just all natural!....missin that and the music!

[deprivation2006]

Feelin' Hiiiiiiiiggggghhhh onn thee Emarald Buttafly

[emrldbtrfy]

im with all yall. i am 34 now and it brings me back to my prime....

[J4m3z1]

I love Pharcyde when they do serious hip hop classics like this. Runnin' is another example. Does anyone know any other Pharcyde songs that are similar?

[AmaKeKiroRyuNoHiRaMe]

@J4m3z1 I'd say 'Moment In Time' if you've not heard that

[J4m3z1]

I love Pharcyde when they do serious hip hop classics like this.

[JUDumf]

Hey, if you like pharcyde you should check out my video. I do hip hop to banjo and guitar, witty, ruthless lyrics..check it out

[joshd108]

nice big headphones pumping that bass in my ears. listen to this with big speakers

[BelieveMarie]

We need more music like this on the mainstream radio today... I love it

[monkeymanNr1]

amazing song

[notorious67]

my god this reminds how women can put a spell on ones soul...beauty, the feeling of ecstasy

[KingofDutch]

pure fuckin pionerrs for todays nerd rap so many artists would be thrown out wit trash if it wasnt for pharcyde settin the bar and makin it possible

[s3ac0w]

This was meant to be heard while high

[IceMann402]

damn the P was a fool fo dis one. a tru masterpiece yo

[JeTGRiNDRADi0]

SICK! Any use of the background for the hypnotic, by the roots, definitely gets my respect.

[qoolquest]

Tre gave me the master tape to this song and i rebuilt this for "The Hypnotic"

[leapfrog897]

Pharcyde is amazing...

[09tastycarmel]

so chill. love this song. wish I hadn't been born in 92 so that I could have appreciated this when it came out. lol love it tho. Pharcyde is the shit. true hip hop. one love.

[kremeroxoner]

ONE OF THE GREATEST CREATIONS IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!! I'M OLDER NOW,SO I WON'T TRY TO EXPLAIN THE FEELINGS OR THE MOMENTUM OF THIS TRULY UNBELIEVABLE THING.IT'S A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN A TUNE TRE HARDSON AND L.A. JAY JUST HAPPENED TO TO PRODUCE. I COULD CRY AGAIN SO I,M GONNA STOP HERE. P.E.A.C.E.

[SoulandDreams11]

The songs kinda low! No problem ill Raise the volume

[nuttycaramel10]

true hip hop. i wish more people had an appreciation for it. I swear if people don't start making better hip hop, i'm gonna go crazy. lol

[farcyde74]

Best Hip-Hop group ever.

[DaveChorowskiMusic]

PHarcyde is the best because the songs arent the same formulated lyrics and beats like other groups

[iMdIpPeDWhEnDaYcMe]

this is that shit yo

[scorpio813]

Very nice, like the way you put it toghether.

[q5e7f]

I dont know what album this is from.....I'm in Canada,what album is this from?Not on my Labcabincalifornia.......someo­ne let me know,please...too chill.Peace.

[KathyRockzUrSockz]

goddamn.wat happend to hip hop.this makes me sad listening to wat hip hop used to be. to bad the younger generations are all being brainwashed by some bullshit commercial music

[19viECh81]

@KathyRockzUrSockz u just speak from my Mind...

This shit brings back so good memories...and more important, a feel of what HipHop was all about. Since Years i am no longer up to date to what comes out. Cause it mostly all sucks. Im still glad, cause i know if i ever have kids, they and their M8s will ask me: 'what is this kool shit u listenin to?'

And thats how HipHop will live on...

[KathyRockzUrSockz]

@19viECh81 exactly. hopefully it doesn't die out

and everybody know's wtf real hip hop is

[KingofDutch]

i could listen to this allll daayyyyy

[19viECh81]

@KingofDutch just what i did today 

[greatbritain100]

soundtrack to my life

[NubiaaRojass]

the rawest.

[Joramboo]

DIS IS WAY 2 DOPE

[MrSlim71]

I can't believe they never made an actual video for this song. Behind 'Drop", this was the 2nd best song on the CD.

[MrSlim71]

I can't believe they never made a video for this.

[DunkinIsIndependent]

mental chillin'

[kieferschaden1]

sry i explain in in german unfassbar gut ich gerat voll in trance hehe! top

[mpplaya87]

Produced by Tre and L.A. Jay! No Jay Dee here people

[ADAtl11]

foreal??

[ADAtl11]

This is deffinitley 1 favorite of mine by Tre

[JahGuidanze]

dillaaaaaaa

[GupRadio]

THIS IS A DILLA BEAT?!! No wonder I love this so much!!

[THEMAYNE15]

@GupRadio its not a dilla beat its produced by slimkid3 and l a jay

[GupRadio]

Yeah your right. Forgot that Tre did some beats. He produced some tracks on that "Fresh Produce" cd. LA Jayhad tracks too.

[LOW3beats]

absolutely amazing a slice of happiness captured forever

[greatbritain100]

these dudes are defo "poetic melodic and ill" so why the fuck would yall put thumbs down for rametep100 bitches who are caught up in the ego need to listen to more pharcyde eat a dick an shut the fuck up ya digg!

[rametep100]

Thanks bra!! Slim kid tre has always moved me!!!

[01dimster]

PHARCYDE ARE SICK!!

Forgot about his tune, always loved it but dint know the name of the track lol

These guys were & still are the best hip hop artist in my opinion

[rametep100]

This dude has a style all his own! Poetic, Melodic, and ill!!

[zarenj21]

classic

[greatbritain100]

pharycde is fukin amazing it jus makes me wana get high an reminise

[greatbritain100]

the pharcyde never made it as big as they should of if any members read this yall need to create a nuva album a ledgendary album

[EdiBlazE]

this song makes me wonna fly free like a butterfly up in the sky with no worries for real.

[silumtao]

Man I remember when I first truly listened to this song. It was a warm summers day when I was 14, I was walking up the road on my way back from school, it was hot and I was cooking in my uniform, but when I heard this I was just blown away. There was some absolute classics in this era of hip hop - the quality of the tunes has not been since surpassed. Those days are gone... but the memories are still strong.

[magillazmygorilla]

That's peace. Thank you for sharing that.

[delltardboy]

@magillazmygorilla what cd is this on? i need this one on my ipod

[excursiondesignz]

@delltardboy it was unreleased it wasnt supposed to come out it leak out on the underground back in 97

[dAMnheXt]

tru tru!! 5stars

[nocollins2k]

ME TOOO...

LOL... good ol days..

[hupajupa]

@silumtao School? I thought you said it was summer!?

[poyntsorrells]

@silumtao I remember at the age of 15 going on 16 in 96, the sky provided a grey malinchony atmosphere with a hint of a rainy grey through out the day, as I'm on my way home from an 8 hour shift at Wendy's. Austin Tx was the city, 11pm was the clock,"The House Of Fat Beats" was the sesssion per 91.7KVRX(co-op station: UT Campus) with hosts: Kerrie & Lez......Yeah............they provided.. THANK GOD.

[WHYKNOX]

i love this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[GupRadio]

You can't find classics like this anymore! good upload! Also the roots flipped this joint to make "The hypnotic", an equally intoxicating joint!

[missjenn35]

where the fuck are they?

[TotalKaosE]

They were on tour with the whole Rock The Bells thing. They're back together and working on a new album.

[BboyPhlo]

I hope you aint bullshitin cuz I miss all of their shit...

[Hoodyrulez]

no

theres some vids of their new music already bro

the legends are back

[waldon100]

this track is intoxicating

[sempitempilempi]

my beat..I'm the emerald butterfly :)

[lmurda07]

This is the type of music you can just sit back and light one to.

[Stoweskater55]

This song is beast, i love it!

[davydmx]

Actually, it was on the "B" side on the "Runnin" cd single.

[petarhadziev]

yes, it's on labcabincalifornia

[Thariama]

I my eyes (or ears) this song is their best one.

[poyntsorrells]

Say, magillazmygorilla, if you could find the Angel version to "Otha' Fish", I shol' am will prociate(appreceiat) ya.. And as far as below; CRC281, stop eatin' kats up like dat, LOL!!

[magillazmygorilla]

I got you fam. It's up right now.

[CRC281]

dude, you must be retarded... i could care less how you spelled "labcabincalifornia"; that's not my point. i originally wanted to know what album this song (emerald butterfly) was on, and since i already have bizarre ride, labcabincalifornia, plain rap, and humboldt beginnings, i knew it wasn't on any of those... and btw, thanks to buhbomp for actually answering my question.

[lafairweath3]

please die please

[CRC281]

no worries, i will someday, as will you... hahahaha

[CRC281]

and that comment is intended for lafairweath3

[lafairweath3]

I was trying help, I was the only one to respond to your question, I mispelled the album's name( which really not a mistake worth 'owning up to') and then you responded in what seemed to be an unecessary manner, so i did the same. Also if you found out what the album was called eventually, why didn't you just do that in the first place?

Don't over feel yourself, don't let your mum down, improve your life.

[lafairweath3]

classic song, this came out and questlove was obsessed with it and had the beat on loop and decided to do his own take on it with the roots which became 'the hypnotic'. he talks about this somewhere, i think on one of his myspace blogs.

[CRC281]

wait, what album was this on? cuz it sure as hell wasn't on bizarre ride...

[lafairweath3]

labcalifornia

[CRC281]

no, its not on labcabincalifornia.

[lafairweath3]

thanks for the correction, pat on the back, standing ovation for you

[CRC281]

no need for sarcasm... just own up to your mistakes, its whatever

[BuhbOmp]

It's only officially on the B side of the Runnin' limited edition Blue 45 vinyl.

[bonesiown]

this man speaks truth. but i got it ona maxi signle for runnin. also made an appearence on a remix maxisingle as well

[NefTheDamaja]

whats the sample on this?

[stopwhining1]

Sounds like the roots "hypnotic". Im not sure if the roots sampled this or the pharcyde sampled the roots.

[LazyRaise]

nice tune!the video of 'drop' fits perfectly to the beginning of the song...thx for the up!

[ellevate]

This was da JOINT!!!! Str8 chillin wit my girl wit this 1!

[Bon3030]

The beat kinda sounds like The Roots song 'The Hypnotic'... still tight though

[magillazmygorilla]

yeah thats why I posted it as a respone to "The Hypnotic"...and supposedly these joints both came out around '94-'95...so the question is...who sampled who? lol

[poyntsorrells]

Emrald butterfly came out first.

[2FRsoul]

the roots aint sample no one for "Hypnotic," and the Roots' song came out in 96

[magillazmygorilla]

ight then cool breeze. Don't matter to me either way cuz both them joints hot lol

[poyntsorrells]

Hypnotic was actually sampled from this track. A very rare find, and I shol-am prociate it Magilla.

[magillazmygorilla]

aint nothin to it...