The Pharcyde - Soul Flower (Original Version)

[masterj131]

soul flower thats all i gotta say.

[Appleseedlol]

DA DA DA DA DA DADDA DA! it just puts a smile on my face

[jamesb131]

this song makes me so fucking happy

[reganko]

WOW i might be drunk but this is really dope...i think i might like it better than the orginal. its too close!

[The808Prophet]

this is better than the remix...wanna know why, because this one has more views

[Agenda1988]

@The808Prophet Ha that's probably more because the label this version was released on is less assholish about their stuff being upped on youtube, and I bet if the first upload of the Remix version was still uploaded and not removed for copyright reasons, it would have more views than this. Also, view counts is not a quantifier of quality. But I agree, this version is better :)

[drdrefan4ever]

@Agenda1988 I think that comment was ironic ;) cuz most of the people who like todays rappers think like this

[misterknite]

The Pharcyde is so universally loved its awesome

[takz5]

so cool!!

[1985aler]

increible

[Thedarkheritage1]

the emcees from the Pharcyde

helped document the artform in- H0W :.TO . RAP

..thats the title-of

the book theyre in with all the other-

true masterz of emceeing, brilliant book

[TheRolliator]

has there ever been a more mutherfuckin beginning that ripped a beat so hart????

1. NO

2. NO

3. GOOD SO

[Kethambelle]

this just makes me smile! 

[jahfire1979]

Did not know that that was Brand New Heavies!  I love finding out about jewels like that... Thank GOD those two universes collided!

[oflynnmusic]

can anyone recommend a track similar to this. i like it because the backing beat is a feel good dance/funky beat , the rapping is full of loose james brown style improvised energy.... i need more

[TheReal9mil]

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

[LP4life84]

this was the good hip hop man, when it was. . . idk, more musical. good shit

[XVLaHireXV]

yeaaaaaaah that was good

[skurkKatten]

Who's the first mc? where can i find the lyrics of the first verse? ITS A BOMB!!

[0445862]

@skurkKatten bootie brown

[lightersnatcher]

2 people are stupid as Fuc and that's REAL!

[akocgegdownload]

0: 00

[xkidrobot]

i cant find the lyrics for the beginning of the song!

[antey2008]

best song!!!

[qwandiddy]

This cool, But I like the Remix WAY BETTER!

[Comoesa]

yo this shit goes hard

[thaogfambam]

this version is cool but the remix off the first album way better in my opinion.

[Zeph100]

I've got this album on vinyl!

[JustinMShaw]

Back when this came out my understanding was that Brand New Heavies was a group of musicians that would play the music to popular hip-hop songs while the song's usual rappers would do the vocals. I always thought this version was Pharcyde rapping with Brand New Heavies playing the instruments. That was the appeal of Brand New Heavies - they did stuff everybody already liked, but they weren't a turntable or synthesizer.

[nopity333]

@JustinMShaw

When this music came out.....it was just like yesterday to me. It's been a while since I listened their music last time, but it's amazingly still so fresh. Their music just poped in my head all of sudden without any reason... I love their music!

[mcYunBaconBitz]

I thought the alkoholiks had the original? 

[mescal1to]

seriousley pleases the ears :)

[tastetacticiansl]

I LOVE mp3iffy it WORKS just google mp3iffy.

[thirdshift47]

Everyone that bought this in the summer of '92 got treated to the debut of the Pharcyde.

There are definitely rewards for checkin' on the underground. :)

Thanks on the post.

[neves78702]

YOU ALL ARE SO CUTE ARGUEING ABOUT WHOS WRONG AND RIGHT, PLAY NICE, NOBODIES PERFECT

[theredmars]

pretty hot.

[BAYBEKDL]

I still got this album on vinyl

[zero4347]

this one is the original, fat lips in it cus this is their first realease and when they came out with the remix he had already left the group which is why he aint in that one. it says brand new but that shit came out in 92

[MrP945]

@zero4347What do you mean? the remix is on their first album he didnt leave before that....

[Bcrawshaw]

so did fatlip leave and then rejoin 'cause he defo did stuff on labcabin?

[Agenda1988]

yeah it is dummy.

[niallz]

This is the brand new heavies version! It says it right there fool. The original had the beginning with zig zags instead its replaced by a quick verse on this version. I like this better than the original

[Agenda1988]

I wrote the description and uploaded this video myself, so I know it's the Brand New Heavies version... "Brand New Heavies" is the band's name though, it doesn't mean the album or music is "brand new" fool. A quick look at the Pharcyde's debut album will show you that it is a remix on there. This is the original version of Soul Flower, performed with the Brand New Heavies. Look at zero4347's comment above for more info. And I like this version better too :)

[niallz]

Exactly its the bands name is the Brand new heavies, and this is their remix. not the pharcydes. It's hard to believe what zero says because I cant find that info out on the net anywhere. Whatever though. Meanwhile Ive found evidence that supports what I'm saying but who cares.

[Agenda1988]

The song didn't exist before Pharcyde got together with The Brand New Heavies and wrote this song. Since it didn't exist before they got together to write it, how can it be a remix??? lol.

[rustycamino]

@Agenda1988 It's really, really easy to understand this concept. I feel for ya, Agenda.

[DroverChicago]

@niallz -- sorry dude but Agenda1988 is right, this is the original version. The Album "Heavy Rhyme Experience" was a collaboration between The Brand New Heavies, a London-based rare-groove/acid-jazz band, including Gang Starr, Jamalski, Kool G Rap, and others -- such as Pharcyde.. BNH provided the music for each track while the rap artists provided the vocals. Each track was original to the album, including this one. The Pharcyde-only version was recorded and released AFTER this version.

[Matty73]

@DroverChicago

exactly. plus IIRC this was the kick off to the likes of the heavies and Ndea davenport having such a strong showing on Gurus early Jazzmatazz series (ntm other Acid Jazz faves like Carleen Anderson, JTQ and Shara Nelson)

It remains a fucking epic old school album to this day. Love it.

[DroverChicago]

@Matty73 -- Actually this was the second Brand New Heavies album, the first being their self-titled album. N'Dea Davenport didn't show up until the third album, "Brother/Sister." But yeah, these albums all came out within 2 or 3 years of each other in the early 1990s. These cats along with Jamiroquai (before they turned into a fag-disco band) absolutely ruled the 1990s nuovo-funk-jazz scene.

[Matty73]

@DroverChicago

for sure. My mix up on the time scale.

My other [big] favourites were Galliano but i get the impression they were only really popular in the UK?

"fag disco". Fine term, lol. :)

[ta2ando]

@Matty73-Galliano was (kind of popular) here in Tokyo too.

Even though I don't know whether I can say

they were popular throughout the country or not,

Acid Jazz movement? from UK was a pretty big thing in Tokyo at that time also.

[ta2ando]

@DroverChicago -- E'Dea was actually singing for that band way before that Brother/Sister album out in 94 tho.

I remember watching the video of Never Stop (she's on the video too) on VH1 on the summer of 91 and I believe the success of that particular song made the band (or their label?) decide to re-record their 1st album that features her on the whole album-level for their US debut album cos their original album released in UK the previous year (90?) only featured her just few songs.

[DroverChicago]

@ta2ando - Yep, I stand corrected.

[ta2ando]

@DroverChicago-Thanks for backing it up!!

Other than that point (N'dea didn't show up until BNH's 3rd),

I pretty much agree with what you've previously mentioned though.

Had never heard of the group called Pharcyde before, but this song was dope enough for me to remember their name & expect their own album.

And although I never really liked the remix version that much, their 1st album was definitely a classic that time!!

[DroverChicago]

@niallz -- in fact, come to think of it -- not only is this the original version of this song, this is the first EVER Pharcyde song released by a record label. In other words, this version of this song was the first thing the world outside of L.A. ever heard from The Pharcyde. Can't get much more original than that.

[ProjectSmammi]

@niallz The version on The Pharcyde's album is the remix, this is the original version where The Pharcyde collaborated with The Brand New Heavies. Basically, they rapped over live instrumentation provided by TBNH, and then it was later remixed for a track on The Pharcyde's debut album.

[ProjectSmammi]

@niallz Notice how what you refer to as the "original" has samples from the instruments in this, and there's a lot of addition post-performance editing, while this one is clearly performed with an actual band with very little post-processing. This is the original, as it came out on The Brand New Heavies album before The Pharcyde released their debut album with their remix of it.

[niallz]

@ProjectSmammi Dude Old news , I posted that a year ago , move on with your amazing insight

[ThePeargirl]

@Agenda1988 I don't have the Brand New Heavies album, but I can vouch for the fact that the track on The Pharcyde's first album is specifically titled "remix", and this is clearly the unaltered original. Both are good, although I like this one a little better just because it keeps it chill and funky throughout, the remix is a little bit noisier.

[mentalect]

@Agenda1988 no it aint fool........this is'nt on the 1st albomb they made!

[PerignonPop]

@niallz

Epic fail there man.

Almost as entertaining as the tune.

"Meanwhile I've found evidence that supports what I'm saying..." Classic.

[alienmahar]

@niallz, The music was entirely composed by Brand New Heavies and this was before their debut. Know your history DUMMY.

[niallz]

@alienmahar Go fuck yourself these comments are from 2 yrs ago. The music is the Brand New Heavies not the lyrical content.

[Agenda1988]

@niallz lol, fool is still not makin sense...

[niallz]

@Agenda1988 ? 

[ummme1]

this versions better with fatlip

other version doesnt have him

[LabCabInElCajon]

The Farmer Man was Fatlip

[SCHMOOVNESS]

they surely mad high

[Lepiratepoulpe]

daim !! Never heard this version before !!

[TenguKOST]

i have this album on cd. the whole album is super dope. man this shit takes me back. brick sized walkman cdplayers with 2 phone jacks.

[crizpy9119]

that first vierse is AWESOME!!! ilove pharcyde

[hotpot10000]

yeah whats amazing is that first verse, imani or whoever it was did the whole verse with one pause. talk about breath control!

[YukonBloamie]

Fire! ive been looking for this one for a long time.

[learningrichard]

nothing laid back about this... not as musically colorful but just as phat as the remix.

[niallz]

It's better than the remix

[In4mationLocs]

lets just agree that they're both as good as each other, without the original there would be no remix. i do think the remix has a better beat but they both classic. enjoy real hip hop !!

[KillenEMsoftly]

The remix has a more festive beat, this is a lil more laid back...man that first verse is crazzy

[fbbsb13]

sooo good.

you gotta love the originall

[mundo77]

I like this version also but the verses are different.

[jj1oo2ee3]

this is awesome, i never heard this version. the remix is the one i know. this is a cool find. thanks

five stars

[Agenda1988]

I actually think a LOT of people would dispute that statement but opinion noted.

[dreamboycom]

very good

[JackovLeigh]

ohh yeaaaah!

[calingopops]

" I got more flava than 711 slurpees, if magic can admit he got AIDS, fuck it I got herpes"

AMAZING SONG

the best part was 0:00-3:41!

[sonobenissimo]

yo im tweakin i cant find this part what time is it at

[calingopops]

it's not in this version it's in the remix

[jahfire1979]

@calingopops EEEwwwwwww! lol

[zarenj21]

@calingopops that's on the remix innit?

[pddaum]

pharcyde definately arent wack

[beefMERCIFUL]

"no one knows about it" when i was fully into pharcyde i saw this shit at at a thrift store and grabbed it. good 2 dollar value

[Agenda1988]

I got it for about the same, lol

[afrojack8]

is chris rock the dude narrating it, like in between the raps and in the intro??

[noutube]

lol

[Alex22222222222]

The Remix version is so much better than this

[Agenda1988]

nah

[thewhat]

This shit is funkier than the remix

[DroverChicago]

I have never seen anyone be so wrong about anything in my life.

[Alex22222222222]

Possibly but we'll never find the true answer. Agree to disagree.

[reddemon242]

they r both V. good

but this is slightly better. there wuldnt be a remix with out it

[Matty73]

one of my favourite albums of all time, the whole thing is gold.

[Raflow]

It's so incredible this song..

[rcd2c2]

i shot him in the ass on the download

[Agenda1988]

downstroke*

;}

[genejmayer]

Yo can I light the Soulflower?

YEA!!

C'mon, one, two, three, four, HIT IT!!!

[LessThanZero0]

great song

[thebigarto]

original's better

[dkvjkhd]

this is the original stupidddd.

and if you ment this is version is better, your right

[bensaday]

good track yheaaa

[futbol345]

what album is this track from?

[amalastik]

the brand new heavies - heavy rhyme, vol. 1

(1992)

[amalastik]

heavy rhyme experience vol.1

sorry brov

[futbol345]

hey thanx bro. I got the remix on the "bizarre ride 2"......i also got "labcabin california". But i gota get this soul flower original. Thanx again bro!

[amalastik]

no mention

1 love

[DAT336]

was wondering where the original came from!