The Pharcyde is a Californian
alternative hip hop group, formed in 1989, from
South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are
Imani (Emandu Wilcox),
Slimkid3 (Trevant Hardson), Bootie Brown (Romye Robinson), and
Fatlip (Derrick Stewart). DJ Mark Luv was the group's first
disc jockey (DJ), followed by producer
J-Swift and then
J Dilla. The group is perhaps best known for the
hit singles "
Drop", "
Passin' Me By" and "
Runnin'", as well as their first album,
Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde (1992). The group continues to tour and record, both collaboratively and in solo projects—the most recent being Hardson's collaborative EP with the award-winning
DJ Nu-Mark (of
Jurassic 5) released in 2014 on
Delicious Vinyl.