"She Said(1)" was a strange choice for a single from the Pharcyde's second album, in that it neither fit the poignancy of "Runnin'" nor the boho-comic-theatrics the Pharcyde were generally known for. This was a straight-up love song - and unlike the clever and self-deprecating "Passin' Me By" the boys get the girl in the end. Slim Kid Tre opens the track but also cooked up the beat, which, not surprisingly, meanders aimlessly on a dreamy cloud of romantic schmaltz (he's the group's resident hippie). Jay Dee adds a bit of jazzy backbone to the "She Said" remix(2), and while it doesn't constitute one of his best productions, it gives the group's playboy serenade some much-needed swagger. Dilla does better work on the b-side, the album cut "Something That Means Something(3)." The Pharcyde were jaded and bitter throughout Labcabin, but this passionate plea for creative substance, powered by Jay Dee's then-burgeoning rhythm chops, backs their bark with some bite. The sleeper mix on the single, though, is the "She Said (Mike Caren remix)(4)," a slower, more romantic pitch that's all strawberries 'n cream at the midnight hour. It's not unlike the R&B mix for "Passin' Me By," and that was one of the group's best ever.

reviewed by Jazzbo