Hiero Day - Hip Hop Slam /Soul Beat TV - Sept 18 1993

"The first Hiero Day took place on 9/3/2012 in Oakland but two decades earlier on 9/18/93 on Hip Hop Slam TV on Soul Beat in Oakland when the Hieroglyphics collective, including Del The Funkee Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, Casual, Extra Prolific, Shamen and Domino, stopped by the live weekly four hour TV show to be interviewed by Turntable T. Video executive produced by Billy Jam with graphics by Geoff/Dawg Eat Dawg and camera by Raymond Ulibarri + later additional editing/production by DJ ALF. Additional contributions from C-Note and Robin Young." - courtesy of Billy Jam

Microphone Check - The Source , April 1996

 

From The Source - April 1996 - Scans courtesy of Fred Thecle 

Microphone Check : The Source, April 1994

 

From The Source - April 1994 - Scans courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

Take It Personal Ep 50 : The Official Hiero Tribute

"If you’re going to Hiero Day, EPISODE 50 is going to enhance your experience exponentially. If you aren’t attending, this is the next best thing. We interviewed Del, Domino, Casual & Tajai and we’ve got stories for days! We talk about Del doing shrooms with Q-Tip to Casual freestyling with Pharoahe Monch at the Gavin. Of course, we touch on Casual vs. Saafir and the impact it had on battle rap. We find out Ice Cube wasn’t a fan of Gang Starr and thought Kool Keith was too weird (ya don’t say?). Del explains what it was like not only being cousins with Ice Cube, but their musical similarities and his involvement earlier on in his career. We learn about Del’s feelings towards the Gorillaz, while Domino breaks down just about every Hiero collaboration imaginable. We talk I Wish My Brother George Was Here, ’93 Til Infinity, No Need For Alarm, Fear Itself, Like It Should Be and No Man’s Land. We discuss their rap dominance prior to being dropped by the label. Tajai’s breaks down his feelings towards the group’s sophomore album and the importance of each album sounding different.

Special guests Slug, Murs, Apathy, J-Zone, The Grouch & Breakbeat Lou also share their feelings on the Hiero collective and lace us with some of their fondest memories of the music. You’ll hear many gems and plenty of "LOL" moments, as well as plenty rewind moments on our Official Hiero Tribute show.

EPISODE 50 can be a fast burn or a slow one, we just hope the burn lasts forever because Hiero is forever!" - Take It Personnal Radio 

1.     Del - DEL Meets The Dummies

2.     Souls of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost

3.     Souls of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost (Remix)

4.     Del - No Need For Alarm

5.     Del - Wack MC's

6.     Souls of Mischief - Let 'Em Know

7.     Del - The Undisputed Champs feat. Q-Tip, Pep Love & Jay-Biz

8.     Casual - That's How It Is

9.     Casual - That's How It Is (Remix)

10.   Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity (Remix)

11.   Souls of Mischief - '93 Til Infinity

12.   Hieroglyphics - Oakland Blackouts

13.   Hieroglyphics - You Never Know

14.   Hieroglyphics - Make Your Move feat. Goapele

15.   Hieroglyphics - Make Your Move feat. Goapele (9th Wonder Remix)

16.   Hieroglyphics - Miles To The Sun

17.   Extra Prolific - Go Back To School feat. Pep Love

18.   Extra Prolific - In 20 Minutes

19.   Casual - I Didn't Mean To (Remix)

20.   Casual - I Didn't Mean To

21.   Del - Wrong Place

22.   Del - No More Worries feat. A-Plus, Snupe & Casual

23.   Casual - Me-O-Mi-O

24.   Casual - Me-O-Mi-O (Domino Remix)

25.   Del - Catch A Bad One (Remix)

26.   Del - Catch A Bad One

27.   Del - Mistadobalina

28.   Del - Mistadobalina (Remix)

29.   Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood feat. Del

30.   Souls of Mischief - Spark (RJD2 Remix)

31.   Casual - Turkey & Dressin'

32.   Pep Love - Crooked Angles

33.   Pep Love -The Fight Club

34.   Hieroglyphics - Respect Deez

35.   Casual - I Gotta (Get Down)

36.   Souls of Mischief - Rock It Like That

37.   Del - Worldwide

38.   Souls of Mischief - Disseshowedo

39.   Souls of Mischief - Live And Let Live

40.   Souls of Mischief - Cab Fare

41.   Souls of Mischief - What A Way To Go Out

42.   Del - Burnt feat. Hieroglyphics

43.   Del - Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo

44.   Casual - Father Figure

45.   Casual - Same O.G.

46.   Kool DJ EQ - Three Emcees feat. Xzibit, Del & Casual

47.   Prince Ali (Mahershala Ali) - The Majors feat. Planet Asia, Keith Murray & Casual

48.   Hieroglyphics - After Dark

49.   Souls of Mischief - Where The Fuck You At?

50.   Deltron 3030 - Mastermind

51.   Deltron 3030 - Positive Contact

52.   Gorillaz - Rock The House feat. Del

53.   Del - Dr. Bombay

54.   Casual - Later On (Remix)

55.   Extra Prolific - Cash Money feat. Casual

56.   Extra Prolific - First Sermon

57.   Del - Miles To Go

58.   Del - Thank Youse

59.   Del - Phoney Phranchise (Domino Remix)

60.   Hieroglyphics - Classic

61.   Del - Time Is Too Expensive

62.   Pep Love - Act Phenom

63.   Souls of Mischief - Lalala

64.   A-Plus - Californication feat. Del

65.   AmpLive - Video Tapez feat. Del

66.   Del - Jaw Gymnastics feat. Casual

67.   Del - Eye Examination

68.   Souls of Mischief - Unseen Hand

69.   Souls of Mischief - Never No More (Remix)

70.   Hieroglyphics - The Who (A-Plus Remix)

71.   Del - Sleepin' On My Couch

Mix : Take It Personal - Hieroglyphics Tribute - 2019

"Oakland is a city filled with dynasties teams. You had the Raiders, the A’s and most recently, the Warriors. But this Oakland collective, better known as the Hieroglyphics Crew, had a dynasty of their own. Founded by Del the Funky Homosapien, this was squad rolled deep, very deep. They were like the Wu before the Wu even existed.

Hieroglyphics featured many  personalities and styles ranging from Del, Casual, Pep Love, Domino, Opio, Phesto, Tajai, A-Plus, Jay-Biz, Mike G, Snupe, Extra Prolific to Toure. Their 3rd eye logo is immediately recognizable as are many of their classics cuts. This mini-mix is from our West Coast Classic series, and while we only scratched the surface, this Hiero tribute serves as a great reminder of the their dominance in hip-hop.

Oaktown is full of legends like Rickey Henderson, Bill Russell, Kamala Harris, Tom Hanks, Mark Hamill, Bruce and Brandon Lee, Gary Payton, Marshawn Lynch, 2Pac, Paul Pierce, MC Hammer, Tony! Toni! Tone!, Frank Oz, The Pointer Sisters, Too $hort, Mac Dre, Clint Eastwood, Zendaya, one-time Hiero affiliate Mahershala Ali , and the muthaf*ckin' Hieroglphics crew!" - Take It Personal Radio  

Casual - Demo Sessions - 2019

EP - 2019 - Dope Folks Records 

"Our 94th release is from Legendary Bay Area MC / Hieroglyphics member, CASUAL! Casual's "Demo Sessions" features 6 tracks from Casual's vaults recorded between 1991 -1992, all pre-dating his classic Debut LP "Fear Itself." This is the first time these tracks have officially been available on wax. Taken from the original tapes, we got the best possible existing versions of all of these tracks, and remastered them for this vinyl release. " - Dope Folks Records 

500 copies only ... (100 Red Colored Vinyl / 400 Standard Black Vinyl)

Orders : Red / Black 

Album Review + Microphone Check : Souls Of Mischief - No Man's Land - 1995

2xLP - 1995 - Jive  

From The Source - November 1995 - Scans by Frederic Thecle