Video : Backwood Sweetie feat. Tajai - No Other Way - 2024

Hyattsville, Maryland-based emcee Backwood Sweetie drops the visuals for her latest single "No Other Way" featuring Tajai (Souls of Mischief / Hieroglyphics). The track is produced by Kil.

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Militant Vinylist Presents Hieroglyphics mixtape

 

Intro

Souls of Mischief - That’s When Ya Lost

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo (Remix)

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Made In America (SD50 Mix)

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Made In America (Whoopi’s Mix)

Souls of Mischief - 93 ‘Til Infinity

Souls of Mischief - Let ‘Em Know

Del The Funkee Homosapien - No Need For Alarm

Del The Funkee Homosapien - No More Worries

Casual - We Got It Like That

Souls of Mischief - Never No More (Seville Mix)

Souls of Mischief - Make Your Mind (Rock On Mix)

Souls of Mischief - Batting Practice (Original Mix)

Souls of Mischief - Souls of Mischief

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Catch A Bad One

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Dr Bombay (Remix)

Hieroglyphics - All things

Souls of Mischief - Disseshowedo

Extra Prolific - In 20 Minutes

Souls of Mischief - Times Ain’t Fair

Souls of Mischief - Dirty D’s Theme

Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Get ‘Em Up

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Hoodz Come In Dozens (SD50 Remix)

Souls of Mischief - Good Feeling

Extra Prolific - First Sermon

Souls of Mischief - What A Way To Go Out

Souls of Mischief - Chaos And Turmoil

Souls of Mischief - Ya Don’t Stop

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Games Begin

Del The Funkee Homosapien - The Undisputed Champs

Casual - I Didn’t Mean To

Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew

Hieroglyphics - You Never Know (Domino Remix)

Souls of Mischief - Bumpshit

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Eye Examination

Souls of Mischief - Anything Can Happen

Souls of Mischief - Fa Sho Fo Real

Extra Prolific - Go Back To School

Extra Prolific - Never Changing

Souls of Mischief - Tell Me Who Profits

Souls of Mischief - Do You Want It?

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Battle Of The Shadow

Casual - Jackers and Breakers

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Stress The World

Casual - That’s How It Is

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Checkin’ Out The Rivalry

Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Can I Kill Em’

Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Everyday Of The Week

Hieroglyphics - One Life One Love

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Wrong Place

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Wrong Place (Remix)

Del The Funkee Homosapien - Boo Boo Heads

Casual - Fear No Evil

Souls of Mischief - A Name I Call Myself

Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Days Of Blueness

Casual - Me O Mi O

Souls of Mischief - Freshdopedope

Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar

Pep Love & Jay-Biz - The Blues

Souls of Mischief - Cab Fare (‘95 Remix)

Souls of Mischief - Cab Fare

Souls of Mischief - No Man’s Land

Extra Prolific - In Front Of The Kids

Casual - Follow The Funk

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

Uglypitch Records Presents The World Meets : Hieroglyphics

 

Here is the 4th episode of the "The World Meets" series paying homage this time to the legendary Hieroglyphics crew.

The Drum (Posse) - KZSU w/ Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - Jan 30, 1993

 

"The Drum" was a Radio Show hosted by KutMasta Kurt and Kevvy Kev aired on KZSU, the Stanford University's FM radio station broadcasting across the Bay Area on 90.1 FM. This show featuring Del The Funky Homosapien of The Hieroglyphics is from January 30th 1993.

Documentary : The Battle - Casual x Saafir - A Shomari Smith Short Film

 From The Source - March 1995 - Scan courtesy of Vincent Lopez

Here is a short documentary of the legendary mid 90s rap battle between Saafir of Hobo Junction and Casual of Hieroglyphics, aired on November 18th 1994 on the Wake Up Show hosted by Sway & Tech. The Documentary is produced by Shomari Smith 

Hieroglyphics - Hiero Oldies Volume 1 (LP) - 2020

 

LP - 2020 - Hieroglyphics Imperium

 The Hiero Oldies Volume 1 is a collection of early works from the Oakland-based Hieroglyphics crew featuring Del The Funky Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love and Souls of Mischief, which was originally released on CD & Tape in 2001 and is now available for the first time on wax.  

A1 - Souls of Mischief
A2 - It Gets No Better
A3 - What Do You Say?
A4 - Gotta Lotta
A5 - Every Day Of The Week
B1 - Let it Ride
B2 - Step To My Girl
B3 - Where They At?
B4 - Nowadays
B5 - Reckless/Hush

Release Date : January 29th 2021

Pre-Orders : Fatbeats / HHV  

Hiero Worship - HHC 1999

From Hip-Hop Connection Magazine - April 1999

 

Documentary : Souls Of Mischief - Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief

 

"Til Infinity is a full-length documentary celebrating the twenty-year anniversary of the critically acclaimed Souls of Mischief album 93 'Til Infinity. With over 50 interviews with notable MC's, producers, and DJ's Til Infinity offers a retrospective and in-depth look at the famed Hieroglyphics crews landmark 1993 debut album. Oakland, California filmmaker Shomari Smith interviewed the entire Hieroglyphics collective while traveling across the country to capture intimate dialog with hip hop notables."

The Drum (Posse) - KZSU w/ Fat Joe & Circle Of Power - 1993

 

"The Drum" was a Radio Show aired on KZSU, the Stanford University's FM radio station broadcasting across the Bay Area on 90.1 FM. This show hosted by KutMasta Kurt and Kevvy Kev is from 1993 and features Interviews and Freestyles by Fat Joe and Circle Of Power.

Hieroglyphics in Rap Pages - 1993

From Rap Pages - July 1993 - Scans courtesy of Tim Burton 

The Hieros Return - Souls Of Mischief - HHC 1997

From Hip-Hop Connection - July 1997 

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

Kevin Keith & The Dirty Dozen 105.9 WNWK - Jan 29, 1994

Kevin Keith & The Dirty Dozen 105.9 WNWK January 29, 1994

? - Kevin Keith & The Dirty Dozen Promo

Nas - NY state of Mind

Kurious - Tear Shit Up

The UMC’s - Staten Island Comes First

Yaggfu Front - Frontline

YG’z - Street Nigga (Pete Rock Remix)

Down South - Southern Comfort

Talk Break

Down South Interview

Down South Freestyle

Talk Break

Shyheim - One’s 4 Da Money

Intelligent Hoodlum - Streetlife

Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man Remix

Down South - Open Sesame

Strickly Roots feat Fat Joe, Grand Puba & Chill Will F.T.E. - Beg No Friends

Casual feat A-Plus - That’s How It Is Pt II

Talk Break

Casual & Domino Interview 

Casual & Domino Freestyle

Talk Break
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Mad Props to DJ Eclispe for the upload.

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 

Interview : The House List - Ep. 93 - Opio (Souls of Mischief)

"We triangulate our minds with the one and only Opio Lindsey on this week's epic episode. Known across globe for his work as master freestyler/rhyme-weaver with the definitively distinctive voice in Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics, our talk deeply delves into his story within the framework of their works and the many new endeavors in his catalog. This is a special treat for any hardcore fan. Recorded back in Brooklyn on a hot Sunday afternoon. It is a FULL ON coincidence that this is our 93rd episode of The House List podcast. My goal is to get to 100,000 streams on SoundCloud by the 100th show - so please help re-post!" - Peter Agoston 

West Side Story

From Hip Hop Connection - March 1994 

Album Review : Extra Prolific - Like It Should Be - 1994

LP - 1994 - Jive 

From Rap Pages - September 1994 - Scan courtesy of Frederic Thecle