Machine Language, the latest album from Tajai of Souls of Mischief / Hieroglyphics, features two Yameen songs: “Formless” from Nuntype “Hemingway” also from Nuntype Additionally, Tajai has included an updated version of “Matter of Moments” with a new beat on Machine Language, a song which was originally cut from the Nuntype album (You can download the original here). Machine Language…
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Archive of articles about the Bay Area hip-hop collective, Hieroglyphics (Del the Funky Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love, Extra Prolific and Domino).
Hiero & Dilated Peoples in the Studio (Video), 2001
I’ve been going through my MiniDV tapes (remember those?) and found the recording session for what would become “Center of Attention” (off of DJ Babu’s, Duck Season Vol. 1) featuring Souls of Mischief, Pep Love and Dilated Peoples. The video and recording session took place at Evidence’s Los Angeles-based home studio in March of 2001. Higher resolution video link after…
Interview with Domino, Hieroglyphics – June 1997 (Presented in Stink-E-Scope)
I dug up a pretty amazing audio conversation I had with Domino of Hieroglyphics from way back in June 1997, right as Hiero was knee-deep preparing their debut “family album”, 3rd Eye Vision for mass consumption. Presented in our all-new Stink-E-Scope theater technology, this is more than just a simple audio interview: Sit back and be amazed by the moving…
Yameen, Souls of Mischief on TechTV – 2000
Here’s a blast from the past: Me and Souls of Mischief on TechTV talking bouts TEH INTERNETZ way back in 2000: I make my debut around the 2:07 minute mark.
Matter of Moments – Unreleased Nuntype Song featuring Tajai (MP3)
I was digging in the (virtual) crates and came up on an old CD-R featuring a session demo of a track we cut from the final version of Nuntype, recorded more than likely in 2000. The song is called, “Matter of Moments” with me on production and Tajai on the mic. It’s never been released until now. Although “Matter of…
Hieroglyphics Crew Photos from 1999
I’ve been doing some CD-R Spring cleaning and came up on another batch of Hieroglyphics Crew photos that we took for the old Hieroglyphics.com website Emporium store in 1999. This batch features Domino, Tajai, Casual, Pep Love & JayBiz, Phesto Dee and Del the Funky Homosapien sporting some of the fly fits we had on sale back in the day.…
Light of Love – Official Anime Video Trailer
Here it is, ya’ll: the “Light of Love” anime video trailer featuring Yameen & Lady Alma. Mark de Clive-Lowe is on the remix, and we are GO! Be sure to check for a few cameos in the video including Casual of Hieroglyphics and Bobbito’s Footworks Illadelph record store, formerly located in Philly during the mid-to-late 90’s. Check out a higher…
Interview with Wake Your Daughter Up Magazine
Here is an interview with Wake Your Daughter Up hiphop and audio blog. It originally ran right before the launch of Never Knows Best on June 15th, 2008. WYDU: For those out there in the blog land that might not know who you are, can you give us a brief introduction? Yameen: Sure. My name’s Yameen aka “Stinke”. I’m a…
Hieroglyphics, Souls of Mischief, Del The Funky Homosapien Pics from 1997
I was going through some old discs and found a stash of photographs we used for the Hiero Emporium online store redesign on Hieroglyphics.com back in 1997. Thought I’d share em cause they’re pretty nice. All photographs are the property of Jacob Rosenberg. Ya’ll know Saucee Jake: He can be heard on Del’s “Pet Peeves” getting hyphy on Del. Jacob…
Classic YO! MTV Raps Hiero Videos Hit Youtube
Youtube member, YO! EDY K RAPS has posted some classic, live Hiero YO! MTV Raps performances and interviews from the early 90’s online, some of which I havne’t seen personally in over 15 years. Check em out. But oh — a word of warning: Get em while they’re hot. Vaicom (MTV’s parent company) pulled the Del / Fab 5 Freddy…