American hip hop collective
Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, is an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. It was founded in the early 1990s by rapper Del the Funky Homosapien. The collective is currently composed of rappers Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, producer/manager Domino, DJ Toure, and the four individual members of the rap group Souls of Mischief: Phesto, A-Plus, Opio, and Tajai.
Since their inception, Hieroglyphics have found a following largely through their live concerts, podcasts ("Hierocasts"), and promotion through their website.
The collective uses a three-eyed, straight-lipped face logo that figures prominently on their albums, website, stickers, and clothing.
History.
As a collective, the Hieroglyphics have released three studio albums: "3rd Eye Vision" in 1998, "Full Circle" in 2003, and "The Kitchen" in 2013.
In 2005, the collective released a live DVD and accompanying CD of the Hiero's 2003 "Full Circle Tour".
The collective has also released five compilation albums: "Hiero B-Sides" and "Hiero Oldies Vol. I" in 1997, "Hiero Oldies Vol. II" in 1998, "The Building" in 2004, "The Corner" in 2005, and most recently, "Over Time", in March 2007.
Individual members of the collective have also released albums of their own, either through solo projects or outside group projects.
Logo.
The collective's third eye logo is the Mayan numeral for 8. Created by Del the Funky Homosapien, the son of an abstract artist, it has been used to promote the collective on their album covers, website, stickers, clothing, and other promotional materials.
In a 2000 interview with "SF Weekly", Del commented: {
The "Clerks" comic in question was drawn by underground comic artist Jim Mahfood who has worked various rap and hip hop items into his work over his career. In an interview with "halftimeonline.net" in 2004, Mahfood mentioned Del and the Hieroglyphics by name:{
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