Part of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien's Oakland, California, USA-based Hieroglyphics enclave, Souls Of Mischief debuted with some panache in 1993. With samples drawn from a selection of artists as diverse as Grover Washington, Curtis Mayfield and Main Source, it demonstrated their ability to blend mellow beats with articulate lyrics. The crew comprises Tajai, A-Plus, Opio and Phesto. Their recording career began when Del's cousin, Ice Cube, sorted him out with a recording contract, he in turn suggesting the Souls Of Mischief should be next up. They recorded a song with Del entitled "Burnt" (featured on the b-side to "Mistadobalina'), from whence they were spotted. Tajal and A-Plus were kicking lyrics alongside labelmate Spice I while still in eighth grade, and their vocal dexterity was a stand-out feature on their debut album, 93 "Til Infinity, with combative rhymes overlaying the sparkling production work of A-Plus, Del, and Hieroglyphics production guru, Domino. No Man's Land was a dark, unsettling follow-up which received mixed reviews and lost the crew many of their original fans. They have subsequently concentrated on releasing cassette-only music through their Hieroglyphics website, although they have yet to match the effervescent panache of their debut.

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• (1995)  No Man's Land
• (1993)  93 'Til Infinity

• 93 'Til Infinity
• That's When Ya Lost
• Live and Let Live
• Make Your Mind Up
• Batting Practice

• Jurassic 5
• A Tribe Called Quest
• The Pharcyde
• Common
• Gang Starr
• Mos Def
• De La Soul
• The Roots (Rap)
• Dilated Peoples
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Hieroglyphics
• The Fugees
• Del The Funky Homosapien
• Digable Planets
• Wyclef Jean
• Pharoahe Monch
• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien
• Black Eyed Peas
• DJ Shadow
• Digital Underground

• hannibalchew
• koocnahtanoj
• Pharcyde
• FABE
• soulrebelizm
• the_izz
• jaqaras
• DonPepe
• tapegunz
• jscoles
• JimmiNS8260
• davisd17