Souls of Mischief is an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.

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History

Oakland native Tajai began rhyming with future band mate A-Plus at age 8, while both were in elementary school. ^[1] Tajai and Phesto met later in junior high school. ^[2] Tajai later introduced A-Plus and Phesto to the remaining Souls of Mischief member, Opio, and the group informally formed in high school before making their major-label debut on Jive Records with their well-received album 93 'til Infinity , in 1993. ^[2]

93 ’til Infinity is the group's highest charting album to date (#17 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums; #85 Billboard 200), and in January, 1998, was named one of the Top 100 Rap albums by The Source magazine. Souls of Mischief are considered members of the Native Tongues Posse due to their appearance on the collage of artists on A Tribe Called Quest's album Midnight Marauders.

The group stayed with Jive for one more album, 1995's No Man's Land , before being released from the label during that same year.

In 1995, following the release of the group from its major-label contract with Jive, the group officially formed the alternative hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics, with emcees Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, Jaybiz, and producer Domino. ^[4] The group participated as full members in both Hieroglyphics' studio albums: 1998's 3rd Eye Vision , and 2003's Full Circle .

The group has released two albums on the Hiero's self-owned independent label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings, 1999's Focus , and 2000's Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution .

On October 30, 2006, Hierocast (Hieroglyphics' official podcast), Del tha Funkee Homosapien reported that the Souls of Mischief were currently working on their next studio album with Prince Paul (De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School).

On January 6, 2009 Souls of Mischief released the "Tour Stories" EP produced by Domino and co-produced by Prince Paul. The song is taken from the forthcoming album, Montezuma's Revenge on Hieroglyphics Imperium.

Discography

Studio albums

Album information

93 'til Infinity Released: September 6, 1993 Chart positions: #17 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #85 Billboard 200 RIAA certification: Gold Singles: "93 'til Infinity", "Never No More", "That's When Ya Lost", "Let Em Know", "Disseshowedo", "Make Your Mind Up"

No Man's Land Released: October 10 1995 Chart positions: #27 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #111 Billboard 200 RIAA certification: Singles: "Rock It Like That", "Sho Fo Real"

Focus Released: 1999 (Original cassette release) Chart positions: RIAA certification: Singles: "Shooting Stars", "Step Off", "Maximize 3rd Eyes"

Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution Released: March 14 2000 Chart positions: RIAA certification: Singles: "Medication", "Bad Business", "Acupuncture", "Soundscience"

References

1. Tajai Interview
2. Phesto Interview
3. Phesto Interview
4. Phesto Interview