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Souls Of Mischief

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East Oakland's Souls of Mischief are members of the loose underground hip-hop consortium known as Hieroglyphics. The group consists of four erudite but hardcore MCs -- A-Plus, Phesto, Opio, and Tajai -- whose mindset combines chaos, danger, and the avant-garde, all from an intellectual B-Boy perspective. Their 1993 debut album, 93 'Til Infinity, produced an early-'90s anthem of the same name and spawned a movement toward bohemian yet rugged hip-hop. The crew drew comparisons to De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest for their abstract, whimsical style of storytelling. Two years later, Souls of Mischief shucked off their reputation for their second album, No Man's Land. While the crew lost some fans who were looking for a "'95 Til," they managed to retain a loyal fan base who respected their artistic development. Rather than stick to the formula that made them popular with the college hip-hop set, they shattered their image similar to the way De La Soul had done with their second album, De La Soul Is Dead.

Souls of Mischief subsequently went independent for 1999's Focus, then returned quickly the following year with Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution, another dark, trippy, and brooding exploration. Nine years passed prior to the release of the group's fifth album, Montezuma's Revenge, which boasted a dozen cuts produced by Prince Paul. They connected with multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer Adrian Younge to make the conceptual There Is Only Now, released on Younge's Linear Labs label. The album was released in 2014 with Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Busta Rhymes, and Snoop Dogg among the additional support. ~ Michael Di Bella, Rovi

Total plays

527.5 million
Updated on 2024-12-04

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

1,601,433

Followers

340,330

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    32,577 listeners
  2. United States
    25,748 listeners
  3. Australia
    28,662 listeners
  4. Australia
    26,733 listeners
  5. Australia
    16,820 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
93 'Til Infinity
93 'Til Infinity
223,195,717 4:46 1993-02-13
93 Til' Infinity
93 Til' Infinity
223,195,717 4:44 1993-11-24
Step To My Girl
Step To My Girl
19,189,023 4:09 2003-12-13
93 'Til Infinity - LP Instrumental
93 'Til Infinity - LP Instrumental
7,667,825 4:52 2015-03-06
Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live
6,326,507 5:20 1993-02-13
Let 'Em Know
Let 'Em Know
4,131,723 4:15 1993-02-13
Tour Stories
Tour Stories
3,702,086 4:27 2009-01-06
Make Your Mind Up
Make Your Mind Up
2,967,541 3:51 1993-02-13
That's When Ya Lost (feat. Pep Love)
That's When Ya Lost (feat. Pep Love)
2,698,051 3:35 1993-02-13
There Is Only Now - Instrumental
There Is Only Now - Instrumental
1,945,585 3:31 2014-08-26
Limitations (feat. Casual & Del Tha Funkeé Homosapien)
Limitations (feat. Casual & Del Tha Funkeé Homosapien)
1,920,824 3:21 1993-02-13
Anything Can Happen
Anything Can Happen
1,676,829 3:02 1993-02-13
A Name I Call Myself
A Name I Call Myself
1,447,859 4:11 1993-02-13
What a Way to Go Out
What a Way to Go Out
1,352,826 3:59 1993-02-13
Disseshowedo
Disseshowedo
1,279,395 2:59 1993-02-13
Never No More
Never No More
1,269,892 3:41 1993-02-13
Batting Practice
Batting Practice
1,091,428 4:04 1993-02-13
Another Side of You (feat. William Hart) - Remix
Another Side of You (feat. William Hart) - Remix
1,058,803 1:48 2014-09-19
Ya Don't Stop
Ya Don't Stop
960,508 4:31 1995-09-28
Tell Me Who Profits
Tell Me Who Profits
922,657 4:02 1993-02-13
Proper Aim
Proper Aim
878,449 3:44 2009-12-01
Time Stopped
Time Stopped
829,059 2:20 2014-08-15
Postal
Postal
750,434 4:57 2009-12-01
Tour Stories - Instrumental
Tour Stories - Instrumental
651,363 4:45 2009-01-06
Outro
Outro
641,209 2:04 1993-02-13
All You Got Is Your Word
All You Got Is Your Word
518,166 3:36 2014-06-24
Womack's Lament (feat. Busta Rhymes)
Womack's Lament (feat. Busta Rhymes)
505,203 1:53 2014-08-15
Souls Of Mischief
Souls Of Mischief
486,820 3:20 2003-12-13
yes LOvELy
yes LOvELy
466,725 3:01 2024-02-09
Good Feeling - 12" Version
Good Feeling - 12" Version
447,661 4:45 2015-03-06
Womack's Lament - Instrumental
Womack's Lament - Instrumental
426,896 1:53 2014-08-26
There Is Only Now (feat. Snoop Dogg)
There Is Only Now (feat. Snoop Dogg)
354,463 3:31 2014-06-24
You Got It
You Got It
346,097 3:45 2009-12-01
So You Wanna Be A ...
So You Wanna Be A ...
339,956 1:20 1995-09-28
No Restriction
No Restriction
317,391 4:06 2002-01-01
Fa Sho Fo Real
Fa Sho Fo Real
313,732 4:60 1995-09-28
Never No More - LP Instrumental
Never No More - LP Instrumental
298,500 3:42 2015-03-06
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
290,411 2:55 2009-12-01
Medication
Medication
279,583 4:21 2000-01-01
Panic Struck
Panic Struck
278,986 3:11 2014-08-15
93 'Til Infinity - 12" Remix Version
93 'Til Infinity - 12" Remix Version
272,057 4:42 2015-03-06
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix
271,030 3:40 2015-03-06
Panic Struck - Remix
Panic Struck - Remix
248,861 3:28 2014-09-19
Panic - Instrumental Remix
Panic - Instrumental Remix
248,861 3:28 2014-09-23
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
247,952 4:38 1995-09-28
Shooting Stars (feat. Opio)
Shooting Stars (feat. Opio)
242,623 4:39 1998-04-20
Home Game
Home Game
215,486 4:33 2009-12-01
Time Stopped - Instrumental
Time Stopped - Instrumental
212,592 2:20 2014-08-26
Rock It Like That
Rock It Like That
195,726 4:11 1995-09-28
Freshdopedope
Freshdopedope
189,733 3:59 1995-09-28
Make Your Mind Up - Rock on Mix
Make Your Mind Up - Rock on Mix
188,131 5:07 2015-03-06
Soundscience - Tommy Tee Remix
Soundscience - Tommy Tee Remix
184,848 3:43 2007-03-20
That's When Ya Lost - I Ain't Trippin' Remix
That's When Ya Lost - I Ain't Trippin' Remix
182,899 3:26 2015-03-06
Miriam Got a Mickey
Miriam Got a Mickey
182,070 2:11 2014-08-15
Secret Service
Secret Service
175,117 3:12 1995-09-28
Won1
Won1
171,302 3:54 2009-12-01
Finally Back - Instrumental
Finally Back - Instrumental
161,039 2:38 2014-08-26
For Real Y'all
For Real Y'all
157,349 2:60 2009-12-01
All You Got Is Your Word - Remix
All You Got Is Your Word - Remix
155,210 2:56 2014-09-19
Poets
Poets
154,423 3:47 2009-12-01
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix Instrumental
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix Instrumental
146,157 3:38 2015-03-06
Trilogy
Trilogy
143,005 3:30 2000-01-01
Pay Due (feat. Tajai)
Pay Due (feat. Tajai)
142,419 4:27 1998-04-20
That's When Ya Lost - LP Instrumental
That's When Ya Lost - LP Instrumental
140,929 3:36 2015-03-06
Stone Cold (feat. Scarub)
Stone Cold (feat. Scarub)
136,115 1:24 2014-08-15
93 'Til Infinity - Remix Instrumental
93 'Til Infinity - Remix Instrumental
134,823 4:42 2015-03-06
Unseen Hand
Unseen Hand
130,813 4:15 1997-08-11
Laughin (feat. Souls of Mischief)
Laughin (feat. Souls of Mischief)
129,234 3:41 2010-02-02
'94 Via Satellite (feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien)
'94 Via Satellite (feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien)
125,667 4:57 1995-09-28
Step Off (feat. A Plus)
Step Off (feat. A Plus)
123,853 3:43 1998-04-20
Another Part of You (feat. William Hart)
Another Part of You (feat. William Hart)
120,552 3:20 2014-08-15
Hiero HQ
Hiero HQ
112,429 3:30 2009-12-01
Interrogation
Interrogation
110,443 4:49 2000-01-01
Yeah It Was You (feat. Pep Love)
Yeah It Was You (feat. Pep Love)
110,443 1:56 1995-09-28
We Intersect (feat. A Plus & Tajai)
We Intersect (feat. A Plus & Tajai)
109,203 3:40 1998-04-20
93 'Til Infinity - Acapella Version
93 'Til Infinity - Acapella Version
103,175 4:42 2015-03-06
Get The Girl, Grab The Money And Run
Get The Girl, Grab The Money And Run
103,121 3:53 1994-11-08
Ghetto Superhero
Ghetto Superhero
102,901 2:45 2014-08-15
Come Anew
Come Anew
94,410 1:02 1995-09-28
Intro
Intro
94,197 2:07 2009-12-01
The Last Act
The Last Act
92,982 2:22 2014-08-15
Last Night
Last Night
92,140 3:50 2000-01-01
Do You Want It?
Do You Want It?
91,928 4:09 1995-09-28
La La La
La La La
89,933 2:57 2009-12-01
Where The F*** You At?
Where The F*** You At?
88,603 4:14 1995-09-28
Lickety Split
Lickety Split
86,601 3:26 2009-12-01
Times Ain't Fair
Times Ain't Fair
86,178 4:26 1995-09-28
Fourmation
Fourmation
84,945 2:37 2009-12-01
Right Quik
Right Quik
83,275 4:14 2007-05-01
Enemy Minds
Enemy Minds
82,815 4:28 2000-01-01
Meeting of the Minds
Meeting of the Minds
81,332 2:56 2014-08-15
Bird's Eye View (feat. Opio)
Bird's Eye View (feat. Opio)
79,938 4:41 1998-04-20
Mean Streets
Mean Streets
79,331 3:26 2011-08-02
K-NOW Interlude #1 (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
K-NOW Interlude #1 (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
77,271 0:38 2014-08-15
Bumps**t
Bumps**t
71,996 4:32 1995-09-28
Synopsis
Synopsis
69,012 2:10 2014-08-15
No Restriction - Remix
No Restriction - Remix
68,087 3:20 2023-12-15
Groove 2 Nite (feat. Opio & Tajai)
Groove 2 Nite (feat. Opio & Tajai)
67,801 3:39 1998-04-20
Mr. Freeman Skit
Mr. Freeman Skit
67,623 1:32 2009-12-01
Batting Practice
Batting Practice
66,817 4:47 2003-12-10
Finally Back
Finally Back
66,705 2:38 2014-08-15
Dirty D's Theme (Hoe Or Die)
Dirty D's Theme (Hoe Or Die)
65,542 4:48 1995-09-28
Time Stopped - Remix
Time Stopped - Remix
63,591 2:12 2014-09-19
Live On WKCR, NYC
Live On WKCR, NYC
61,969 7:14 2003-12-13
Narrow Escape
Narrow Escape
60,976 3:07 2014-08-15
K-NOW Interlude #2 (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
K-NOW Interlude #2 (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
59,487 0:55 2014-08-15
Outro
Outro
58,397 2:11 2009-12-01
Hotel, Motel
Hotel, Motel
56,917 1:44 1995-09-28
A to the P (feat. A Plus)
A to the P (feat. A Plus)
56,590 3:29 1998-04-20
Miriam Got A Mickey - Instrumental
Miriam Got A Mickey - Instrumental
55,814 2:11 2014-08-26
Bad Business
Bad Business
55,230 3:47 2000-01-01
Panic Struck - Instrumental
Panic Struck - Instrumental
52,347 3:11 2014-08-26
Another Side of You - Instrumental Remix
Another Side of You - Instrumental Remix
47,170 1:46 2014-09-23
Airborne Rangers
Airborne Rangers
46,221 4:20 2000-01-01
Save the Babies (Conflict)
Save the Babies (Conflict)
45,749 1:53 2000-01-01
Ghetto Superhero - Instrumental
Ghetto Superhero - Instrumental
45,454 2:39 2014-08-26
Another Part of You - Instrumental
Another Part of You - Instrumental
44,788 3:20 2014-08-26
K-NOW Outro (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
K-NOW Outro (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
43,240 0:37 2014-08-15
Soundscience
Soundscience
43,223 4:37 2000-01-01
Acupuncture
Acupuncture
43,193 4:14 2000-01-01
There Is Only Now (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Remix
There Is Only Now (feat. Snoop Dogg) - Remix
43,121 3:35 2014-09-19
Fucked
Fucked
39,029 4:00 2000-01-01
K-NOW Interlude #1 - Instrumental
K-NOW Interlude #1 - Instrumental
38,152 0:38 2014-08-26
Danglin'
Danglin'
37,312 3:07 2000-01-01
93 'Til Infinity
93 'Til Infinity
36,775 4:48 2006-12-12
The Last Act - Instrumental
The Last Act - Instrumental
36,370 2:22 2014-08-26
Time Stopped - Instrumental Remix
Time Stopped - Instrumental Remix
35,938 2:11 2014-09-23
Synopsis - Instrumental
Synopsis - Instrumental
35,754 2:10 2014-08-26
Way 2 Cold (feat. Phesto)
Way 2 Cold (feat. Phesto)
35,297 4:01 1998-04-20
Meeting of The Minds - Instrumental
Meeting of The Minds - Instrumental
35,254 2:58 2014-08-26
Make Way (feat. A Plus)
Make Way (feat. A Plus)
34,754 3:14 1998-04-20
K-NOW Interlude #2 - Instrumental
K-NOW Interlude #2 - Instrumental
33,887 0:55 2014-08-26
Big Shit (feat. Casual, Opio & Tajai)
Big Shit (feat. Casual, Opio & Tajai)
32,838 3:28 1998-04-20
Maximize 3rd Eyes (feat. Phesto & Tajai)
Maximize 3rd Eyes (feat. Phesto & Tajai)
32,722 4:35 1998-04-20
Mama Knows Best
Mama Knows Best
32,501 5:16 2000-01-01
Holler! (feat. Tajai)
Holler! (feat. Tajai)
31,340 3:22 1998-04-20
Supdoder (What's the Re?)
Supdoder (What's the Re?)
30,977 4:02 2000-01-01
All You Got Is Your Word - Instrumental Remix
All You Got Is Your Word - Instrumental Remix
30,924 2:56 2014-09-23
Choas and Turmoil
Choas and Turmoil
30,669 4:06 2003-12-10
Narrow Escape - Instrumental
Narrow Escape - Instrumental
30,518 3:07 2014-08-26
4th Floor Freaks
4th Floor Freaks
29,807 3:07 2000-01-01
Stealth Bombing (Shift the Sands) [feat. Phesto]
Stealth Bombing (Shift the Sands) [feat. Phesto]
28,730 4:22 1998-04-20
Controlled Riots (feat. Souls of Mischief)
Controlled Riots (feat. Souls of Mischief)
28,075 3:38 2013-01-29
There Is Only Now - Instrumental Remix
There Is Only Now - Instrumental Remix
27,902 3:34 2014-09-23
That Ain't Life (Climax)
That Ain't Life (Climax)
27,021 4:22 2000-01-01
Phoenix Rising (Resolution)
Phoenix Rising (Resolution)
25,272 2:17 2000-01-01
K-NOW Outro - Instrumental
K-NOW Outro - Instrumental
25,011 0:37 2014-08-26
Spark
Spark
21,513 3:41 2002-08-05
Oue Secret
Oue Secret
14,737 3:44 2003-12-10
Dakini (God's Eye Mix)
Dakini (God's Eye Mix)
13,800 3:58 2021-12-12
Tour Stories - Acapella
Tour Stories - Acapella
10,471 3:50 2009-01-06
Ya Feelin It (feat. Souls Of Mischief)
Ya Feelin It (feat. Souls Of Mischief)
9,204 3:26 2003-03-04
Freestyle
Freestyle
5,544 5:08 2001-11-11
Skit
Skit
< 1000 0:28 2009-12-01
Poets Skit
Poets Skit
< 1000 0:25 2009-12-01
Intro
Intro
< 1000 0:23 2000-01-01
K-NOW Intro (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
K-NOW Intro (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
< 1000 0:20 2014-08-15
K-NOW Reprise (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
K-NOW Reprise (feat. Ali Shaheed Muhammad)
< 1000 0:23 2014-08-15
K-NOW Intro - Instrumental
K-NOW Intro - Instrumental
< 1000 0:20 2014-08-26
K-NOW Reprise - Instrumental
K-NOW Reprise - Instrumental
< 1000 0:23 2014-08-26

New releases

93 'Til Infinity (The Remixes)
93 'Til Infinity (The Remixes)
2015-03-06
[RCA/Legacy]
93 'Til Infinity (Expanded)
93 'Til Infinity (Expanded)
2015-02-13
[Legacy Recordings]
There Is Only Now (Remix)
There Is Only Now (Remix)
2014-09-23
[Linear Labs]
There Is Only Now (Remix Album)
There Is Only Now (Remix Album)
2014-09-19
[Linear Labs LLC]
Adrian Younge Presents: There Is Only Now
Adrian Younge Presents: There Is Only Now
2014-08-26
[Linear Labs]
There Is Only Now
There Is Only Now
2014-08-15
[Linear Labs LLC]
There Is Only Now
There Is Only Now
2014-06-24
[Linear Labs]
There Is Only Now
There Is Only Now
2014-06-24
[Linear Labs LLC]
Montezuma's Revenge
Montezuma's Revenge
2009-12-01
[Hieroglyphics Imperium]
Tour Stories
Tour Stories
2009-01-06
[Hieroglyphics Imperium]
Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
2000-01-01
[Hieroglyphics Imperium]
Focus
Focus
1998-04-20
[Hieroglyphics Imperium]
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
1995-09-28
[Jive]
93 'til Infinity
93 'til Infinity
1993-02-13
[Jive]