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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

593.2 million
Updated on 2025-08-14

Country

United States

Monthly listeners

1,752,804

Followers

371,159

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    35,558 listeners
  2. United States
    31,726 listeners
  3. Australia
    28,266 listeners
  4. Australia
    26,300 listeners
  5. Ireland
    Dublin
    20,922 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
93 'Til Infinity
93 'Til Infinity
251,202,055 4:46 1993-02-13
93 Til' Infinity
93 Til' Infinity
251,202,055 4:44 1993-11-24
Step To My Girl
Step To My Girl
22,162,356 4:09 2003-12-13
93 'Til Infinity - LP Instrumental
93 'Til Infinity - LP Instrumental
8,941,167 4:52 2015-03-06
Live and Let Live
Live and Let Live
7,211,403 5:20 1993-02-13
Let 'Em Know
Let 'Em Know
4,650,435 4:15 1993-02-13
Tour Stories
Tour Stories
4,106,364 4:27 2009-01-06
Make Your Mind Up
Make Your Mind Up
3,489,729 3:51 1993-02-13
That's When Ya Lost (feat. Pep Love)
That's When Ya Lost (feat. Pep Love)
3,102,434 3:35 1993-02-13
Limitations (feat. Casual & Del Tha Funkeé Homosapien)
Limitations (feat. Casual & Del Tha Funkeé Homosapien)
2,096,348 3:21 1993-02-13
There Is Only Now - Instrumental
There Is Only Now - Instrumental
2,007,953 3:31 2014-08-26
Anything Can Happen
Anything Can Happen
1,886,639 3:02 1993-02-13
A Name I Call Myself
A Name I Call Myself
1,607,648 4:11 1993-02-13
What a Way to Go Out
What a Way to Go Out
1,496,722 3:59 1993-02-13
Never No More
Never No More
1,418,060 3:41 1993-02-13
Disseshowedo
Disseshowedo
1,410,543 2:59 1993-02-13
Batting Practice
Batting Practice
1,191,337 4:04 1993-02-13
Another Side of You - Remix
Another Side of You - Remix
1,102,987 1:48 2014-09-23
Tell Me Who Profits
Tell Me Who Profits
1,018,520 4:02 1993-02-13
Ya Don't Stop
Ya Don't Stop
998,919 4:31 1995-09-28
Proper Aim
Proper Aim
915,753 3:44 2009-12-01
Time Stopped
Time Stopped
868,658 2:20 2014-08-26
Postal
Postal
785,132 4:57 2009-12-01
Tour Stories - Instrumental
Tour Stories - Instrumental
753,455 4:45 2009-01-06
Outro
Outro
692,541 2:04 1993-02-13
yes LOvELy
yes LOvELy
575,829 3:01 2024-02-09
Never No More - LP Instrumental
Never No More - LP Instrumental
565,143 3:42 2015-03-06
All You Got Is Your Word
All You Got Is Your Word
558,724 3:36 2014-06-24
Souls Of Mischief
Souls Of Mischief
535,897 3:20 2003-12-13
Womack's Lament
Womack's Lament
521,240 1:53 2014-08-26
Good Feeling - 12" Version
Good Feeling - 12" Version
485,695 4:45 2015-03-06
Womack's Lament - Instrumental
Womack's Lament - Instrumental
463,282 1:53 2014-08-26
You Got It
You Got It
366,501 3:45 2009-12-01
There Is Only Now (feat. Snoop Dogg)
There Is Only Now (feat. Snoop Dogg)
366,301 3:31 2014-06-24
So You Wanna Be A ...
So You Wanna Be A ...
355,468 1:20 1995-09-28
Fa Sho Fo Real
Fa Sho Fo Real
338,624 4:60 1995-09-28
No Restriction
No Restriction
327,917 4:06 2002-01-01
Dead Man Walking
Dead Man Walking
308,820 2:55 2009-12-01
Medication
Medication
308,701 4:21 2000-01-01
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix
297,018 3:40 2015-03-06
Panic Struck
Panic Struck
294,496 3:11 2014-08-26
93 'Til Infinity - 12" Remix Version
93 'Til Infinity - 12" Remix Version
289,673 4:42 2015-03-06
No Man's Land
No Man's Land
265,581 4:38 1995-09-28
Shooting Stars (feat. Opio)
Shooting Stars (feat. Opio)
262,358 4:39 1998-04-20
Panic - Remix
Panic - Remix
257,027 3:28 2014-09-23
Home Game
Home Game
223,694 4:33 2009-12-01
Time Stopped - Instrumental
Time Stopped - Instrumental
223,286 2:20 2014-08-26
Rock It Like That
Rock It Like That
207,243 4:11 1995-09-28
Make Your Mind Up - Rock on Mix
Make Your Mind Up - Rock on Mix
199,870 5:07 2015-03-06
Freshdopedope
Freshdopedope
198,423 3:59 1995-09-28
That's When Ya Lost - I Ain't Trippin' Remix
That's When Ya Lost - I Ain't Trippin' Remix
194,355 3:26 2015-03-06
Soundscience - Tommy Tee Remix
Soundscience - Tommy Tee Remix
192,457 3:43 2007-03-20
Secret Service
Secret Service
188,171 3:12 1995-09-28
Miriam Got A Mickey
Miriam Got A Mickey
185,142 2:11 2014-08-26
Finally Back - Instrumental
Finally Back - Instrumental
178,824 2:38 2014-08-26
Won1
Won1
177,742 3:54 2009-12-01
For Real Y'all
For Real Y'all
169,926 2:60 2009-12-01
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix Instrumental
Never No More - 76 Seville Mix Instrumental
162,316 3:38 2015-03-06
Pay Due (feat. Tajai)
Pay Due (feat. Tajai)
161,134 4:27 1998-04-20
Poets
Poets
159,638 3:47 2009-12-01
All You Got Is Your Word - Remix
All You Got Is Your Word - Remix
158,277 2:56 2014-09-23
Trilogy
Trilogy
155,618 3:30 2000-01-01
That's When Ya Lost - LP Instrumental
That's When Ya Lost - LP Instrumental
154,387 3:36 2015-03-06
93 'Til Infinity - Remix Instrumental
93 'Til Infinity - Remix Instrumental
145,021 4:42 2015-03-06
Stone Cold
Stone Cold
140,348 1:24 2014-08-26
Laughin (feat. Souls of Mischief)
Laughin (feat. Souls of Mischief)
139,520 3:41 2010-02-02
Unseen Hand
Unseen Hand
138,229 4:15 1997-08-11
Step Off (feat. A Plus)
Step Off (feat. A Plus)
136,762 3:43 1998-04-20
'94 Via Satellite (feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien)
'94 Via Satellite (feat. Del The Funkee Homosapien)
132,285 4:57 1995-09-28
93 'Til Infinity
93 'Til Infinity
131,394 4:48 2006-12-12
Another Part of You
Another Part of You
124,808 3:20 2014-08-26
Yeah It Was You (feat. Pep Love)
Yeah It Was You (feat. Pep Love)
120,307 1:56 1995-09-28
Interrogation
Interrogation
119,906 4:49 2000-01-01
We Intersect (feat. A Plus & Tajai)
We Intersect (feat. A Plus & Tajai)
117,733 3:40 1998-04-20
Hiero HQ
Hiero HQ
117,331 3:30 2009-12-01
Get The Girl, Grab The Money And Run
Get The Girl, Grab The Money And Run
115,774 3:53 1994-11-08
93 'Til Infinity - Acapella Version
93 'Til Infinity - Acapella Version
109,573 4:42 2015-03-06
Ghetto Superhero
Ghetto Superhero
106,186 2:45 2014-08-26
Do You Want It?
Do You Want It?
98,761 4:09 1995-09-28
Intro
Intro
98,116 2:07 2009-12-01
Come Anew
Come Anew
97,801 1:02 1995-09-28
The Last Act
The Last Act
95,884 2:22 2014-08-26
Last Night
Last Night
95,545 3:50 2000-01-01
Where The F*** You At?
Where The F*** You At?
94,418 4:14 1995-09-28
Times Ain't Fair
Times Ain't Fair
94,175 4:26 1995-09-28
La La La
La La La
94,107 2:57 2009-12-01
Enemy Minds
Enemy Minds
91,360 4:28 2000-01-01
Lickety Split
Lickety Split
91,198 3:26 2009-12-01
Right Quik
Right Quik
90,588 4:14 2007-05-01
Fourmation
Fourmation
88,674 2:37 2009-12-01
Mean Streets
Mean Streets
85,522 3:26 2011-08-02
Meeting of The Minds
Meeting of The Minds
84,178 2:56 2014-08-26
No Restriction - Remix
No Restriction - Remix
84,115 3:20 2023-12-15
Bird's Eye View (feat. Opio)
Bird's Eye View (feat. Opio)
83,895 4:41 1998-04-20
K-NOW Interlude #1
K-NOW Interlude #1
79,736 0:38 2014-08-26
Bumps**t
Bumps**t
76,659 4:32 1995-09-28
Groove 2 Nite (feat. Opio & Tajai)
Groove 2 Nite (feat. Opio & Tajai)
74,603 3:39 1998-04-20
Batting Practice
Batting Practice
71,820 4:47 2003-12-10
Synopsis
Synopsis
71,396 2:10 2014-08-26
Mr. Freeman Skit
Mr. Freeman Skit
70,114 1:32 2009-12-01
Dirty D's Theme (Hoe Or Die)
Dirty D's Theme (Hoe Or Die)
69,909 4:48 1995-09-28
Finally Back
Finally Back
69,046 2:38 2014-08-26
Live On WKCR, NYC
Live On WKCR, NYC
65,323 7:14 2003-12-13
Time Stopped - Remix
Time Stopped - Remix
65,263 2:12 2014-09-23
Narrow Escape
Narrow Escape
63,057 3:07 2014-08-26
K-NOW Interlude #2
K-NOW Interlude #2
61,353 0:55 2014-08-26
Outro
Outro
60,785 2:11 2009-12-01
Hotel, Motel
Hotel, Motel
60,118 1:44 1995-09-28
A to the P (feat. A Plus)
A to the P (feat. A Plus)
59,862 3:29 1998-04-20
Bad Business
Bad Business
57,913 3:47 2000-01-01
Miriam Got A Mickey - Instrumental
Miriam Got A Mickey - Instrumental
57,455 2:11 2014-08-26
Panic Struck - Instrumental
Panic Struck - Instrumental
54,382 3:11 2014-08-26
Save the Babies (Conflict)
Save the Babies (Conflict)
50,772 1:53 2000-01-01
Airborne Rangers
Airborne Rangers
49,863 4:20 2000-01-01
Another Side of You - Instrumental Remix
Another Side of You - Instrumental Remix
48,643 1:46 2014-09-23
Ghetto Superhero - Instrumental
Ghetto Superhero - Instrumental
47,025 2:39 2014-08-26
Another Part of You - Instrumental
Another Part of You - Instrumental
46,276 3:20 2014-08-26
Soundscience
Soundscience
45,993 4:37 2000-01-01
Acupuncture
Acupuncture
45,796 4:14 2000-01-01
K-NOW Outro
K-NOW Outro
44,614 0:37 2014-08-26
There Is Only Now - Remix
There Is Only Now - Remix
44,514 3:35 2014-09-23
Fucked
Fucked
42,706 4:00 2000-01-01
Danglin'
Danglin'
39,646 3:07 2000-01-01
K-NOW Interlude #1 - Instrumental
K-NOW Interlude #1 - Instrumental
39,433 0:38 2014-08-26
The Last Act - Instrumental
The Last Act - Instrumental
37,651 2:22 2014-08-26
Way 2 Cold (feat. Phesto)
Way 2 Cold (feat. Phesto)
37,574 4:01 1998-04-20
Synopsis - Instrumental
Synopsis - Instrumental
36,973 2:10 2014-08-26
Make Way (feat. A Plus)
Make Way (feat. A Plus)
36,909 3:14 1998-04-20
Time Stopped - Instrumental Remix
Time Stopped - Instrumental Remix
36,771 2:11 2014-09-23
Meeting of The Minds - Instrumental
Meeting of The Minds - Instrumental
36,478 2:58 2014-08-26
K-NOW Interlude #2 - Instrumental
K-NOW Interlude #2 - Instrumental
34,970 0:55 2014-08-26
Big Shit (feat. Casual, Opio & Tajai)
Big Shit (feat. Casual, Opio & Tajai)
34,691 3:28 1998-04-20
Maximize 3rd Eyes (feat. Phesto & Tajai)
Maximize 3rd Eyes (feat. Phesto & Tajai)
34,383 4:35 1998-04-20
Mama Knows Best
Mama Knows Best
34,211 5:16 2000-01-01
Holler! (feat. Tajai)
Holler! (feat. Tajai)
33,356 3:22 1998-04-20
Supdoder (What's the Re?)
Supdoder (What's the Re?)
32,630 4:02 2000-01-01
All You Got Is Your Word - Instrumental Remix
All You Got Is Your Word - Instrumental Remix
31,712 2:56 2014-09-23
Narrow Escape - Instrumental
Narrow Escape - Instrumental
31,620 3:07 2014-08-26
Choas and Turmoil
Choas and Turmoil
31,521 4:06 2003-12-10
4th Floor Freaks
4th Floor Freaks
31,184 3:07 2000-01-01
Stealth Bombing (Shift the Sands) [feat. Phesto]
Stealth Bombing (Shift the Sands) [feat. Phesto]
30,891 4:22 1998-04-20
Controlled Riots (feat. Souls of Mischief)
Controlled Riots (feat. Souls of Mischief)
29,316 3:38 2013-01-29
There Is Only Now - Instrumental Remix
There Is Only Now - Instrumental Remix
28,670 3:34 2014-09-23
That Ain't Life (Climax)
That Ain't Life (Climax)
28,318 4:22 2000-01-01
Phoenix Rising (Resolution)
Phoenix Rising (Resolution)
26,636 2:17 2000-01-01
K-NOW Outro - Instrumental
K-NOW Outro - Instrumental
25,900 0:37 2014-08-26
Oue Secret
Oue Secret
16,481 3:44 2003-12-10
Dakini (God's Eye Mix)
Dakini (God's Eye Mix)
14,758 3:58 2021-12-12
Freestyle
Freestyle
10,874 5:08 2001-11-11
Tour Stories - Acapella
Tour Stories - Acapella
10,753 3:50 2009-01-06
Ya Feelin It (feat. Souls Of Mischief)
Ya Feelin It (feat. Souls Of Mischief)
9,926 3:26 2003-03-04
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
K-NOW Intro
< 1000 0:20 2014-08-26
K-NOW Reprise
K-NOW Reprise
< 1000 0:23 2014-08-26
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]
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
2014-06-24
[Linear Labs]
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]