New Release • 2025
Pep Love — Acres of Diamonds
Out Now • Hieroglyphics Imperium
Pep Love dropped Acres of Diamonds in 2025 — and he dropped it the right way. No streaming. No digital download. Vinyl and cassette only. In an era where everything is instantly disposable, Pep made a deliberate choice to release music as an object worth holding.
If you want this album, you have to want it. That’s the point.
Why Physical-Only
Pep Love has always operated on his own terms. A founding voice of Hieroglyphics Imperium and one of the most spiritually grounded MCs in the crew’s history, Pep approaches music as a craft, not a content feed. Releasing Acres of Diamonds on vinyl and cassette only signals something: this is music for listeners, not streams.
The vinyl format rewards attention. The cassette rewards carry. Both formats ask something of the person buying them — and that’s a trade Pep is making consciously.
About the Album
Acres of Diamonds continues the evolution Pep has been charting across his career — meditative, deliberate, Oakland to its core. His melodic delivery and introspective lyricism have only deepened over the years. This album is proof of that growth.
It follows Ascension and marks another chapter in a catalog that rewards deep listening. If you’ve been sleeping on Pep Love’s solo work, Acres of Diamonds is the reason to wake up.
Get Acres of Diamonds
Vinyl & cassette available at Shop Hiero
About Pep Love
Born Pallo Peacock in Oakland, Pep Love has been a core member of Hieroglyphics Imperium since the beginning. He appeared on 3rd Eye Vision (1998) and has contributed to group and solo projects for over 25 years. Known for his smooth, melodic delivery and conscious lyricism, Pep represents the introspective side of the Hiero aesthetic — music that asks you to think as well as feel.