Hiero Day is the annual festival that Hieroglyphics Imperium throws in their home city of Oakland, California. Since its launch in 2012, it's grown from a local celebration into one of the Bay Area's most beloved summer music events — drawing around 8,500 fans each year for a full-day celebration of golden age hip-hop,…
In 1995, Del tha Funkee Homosapien and the artists around him did something radical: they built a record label that the artists actually owned. Hieroglyphics Imperium was founded in Oakland, California, as a direct response to the exploitative structures of the major label system. Thirty years later, it's still standing — and still 100%…
Souls of Mischief are headlining Red Rocks in 2026 alongside the full Hieroglyphics crew, Cypress Hill, Method Man & Redman, and De La Soul. If you're going — and you should be — here's what to expect from one of hip-hop's most durable and beloved groups. Who Are Souls of Mischief? Souls of Mischief…
Hieroglyphics are out here in 2026, performing at some of the most iconic venues in the country. If you've never seen them live — or if it's been years — this is the year to make it happen. Here's everything you need to know about catching Hiero on stage in 2026. Red Rocks Amphitheatre…
Hiero Day 2026 is the annual free hip-hop festival run by Hieroglyphics Imperium in Oakland, CA. Full crew performs: Del, Souls of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love, and more.
Del tha Funkee Homosapien is one of hip-hop's most original voices. Complete biography covering his career from Oakland in 1991 through Deltron 3030, Gorillaz, Hieroglyphics, and Red Rocks 2026.
Wondering what happened to Hieroglyphics? Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Souls of Mischief, and the crew never left — they are still active in 2026 with new music, Red Rocks, and 30 years of independence.
The definitive list of best underground hip-hop albums: from Souls of Mischief 93 til Infinity (1993) and Deltron 3030 (2000) to EPMD, Gang Starr, and the Bay Area classics that built the genre.
In the fall of 1993, four teenagers from Oakland, California released a debut album that would spend the next 30 years quietly expanding its reputation. 93 ’til Infinity by Souls of Mischief was not a commercial hit in the traditional sense — it peaked at #57 on the Billboard 200 and received radio play…
In 1993, five rappers from Oakland, California decided they were done waiting for record labels to validate them. Del the Funkee Homosapien, Souls of Mischief (Tajai, A-Plus, Opio, and Phesto), Casual, Pep Love, and Domino formed Hieroglyphics Imperium — one of the first completely artist-owned independent hip-hop labels in the United States. The eye…