New music, albums, and singles
Summer of 1993. Oakland, California. Tajai Massey, Adam Carter (A-Plus), Opio Lindsey, and Phesto Dee were still in high school. They'd grown up together in the East Oakland hills, four kids who spent hours in bedrooms listening to records and writing rhymes. Del tha Funkee Homosapien — their older cousin and mentor — had…
If you found Hieroglyphics through "93 'til Infinity" — and most people do — you have already heard one of hip-hop's greatest songs. But that track is a door, not a destination. Behind it lies more than three decades of music that rewards exploration: dense solo albums, collaborative masterworks, and album cuts that would…
Of all the Hieroglyphics members, Pep Love has always been the most overtly spiritual. His approach to hip-hop is meditative and philosophical — he writes from a place of inner reflection that connects to the West African and pan-African spiritual traditions that run through Oakland's Black cultural community. Thirty-plus years into his career, his…
Pep Love released Acres of Diamonds in 2025 on vinyl and cassette only — no streaming, no digital. A deliberate choice from one of Hiero’s most thoughtful MCs.
Casual's new album Black Magic dropped February 2026. The lead single "It's Big" is out now on Spotify — 15 tracks of pure Oakland hip-hop from the Hieroglyphics Imperium founding member.