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Best Hieroglyphics Deep Cuts for New Fans — 10 Must-Hear Tracks

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…

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Pep Love of Hieroglyphics: The Spiritual Core of the Collective and His 2025 Return

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…

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