Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, is an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. The group includes founder Del the Funky Homosapien, fellow rappers Casual, Pep Love, and all four members of the group Souls of Mischief—Phesto, , Opio, and Tajai—as well as DJ Toure and producer/manager Domino.
Since their inception, Hieroglyphics have found a following largely through their members, podcasts ("Hierocasts"), and promotion through their website.
The collective uses a three-eyed, straight-lipped face logo that figures prominently on their albums, website, stickers, and clothing.
History As a collective, the Hieroglyphics have released four studio albums: 3rd Eye Vision in 1998, Full Circle in 2003, The Kitchen in 2013, and "All Said And Done" in 2026
In 2005, the collective released a live DVD and accompanying CD of the Hiero's 2003 Full Circle Tour.
The collective has also released five compilation albums: Hiero B-Sides and Hiero Oldies Vol. I in 1997, Hiero Oldies Vol. II in 1998, The Building in 2004, The Corner in 2005, and most recently, Over Time, in March 2007.
Individual members of the collective have also released albums of their own, either through solo projects or outside group projects.
Logo
The collective's third eye logo is the Mayan numeral for 8. Created by Del the Funky Homosapien, the son of an abstract artist, it has been used to promote the collective on their album covers, website, stickers, clothing, and other promotional materials.
In a 2000 interview with SF Weekly, Del commented:
The Clerks comic in question was drawn by underground comic artist Jim Mahfood who has worked various rap and hip hop items into his work over his career. In an interview with halftimeonline.net in 2004, Mahfood mentioned Del and the Hieroglyphics by name:
Discography Studio albums YearAlbumPeak chart positions 1998 3rd Eye Vision
88 26 2003 Full Circle
155 53 7 2013 The Kitchen
45 142026 All Said and Done
Live albums Year Album 2005 Full Circle Tour
Compilation albums Year Album 1996 Hiero Oldies Vol. I 1997 Hiero B Sides Live.97 1998 Hiero Oldies Vol. II
2002 Hiero Classix Vol.1
2004 The Building 2005 The Corner 2007 Over Time
Singles Year Song Album 1997 "The Who" / "After Dark" 3rd Eye Vision 1998 "The Last One" 1999 "You Never Knew" 2002 "Hydra, G.U.O.M.D, Think Again" One Big Trip 2003 "Powers That Be" Full Circle "Make Your Move" 2013 "Gun Fever" The Kitchen 2026 "Drum Talk" All Said and Done
As featured artist Year Song Album 2012 "40 & Hiero" The Block Brochure: Welcome to the Soil 3
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