When “Third Eye Vision” was released, it was not just the album of the moment, but an encapsulation of everything that made the group dope. One would think this is all that’s needed for the members to regain their focus and come tighter than ever, but something’s missing here – dopeness. “Full Circle” is the first album to reunite the whole Hiero collective since the legendary “Third Eye Vision” release. Tajai’s “Projecto 2501” album put the ‘O’ in ‘obscure’, Casual’s much anticipated “He Think He Raw” album was surprisingly mediocre, and their founder and chief architect Del seems to have gone off the radar ever since appearing in the concept group Gorillaz. While these albums cemented the Hiero legacy, others seemed to show that the foundation was slowly breaking under the pressure of a bling-bling obsessed audience. Octagon-esque dopeness with his “Deltron 3030” release, while simultaneously working from “Both Sides of the Brain” in impressive fashion. Speaking of whom, the eccentric rapper achieved Dr. Souls of Mischief reformed to release “Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution.” Pep Love released the critically acclaimed “Ascension” and became a Hiero star on par with Del. Individually they have achieved some success in the 21st century. The Hieroglyphics are far from ancient history in 2003 though. In fact one could argue NONE were more important to hip-hop than the Hieros.
From their earliest writings on Del’s “I Wish My Brother George Was Here” to the papyrus scrolls Souls of Mischief spit on “’93 ‘Til Infinity” to the phoenix risen testament to indie greatness “Third Eye Vision,” few crews in this era were as significant or influential. Like those ancient scholars, the group sought to preserve their wisdom for future ages, but their method of recording used beats and rhymes instead of paints and chisels.
This irony can’t be lost on a crew whose name evokes the image of Egyptian symbolic transcription. When rap historians look back on the 1990’s, the rise fall and rebirth of the collective called “Hieroglyphics” will be recorded as among it’s most significant events.
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