This Page Was Updated on October 4th, 1996
Contributed Under Permission by Chris G.
Review of Hiero Show in Midwest City, OK
"Hiero let Oklahoma get a taste of their lyrical dominance Saturday night in Midwest City and completely wrecked shit!
It was a relatively small crowd, but most of the people who were there seemed to be with the Hieroglyphics' sound and were hyped. Del started the shit off with "Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo" and then Opio, Tajai, and Phesto came outta nowhere with "Let 'em Know", illin out on the stage & driving the crowd into a frenzy. Casual started his shit off nicely with "A Little Somethin". The phattest part of the show was probably Hiero's peromance of new material.
Hiero did a lot of new shit (or stuff I hadn't heard) like "Checkin Out the Rivalry", Pep's "After Dark" (really nice), and some Del song that went "If you don't have a skill or a trade, then shut the hell up!" in the chorus and all of the new shit was the bomb! Of course, the crew finished with the old favorites like "That's When Ya Lost" (got the crowd open) and "Catch a Bad One". Opio worked the crowd the most, and he even took out a few minutes to up this site, giving the webpage address and all that shit! O. Lindsey also managed to rhyme "Oklahoma" and "aroma" in a freestyle (all of those were hella dope too). Tajai would just kind of stand back, not doing much for a while, and then go phuckin' crazy on stage! I saw Phesto hanging out after the show and listening to some locals try and rhyme. Del seemed to get the crowd particularly hyped, and so did Casual when he did "Thats How It Is". When he came to the part "Aye-yo Saafir,..." he just stopped for a sec. and started to come off the top, which was appropriate, I thought, after the infamous battle.
Don't ever think that Hiero has done anything but get better with time. If you've heard their live freestyles and/or seen them live, you know what I mean. Peace to Hiero for rippin shit and for giving a dopeass performance to a small crowd out here in the Midwest!!"
-Chris G
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