Meech from the City Pigeons Podcast recounts the moment when Tajai first reached out to their would-be webmaster and hilarity ensued.
In the nascent days of the internet, pages like Stinke’s tHa thReshHold were the only places where internet-savvy hip-hop fans could find online info about their favorite rap acts.
What does it take to be an independent record label? Hiero’s Karen Dere talks about the challenges and rewards of the modern music industry.
Musically diverse, self-contained, self-supported, and artistically driven—most importantly, independent. Read about the early-aughts Bay Area music scene and its influence on Hieroglyphics.
“We’re a link between the fans and the bands.” How Webmasters, including Hieroglyphics’ Stinke, served as a crucial connection and replaced faceless record label marketing strategies.
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‘Anywhere, 2000’ – SPIN Magazine
The Internet’s ability to transcend geography has proved a boon for Hieroglyphics as well as fans. A look back at how going digital changed hip-hop.
Watch Casual’s perspective on Hieroglyphics’ innovative move to take their music online in 1995.
Star pupil of Handsome Boy Modeling School, cousin of Ice Cube, and founding father of indie hip-hop, Del the Funky Homosapien drops a fragglicious new album—glossary not included. Yiggity!
It used to be Hieros this, Hieros that. But Souls of Mischief and the rest of the Hieroglyphics clique fell back to earth as quickly as their star had risen. Now the Bay Area bandwagon is back in effect. To infinity and beyond…
“The net is going to be bigger than television,” says Tajai. “It’s going to be something where everybody is connected.”