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.
Category: Print & Magazine
An archive of printed press (including magazines, newspapers, and trade publications) about the seminal Oakland hip-hop group Hieroglyphics and its website, Hieroglyphics.com, from 1995 to 2001.
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.
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…
While major labels do their own online experimentation, some acts such as Hieroglyphics use the Web as their sole means of marketing and distribution.
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‘Second Wind’, Rap Pages
Oakland’s Hieroglyphics Crew regroup to relaunch as they go independent from their respective major label recording contracts.
Philadelphia has long been a hotbed of overlooked creativity & inventiveness. In today’s digital age, Philly is making contributions.
As the internet explodes, a new business model is developing alongside it. Binyameen “StinkE” Friedberg created Hieroglyphics.com, a small business venture.