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XPN.org
June 22, 2023
Written by John Morrison
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Like many young acts signed to major labels at the time, Souls Of Mischief’s 1995 follow-up project No Man’s Land failed to match the success of 93 til Infinity and Souls — along with the entire Hiero crew — found themselves exiled from the major label system.
Where most groups in this situation have faded into obscurity, Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics turned to the dedicated fanbase of skater kids, backpackers, and hip-hop aficionados that they had built during their time with the majors.
One such fan was an 18-year old web developer and musician from Philly named Yameen Friedberg (aka StinkE) who had launched a site called tHa thReshHold in the summer of 1995. In addition to its coverage of graffiti art, skateboarding and video games, tHa thReshHold also included a page dedicated to StinkE’s favorite rap group, Hieroglyphics.
In the nascent days of the internet, pages like tHa thReshHold were the only places where internet-savvy hip-hop fans could find online info about their favorite rap acts. That September, Tajai contacted StinkE with the offer that they work together to transform his fansite into Hiero’s official site.
The Hiero site was one of the first big hip-hop hubs on the internet and it was through this site (now christened Hieroglyphics.com) that Souls of Mischief and Hiero built a lasting relationship with their fan base that has sustained the group to this day.
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