| Souls of Mischief | |
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| Origin | Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative hip hop, jazz rap |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Hieroglyphics Imperium, Jive/BMG |
| Associated acts | Hieroglyphics, Extra Prolific, The Pharcyde |
| Members | |
| A-Plus Phesto Opio Tajai |
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Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of emcees A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.
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Oakland native Tajai began rhyming with future band mate A-Plus at age 8, while both were in elementary school.[1] Tajai and Phesto met later in junior high school.[2] Tajai later introduced A-Plus and Phesto to the remaining Souls of Mischief member, Opio, and the group informally formed in high school before making their major-label debut on Jive Records with their well-received album 93 'til Infinity, in 1993.[2]
The group is part of the hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics, with emcees Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, Jaybiz, and producer Domino.[2] The group participated as full members in both Hieroglyphics' studio albums: 1998's 3rd Eye Vision, and 2003's Full Circle.
93 ’til Infinity is the group's highest charting album to date (#17 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums; #85 Billboard 200), and in January, 1998, was named one of the Top 100 Rap albums by The Source magazine.
The group stayed with Jive for one more album, 1995's No Man's Land, before being released from the label during that same year.
The group has released two albums on the Hiero's self-owned independent label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings, 1999's Focus, and 2000's Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution.
On October 30, 2006, Hierocast (Hieroglyphics' official podcast), Del tha Funkee Homosapien reported that the Souls of Mischief were currently working on their next studio album with Prince Paul (De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School).
On January 6, 2009 Souls of Mischief released the Tour Stories EP produced by Domino and co-produced by Prince Paul. The song is taken from their fifth studio album, Montezuma's Revenge on Hieroglyphics Imperium.
| Year | Title | Chart position[3] | |
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| U.S. | U.S. R&B | ||
| 1993 | 93 'til Infinity
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85 | 17 |
| 1995 | No Man's Land
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111 | 27 |
| 1999 | Focus
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| 2000 | Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
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| 2009 | Montezuma's Revenge
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| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | Album | ||
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| U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. R&B | U.S. Rap | |||
| 1993 | "93 'til Infinity" | 72 | 65 | 11 | 93 'til Infinity |
| "That's When Ya Lost" | — | — | 24 | ||
| 1994 | "Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run" | — | — | 50 | A Low Down Dirty Shame |
| "Never No More" | — | — | 46 | 93 'til Infinity | |
| 1995 | "Rock It Like That" | — | — | 44 | No Man's Land |
| "Fa Sho Fa Real" | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Shooting Stars" | — | — | — | Focus |
| "Step Off" | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Medication" | — | — | — | Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution |
| "Bad Business" | — | — | — | ||
| "Acupuncture" | — | — | — | ||
| "Soundscience" | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Tour Stories" | — | — | — | Montezuma's Revenge |
| "Proper Aim" | — | — | — | ||
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