This week we dive into a groundbreaking run from the Hieroglyphics crew - Souls of Mischief’s 93 ’til Infinity (1993), Del the Funky Homosapien’s No Need for Alarm (1993) and Casual’s Fear Itself (1994).

 

And to break it all down we get a key insider’s view from Domino - Hiero’s producer and manager 💥

 

You’ll hear some gems dropped from Domino and Del, as well as contributions from…

 

Myke C-Town (Dead End Hip Hop): https://bit.ly/3x2JQNt

Alaska Atoms (Call Out Culture): https://apple.co/3NLFhgG

Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod): https://dadbodrappod.com

Uncommon Nasa: https://uncommonrecords.bandcamp.com

Dan O (Freemusic Empire): https://freemusicempire.com

Weird Rap: https://weirdrap.com

 

Volume 1 of our 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs

 

🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔 

Show Notes:

• Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (00:52)
• How Hiero stood out in hip hop (02:53)
• Alaska Atoms on this album run (05:37)
• Andre 3000 and Eminem’s love for Hiero (08:20)
• Why these three records are special and Del deleting demos (09:23)
• The genius of the song ‘93 ‘til Infinity’ w/ Opio (13:25)
• Domino breaking down the classic anthem (16:05)
• How Hiero influenced a legion of great rappers (18:55)
• Myke C-Town and Hiero’s relationship with skateboarding (20:04)
• Hidden Gems on 93 ‘til Infinity (26:02)
• Start of B Sides music inserts (30:25)
• Dan O from Freemusic Empire on Hiero (34:41)
• No Need for Alarm + what each Hiero member brought to the group (36:24)
• The genius of Del the Funky Homosapien (43:40)
• Favourite cuts on No Need for Alarm inc. ‘Worldwide’ and Unicron (50:24)
• Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod) talks Hiero (56:53)
• Fear Itself + Casual being ‘hip hop hard’ (58:15)
• Uncommon Nasa talks Hiero (1:05:00)
• How Hiero became timeless…despite average Source reviews (1:07:32)
• Weird Rap speak on this run (1:09:30)
• The Hiero battle with Hobo Junction (1:12:33)
• Heiro going independent and utilising the internet (1:19:20)

 

🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨

 

Patreon-only episodes:

Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺

Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝

Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩

Ghostface Killa’s ‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐

Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶

Ghostface Killa’s ‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰

Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪

Ghostface Killa’s ‘The Pretty Toney Album’ album review https://bit.ly/3HalnrX 🔥

Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ Album Review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣

Ghostface Killah’s ‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟

 

Be sure to check out our merch - jump on crate808.com to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌

 

Catch all our Spotify playlists here…

Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun

Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG

Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd

 

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552

Twitter: https://twitter.com/crate808

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crate_808

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/crate808

Website: https://www.crate808.com