Casual is a founding member of the legendary Hieroglyphics crew. Coming up under the mentorship of Del The Funky Homosapien, he produced Hiero's debut track "Burnt" and signed with Jive Records for his debut album "Fear Itself." Casual made hip-hop history when he and Hiero battled Saafir (RIP) and Hobo Junction live on the Wake Up Show in 1994. Besides being recognized as one of the best lyricists to ever come out of Oakland, he is a prodigious student of Egyptology and uses his platform to host debates and lectures on Kemetic language, archaeology, and history.

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00:00 Intro

02:01 Growing up in Oakland

06:22 Hip-hop influences

09:54 Meeting the rest of Hiero

15:33 Del & Ice Cube

18:54 Hieroglyphics Logo

22:35 Becoming known as a rapper

25:27 Signing to Jive

36:27 “Fear Itself” album

39:30 Gangsta rap vs Backpack rap?

50:49 Saafir

56:52 The Battle

1:11:30 Competition and aggression

1:14:02 Tash of Alkaholiks dis

1:17:36 Debating Hebrew Israelites

1:28:37 Egyptology

1:33:24 Ancient Egyptians & Modern Egyptians

1:38:58 “Negro Intuition”