Til Infinity: Celebrating 20 Years of the Souls of Mischief

 Project Information:

Director Film maker Shomari Smith has conducted over 50 interviews with notable emcees, producers and DJs for this project. He has spent the past two years traveling the country to document the lives of the Souls of Mischief as well as capturing moments with some the most highly respected players in the music industry.

This documentary will show the Souls as you have never seen them before. They share childhood stories, give an inside look into their early creative process while making their legendary demo tape, they share personal stories about each album track from “93 ‘Til”, and they discuss the single “93 til infinity” and it’s longevity.

Having had the opportunity to grow up with the Souls of Mischief and seeing the impact that 93 Til Infinity had on the hip hop community, Shomari felt compelled to tell the story of their journey from the perspective of a fan, filmmaker and lover of hip hop.

Although we are near the finish line, we need your help in the final stages of postproduction. As an investor, your contributions will provide the necessary funds to secure a colorist, a sound engineer and cover the cost of film festival submissions.

Indiegogo-ing here: Link

Hieroglyphics - Video LP (1993)

Performing 93 'til Infinity (Souls of Mischief) and No More Worries (Del The Funky Homosapien)

Interview by Sherry Carter. 

Snupe.

The Legend of Sora

Not an informative or (overly) opinionated post, but a tip of the hat to the songstress who niced-up a number of Hiero tracks during their post-classic(?) period in the 90s.

The producers in Hiero used her well. She never belted like, say a, Blue Raspberry or Tekitha, but her voice always sounded sweet in the cut.

Souls of Mischief - Fa Sho, Fo Real


Del The Funky Homosapien - Love Is Worth (Demo)**


Extra Prolific - Having Fun (featuring Pep Love)


Casual - Later On**


Extra Prolific - Outro


**Sounds like her, but I'm not 100% sure.

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UPDATE #1

The inclusion here of Love is Worth was a bit of a stretch on my part, but I am a little surprised about the Outro to 2 for 15. It does sound like her, and she was credited on the track according to Discogs. I'm also aware that the Internet is not always accurate, and in this case it might be better to take the word of one who had more involvement, if not directly so.

Shouts to Domino for the correction.


UPDATE #2

A-Plus notes she appeared on a couple of songs on 2 for 15, leading me to believe that it is indeed her on the Outro. I don't believe I overplayed her role in the collective, though some might say a post for a session vocalist might be a bit much. Sometimes I'm a bit much.

Shouts to A-Plus for the additional information.

Souls of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost

This album turns 20 in September.

May need to podcast about it.

Hip Hop Demos b/w DJ JS-1: Demolition Mix

I love demos.

To be clear, I used the term loosely, for the most part including anything that hasn't been released commercially, but mostly focusing on those unmixed, un-mastered, tape hiss fests that were traded like baseball cards, pre-dating the MP3 explosion.

Many cringe the moment they realize the sound quality isn't close to meeting their standards, but while I do appreciate excellent sound, it has never been a deal breaker for me, especially with Hip-Hop. If there's a rhythm I can latch onto, interesting samples, and a competent mcing, I'm good. I'm just as comfortable bumping Scenario by the Beastie Boys, as I am with a track from 2001.

Sound politics aside, I think the biggest draw of demos is their historical, archaeological, anthropological value. (I think I just did a Hiero there) It's a great way to try to find some insight and clues concerning the history and development of your favorite artists.

DJ JS-1 has put together a mix containing over 3 hours of demo tracks. You might have already heard some (or many) of these tracks, but you may find a gem or two previously unheard.

Download: Link

Also, here are a few random favorites which I don't believe are included in the above-noted mix.

CRU - Understand Me


Snoop Doggy Dogg - The Next Episode (featuring Dr. Dre)


Ras Kass - Everything I Love


Souls of Mischief - Towaway Zone

Old School Hieroglyphics Pics

"Hiero, it's our time"

If you're on Instagram, follow Hiero producer, Domino. He's an archivist of sorts, and has a great collection of items pre-dating the crew's Jive/Elektra hey day. Some of these pics include my favorite not-your favorite excommunicated member, Snupe.

Pictures are also posted on his Tumblr account, so you can view them there as well.

Casual - This Is How We Rip Shit