93 'til Infinity
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93 'til Infinity is the debut album by Souls of Mischief
. The group consists of four members (A-Plus, Opio, Phesto D and Tajai) and is a subgroup of the hip-hop
collective Hieroglyphics
.
and beats centered around a live bass and obscure jazz and funk samples. 93 'til Infinity is often heralded as the best album to come out of the Hiero Golden Age, a period in the early-to-mid-nineties during which the collective released several critically acclaimed albums (including Del tha Funkee Homosapien
's No Need for Alarm
and Casual
's Fear Itself
) and rose to national prominence.
93 'til Infinity was propelled into success by its title track and lead single, which reached #72 on the Billboard Hot 100
. It also featured singles "That's When Ya Lost" and "Never No More" which reached the Hot Rap Singles, but never charted on The Billboard Hot 100. According to Allmusic author Steve Huey, "Although the title cut is an underappreciated classic, 93 'til Infinity makes its greatest impression through its stunning consistency, not individual highlights." Huey also goes on to remark that 93 'til Infinity is "one of the most slept-on records of the '90s".
albums at the time of its release, it is garnered with much acclaim. It is the most acclaimed Souls of Mischief album in many critics' eyes. Suzann Vogel of Philadelphia Weekly
gives much praise to it in this quote:
Steve Huey of Allmusic also gives 93 'til Infinity much praise calling it "the best single album to come out of Oakland's Hieroglyphics camp" as well as saying how "[Souls of Mischief] completely redefined the art of lyrical technique for the West Coast, along with fellow standard-bearers Freestyle Fellowship
, the Pharcyde
, and Hiero founder Del tha Funkee Homosapien
."
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The title track was also included in the compilation
remix album Another Late Night: Zero 7
, released in 2002.
93 til infinity was featured in the 411 video magazine best of volume one.
Additional personnel:
Souls of Mischief
-Studio albums:-Singles:-External links:* [ Allmusic Biography]* *...
. The group consists of four members (A-Plus, Opio, Phesto D and Tajai) and is a subgroup of the hip-hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
collective Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics (band)
Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, are an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. The collective was founded in the early-1990s by rapper Del tha Funkee Homosapien...
.
Album information
The sound of their debut is characteristic of the distinct style explored by the collective, including a rhyme scheme based on internal rhymeInternal rhyme
In poetry, internal rhyme, or middle rhyme, is rhyme that occurs in a single line of verse.Internal rhyme occurs in the middle of a line, as exemplified by Coleridge, "In mist or cloud, on mast or shroud" or "Whiles all the night through fog-smoke white," in "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner." ...
and beats centered around a live bass and obscure jazz and funk samples. 93 'til Infinity is often heralded as the best album to come out of the Hiero Golden Age, a period in the early-to-mid-nineties during which the collective released several critically acclaimed albums (including Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...
's No Need for Alarm
No Need for Alarm
No Need for Alarm is the second album by hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released on November 23, 1993 on Elektra Records. It was a complete departure from his G-Funk influenced first album and without the assistance of his older cousin, Ice Cube. Primarily produced by Del and the...
and Casual
Casual (rapper)
Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics...
's Fear Itself
Fear Itself (Casual album)
-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:Information taken from Allmusic.*engineering – Matt Kelley*mastering – Tom Coyne*mixing – Casual, Chris Trevett*photography – Michael Lucero*production – Casual, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Domino, Jay Biz*scratching – Touré...
) and rose to national prominence.
93 'til Infinity was propelled into success by its title track and lead single, which reached #72 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. It also featured singles "That's When Ya Lost" and "Never No More" which reached the Hot Rap Singles, but never charted on The Billboard Hot 100. According to Allmusic author Steve Huey, "Although the title cut is an underappreciated classic, 93 'til Infinity makes its greatest impression through its stunning consistency, not individual highlights." Huey also goes on to remark that 93 'til Infinity is "one of the most slept-on records of the '90s".
Reception
93 'til Infinity has been hailed by many critics for its genre defying subject matter, funky production and charismatic rapping. Although it was not as popular as other West Coast hip hopWest Coast hip hop
West Coast hip hop is a hip hop music subgenre that encompasses any artists or music that originates in the westernmost region of the United States, as opposed to East Coast hip hop, based originally in New York alone...
albums at the time of its release, it is garnered with much acclaim. It is the most acclaimed Souls of Mischief album in many critics' eyes. Suzann Vogel of Philadelphia Weekly
Philadelphia Weekly
Philadelphia Weekly , is an award-winning alternative newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, published every Wednesday.The paper was founded in 1971 as a sister publication to the South Philadelphia Press. In 1995, the paper became Philadelphia Weekly...
gives much praise to it in this quote:
Steve Huey of Allmusic also gives 93 'til Infinity much praise calling it "the best single album to come out of Oakland's Hieroglyphics camp" as well as saying how "[Souls of Mischief] completely redefined the art of lyrical technique for the West Coast, along with fellow standard-bearers Freestyle Fellowship
Freestyle Fellowship
Freestyle Fellowship are a rap group from Los Angeles consisting of rappers Aceyalone, Myka 9, P.E.A.C.E., Self Jupiter and producer J Sumbi...
, the Pharcyde
The Pharcyde
The Pharcyde are an alternative hip hop group based in South Central Los Angeles. The original four members of the group are Imani , Slimkid3 , Bootie Brown and Fatlip . DJ Mark Luv was the group's first DJ, followed by producer J-Swift and then J Dilla...
, and Hiero founder Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...
."
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The title track was also included in the compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
remix album Another Late Night: Zero 7
Another Late Night: Zero 7
-Single:"Truth And Rights" was released as a single to promote the album in 2002.*UK 7" single ALN704#"Truth And Rights"#"Truth And Rights "...
, released in 2002.
93 til infinity was featured in the 411 video magazine best of volume one.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Sample(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let 'Em Know" | Domino Domino (producer) Not to be confused with Domino , a different American rapper.Damian Siguenza, known by his stage name, Domino , is an American record producer, manager, DJ, and one of the members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics.-Biography:Born in San Francisco,... |
|
*"Shadow Dancers" by George Benson George Benson George Benson is a ten Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist.... *"Dope Fiend Beat" by Too $hort Too $hort Todd Anthony Shaw , better known by the stage name Too Short , is an American rapper, producer, and actor who started his career at the age of fourteen in East Oakland, Oakland, California.-Career:... |
| 2 | "Live and Let Live" | Domino |
|
*"Can I Dedicate" by Loading Zone |
| 3 | "That's When Ya Lost" | Del tha Funkee Homosapien Del tha Funkee Homosapien Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:... |
Pep Love Paulo Peacock , better known by his stage name, Pep Love, is an American hip hop artist and motivational speaker. He is also one of the founding members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.... |
*"Feeling You, Feeling Me" by Monk Higgins Monk Higgins Milton Bland better known as Monk Higgins, was an American musician and saxophonist who was born in Menifee, Arkansas.... *"Statues" by Jack Bruce Jack Bruce John Symon Asher "Jack" Bruce is a Scottish musician and songwriter, respected as a founding member of the British psychedelic rock power trio, Cream, for a solo career that spans several decades, and for his participation in several well-known musical ensembles... *"Who Do You Love" by The Doors The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger... |
| 4 | "A Name I Call Myself" | Del tha Funkee Homosapien |
|
*"Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss *"Skydive" by Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on... *"Respect" by Rotary Connection Rotary Connection Rotary Connection was an American psychedelic soul band, formed in Chicago in 1966. The highly experimental band was the idea of Marshall Chess, son of Chess Records founder Leonard Chess. Marshall was the director behind a start-up label, Cadet Concept Records, and wanted to focus on music outside... |
| 5 | "Disseshowedo" | Domino, Jay Biz |
|
*"Speak Truth to the People" by Butlers/Peter |
| 6 | "What a Way to Go Out" | A-Plus |
|
*"Feeling You, Feeling Me" by Monk Higgins Monk Higgins Milton Bland better known as Monk Higgins, was an American musician and saxophonist who was born in Menifee, Arkansas.... *"North Carolina" by Les McCann Les McCann Les McCann is an American soul jazz piano player and vocalist whose biggest successes came as a crossover artist into R&B and soul.-Biography:... *"Pass the Peas" by The J.B.'s The J.B.'s The J.B.'s were James Brown's band during the first half of the 1970s. On record the J.B.'s were sometimes billed under various alternate names such as The James Brown Soul Train, Maceo and the Macks, A.A.B.B., The First Family and The Last Word... *"I'm Housin'" by EPMD EPMD EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith... |
| 7 | "Never No More Never No More "Never No More" is a song by American hip hop group Souls of Mischief recorded for their 1993 debut album 93 'til Infinity. The song was the third and final single released in promotion of the album.-Track listings:12"#"Never No More" [LP Version]... " |
A-Plus |
|
*"First Light" by Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on... |
| 8 | "93 'til Infinity" | A-Plus |
|
*"Heather" by Billy Cobham Billy Cobham William C. Cobham is a Panamanian American jazz drummer, composer and bandleader, who has called Switzerland home since the late 1970s.... |
| 9 | "Limitations" | Jay Biz |
Casual (rapper) Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics... |
*"We're A Winner" by Curtis Mayfield Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield was an American soul, R&B, and funk singer, songwriter, and record producer.He is best known for his anthemic music with The Impressions during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's and for composing the soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Super Fly, Mayfield is highly... |
| 10 | "Anything Can Happen" | A-Plus |
|
*"Lonely Town" by Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on... *"Rainmaker" by Traffic Traffic (band) Traffic were an English rock band whose members came from the West Midlands. The group formed in April 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason... |
| 11 | "Make Your Mind Up" | Del tha Funkee Homosapien |
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*"Collage" by Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Lewis Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis, Jr. is an American jazz composer, pianist and radio personality. Ramsey Lewis has recorded over 80 albums and has received seven gold records and three Grammy Awards so far in his career.-Biography:... *"Knowledge" by Gang Starr Gang Starr Gang Starr was an influential East Coast hip hop duo that consisted of the late MC Guru and DJ/producer DJ Premier. Their style combined elements of New York jazz and hip hop.-Background:... |
| 12 | "Batting Practice" | Casual |
|
*"Povo" by Freddie Hubbard Freddie Hubbard Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard was an American jazz trumpeter. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on... |
| 13 | "Tell Me Who Profits" | Domino |
|
*"Inside You" by Eddie Henderson Eddie Henderson (musician) Eddie Henderson is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Henderson's influences include Booker Little, Clifford Brown, Woody Shaw and Miles Davis.-Family influence and early music history:... |
| 14 | "Outro" | Domino |
|
*"Africana" by The Propositions |
Album singles
| Single information |
|---|
"93 'Til Infinity"
|
| "That's When Ya Lost"
|
| "Never No More"
|
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1993 | 93 'til Infinity | 85 | 17 |
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles Hot Rap Tracks Rap Songs is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. It lists the 25 most popular hip-hop/rap songs, calculated weekly by airplay on rhythmic and urban radio stations and sales in hip hop-focused or exclusive markets. From 1989 through 2001, it was based on how much the single... |
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1993 | "93 'Til Infinity" | 72 | 65 | 11 | 20 |
| "That's When Ya Lost" | - | - | 24 | - | |
| 1994 | "Never No More" | - | - | 46 | 15 |
Credits
Souls Of Mischief:- OpioOpioOpio Lindsey, known by his stage name, Opio, , is a member of the four-member, Oakland-based underground hip hop group, Souls of Mischief, and the eight-member, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics....
- TajaiTajaiTajai Massey, known by the stage name, Tajai , is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the four founding members of Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the...
- PhestoPhestoDamani Thompson, known by the stage names, Phesto and Phesto Dee , is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip...
- A-PlusA-Plus (rapper)Adam Carter, known by the stage name, A-Plus, is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the...
– DJ
Additional personnel:
- Pep LovePep LovePaulo Peacock , better known by his stage name, Pep Love, is an American hip hop artist and motivational speaker. He is also one of the founding members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective Hieroglyphics....
- Del Tha Funkee HomosapienDel tha Funkee HomosapienTeren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...
- CasualCasualIn the European tradition, casual is the dress code that emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity. It includes a very wide variety of costume, so it is perhaps better defined by what it isn't than what it is...
– rap, vocals - Bill Ortiz – trumpet
- Domino
- Jay Biz
- KwamKWAMKWAM is a radio station licensed to Memphis, Tennessee, USA, the station serves the Memphis area. The station is currently owned by Legacy Media - Memphis, LLC....
- Snupe – background vocals