Installment #7 of the Hiero Producer Series: Toure
Toure is the most obscure producer from the Hieroglyphics camp. Unless you're a Hiero die-hard, I'd assume that you've never even heard of him, as his known production discography contains only a dozen beats. Highlights include the Casual non-album tracks "Rock On", "That's How It Is Pt. II", and the original version of "Later On". He also co-produced the "First Sermon" remix along with Snupe, and he crafted the beat for "One Life, One Love", which was his only contribution to the '98 Hiero family album "Third Eye Vision". Make sure to check the audio samples.
Toure - Production Files 1. Casual & Pep Love - Rock On 2. Casual & A-Plus - That's How It Is Pt. II 3. Extra Prolific - First Sermon (Remix) 4. Casual - Later On 5. Souls Of Mischief - Fa Sho Fo Real 6. Souls Of Mischief - No Man's Land 7. Souls Of Mischief - Where The Fuck You At 8. Del & Casual - Checkin' Out The Rivalry 9. Extra Prolific - The Men You Love 10. Extra Prolific - Critics (Oh My!) 11. Casual & Tajai - One Life, One Love 12. Pep Love - My Energy 13. Casual & Pep Love - Rock On (Instrumental) 14. Extra Prolific - First Sermon Remix (Instrumental) 15. Souls Of Mischief - Fa Sho Fo Real (Instrumental) http://www.mediafire.com/?yuddnnuyzuj
Installment #4 of the Hiero Producer Series: Snupe
Snupe is the oddball of the Hieroglyphics camp. He got kicked out of the group back in '96 over "creative differences". The Hiero crew is incredibly tight-knit, so I'm not sure how Snupe managed to piss off enough members to the point where they'd kick him out. Whose girl did he step to, and did he mean to?
You can't front on the beats, though. Most of the tracks that he produced on his '94 debut "Like It Should Be" are outstanding, and while he hooked up the rest of the crew with only four tracks, they're all excellent.
Snupe - Production Files Volume 1 1. Extra Prolific - Weak Shit (Demo) 2. Del - You're In Shambles 3. Souls Of Mischief - Never No More (76 Seville Mix) 4. Souls Of Mischief - That's When Ya Lost (Remix) 5. Extra Prolific - First Sermon (The Town Mix) 6. Extra Prolific & Pep Love - Go Back To School 7. Extra Prolific - Give It Up 8. Extra Prolific - First Sermon 9. Extra Prolific - Never Changing 10. Extra Prolific - In Front Of The Kids 11. Extra Prolific - It's Alright 12. Extra Prolific - Sweet Potato Pie 13. Souls Of Mischief - Dirty D's Theme http://www.mediafire.com/?jngytedwedv
Snupe - Production Files Volume 2 1. Extra Prolific, Opio & Tajai - Now What Pt. 2 2. Extra Prolific - You A Fool 3. Extra Prolific - Having Fun 4. Extra Prolific - You Don't Know Me 5. Extra Prolific - Going Down (Ray's Theme) 6. Extra Prolific - Break It Down 7. Extra Prolific - Jump On It 8. Extra Prolific - Searching 9. Extra Prolific - 2 For 15 Outro 10. Extra Prolific - Master Piece Intro 11. Extra Prolific - Action Set In Flight 12. Extra Prolific - Second Sermon 13. Extra Prolific - Call Me 14. Extra Prolific - I Don't Know Why 15. Extra Prolific - Can't Reap Til You Sow http://www.mediafire.com/?w1zy3jdkjoj
Snupe - Production Files Volume 3 1. Extra Prolific - When You Hoes (Remix) 2. Extra Prolific - Old E Commercial 3. Extra Prolific - Bo Bo 4. Extra Prolific - Going Down 5. Extra Prolific - When You Hoes 6. Extra Prolific - That's A Shame 7. Extra Prolific - From Block To Block 8. Extra Prolific - Security Please 9. Extra Prolific & Pep Love - Hitting Corners 10. Del - You're In Shambles (Instrumental) 11. Souls Of Mischief - Never No More (76 Seville Instrumental) 12. Extra Prolific - First Sermon Remix (Instrumental) http://www.mediafire.com/?mwdm22zwnwm
Preview:
Extra Prolific - Weak Shit (Demo)
Del - You're In Shambles
Souls Of Mischief - Never No More (76 Seville Mix)
Installment #2 of the Hiero Producer Series: A-Plus
Domino is generally regarded as the production king of the Hieroglyphics crew (and rightfully so), but A-Plus has always been my personal favorite. Throughout the 90s, he utilized legendary soul-jazz samples from the likes of Bob James, Grover Washington, Billy Cobham, The Crusaders, Ahmad Jamal, Freddie Hubbard, etc. The man has terrific taste in music, and that is reflected in his production discography. I guess that I'm just a huge fan of soul-jazz, though, so that would explain my preference for A-Plus production over the funk-based arsenal of Domino.
Again, make room on your external HDs, as the Hiero Producer Series will ultimately comprise 2 GB worth of music. Here are four volumes worth of A-Plus production files:
A-Plus - Production Files Volume 1 1. Souls Of Mischief - Theme From The Vandals 2. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Every Day Of The Week 3. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Reckless 4. Extra Prolific & Tajai - Let It Ride 5. Souls Of Mischief - Tow Away Zone 6. Souls Of Mischief - Batting Practice (Original) 7. Souls Of Mischief - Step To My Girl 8. Souls Of Mischief - Cab Fare 9. Del - Catch A Bad One (Remix) 10. Del - Thank Youse 11. Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity 12. Souls Of Mischief - Never No More 13. Souls Of Mischief - Anything Can Happen 14. Souls Of Mischief - Good Feeling 15. Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Remix) http://www.mediafire.com/?mtinin4yq2d
A-Plus - Production Files Volume 2 1. Souls Of Mischief - Get The Girl, Grab The Money & Run 2. Extra Prolific - Cash Money 3. Extra Prolific - One Motion 4. Extra Prolific - Now What 5. Extra Prolific - In 20 Minutes 6. Microphone Pager - Rapperz Are In Danger 7. Souls Of Mischief - Secret Service 8. Souls Of Mischief - Do You Want It 9. Souls Of Mischief - Come Anew 10. Souls Of Mischief - Ya Don't Stop 11. Souls Of Mischief & Pep Love - Yeah It Was You 12. Souls Of Mischief & Snupe - Times Ain't Fair 13. Del - Faulty 14. Del - X-Files 15. Del - Corner Story 16. Del - Del's Nightmare 17. Del - Games Begin 18. Extra Prolific - Skimask & A Mic http://www.mediafire.com/?5yymj1ldrny
A-Plus - Production Files Volume 3 1. Souls Of Mischief - A To The P 2. Souls Of Mischief - We Intersect 3. Souls Of Mischief - Step Off 4. Souls Of Mischief - Make Way 5. Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew 6. A-Plus, Tajai & Phesto - Mics Of The Roundtable 7. Hieroglyphics - The Who (Remix) 8. Pep Love & Casual - Last One (Remix) 9. Del & A-Plus - Battle Of The Shadow 10. Del - Stay On Your Toes 11. Pep Love - Living Is Beautiful 12. Pep Love - The Grind 13. Pep Love - U.S. 14. Pep Love - What You Are 15. Pep Love - Pacific Heights 16. Pep Love - Karma 17. Pep Love - Crooked Angles http://www.mediafire.com/?nmmmimd1ktn
A-Plus - Production Files Volume 4 1. Pep Love - Black People 2. Pep Love - The Substance 3. Pep Love - The Get Down 4. Souls Of Mischief - Acupuncture 5. Souls Of Mischief - Save The Babies (Conflict) 6. Souls Of Mischief - Bad Business 7. Souls Of Mischief - Superdoder 8. Del - Thank Youse (Instrumental) 9. Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Instrumental) 10. Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Remix Instrumental) 11. Souls Of Mischief - Never No More (Instrumental) 12. Souls Of Mischief - Anything Can Happen (Instrumental) 13. Souls Of Mischief - Step Off (Instrumental) 14. Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew (Instrumental) 15. Pep Love - Crooked Angles (Instrumental) 16. Souls Of Mischief - Bad Business (Instrumental) http://www.mediafire.com/?dymmztqlmme
Preview:
Souls Of Mischief - Theme From The Vandals
Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Every Day Of The Week
Souls Of Mischief - Batting Practice (Original)
Souls Of Mischief - Step To My Girl
Souls Of Mischief - Cab Fare
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity
Souls Of Mischief - Never No More
Souls Of Mischief - Good Feeling
Souls Of Mischief - 93 'Til Infinity (Remix)
Souls Of Mischief - Get The Girl, Grab The Money & Run
Over the course of the next few weeks, I will be posting production compilations for all of the Hiero producers. There will be 24 volumes in all, or 2 GB worth of music, so get your external HDs ready.
First up, we got 4 volumes from one of the most underrated producers in the history of hip hop: Domino. Casual's "Fear Itself" LP from '94 is generally regarded as a classic, and Domino's funk-based arsenal is one of the album's key ingredients. He also hooked up some of the dopest beats on Del's '93 masterpiece "No Need For Alarm", and he was the foremost producer on Hiero's underrated '98 LP "3rd Eye Vision". Aside from his stellar contributions on the aforementioned albums, he also produced quite a few bangers of the non-album variety.
The production discography speaks for itself; Domino deserves a shitload of credit for helping to define the Hieroglyphics sound.
Domino - Production Files Volume 1 1. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - Sailing 2. Pep Love, Jay-Biz & Del - Anasthesia 3. Pep Love & Jay-Biz - The Blues 4. Casual - Fear No Evil (Demo) 5. Casual, Opio & Tajai - Rippers (Demo) 6. Souls Of Mischief - Our Secret (Demo) 7. Del - No Need For Alarm 8. Del, Casual, Snupe & A-Plus - No More Worries 9. Del - Don't Forget 10. Souls Of Mischief - Let 'Em Know 11. Souls Of Mischief - Live And Let Live 12. Souls Of Mischief - Disseshowedo 13. Souls Of Mischief - What A Way To Go Out 14. Souls Of Mischief - Make Your Mind Up (Remix) 15. Souls Of Mischief - Cab Fare (Remix) 16. Souls Of Mischief - 93 Outro http://www.mediafire.com/?htymmdqth2z
Domino - Production Files Volume 2 1. Casual - Intro 2. Casual - Me-O-Mi-O 3. Casual & Saafir - That Bullshit 4. Casual - Follow The Funk 5. Casual, Del & Pep Love - Who's It On 6. Casual - We Got It Like That 7. Casual - Lose In The End 8. Casual - Thoughts Of The Thoughtful 9. Casual - Be Thousand 10. Casual - Me-O-Mi-O (Domino Remix) 11. Casual - Follow The Funk (Demo) 12. Casual - Lose In The End (Demo) 13. Casual - Thoughts Of The Thoughtful (Demo) 14. Casual, Opio & Pep Love - Who's It On (Demo) 15. Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar 16. Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar (Domino Remix) 17. Extra Prolific - Is It Right http://www.mediafire.com/?zmjkmnhyfzy
Domino - Production Files Volume 3 1. Hieroglyphics - Intro 2. Pep Love & Opio - All Things 3. Del - At The Helm 4. Tajai - Interlude 5. Hieroglyphics - Off The Record 6. A-Plus - Interlude 7. Pep Love - After Dark 8. Del & Pep Love - No Nuts 9. Del - Interlude 10. Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew (Remix) 11. Del - Press Rewind 12. Del - Phoney Phranchise (Remix) 13. Pep Love - Act Phenom 14. Pep Love - Different 15. Pep Love - Sabotage 16. Pep Love - Relief 17. Souls Of Mischief - Interrogation http://www.mediafire.com/?ivzzgdejjlm
Domino - Production Files Volume 4 1. Del - No More Worries (Instrumental) 2. Del - No Need For Alarm (Instrumental) 3. Del - Don't Forget (Instrumental) 4. Souls Of Mischief - Let 'Em Know (Instrumental) 5. Souls Of Mischief - Live And Let Live (Instrumental) 6. Souls Of Mischief - Disseshowedo (Instrumental) 7. Souls Of Mischief - What A Way To Go Out (Instrumental) 8. Souls Of Mischief - 93 Outro (Instrumental) 9. Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar (Instrumental) 10. Extra Prolific - Brown Sugar Remix (Instrumental) 11. Del - At The Helm (Instrumental) 12. Pep Love - After Dark (Instrumental) 13. Hieroglyphics - You Never Knew Remix (Instrumental) 14. Del - Press Rewind (Instrumental) 15. Del - Phoney Phranchise Remix (Instrumental) http://www.mediafire.com/?t5miodzmxtz
