And my man Op, you know hes dope (yo) But right now, yknow, we just maxin in the studio. Im chillin with my man Phesto, my man A-Plus. When they brag about sexual prowess on “A Name I Call Myself,” they manage to also brag about their skilled lyricism. Souls of Mischief - 93 Til Infinity Lyrics & Traduction. With Souls' take on gun violence on “Live and Let Live,” they examine all sides via vivid narrative. While G-funk dominated the national conversation, these Cali kids offered an alternative-brainier than Pharcyde, more stoned than Tribe-where bright, battle-rap-tested voices finish each other’s clever sentences over warm standup bass and grimy upbeat drums. But this is no West Coast gangsta barbecue jam. Over the sampled sparkling marimba of jazz fusionist Billy Cobham, the quartet, members of the outside-the-box Hieroglyphics hip-hop collective, celebrate good times (“Here's a 40, swig it, you know it's frigid,” says Opio) and get over on jealous crews and fun-hating cops. Souls of Mischief member Tajai remembered how the instrumental had a really ephemeral quality, calling it the soundtrack to when the group would go to.
The title track is one of the great anthems of finding one’s chill in an unchill environment. Cole, Tyga, and Kanye West, to name a few)? Nah, these hood-raised Oakland smarty-pants had no idea-they were invoking infinity out of simple youthful hubris and exuberance. 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. When Souls of Mischief, still teens, named their debut 93 ’til Infinity, did they somehow know they were about to enter the canon of underground rap? Or that these gymnastically rhymed, groove-infused, witty, and endlessly cool songs-especially the titular one-would go on to inspire an LP (Outkast’s first), a film (Jonah Hill’s 2018 release Mid90s), and multiple remakes and samples (by J.
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