Collective Soul
Re-enacting vintage Yo MTV Raps! on a Tuesday afternoon, with “That’s When Ya’ Lost It” and “93 Til Infinity” back-to-back. In hindsight, there was really nothing occluding Hiero from developing into a West Coast Wu-Tang, rather than the upper middle class man’s Boot Camp Click. Certainly three-time all-stars (93 Til Infinity, Fear Itself, 3rd Eye Vision), but just short of the Hall. The Del-produced, “That’s When Ya’ Lost It,” should have been a propitious harbinger, not a high-water mark.
Still, “Tour Stories” and the rumors of Prince Paul producing Montezema’s Revenge, have me optimistic it won’t be shit–or at least as good as the Knott’s Berry Farm ride.
Download:
MP3: Souls of Mischief-”That’s When Ya Lost It”
MP3: Souls of Mischief-”Cab Fare”
MP3: Souls of Mischief-”Tour Stories”
Video: Souls of Mischief-”‘93 Till Infinity”
Stumble It!
February 24th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
My favorite of that first album is “Never No More.” Dope video too.
Kids were dipped, too.
February 24th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
That video is great. Quarter-Pounder budgeted rappers would be well-served to realize how much you can do in a two-bedroom apartment with some olive tint.
February 24th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Kudos on Heiro as the “upper middle class man’s Boot Camp Click.” That’s pretty much dead on.
February 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
Cab Fare is amazing. As an aside, the Rapture’s drummer did a DJ set in Phoenix over the weekend. I talked with him about baseball and hip-hop. He may contribute to the I Used to Love HER series by talking about Fear Itself, which was a great surprise. Made me dust it off on Sunday. So good.
February 25th, 2009 at 3:29 am
“the upper middle class man’s Boot Camp Click”
Oh Snap!
…dead on though if you think about it.
February 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
“Cab Fare” was never released officially, only on the Hiero Oldies tapes. There’s a recent bootleg of “That’s When Ya Lost”that features it on the b-side, but it’s not on the actual original 12″
February 25th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Huh, this the copy I have:
http://www.discogs.com/release/535436
Which I knew was unofficial, but I’d always figured that it was just mimicking the original set-up. Thanks for the heads-up.