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Infobox musical artist|name = Souls of Mischief|image =|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = Oakland, California , United States|U.S. |instrument =|genre = Alternative hip hop , jazz rap |occupation =|years_active = 1991–present|label = Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings|Hieroglyphics Imperium , Jive Records|Jive / Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG |associated_acts = Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics , Extra Prolific , The Pharcyde | current_members = A-Plus (rapper)|A-Plus Phesto Opio TajaiSouls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California , that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics . The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rapping|emcees A-Plus (rapper)|A-Plus , Opio , Phesto , and Tajai .
History
Oakland native Tajai began rhyming with future band mate A-Plus at age 8, while both were in elementary school .cite web | url = http://www.gorillamovement.com/Tajai.html | accessdate = 2007-02-03 | author = | title = Tajai Interview | publisher = Gorilla Movement.com | year = 2005Tajai and Phesto met later in junior high school .cite web | url = http://ensim.hieroglyphics.com/artists/souls/phesto-interview.html | accessdate = 2007-02-03 | author = StinkE | title = Phesto Interview | publisher = StinkE Productions | date = 1996-07-18Tajai later introduced A-Plus and Phesto to the remaining Souls of Mischief member, Opio, and the group informally formed in high school before making their major record label|major-label debut album|debut on Jive Records with their well-received album '' 93 'til Infinity , in 1993.
The group is part of the hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics (band)|Hieroglyphics , with rapping|emcees Del tha Funkee Homosapien , Casual, Pep Love , Jaybiz , and record producer|producer Domino (producer)|Domino .cite web | url = http://ensim.hieroglyphics.com/artists/souls/phesto-interview.html | accessdate = 2007-02-04 | author = StinkE | title = Phesto Interview | publisher = StinkE Productions | date = 1996-07-18 The group participated as full members in both Hieroglyphics' studio albums: 1998's 3rd Eye Vision , and 2003 in music|2003's Full Circle (Hieroglyphics album)|Full Circle .
93 ’til Infinity is the group's highest charting album to date (#17 Top R& B/Hip Hop Albums; #85 Billboard 200 ), and in January, 1998, was named one of the Top 100 Rap albums by The Source (magazine)|The Source magazine.
The group stayed with Jive for one more album, 1995's '' No Man's Land (album)|No Man's Land , before being released from the label during that same year.
The group has released two albums on the Hiero's self-owned independent record label|independent label , Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings , 1999's Focus (1999 album)|Focus , and 2000 in music|2000's Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution .
On October 30, 2006, Hierocast (Hieroglyphics' official podcast ), Del tha Funkee Homosapien reported that the Souls of Mischief were currently working on their next studio album with Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul ( De La Soul , Gravediggaz , Handsome Boy Modeling School ).Citation needed|date=February 2007 On January 6, 2009 Souls of Mischief released the Tour Stories EP produced by Domino and co-produced by Prince Paul. The song is taken from their fifth studio album, ''Montezuma's Revenge on Hieroglyphics Imperium.
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