Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Souls of Mischief
Group · United States · Oakland · formed 1993
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Also known as 惡作劇之魂
Timeline
8 events▣ Album 6◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: 93 ’til Infinity
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography388 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377531782
Biography
Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.
History
East Oakland native Tajai began rhyming with future bandmate A-Plus at age 8, while both were in elementary school. Tajai and Phesto met later in junior high school. Tajai recruited his best friend Phesto in middle school and A-Plus brought Opio into the budding act in high school before making its major-label debut on Jive Records with the group's well-received album 93 'til Infinity, in 1993.
The group is part of the hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics, along with emcees Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, Jaybiz, and producer Domino. The group participated as full members in all three of Hieroglyphics' studio albums: 1998's 3rd Eye Vision, 2003's Full Circle, and 2013's The Kitchen.
93 ’til Infinity is the group's highest charting album to date (No. 17 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums; No. 85 Billboard 200) and, in January, 1998, was named one of the Top 100 Rap albums by The Source magazine.
The group stayed with Jive for one more album, 1995's No Man's Land, before being released from the label during the same year.
The group released two albums on Hiero's self-owned independent label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings: 1998's Focus, and 2000's Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution.
On October 30, 2006, Hierocast (Hieroglyphics' official podcast), Del tha Funkee Homosapien reported that the Souls of Mischief was currently working on its next studio album with Prince Paul (De La Soul, Gravediggaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School).
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 the group's fifth studio album, Montezuma's Revenge, released on Hieroglyphics Imperium.
In 2013, a documentary about the band was released entitled Til Infinity: The Souls of Mischief. Produced and directed by Shomari Smith, it reflected on the 20-year anniversary of the band's debut album 93 'Til Infinity and includes over 50 interviews with prominent MCs, DJs, and producers of the era.
During the 2017 NBA Playoffs, Gatorade released a television commercial promoting Gatorade Flow, which featured Indiana Pacers star forward Paul George and the instrumental music of Souls of Mischief' 93 'Til Infinity.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:11
1Let ’em Know4:152Live and Let Live5:203That’s When Ya Lost3:354A Name I Call Myself4:115Disseshowedo2:596What a Way to Go Out4:007Never No More3:41893 ’til Infinity4:469Limitations3:2110Anything Can Happen3:0211Make Your Mind Up3:5112Batting Practice4:0413Tell Me Who Profits4:0214Outro2:041995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:39
1So You Wanna Be A…1:202No Man’s Land4:383Rock it Like That4:114Secret Service3:125Freshdopedope3:596Where the Fuck You At?4:147’94 Via Satellite4:578Do You Want It?4:099Come Anew1:0210Bumpshit4:3211Ya Don’t Stop4:3112Yeah it Was You1:5613Hotel, Motel1:4414Fa Sho Fo Real5:0015Dirty D’s Theme (Hoe or Die)4:4816Times Ain’t Fair4:261998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:49
A1Pay Dues4:12A2Shooting Stars4:19A3Way 2 Cold3:58A4Groove 2 Nite3:24A5Make Way3:10A6We Intersect3:24B1A to the P3:29B2Bird's Eye View4:38B3Stealth Bombing (Shift the Sands)4:22B4Step Off3:23B5Holler!3:09B6Big Shit3:21Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:06:23
1Intro0:232Trilogy3:303Interrogation4:494Last Night3:505Save the Babies (Conflict)1:536Bad Business3:477Danglin’3:078Mama Knows Best5:169Medication4:2110That Ain’t Life (Climax)4:22114th Floor Freaks3:0712Acupuncture4:1413Fucked…4:0014Soundscience4:3715Supdoder (What’s the Re?)4:0216Airborne Rangers4:2017Phoenix Rising (Resolution)2:1718Enemy Minds4:282009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 32 tracks · 1:44:31
Disc 11Intro2:072Won!3:543Postal4:574Tour Stories4:235Skit0:286Proper Aim3:447You Got It3:458Hiero HQ3:309Poets Skit0:2510Poets3:4711Mr. Freeman Skit1:3212Fourmation2:3713Dead Man Walkin’2:5514For Real Y’all3:0015Lickity Split3:2616Home Game4:3317Outro2:1118Lalala2:57Disc 21Intro (instrumental)2:042Won! (instrumental)3:553Postal (instrumental)4:594Tour Stories (instrumental)4:425Proper Aim (instrumental)4:186You Got It (instrumental)3:467Hiero HQ (instrumental)3:288Poets (instrumental)3:489Fourmation (instrumental)2:4210Dead Man Walkin’ (instrumental)2:5011For Real Y’all (instrumental)3:0112Lickity Split (instrumental)3:1513Home Game (instrumental)4:3514Lalala (instrumental)2:572014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 38 tracks · 1:20:28
Disc 11K-Now Intro0:202Time Stopped2:203Womack’s Lament1:534Panic Struck3:115K-Now Interlude 10:386Another Part of You3:207All You Got Is Your Word3:368There Is Only Now3:319Meeting of the Minds2:5610K-Now Interlude 20:5511Miriam Got a Mickey2:1112Stone Cold1:2413The Synopsis2:1014Ghetto Superhero2:4515K-Now Reprise0:2316Narrow Escape3:0717Finally Back2:3818The Last Act2:2219K-Now Outro0:37Disc 21K-Now Intro (instrumental)0:202Time Stopped (instrumental)2:203Womack’s Lament (instrumental)1:534Panic Struck (instrumental)3:115K-Now Interlude 1 (instrumental)0:386Another Part of You (instrumental)3:207All You Got Is Your Word (instrumental)3:368There Is Only Now (instrumental)3:319Meeting of the Minds (instrumental)2:5610K-Now Interlude 2 (instrumental)0:5511Miriam Got a Mickey (instrumental)2:1112Stone Cold (instrumental)1:2413The Synopsis (instrumental)2:1014Ghetto Superhero (instrumental)2:3915K-Now Reprise (instrumental)0:2316Narrow Escape (instrumental)3:0717Finally Back (instrumental)2:3818The Last Act (instrumental)2:2219K-Now Outro (instrumental)0:37
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 93 ’til InfinitySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 22:53A193 ’Til Infinity (LP version)4:46 A293 ’Til Infinity (remix)4:40 B193 ’Til Infinity (LP instrumental)4:48 B293 ’Til Infinity (remix instrumental)4:40 B3Disseshowedo3:59 | 1993 | ||
| 1993 | That’s When Ya LostSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks1That’s When Ya Lost 2That’s When Ya Lost (instrumental) 3That’s When Ya Lost (remix) 4Rock It Like That 5Rock It Like That (instrumental) 6Cab Fare | 1993 | ||
| 2000 | Medication / AcupunctureSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 12:18A1Medication4:14 A2Acupuncture4:01 A3Acupuncture (remix)4:03 B1Medication (instrumental) B2Acupuncture (instrumental) B3Acupuncture (remix) (instrumental) | 2000 | ||
| 2003 | Spark (Remixes)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 21:31A1Spark (RJD2 remix dirty)3:49 A2Spark (RJD2 remix instrumental)3:45 A3Spark (RJD2 remix clean)3:47 B1Spark (Edan remix dirty)3:23 B2Spark (Edan remix instrumental)3:23 B3Spark (Edan remix clean)3:24 | Remix | 2003 | |
| 2009 | Tour StoriesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 17:291Tour Stories4:27 2Tour Stories (Street)4:27 3Tour Stories (instrumental)4:45 4Tour Stories (a cappella)3:50 | 6 January 2009 | ||
| 2014 | There Is Only NowSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:061There Is Only Now3:30 2All You Got Is Your Word3:36 | 23 June 2014 | ||
| 2026 | Nothing Without YouSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:351Nothing Without You3:35 | 25 September 2026 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 93 'Til Infinity (The Remixes)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 46:52193 ’til Infinity (12” remix version)4:42 2That’s When Ya Lost (I Ain’t Trippin’ remix)3:26 3Make Your Mind Up (Rock on mix)5:07 4Never No More (76 Seville mix)3:40 5Good Feeling (12” version)4:45 693 ’til Infinity (instrumental)4:52 793 ’til Infinity (remix instrumental)4:42 8That’s When Ya Lost (LP instrumental)3:36 9Never No More (LP instrumental)3:42 10Never No More (76 Seville mix instrumental)3:38 1193 ’til Infinity (a cappella version)4:42 | Compilation,Remix | 6 March 2015 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Clean GetawaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 16:071Believers3:30 2Nothing Without You3:35 3Road Runnin3:06 4Up With the Sun2:54 5yes LOvELy (remastered)3:02 | 9 October 2026 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Souls of Mischief head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 33 | 71.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| A‐Plus | — | present | |
| A‐Plus | — | present | |
| Opio | — | present | |
| Phesto | — | present | |
| Tajai | — | present |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Souls_of_Mischief.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b61cf8f-c042-4bd4-b64a-25cb40f3dd50discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b61cf8f-c042-4bd4-b64a-25cb40f3dd50core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1516678genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1516678seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souls_of_Mischiefbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Souls_of_Mischief
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q1516678 · MusicBrainz: 7b61cf8f-c042-4bd4-b64a-25cb40f3dd50
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