Hieroglyphics - Oakland Blackouts !

[bigred395]

Is it me, or does that track sound like something from Spyro?

[TheBongSabre]

@bigred395 ya it does

[051290ma]

I need a dictionary to listen to these dudes lol. Hopefully they will make me smarter. Its good for what music like this can do to you.

[smithkj04]

I understand the fans need so I feed em smorgasbords!

[bobawitz]

Seriously... How is this only at 159k views?? This has to be on my radio when I'm pulling up into the Bay on the 580 from the 5....

[andrewsk8rsolomon]

real bay shit

[eastbayhwd1987]

hiero>hyphy

[mrdoctur]

Dont you ever forget! It would be fatal if you put this song against ALL other rap!

[caseyj209]

<3



[skysociety2011]

we got that pif --->skysociety2011

[dermetzgermeiser]

my 50 year-old father bumps this album in his lexus LS 430 at 6 a.m. on the way to the office. i still haven't got a formal thank you for introducing this to him

[1000rtodd]

@dermetzgermeiser are u serious? if you are, Id like to start inviting your father to my parties.

[shibbyonenine]

@dermetzgermeiser ungrateful motherfucker!!

[illagen1]

The true kings BAby!!"

[SickoAnalysis]

can't F*ck with that bass line man,DEL OP got flows for days.

[TheGhFan]

Hiero is THE Bay Area.

[mak529]

classic hiphop

[geniusgza7]

seen them performin this live last year, was class!

[420elnino]

this song is dope but im not gunna like it b/c theres 420 likes!

[ThisIsCertainlyExile]

So I want everyone here to know that I listen to this about 2 or 3 times a day now.

[ChrisDoSloan]

dope as fuck.

[cradleofjohannes]

Del just straight up killed this track...

"I understand the fans needs so I feed em smorgasboards

so they can gorge and MC's can gouge they eyes out, from the teargas

emitted from my tongue, leaving fans sprung

And for the crews who high-strung, eat dung"

[emosuxxx666]

bay area rap went from this to crap how is that possible

[UnTamedStarHunter]

@emosuxxx666 idk

[oldirtymick]

@emosuxxx666 the music industry and people's greed for money

[daevism]

@emosuxxx666 Where you been? this happens in every city....dont sleep on underground lickz...Wesifalif.

[BeatFiend11]

DOPEEEEEE

[imstillnumber1]

i dont love bay area rap but this one is a CLASSIC. no doubt

[aaaufx9643]

I actually herd this song in jamaica

[telj1]

This my ish.... Forgot about this one.... Back into the ipodZ!!!

[poignant4insights]

It's sad that music this awesome isn't played on the radio anymore.

[skoobadiver101]

My fav hiero song... And a great skating song for me. This is real hip-hop

[ChampCarforlife]

@skoobadiver101

Real hip hop.

[xx7clintone]

How does this not have millions of views? this is the kind of shit you go show all your friends when you discover it

[abysmalvsmarcus]

@xx7clintone idiots 2 busy listening to lil wayne

[riceater87]

These guys are worth more than 140,000 views, cmon now.

[C1wangan]

AHHHH! I forgot about this gem! So good.

[Motmasterflash]

fuqn al, this brings back memories!

[JailbirdJay]

It could be fatal!!

[plexo1]

Straight classic

[stuwiitube]

Sunnyvale CA. Represent that bay area :)

[forthebeats1]

gallinaspeednyc you did not move to the bay because of hiero or this song, nice try though.

[gallinaspeednyc]

Talk about playing a song late at night looking out the window, feeling your soul just vibe like no other, I moved from NJ to the BAY cuz of the shit right here meng !

[zmdmcgregor]

I truly want to express my appreciation to Hiero for the art and their heart. I am a fan!

[TheMikester51]

the background music remindes me of mario cart in the desert. It's very similar to the song Let's go get it by del as well!!

[teddy0715]

Hieroglyphics is the West Coast version of Wu-Tang

[MAG1CMAN69]

@teddy0715 aha so fuckin true!

[skoobadiver101]

One of my all time av songs

[kinstube]

3RD EYE VISION = ONE OF BRIGHTEST !!!!

[MrChiffy]

holy moly...this bass line is off the chain

[NugLoc]

WHAT IS THIS SAMPLING???

[JackHarrah420]

Real hip hop. Im tellin you. this is the stuff that makes me love rap. And I stopped listening to rap because of the radio stuff. But when I hear this, I know what it is.

[droppinBOMBS310]

WEST COAST puttin in work too shitttttt

[THUNDERBAYxBOMBSQUAD]

high on coke and mdma, and listning to this, mafukkam nuts.

[MrSav4life]

Hieroglyphics easily one of the best hip hop groups ever and they're from Oakland my home town :P

[cecryerjr]

Dayuuum - what's sad is how the shit on the radio don't compare to this!!!!! And I never heard of this group

[knonow]

One of the dopest Hip Hop crews of the 90's. Their vibe is incomparable to anyone else in my opinion.

[WaxOff510]

OAKLAND!!!!!!!! 510!!!!!!!!!

[luky05loser]

I was there....

[cripbuddz]

this beat is fckin CRAZY!!!!

[cripbuddz]

this beat is fckin CRAZY!!!!

[OneMoreSchlup]

Remember, it could be fatal but, wait till Del come back out and act out emotions in Oakland Blackouts

[dumaznbum]

lol that first part is from animaniacs 11th episode "no pain, no painting" where the pablo picasso character says: "i dont know whats next and thats why i need you to leave! im very busy trying to discover new style"

[cripbuddz]

@dumaznbum oh i never knew what they were fckin saying at that part. hahahahaha

[ViktorVaughnVillain]

YOs. I got NEW SHIT comin soon more the real heads. VV:3, Vindictive Villain. Plus a West Coast tour. Keep ya eyes peeled for the first vid to drop, DOPEST SKILLEST with GZA and my man A Plus.

PEACE

[VaNDaL253]

wow i found out who Lindsey isss

[bigsky1100]

growing up in brooklyn,ny in the 80's and 90's i listened to a lot of tha most unbelievable music/art ever made or produced. i have no disntinct love for a coast, but people like hiero, penut butter wolf, dialated peoples, quasimoto, del(from hiero), aceyalon(and the freestyle fellowship gave hip-hop a whole new sound.......and it still sounds beautiful..I love what came out on the east coast,

BCC, tribe, ect....O.C., group home, blahzy blazhy and all together it = HIP-HOP! not rap

[JToMighty]

dope song, love the whole album, true hip hop skill at its best from out west

[JToMighty]

dope song, love the whole album

[Reign408]

ATTENTION BAY AREA HIERO FANS!!! Hieroglyphics is coming to San Jose January 28th @ Club Avalon. I'm a local artist and I will be opening for them come show night. If you would like to get pre sale tickets or more show info, message me on youtube or text me @ 408 401 0724 and I will respond asap. Get at me, Thanks,

-Reign Eterno

[trueaway]

6 people didnt have blackouts in their city

[kevhar12]

Opio on the beat.

[VaNDaL253]

"the catalyst is the capital L,i,n,d,s,e,y emcees try to test but they minds get blown"

[VaNDaL253]

who is Lindsey?

[seekaywhi]

@VaNDaL253 Opio's last name

[VaNDaL253]

@seekaywhi yuhp i figured it out awhile ago

[TheVulture911]

man i hate how everytime i go with my friend we have to listen to: love the way you lie (i still like ems old shit) and not afraid its like bitch turn on some hiero!

[pharcyd3]

hiero yo!!!!

[TheSupermike97]

hieroglyphics and del were both be4 my time and it sucks that i have to deal with this new rap shit i wish i was born earlier sometimes so i could grow up listening to del and hiero and all 90s rap because this is the real rap

[andrehendrik]

@TheSupermike97

i feel you. i feel lucky to have grown up with (what's now considered) classic hiphop. most of my friends dabbled a little bit in hip hop, a little beastie boys and run dmc. but thanks to fab 5 freddy on yoMtvRaps, i got introduced to Tribe, De La, Gangstarr, Main Source, Pharcyde, 93 til Infinity etc. Actually I envy you cause you're experiencing all of this for the first time!

[TheSupermike97]

@andrehendrik thks man all my classmates look at me funny when i say hiero is my favorite rap group there all like who the hell is that haha

[fireflame65]

best fucking track ever. this album and all real hip-hop is so under-rated.

[bassblair11]

so fuckin sick man

[bassblair11]

@bassblair11 Del's lines are just ridiculous.

[wink419216]

One of the greatest slept on West Coast crews of all time. Been a fan since I Wish My Brother George Was Here.  Hope they come back to Cleveland soon, we always show them love. Hip Hop Forever. Peace.

[AYEMang]

Opio and Del tear this up.

[kneegrowpls]

i like justin beiber

[elluslov3s]

@kneegrowpls

good for you knee, do you want a cookie??

just cuz you have your individual taste and preferences in music, like everyone else whos ever lived?

world war 3 is gettin ready to pop off next month,

and your trying to incite negativity on the internet..

[fatz1parallelmusic]

don't you ever forget! it could be fatal wait'll Heiro come back out and act out emotions in Oakland blackouts >> !

[sidso1o]

thanks for the upload MistahDobalina!!!!

Hiero always go in sun !!!!

Yo! If you down with that ILL HIP HOP & / or that GANJAH, then you need to peep the ORIGINAL videos on my channel !!! They will have you OPEN especially if you BLAZED !!!!

[makattak88]

This is tight.

[lpilgrm]

aye y'all, i actually got live footage of this uploaded from a show back in '04. come thru and check it out.

[kingxskippy]

Bay Area is the best.

[elektroindi]

Damn straight man, it's the most deep region in the States.

[mitchmatic]

Mitchmatic's take on this beat..

( W x3 *dot* )

youtube.com/watch?v=gX-2gnE5Bk E

(you can actually trust me, I know a lot of people who self-promote like this are wack)

[dignun]

...maybe one of the best rap songs ive ever heard...i came at it via one of bigg jus's tunes on plantation rhymes...another classic addition to real hip hop...

[ruma17]

did big l do a song with this beat?

[snubbs741]

@ruma17 that would be dope

[chasefriend83]

I remember when I was Like 12 this was on 411 issue 13 skate series, always stayed in the front of my dome!

[musclelivers01]

@chasefriend83 this was used on issue 411vm31. it was used in a snowboarding advertisement. is that where you remember it from. im tripped out ive been wanting to find this track for ten years.

[RuthlessCriminal408]

Many people always say that artist like this need attention. Naw cause then that'll make them Mainstream if they got hella radio play and all that shit. This is underground and its to remain underground/

[smaertpot04]

You know what's up.

[JBOSK100]

These days almost all mainstream rappers are fake and try to rap about shit they never been through. They say anything to get some money . They make shit up like a movie and act like its real. Ive never met a gangster that act like lil wayne, 50 cent, and alot of other rappers.

[skeet0h9]

dONT YOU EVER FORGET HIERO FATAL WAIT'LL THEY COME BACK OUT

[illagen1]

everything is great about the HEIRO!!! GREATEST CREW EVER, AND IM FROM NY!! RESPECT. HEIRO FA LIFE!!!!

[Gheleye]

It's amazing how I'm 15 and I know nothing about old school rappers but I know lil Wayne and a lot of other gay ass rappers suck. I always liked hiero and del

[eligh137]

HIEROOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kalistoga]

stop saying "fuck mainstream." When Del did songs with Gorillaz, that was mainstream. Del's cousin is Ice Cube, who is mainstream. When "93 Til Infinity" first came out, it was on the radio and the music video was all over TV. That was mainstream. ATCQ, The Roots, Mos Def, Talib, Murs....all of these so called "underground" rappers/groups have been on radio and tv. Don't bunch all mainstream music together and say it's wack. I hear a lot of wack underground music too...

[jebusdota]

@kalistoga fuck mainstream

[kalistoga]

@jebusdota fuck close-minded underground kids that think all hip-hop music should be about "wack mc's" and "rippin' the mic."

Lots of 80's hip-hop was about money, cars, jewlery, women etc. Rakim & Eric B. had an album called "Paid in Full" and held cash in their hands on the album cover. there's only 2 kinds of music. good music and bad music. Mainstream and underground have both.

[jebusdota]

@kalistoga since when is rapping about money, cars or jewlery cool. LOL such a tool. Oh cool, cash in hands? Pretty cool how they show that artistry isn't anything without the money??????????????? who the fuck are you man. get real

[kalistoga]

@jebusdota I didn't say that it was cool. My point was that rappers have been talking about money, cars, girls etc., since the beginning of hip-hop. Even the rappers that helped CREATE hip-hop did it. There's nothing wrong with rapping about it, as long as they do it good. These rappers came from NOTHING. So having money is positive for them. If you win the lottery, are you gonna celebrate and tell your friends/family, or are you going to say, "nah, fuck the money?" 

[Maziyar]

Hieroglyphics needs to bring that new album

hip hop is feening for the dope.

Genelec & Memphis Reigns too.

damn wtf.  Oakland Blackout

[reddemon242]

love del.

heiroglyohics sick man

[troytroisk8]

the beat makes me weak hahaha

[illagen1]

Heiro incredible as usual.. this album was slammin as f--ck!!

[cullenbrown]

your all wrong, Pep Love takes the cake. Del is the man though i just saw him with A-Plus live at Paid Dues Festival, one of the best shows iv'e ever seen.

[tek2200]

Del kills this track easy.

[blod1981]

this is for us to have for ourselves. fuck mainstream.

[xXDr1pZt3rxX]

Ye i agree with radio fuk all that whack shit on the radio this is where its at

[playaandthepimp]

DAM shit is raw

[SintaxOne]

Phenomenal!! Incredible!! I cant put into words the vibe, feelings, memories this album gives me!! Goose bumps for sure!

[theflry]

animaniacs opening quote hahah

[sw69skate]

Classic shit! Lovely beat, always loved Hiero flows. 411VM skate video mag used a lot of Hiero shit and Living Legends etc they had deals with them to use there shit, thats why a lot of skater's know of these amazing groups. It's definetely a good thing, Artist's should take note of that.

[ittybittyTink]

sample is -spritual concept--lets take it all.

[Three6Mafiaz]

true life lol

[lbemnl]

aplus is boss

[superthizz209]

naw op is alright but the best is tajai

[playaandthepimp]

@superthizz209 idk bro del goes hard as shit

[alwaysoutnumber4d]

also am i the only person here who thinks that opios better then del???

[sherpa141]

I think that Del's style and creativity have aged pretty well, although back when this jam dropped Del's flow got on my nerves. Opio is probably still my favorite, though, but I enjoy Del more than I did in the past.

[asop]

i believe

[alwaysoutnumber4d]

this tracks amazing and the lyrics and flow of opio is absolutley astonishing next level shit!!!

[azgazr8]

damn... this track brings back sick ass memories.. absolute classic

[kyle368]

this is real hip hop, gotta appreciate this shit

[MTobias87]

i think i first heard this on a skate video

[infearandfaiith]

dude this song just feels good

so sick especially when you're stoned

gotta appreciate del

[Funk96]

this is definitely enjoyed more when on a higher level

fuck this sounds good :)

[FadedGonzoz420]

THis shit is international

[ButteryCommando]

this is my shit good shit to play when your doin anything if its gettin high, chillin, skatin, or just bumpin to this beat. i dont know it can be anything

[zunkdoonk]

This music is the kind that you wanna share with people but feel reluctant because its so precious.....like casting diamonds before swine.

Or even feel like "you just had to be there" to really understand why this is so important to the time, the place, the people, the art, the love...

[rubyblue18]

@zunkdoonk fuckin A. beautifully put.

[Numsekrummendotdk]

@zunkdoonk

So true... so true

[MrChiffy]

@zunkdoonk u said this a year ago but i just had to hit you up...cuz what you wrote HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD...it's like a secret you don't wanna share.." it's ours...you can't have it..cuz somehow that'll cheapen it"...i get exactly what you're saying man.

[Damian2354]

What album is this from? I'm a hieroglyphics noob.

[RhCpStUd]

read the discription. 3rd eye vision. the most underated rap album ever.

[XXXmouseXXX]

agreed...im typically labeled as a rocker but i must say i appreciate music for talent and this is off the charts. every song. at the helm is great, mics of the round table...all of em

[Chinasoversizedclit]

wikipedia...

[TheEvilOyo]

first verse applies to clowns like wayne

[Sakeytheninja]

Thank youuuuuuuu. My MOTHER FUCKING HERO MAN!

[sirpsychosxy]

i just love how bay rappers pronunce theiRR woRRds props

[hogansch]

O-ver-E-NUN-SEE-ATE-ing

Was just thinking that...

[Randleman2]

REAL FUNK!!!!!

[ThePalmeda]

oakland blackouts is the s***

[ItsFunkyEnough]

ahaha.. hip pop.. yea I agree... kinda like that country pop- just some popular bullshit. Although you know something, Lil Wayne could be alright, hes just so Inconsistent and anymore just wants to sell records. Fuck maybe im wrong - fuck if I know, thing is, all that young Mulla business- fuck all that. Paper only pays in percentages.

[J88Rie]

Lil Waynes a Lil Biiiitch!!

ahahah

fuck hip-pop

keep it underground

[triangletheorytrey]

I believe this is a great conglomeration of artistry, technique, and originallity. No sell outs

[MikeKanen]

Why am is it that im the only kid that i know what listens to shit like this. The music im growing up hearing of the radio fucking sucks, I hate lil wayne, TI, drake is a bitch and just all that other garbage. The only people i can talk to that listen to good hip hop are 20 year olds.

[AfterShadow]

you were born in the wrong era then. Be thankful you're further in the game than all other kids your age. Keep it real with the good jams, kid!

[MikeKanen]

I'm glad im ahead of everybody else. I couldn't imagine me listen to all that garbage that you hear on the radio all day long. I think im blessed though because iv been listening to this since iv been 13. Im 15 now and i know more hip hop then most adults would. I got like 13,000 tracks on my computer of just old school, underground, or just good hip hop.

[DaVeinAZ928]

Nostalgic ass shit makes me wanna go back so bad yo....aaaahhhhhh!!!!! Love this crew.

[baydood510]

classic bay music

[hotfiyahhh]

Nothing but love for them. Sometimes I wish I wasn't 16, so I could've remembered these years when the music was so active.

Hmm, at least I have the internet.

[DaVeinAZ928]

Bro I was exactly 16 when this shit dropped ( i'm 26 now). This shit rocked hard for me and my boys back then....just do what you can RIGHT NOW to appreciate the REAL shit thats still out now and its so dope to see a young gun like yourself rockin this shit. Peace.

[Jguthro]

yea, I am 30 right now and I grew up with crap on the radio too. Remember Black Street.......pure garbage.  You just have to sift through the bullshit and find those artist that spit fire.

[scmtb49]

one of the best underground joints out there

[ArcadeOne]

West Coast underground is very dope !! Check Artists from Heratik Productions !!

[dazamaru]

much love to the WestCoast....reppin East, this group always had that tight lyrical skills...we used to bootleg they shyd up in the bronx...

hieros hard body this one