Thursday June 22, 2023 @ 2 p.m.
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Purchase a copy of classic hip hop album "93 'til Infinity" to get signed and meet the legendary Souls of Mischief!
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“Sometimes it gets a little hectic out there,” explained Oakland group Souls of Mischief in their 1993 single “93 ‘Til Infinity.” “But right now, yo, we gonna up you on how we chill.” The debut from these four members of the Hieroglyphics crew was defiantly relaxed and laid-back, a cool glass of lemonade in comparison to the gin and juice pouring from the west.
Set in the aftermath of Reaganomics and recession, ’93 'til Infinity captures its time and place like most great hip-hop records. Souls came of age in the Cokeland where D-Boys rolled around in Fila sweats, ’62 Impala’s, and Gold Daytons. But they also came from well-educated families and attended multicultural schools where they absorbed Black Panther and hippie ideals.
“Some people looked at us as nerds, but we still had to protect ourselves,” Phesto remembers. “It was survival of the fittest, and we had a lot of brushes with violent conflicts. We grew up just down the street from some really bad hoods.”