The group consists of rappers from the hip-hop group Souls of Mischief including A-Plus, Tajai, Opio, and Phesto Dee as well as rappers such as Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Casual, and Pep Love. Domino is their in-house producer with A-Plus performing production duties from time to time. As a group Hieroglyphics has released three albums, 3rd Eye Vision (1998), Full Circle (2003) and The Kitchen (2013). They have also been featured on numerous compilation albums and have collaborated with the likes of Planet Asia and 9th Wonder.
In 1996, Del was ready to release his Future Development album. However, just before its release, Del was released from his recording contract with Elektra Records. Around this same time, Souls of Mischief, Extra Prolific and Casual were all released from their recording contracts with Jive Records. Frustrated, Del and the rest of Hieroglyphics decided to start their own record label, called Hieroglyphics Imperium. The group has a spiritual down to earth mindset and smooth jazzy beats. They often rhyme about the third eye which is featured on their logo. For those who know and understand what the third eye is about will understand the underlying messages better than those who do not.
The mistreatment of Del & Hieroglyphics by their record labels became infamous in hip-hop circles, as a perfect example of "industry rule #4080" (record companies are shady). After Hieroglyphics' successful reemergence with their own independent label, Del & Hieroglyphics became an inspiration for some rap artists to start their own labels while keeping the lion's share of the money for themselves. Arguably the efforts of Del & Hieroglyphics paved the way for other famous independent rap labels known today, such as Roc-a-Fella Records or Rawkus Records.
Through their own independent label's (Hieroglyphics Imperium) website, http://www.hieroglyphics.com, the group releases singles, albums, and EPs from the group as well as its members and other artists who are signed to the label.
Think Again
Hieroglyphics Lyrics
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You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
Watch this ??? radiation from the flamin' hot sun
Known as Hieroglyphics
Collapse into an angel dust fit
From the dope I spit
Cocaine to your brain
You sick chasin' a dragon
Hollow-tips disintegrate
When I infiltrate your temples with these rap magnetics
Depleting the iron in your hemoglobin
Freeze burnin' a slack apathetic
Who fiendin' for the spotlight
While you plot on me
I write these older soliloquies
You can't see
Your corneas are straight sizzling
Riddling your shell with holes from the shit I bring
Catch you with the black adder poison just for mentioning Hiero fool
You got it twisted like King James
Perversion Persian Gulf syndrome got your mind spinning
Head flown from the eclectic
Fuck up your electrics
No audio, no visual
Your city goes up in flames
No remorse for the slain victims
The same curriculum goes for the next mission
This is the North Star microphone type violence
Pilot wings gunnin' MC's like a F-18 jet fighter
The Spiderman swinging through your neighbourhood
Takin' out your Kingpin
Get inside you like I'm Sabrewolf
I got the killer instincts
I don't blink
Before you get heat seek with the onslaught
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
If you control a man's thoughts
You don't have to worry about his actions
So think about that
Rather think about it in traction
For a fraction of the cost you could be bossed
But you suffer from inflation cause your mind is straight lost
Why you worrying about us
What's occurring right now is
We makin' power moves and you don't even know how
You fret and fume and claim Hiero is doomed
But your hating won't alter
We still won't falter
We plotting our own maps
We clocking our own snaps
If you think you so smart
Tell me why you ain't known that
Think, think, think
You think about it
(That was stupid, peep)
You think we're weak so
Our fans think we're the dopest
So there's something else for your people mind to focus on
Who wrote this song
The mighty Hiero
You thought we was dead, pfffttt
Alive on arrival
Biofeedback, we'll fry your weave back to the follicles
And shrink your brain to the size of a molecule
Follow you, never, you dumb
I'm like the thinker
Constant elevation, that's why I like to tinker
With rhymes and concepts
So I can stay one step beyond
Learnin' about the planet we on
I'm not sayin' I'm the smartest
But there's a lot of targets
To take my mind to
Cause that's part of being an artist
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
The magnetic flux inducted when I touch the mic is acupuncture
Fluctuated in the lotus poles through your solar plexus
I bust a rap through a cardiac arrest
The reflex of charges convulse your carcass
Like a heart attack
Then charge you wack emcees for life support
While the mics record
You're a gun done plunging in total blackness
My retrospect is photographic
I got constellations in (Flabacastal?)
To flabbergast you Siamese emcees
The tumultuous maelstrom is bone crushing
On all who approach Hieroglyphics
Too relentless to break your style down to cubic inches
Sterilized like dentures
Paralyzed inventive
Like Jan Matchslinger
I'm not a gat slinger Goldfinger
Niggas is polygamous like bigots
Working for genocide
Everybody knows we rose to preeminence
Sharp witted like diamond tipped rhombuses
Every direction on your compass stabilized
No transfusing the intoxication we profusely drop so fatally
Huh, I think you are spurring a blind horse
We're set to rule the universe with mind force
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
Think, think, think
You think about it
The song "Think Again" by Hieroglyphics talks about taking control of one's own mind and not being influenced by others' opinions. The song starts with a reference to the intense power of Hieroglyphics as music artists, with their music being so powerful that it's like radiation from the sun. The lyrics go on to describe the destructive power of drugs, particularly cocaine, and how it can destroy a person's mind. Hieroglyphics also criticize those who crave attention and the spotlight.
The lyrics then shift to urging the listener to take control of their own thoughts and not let themselves be swayed by others. The song suggests that those who try to control others through their thoughts and opinions ultimately have no power over them. The lyrics also talk about the creative process for Hieroglyphics and how they constantly work to elevate their art and remain ahead of the game.
Overall, "Think Again" is a song that encourages individualism and the control of one's own thoughts, while also criticizing those who try to exert control over others.
Line by Line Meaning
Watch this ??? radiation from the flamin' hot sun
Pay attention to the intense and blazing light energy radiating from Hieroglyphics, known as the group's fiery and powerful persona.
Collapse into an angel dust fit from the dope I spit
The rapper's powerful and intense lyrics are like a drug that can overwhelm listeners, causing them to experience an intense high or an overwhelming fit.
Cocaine to your brain, You sick chasin' a dragon
The rapper is comparing the impact of his music to that of cocaine and the resulting addiction, where listeners continuously seek out a high or chase a mythical dragon-like high.
Hollow-tips disintegrate when I infiltrate your temples with these rap magnetics
The rapper's words are like powerful bullets that can penetrate the mind and soul of listeners, with his rap magnetism leaving them in awe and inspiration.
Freeze burnin' a slack apathetic who fiendin' for the spotlight
His words can have a chilling effect on dispassionate and indifferent listeners who are overly obsessed with gaining fame and recognition.
I write these older soliloquies, You can't see your corneas are straight sizzling
The rapper's artistic soliloquies express his thoughts and emotions vividly, and his words can be so powerful that they can cause the eyes of his listeners to burn and water.
Riddling your shell with holes from the shit I bring
The rapper's lyrics can have a deep and lasting impact on his listeners, piercing their psychological shells and breaking down their mental barriers.
Catch you with the black adder poison just for mentioning Hiero fool
The rapper is warning anyone who dares to disrespect or criticize Hieroglyphics that they will be dealt with like a venomous snake, using the lethal Black Adder poison as a metaphor.
We're plotting our own maps, We're clocking our own snaps
Unlike other artists who often rely on others for directions or guidance, Hieroglyphics is forging its own path and creating its own success, with no need for outside help or approval.
The magnetic flux inducted when I touch the mic is acupuncture
The rapper's touch with the microphone is so powerful and magnetic that it can be compared to acupuncture, with his flows and lyrics having a therapeutic and restorative effect on his listeners.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: DAMANI THOMPSON, DAMIAN SIGUENZA, OPIO LINDSEY, TEREN DELVON JONES
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