Hieroglyphics busting blue collar rhymes

They're nearly as old school as the concept of the hip-hop crew itself.

Founded by Del the Funkee Homosapien in the early '90s, Oakland's Hieroglyphics are a wizened, working class troupe who favor a vintage soul and jazz backdrop for their largely blue-collar rhymes.

The multimember group is a welcome anachronism, a forward-looking collective with a sound rooted in the past.

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