OPIO & ARCHITECT -Elevated Style
Upcoming Album Vultures Wisdom Vol. 2 Coming Soon!!!
Hieroglyphics Imperium
Produced by Architect
Director: Just Jay
Co-Director Jordan Fierro
OPIO AND ARCHITECT PRESESNT THE CROWN JEWEL OF THEIR NEW ALBUM, VULTURE'S WISDOM - SOME SUPERFLY SHIT. DIRECTED BY JUSTIN HERMAN, THIS VIDEO HARKENS BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE FUNK. BE SURE TO CHECK FOR THE VULTURE'S WISDOM IN STORES JULY 15th ON HIEROGLYPHICS IMPERIUM. HIERO YALL!!!!
OPIO - ORIGINAL LYRICIST
FILMED AT MCAFEE COLOSEIUM, OAKLAND CA. RAIDERS '09!
OPIO - DON JULIO
PUT YOUR BOTTLES UP YALL!
OPIO - STOP THE PRESS
As a member of both Souls of Mischief and Hieroglyphics, Opio pulls double duty as both producer and MC . A self-proclaimed Child of the 70's and raised in a musical household, Opio knew early on that Hip-Hop was his love. My father was a musician I was always exposed to all different music, Classical, a lot of Jazz Reggae, Rock? Hip-Hop was just the combination of all that to me. Throughout the early eighties, he breakdanced, deejayed and emceed, fully immersed in the culture that he still loves.
As a teen, Opio hooked up with local rappers Tajai and A Plus, whom he met through Casual, another MC who was Opio's classmate and neighbor. The three instantly clicked and began recording together, soon adding fourth MC Phesto Dee to form the group Souls of Mischief. Together with Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Domino and Pep Love, the crew Hieroglyphics was born. The rest is history
Looking back, Opio has achieved a rather impressive following along with Souls as he continues down the path of excellence. Their first LP, 93 'Til Infinity (Jive, 1993) which debuted at 14 on Billboard's R&B charts and placed at 109 in the top 200, garnered both commercial and critical success, and is widely recognized as a Hip Hop classic. Their second album, No Man's Land (Jive, 1995) came in at 27 on the R&B charts. Along with these major label releases, Souls of Mischief have continued their growth, but within their own company, Hiero Imperium, the independent label Opio and his Hieroglyphics brethren formed in 1997. Opio's lyrics and production can currently be heard on the Hieroglyphics releases, Third Eye Vision (Hiero Imperium, 1998), One Big Trip (Hiero Imperium, 2002) and Full Circle (Hiero Imperium, 2003), along with the Souls of Mischief album, Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution (Hiero Imperium, 2000).
MAAAAAAN!!! I BEEN WAITING FOR SOME SHIT LIKE THIS!! IVE ALWAYS LIKED HIERO MAN BUT OPIO YOU ARE MY NEW FAVORITE RAPPER- WAY TO BRING SOME NEW FRESHNESS BACK TO HIPHOP YOU FUCKIN DOUCHED IT BRO. ANYWAY GETTIN HIGH ON BANANA PEELS---WARCHILD
Hey Caught the Show last night in Portland Oregon. Great show man needed some good hip hop after dealing with a busy kitchen all day. Hope to see y'all sometime again. Peace!
That's the business... SOM, SAS w/ big Mitch and my Deep Rooted folks on tour...! One West ya'll... But make sure Art doesn't drink too many shots of Ripple... Otherwise he'll start slappin' fools with his hair...! Haha...
I've been getting hella fiendish waiting to hear you and crew pass the mic on some new records. Been super anxious for Montezuma's Revenge to drop ever since I first heard rumors about it like two years ago. I'm sure you guys are gonna bring that 90's essence back to hip-hop. Its been long overdue! I really appreciate what you guys are doing and hope this puts yall back on the map and fools don't sleep on this one. You guys deserve it. One.
