Hieroglyphics

The Oakland hip-hop collective Hieroglyphics grew up around Del the Funky Homosapien and gathers Souls of Mischief, Casual, Pep Love and producer Domino. Its three-eyed face logo became shorthand for West Coast independent rap, and the 1998 album 3rd Eye Vision, issued on the crew's own label, showed the model could work without a major.