The East Oakland backpacker crew is part of the underground hip-hop consortium known as the Hieroglyphics. The group consists of four MCs: A-Plus, Phesto, Opio and Tajai. Their debut album in 1993, '93 Til Infinity, produced an early 90s anthem of the same name and spawned a movement towards bohemian yet rugged hip-hop. The crew drew comparisons to De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest for their abstract, whimsical style of storytelling. '93 Til Infinity was a youthfully impressionistic album echoing jazz and funk influences combined with precocious lyrical gestures. Such tracks as "That's When Ya Lost" and "Never No More" were memorable for their lyrics and feel alike. Two years later, they released their sophomore effort, No Man's Land, a derisive and brash departure from '93 Til Infinity. Rather than sticking to the formula that made them popular with the college hip-hop set, they chose to shatter their image similar to De La Soul's second album De La Soul Is Dead. Their Northern California mindset combines chaos, danger, and the avant-garde, all from a very intellectual B-Boy perspective. The crew dropped the Focus in 1999, then returned with Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution in 2000. All of the members of Souls of Mischief have released solo projects in the years following and they continue to tour and perform as Souls of Mischief to hip hop fans worldwide.