Souls of Mischief is a hip hop group from Oakland, California, that is also part of the hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. The Souls of Mischief formed in 1991 and is composed of rappers A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai.

History

East Oakland native Tajai began rhyming with future bandmate A-Plus at age 8, while both were in elementary school. Tajai and Phesto met later in junior high school. Tajai recruited his best friend Phesto in middle school and A-Plus brought Opio into the budding act in high school before making its major-label debut on Jive Records with the group's well-received album 93 'til Infinity, in 1993. Produced and directed by Shomari Smith, it reflected on the 20-year anniversary of the band's debut album 93 'Til Infinity and includes over 50 interviews with prominent MCs, DJs, and producers of the era.

During the 2017 NBA Playoffs, Gatorade released a television commercial promoting Gatorade Flow, which featured Indiana Pacers star forward Paul George and the instrumental music of Souls of Mischief' 93 'Til Infinity.

Discography

Studio albums

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details

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! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Ind.<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />R&B<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Rap<br />

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! scope="row"| 93 'til Infinity

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  • Released: September 28, 1993
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download

| 85 || — || 17 || —

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! scope="row"| No Man's Land

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  • Released: October 10, 1995
  • Label: Jive
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download

| 111 || — || 27 || —

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! scope="row"| Focus

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  • Released: April 20, 1998
  • Label: Hieroglyphics Imperium
  • Format: LP, cassette, digital download

| — || — || — || —

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! scope="row"| Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution

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  • Released: October 24, 2000
  • Label: Hieroglyphics Imperium
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download

| — || 37 || — || —

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! scope="row"| Montezuma's Revenge

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  • Released: December 1, 2009
  • Label: Clear Label
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download

| — || — || 93 || —

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! scope="row"| There Is Only Now

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  • Released: August 26, 2014
  • Label: Linear Labs
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download

| — || — || 35 || 20

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| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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Singles

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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year

! scope="col" colspan="4"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album

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! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Dance<br />Sales<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />R&B<br />

! scope="col" style="width:2.9em;font-size:90%;"| US<br />Rap<br />

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! scope="row"| "That's When Ya Lost"

| rowspan="2"| 1993

| — || — || — || 24

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| rowspan="2"| 93 'til Infinity

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! scope="row"| "93 'til Infinity"

| 72 || 20 || 65 || 11

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  • RIAA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold

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! scope="row"| "Get the Girl, Grab the Money and Run"

| rowspan="2"| 1994

| — || 23 || — || 50

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| A Low Down Dirty Shame soundtrack

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! scope="row"| "Never No More"

| — || 15 || —