''3rd Eye Vision'' is the first studio album by American hip hop collective
Hieroglyphics. It was released by
Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings is an Oakland, California-based, independent hip hop record label founded and owned by underground hip hop collective, the Hieroglyphics. The label was created by the collective in 1995 to publish and market ...
on March 24, 1998. It peaked at number 26 on the ''
Billboard''
Heatseekers Albums
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chart,
[ as well as number 88 on the ]Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart.[ It has sold more than 100,000 copies.
]
Critical reception
In 2015, '' Fact'' placed the album at number 34 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Domino
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– production (1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
* A-Plus – production (2, 12)
* Del the Funky Homosapien
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Born in O ...
– production (4, 5)
* Casual
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**Smart casual a loosely defined dress code
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– production (6, 9)
* Phesto – production (7)
* Opio – production (11, 13, 18)
* Jeff Cleland – bass guitar (11)
* Robski – turntables (11)
* J-Biz – production (14, 22), turntables (21, 22)
* Toure – production (21)
* Matt Kelley – engineering
* Ken Lee – editing
* Brian Gardner – mastering
* Stephan Chandler – artwork, layout
* Jake Rosenberg – photography
Charts
References
External links
*
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1998 debut albums
Hieroglyphics (group) albums
Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings albums