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AWOL Da Mindwriter taps Planet Asia for “Chaos Control” (single)

Published

10 months ago

November 4, 2025

Retro gaming meets professional mic rippers for a new single. Great Neck, NY’s AWOL Da Mindwriter continues his audio partnership with August Fanon (Mach Hommy, Vic Spencer) for “Chaos Control.” A reference to a Sega Dreamcast early 90’s classic, Sonic Adventure 2 the high velocity bars are amplified with guest appearance from underground legend, Planet Asia (and cuts by DJ Pinn).. Speaking on the link-up AWOL said “Chaos Control was a power-up in the Sonic universe used for battle. I view this track as a blood-sport with two emcees making other emcees not wanna reckon with us.”

Listen to “Chaos Control” ft. Planet Asia: https://youtu.be/JSwaHmEdF8U?si=4drRaSeQHARCdlDh

“Chaos Control” is the newest leak from the forthcoming collaborative AWOL Da Mindwriter and August Fanon album, Now Loading. Several other tracks from the project have previously been released including the recent “Altered Beast,” “Disconnected” and “Golden Gun” (links below).

Watch official video “Altered Beast” here: https://youtu.be/PFVq9rNN_T4

Stream / Purchase “Disconnected”:

https://www.7emeraldsmedia.com/music/p/disconnected-digital-single

Stream / Purchase “Golden Gun”:

https://www.7emeraldsmedia.com/music/p/goldengun

More Info: https://www.instagram.com/7emeraldsmedia/

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Hieroglyphics drop new LP & video

Published

5 hours ago

September 8, 2026

Rob Ducketts

All Said And Done, the latest chapter of Hieroglyphics is here! The third official full-length album from the Oakland, California super-crew is now available via streaming, vinyl and CD editions (links below) with hand-drawn album cover courtesy of Shomari Smith. A legendary amalgamation of hip-hop entities, Hieroglyphics is composed of Casual, Souls Of Mischief (a quartet composed of A-Plus, Opio, Phesto and Tajai), Del The Funky Homosapien, Domino, DJ Toure and Pep Love.

Recorded over a nine-month period in 2025, All Said And Done (the first official Hieroglyphics release since 2013 mixtape The Kitchen) is a fully self-produced affair (with tracks handled by A-Plus, Domino, DJ Toure with the only additional assistance from multi-instrumentalist Jim Greer and cuts on one track by DJ D-Styles of The Beat Junkies). Speaking on the album title, Casual stated that “it refers to this album being the skill level that we would like to be remembered for.” He also says that the album track “Uplifted” is a personal highlight that will “last to tell the story of HIero if no other song does.”

An official video for the track “The Way That It Be” featuring performances from Casual, Pep Love and Tajai was just released (link below).

Watch the official video for “The Way That It Be”: https://youtu.be/FlDWQ89MCcg?si=qB8Ct-Lp4GWrdzwq

The crew also just completed a North American run promoting the release of the album, which hyped the track “Drum Talk” (featuring Casual, Phesto Dee, Tajai and Del The Funky Homosapien).

Listen to “Drum Talk”: https://promo.theorchard.com/OTf4THL8AWSMaUDoZPgu

The tour culminated in the 2026 edition of the annual Hiero Day celebration in San Francisco. However this Saturday (September 12) will be the launch of the first Hiero Day Canada (to take place at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver)

Stream/Purchase LP/CD All Said And Done: https://hieroglyphics.com/