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Born Soul Drops New EP “Vybe King”
Born Soul kicks off the new year with a new EP, “Vybe King.” “Vybe King” is Born Soul’s first EP. The six-track masterpiece is chock full of sounds and puts a unique spin on the Hip-Hop/Rap genre. Born Soul is exactly what the title of his EP suggests – he is a king of vibes. The EP takes listeners on a sonic journey, and each song has its own distinct vibe. “Every moment on Earth is vibe driven.” Born Soul continues: “Surround yourself with like-minded individuals. This EP serves as an advisory piece, emphasizing the idea that one is the ruler of their own space – have a life plan and stay goal driven.”
“Vybe King” starts off with “The Wind.” “The Wind” has a spooky sound to it, and Born Soul spits witty, hard-hitting bars. He has a Lil Yachty reminiscent flow on the track. “Trailblaze” is up next. Trailblaze” is a Rap track with a Trap sound to it that is reminiscent of a Three 6 Mafia vibe. Track three, “Caesar,” showcases Born Soul’s lyrical prowess, and how he is not only the king of vibes, but also the king of Hip-Hop. “Ideas” keeps with the Hip-Hop vibe. It is a motivational, Conscious Hip-Hop/Rap song that has a wavy beat. The penultimate record, “Sphere of Love,” has a funky, Soul vibe. “Adagio Fountain” is the closer. The song rounds out the EP well, and has a chill, emotive feel to it. “Adagio Fountain” has an OutKast vibe, and Born Soul bares his soul on the record.
“Vybe King” is an impressive body of work that has tracks for listeners that like Hip-Hop/Rap and its various subgenres. Born Soul puts forth a project laced with powerful, metaphoric, and hyphy lyrics that resonate with all who listen. Vibe out to Born Soul’s “Vybe King” and catch a vibe.
Follow Born Soul on Instagram (@bornsoul1).
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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/
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