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Dios Negasi + Tone Fultz drop new video “What It Is” ft. Skrillz
Welcome to Iron Angeles! Reagan Era Records lynchpin Dios Negasi and Tone Fultz (AKA Messiah Of Madness) have dropped the official video for their single “What It Is.” A massive head-nodding dose of boom-bap with lyrics just as gritty (also featuring chorus by Reagan Era’s Skrillz Dior) the track is just one example of the duo’s new full-length collaboration, Iron Angeles.
The video (filmed in Norwalk, CA by Shot by isuppose for Truth Films) is nothing short of what you would expect from the audio equivalent of a Grand Theft Auto video game.
Watch official video for “What It Is”: https://youtu.be/AC699tYY2n8?si=xMFBtvl-ukDOmESY
Iron Angeles is out now and is the culmination of long-standing respect between Reagan Era Records and Tone Fultz, who both produce and emcee on their own projects. However, for this album Dios stays emceeing and Tone solely produces. The album has been getting spins from underground radio shows globally including Shade 45 (SiriusXM) and been getting support from hip-hop media outlets.
More Info: https://www.instagram.com/diosnegasi/
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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