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Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution
Hip-Hop · 2000 · 18 tracks

Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution

Souls of Mischief

A gritty, three-act narrative of Bay Area life. Murky jazz samples and razor-sharp vocal chemistry trade sun-soaked nostalgia for midnight noir.

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It’s like a film noir set in Oakland with the best four-man rap team ever assembled.

A tense and shadowy exploration of urban life through a lens of intellectual grit.

Trilogy: Conflict, Climax, Resolution · vs · Souls of Mischief
Brooding+2.2σ

Brooding saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Intro
0:23
02
Trilogy
3:30
03
Interrogation
4:49
04
Last Night
3:50
05
Save the Babies (Conflict)
1:53
06
Bad Business
3:47
07
Danglin’
3:07
08
Mama Knows Best
5:16
09
Medication
4:21
10
That Ain’t Life (Climax)
4:22
11
4th Floor Freaks
3:07
12
Acupuncture
4:14
13
Fucked…
4:00
14
Soundscience
4:37
15
Supdoder (What’s the Re?)
4:02
16
Airborne Rangers
4:20
17
Phoenix Rising (Resolution)
2:17
18
Enemy Minds
4:28
Moments Worth Waiting For
The seamless transition into the 'Conflict' phase where the production takes a noticeably sharper, more aggressive turn.
The dense, overlapping vocal interplay on 'Soundscience' that showcases their telepathic group chemistry.
The haunting, stripped-back piano loop on 'Medication' that anchors a particularly vulnerable lyrical stretch.
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