3rd Eye Vision

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3rd Eye Vision
Third Eye Vision Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
Genre Hip hop
Length70:26
Label Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
Producer Domino, A-Plus, Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Phesto, Opio, J-Biz, Toure
Hieroglyphics chronology
3rd Eye Vision
(1998)
Full Circle
(2003)
Singles from 3rd Eye Vision
  1. "The Who"
    Released: 1997
  2. "The Last One"
    Released: 1998
  3. "You Never Knew"
    Released: 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
RapReviews.com9/10 [2]

3rd Eye Vision is the first studio album by American hip hop collective Hieroglyphics. [3] It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings on March 24, 1998. [4] It peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [5] as well as number 88 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [6] It has sold more than 100,000 copies. [7]

Contents

Critical reception

In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 34 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" D. Siguenza 1:14
2."You Never Knew" A. Carter, P. Peacock, T. Jones, T. Massey, O. Lindsey, D. Thompson 4:33
3."All Things"P. Peacock, O. Lindsey, D. Siguenza3:19
4."Casual" J. Owens, T. Jones1:37
5."The Who"P. Peacock, T. Jones, D. Thompson, O. Lindsey4:29
6."Dune Methane"J. Owens, O. Lindsey4:02
7."Phesto"D. Thompson1:35
8."At the Helm"T. Jones, D. Siguenza4:18
9."The Last One"J. Owens, P. Peacock3:26
10."Tajai"T. Massey, D. Siguenza1:41
11."Oakland Blackouts"T. Jones, O. Lindsey4:31
12."Mics of the Roundtable"A. Carter, O. Lindsey, T. Massey, D. Thompson4:42
13."See Delight"O. Lindsey, P. Peacock3:24
14."Pep Love"P. Peacock, J. Suarez2:15
15."Off the Record"J. Owens, A. Carter, T. Jones, T. Massey, D. Siguenza3:21
16."A-Plus"A. Carter, D. Siguenza1:24
17."After Dark"P. Peacock, D. Siguenza4:23
18."Opio"O. Lindsey1:21
19."No Nuts"T. Jones, P. Peacock, D. Siguenza4:04
20."Del"T. Jones, D. Siguenza1:14
21."One Life, One Love"T. Duncan, T. Massey, J. Owens4:02
22."Miles to the Sun"P. Peacock, T. Massey, O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, A. Carter, J. Suarez5:39

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 88

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