3rd Eye Vision explained

3rd Eye Vision
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hieroglyphics
Cover:	Third Eye Vision Album Cover.jpg
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	Hieroglyphics Imperium
Producer:	Domino, A-Plus, Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Phesto, Opio, J-Biz, Toure
Next Title:	Full Circle
Next Year:	2003

3rd Eye Vision is the first studio album by American hip hop collective Hieroglyphics.^[1] It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings on March 24, 1998.^[2] It peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 88 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It has sold more than 100,000 copies.^[3]

Critical reception

In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 34 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[4]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Domino – production (1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
• A-Plus – production (2, 12)
• Del the Funky Homosapien – production (4, 5)
• Casual – production (6, 9)
• Phesto – production (7)
• Opio – production (11, 13, 18)
• Jeff Cleland – bass guitar (11)
• Robski – turntables (11)
• J-Biz – production (14, 22), turntables (21, 22)
• Toure – production (21)
• Matt Kelley – engineering
• Ken Lee – editing
• Brian Gardner – mastering
• Stephan Chandler – artwork, layout
• Jake Rosenberg – photography

Charts

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

Notes and References

1. Brian. Coleman. Hip-Hop. CMJ New Music Monthly. May 1998. 57. 55.
2. Web site: 3rd Eye Vision Hieroglyphics. Bandcamp. https://web.archive.org/web/20140209150002/http://hieroglyphicsimperium.bandcamp.com/album/3rd-eye-vision. February 9, 2014. August 4, 2018.
3. Web site: Hiero's Year. East Bay Express. Eric. Arnold. August 28, 2013. August 4, 2018.
4. Web site: The 100 best indie hip-hop records of all time (page 68 of 101). Fact. February 25, 2015. August 4, 2018.
5. Web site: Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums). Billboard. August 4, 2018.
6. Web site: Hieroglyphics: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). Billboard. August 4, 2018.