3rd Eye Vision

3rd Eye Vision is the debut 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,^[3] as well as number 88 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[4] It has sold more than 100,000 copies.^[5]

3rd Eye Vision
Studio album by Hieroglyphics
Released	March 24, 1998 (1998-03-24)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	70:26
Label	Hieroglyphics Imperium
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
"The Who" Released: 1997 "The Last One" Released: 1998 "You Never Knew" Released: 1998

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
RapReviews	9/10[7]
The Source	[8]

In 2015, Fact placed the album at number 34 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(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. Siguenza	3:19
4.	"Casual"	J. Owens, T. Jones	1:37
5.	"The Who"	P. Peacock, T. Jones, D. Thompson, O. Lindsey	4:29
6.	"Dune Methane"	J. Owens, O. Lindsey	4:02
7.	"Phesto"	D. Thompson	1:35
8.	"At the Helm"	T. Jones, D. Siguenza	4:18
9.	"The Last One"	J. Owens, P. Peacock	3:26
10.	"Tajai"	T. Massey, D. Siguenza	1:41
11.	"Oakland Blackouts"	T. Jones, O. Lindsey	4:31
12.	"Mics of the Roundtable"	A. Carter, O. Lindsey, T. Massey, D. Thompson	4:42
13.	"See Delight"	O. Lindsey, P. Peacock	3:24
14.	"Pep Love"	P. Peacock, J. Suarez	2:15
15.	"Off the Record"	J. Owens, A. Carter, T. Jones, T. Massey, D. Siguenza	3:21
16.	"A-Plus"	A. Carter, D. Siguenza	1:24
17.	"After Dark"	P. Peacock, D. Siguenza	4:23
18.	"Opio"	O. Lindsey	1:21
19.	"No Nuts"	T. Jones, P. Peacock, D. Siguenza	4:04
20.	"Del"	T. Jones, D. Siguenza	1:14
21.	"One Life, One Love"	T. Duncan, T. Massey, J. Owens	4:02
22.	"Miles to the Sun"	P. Peacock, T. Massey, O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, A. Carter, J. Suarez	5:39

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)[3]	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	88