Projecto: 2501 is a joint concept EP

Extended play

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 by Souls of Mischief

Souls of Mischief

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 and Hieroglyphics

Hieroglyphics (band)

Hieroglyphics, also known as the Hieroglyphics Crew and Hiero, are an American underground hip hop collective based in Oakland, California. The collective was founded in the early-1990s by rapper Del tha Funkee Homosapien...

 MC Tajai

Tajai

Tajai Massey, known by the stage name, Tajai , is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the four founding members of Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the...

 and SupremeEx

SupremeEx

Yameen is a hiphop producer from Philadelphia, PA. His most recent work, "Never Knows Encore" was released on February 10, 2010 on Rumble Pack Records.-SupremeEx:...

. The album draws upon ideas from Serial Experiments Lain

Serial Experiments Lain

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 and Ghost in the Shell

Ghost in the Shell

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, as well as the artists' own ideas about technology and its influence on life (see their cover story feature & interview in the December 2000 issue of XLR8R magazine). It was released on vinyl in November 2000, and later as an enhanced CD in April 2001.

The EP was recorded and arranged remotely over the Internet, with Tajai and SupremeEx exchanging files and communicating with each other from their respective coasts.

Several other artists such as Shing02

Shing02

Shingo Annen , better known by his stage name Shing02, is a Japanese rap artist and producer. Due in part to growing up in Western cities, Shing02 stands as one of the few multilingual rappers from Japan able to compose songs entirely in either Japanese or English...

, DJ Low Budget (Hollertronix), Jay Biz (ex Hieroglyphics), DJ Nozawa and Major Terror are featured.

Two random trading cards (out of a total set of 4) are included with every CD and vinyl record. Additional enhanced, hidden content on the CD includes a bonus MP3, computer wallpapers and videos in the studio recording Projecto: 2501.

The duo would team-up once again in 2005 to release their first full-length album together, Nuntype

Nuntype

Nuntype is the first full-length album by Souls of Mischief/Hieroglyphics MC Tajai and SupremeEx following their EP, Projecto: 2501. The album features R&B and soul singer Goapele...

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Track listing

1. Authentic Intelligence
2. Origin of Fable
3. Contact (featuring Shing02, Major Terror and DJ Nozawa)
4. Digidestruction (featuring DJ Low Budget)
5. Conceptualize (featuring Jay Biz)
6. Fluid Motion

External links

• Projecto: 2501 Website
• SupremeEx Website
• Souls of Mischief Website
• "Fusing Music With New Visual Media" cover story & interview, XLR8R magazine, December 2000
• Interview with Yameen (SupremeEx) & Tajai about the science of Projecto: 2501