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Full Circle is the second album released by the Oakland, California

Oakland, California

Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...

-based, underground hip hop

Alternative hip hop

Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...

collective, 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...

. The album was released on October 7, 2003 by the group's own independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings

Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings

Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings is an Oakland, California-based, independent, primarily alternative hip hop record label founded and owned by underground hip hop collective, the Hieroglyphics...

Track listing

"Prelude" (D. Siguenza
Domino (producer)
Not to be confused with Domino , a different American rapper.Damian Siguenza, known by his stage name, Domino , is an American record producer, manager, DJ, and one of the members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics.-Biography:Born in San Francisco,...

, P. Peacock
Pep Love
Paulo Peacock , better known by his stage name, Pep Love, is an American hip hop artist and motivational speaker. He is also one of the founding members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop collective Hieroglyphics....

) – 1:46
"Fantasy Island" (O. Lindsey
Opio
Opio Lindsey, known by his stage name, Opio, , is a member of the four-member, Oakland-based underground hip hop group, Souls of Mischief, and the eight-member, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics....

, D. Thompson
Phesto
Damani Thompson, known by the stage names, Phesto and Phesto Dee , is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with the Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip...

, P. Peacock) – 4:28
"Powers That Be" (D. Siguenza, O. Lindsey, T. Massey
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...

, T. Jones
Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Teren Delvon Jones , better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American MC.-Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997:...

, P. Peacock) – 4:54
"Make Your Move (Featuring Goapele
Goapele
-Early life:Goapele's South African father Douglas Mohlabane was an exiled political activist who struggled against the Apartheid System. Goapele's New York-born Israeli Jewish mother Noa had been attending protests since the age of 12. Noa attended Friends World College and was studying in...

)" (D. Siguenza, J. Owens
Casual (rapper)
Jon Owens , known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper from Oakland, California and one of the founding members of the alternative hip hop collective Hieroglyphics...

, P. Peacock, G. Mohlabane
Goapele
-Early life:Goapele's South African father Douglas Mohlabane was an exiled political activist who struggled against the Apartheid System. Goapele's New York-born Israeli Jewish mother Noa had been attending protests since the age of 12. Noa attended Friends World College and was studying in...

) – 4:29
"Shift Shape" (D. Siguenza, J. Owens, P. Peacock, A. Carter
A-Plus (rapper)
Adam Carter, known by the stage name, A-Plus, is an American rapper and producer. He is one of the founding four members of the Oakland, California-based underground hip hop group Souls of Mischief, and, with Souls of Mischief, a part of the eight-person, alternative hip hop collective, the...

, O. Lindsey) – 5:22
"Classic" (D. Siguenza, T. Massey, T. Jones, P. Peacock) – 3:08
"Chicago" (A. Carter, O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, T. Massey) – 2:55
"Heatish" (O. Lindsey, P. Peacock, J. Owens) – 4:53
"Halo" (O. Lindsey, D. Thompson, J. Owens, T. Jones, A. Carter, T. Massey) – 4:50
"Love Flowin'" (O. Lindsey, J. Owens, P. Peacock, A. Carter) – 3:43
"100,000 Indi (Featuring Abstract Rude
Abstract Rude
Abstract Rude is an American rapper, from Los Angeles, CA. He is the MC for the hip hop group Abstract Tribe Unique , alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly Prince and Irie Lion Locks, Turntablist DJ Drez, and Underground Hip Hop producer, Fat Jack...

)" (J. Owens, D. Thompson, A. Pointer
Abstract Rude
Abstract Rude is an American rapper, from Los Angeles, CA. He is the MC for the hip hop group Abstract Tribe Unique , alongside dancers Zulu Butterfly Prince and Irie Lion Locks, Turntablist DJ Drez, and Underground Hip Hop producer, Fat Jack...

) – 3:48
"Let It Roll" (D. Siguenza, T. Massey, P. Peacock) – 3:46
- Contains a sample from: "Human Behaviour" by Björk
  Björk
  Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
"Maggie May (R.I.P. Faith)" (A. Carter, D. Thompson, O. Lindsey, T. Jones) – 3:47
"Jingle Jangle" (A. Perez, T. Massey, J. Owens, A. Carter, P. Peacock, T. Jones) – 4:38
"Full Circle" (A. Carter, P. Peacock, J. Owens, O. Lindsey, G. Mohlabane) – 4:39
"7 Sixes" (D. Siguenza, P. Peacock, T. Massey, J. Owens, O. Lindsey, T. Jones, D. Thompson, A. Carter) – 4:48

Chart positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical...	7
Top Independent Albums	10
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	53
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	155

External links

[ Full Circle] at Allmusic
Full Circle at Discogs
Discogs
Discogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...
Del tha Funkee Homosapien Video Interview @ dropmagazine.com

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