On July 19th, the legendary Hieroglyphics Imperium, embarked on their Hiero Imperium Summer Tour 2012. The 16-city tour kicks off in San Diego, CA, and makes stops in Sacramento, CA, Oakland, CA, Denver, CO, and Las Vegas, NV, along the way. The tour will feature performances by Souls Of Mischief, Pep Love, and Casual, plus some very special guests.

Recently, Hiero Imperium released the Summer Tour Mixtape. The project, mixed by  DJ Icewater, offers a mix of new and classic Hiero material, and serves as a special release to get fans pumped for the upcoming show dates. And just as Hiero is offering special VIP ticket bundles for the tour, the mixtape is also being offered to fans in four exciting bundles: Fans that only want the music can download the project for free from Hiero’s Bandcamp page; for $5, fans will receive the music plus a Hiero sticker pack; for $10, fans will receive the music and sticker pack, plus a Hiero keychain; and for $20, fans will receive the music, sticker pack, keychain, and an official Hiero Imperium Summer Tour 2012 tour t-shirt.

Download or purchase the mixtape here:  http://hieroglyphicsimperium.bandcamp.com/album/hieroglyphics-imperium-summer-2012-tour-mixtape

For few select dates on the Hiero Imperium Summer Tour, a special VIP ticket option is available which will include a VIP Meet and Greet, a tour T-Shirt, CD and Poster, and a Sticker Pack. Check their website (http://www.hieroglyphics.com) for those specific dates to be revealed.

Founded in 1997 in Oakland, CA, Hiero Imperium Records is Del The Funky Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, Domino, and the Souls of Mischief, made up of A-Plus, Opio, Phesto and Tajai. Coming off waves of success from earlier releases like Souls’ ’93 Til Infinity, the Hiero crew had already established themselves as a name in mainstream and underground hip-hop, and soon released their first collective project Third Eye Vision. Since then the Hiero team has been thriving in the hip-hop world, releasing a number of projects within the label as well as branching out for collaborations with the likes of Jurassic 5, George Clinton, Dilated Peoples, Q-Tip, Xzibit and Gorillaz.

Hiero Summer Tour 2012 Dates:

7/19 – House Of Blues (San Diego, CA): http://tinyurl.com/7emgntv

7/20 – Fulton 55 (Fresno, CA):  http://tinyurl.com/8xfx4zy

7/21 – Harlows (Sacramento, CA):  http://tinyurl.com/7rqehul

8/2 – The Alley (Reno, NV):  http://tinyurl.com/88npjut

8/3 – El Rey (Chico, CA):  http://tinyurl.com/7tqaafd

8/4 –  Art And Soul Festival (Oakland, CA): http://www.artandsouloakland.com/

8/7 – Humbrews (Arcata, CA): http://tinyurl.com/74a7j4r

8/8 – WOW Hall (Eugene, OR):  http://tinyurl.com/7a7kvzh

8/9 – Wild Buffalo (Bellingham, WA):  http://tinyurl.com/7puapkp

8/10 – A Club (Spokane, WA):  http://tinyurl.com/6uhw3xm

8/11 – Top Hat (Missoula, MT):  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3656713328/eorg

8/12 – The Reef (Boise, ID):  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3657064378/eorg

8/15 – Park City Live (Park City, UT):  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3741254192/eorg

8/16 – Cervantes (Denver, CO):  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3751410570/eorg

8/17 – Find Your Way Festival (State Bridge, CO):  http://statebridge.com/

8/18 – Country Saloon (Las Vegas, NV):  http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3714680710/eorg