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The word Hieroglyphic is Greek and means "sacred carving."
Ancient Man The Beginning of Civilizations Hendrik Willem Van Loon 1913
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In this case, the reason for Cocadisco's stirring is a rare UK visit from Chicago underground maven Jamal Moss aka Hieroglyphic Being.
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Otranto, and called Hieroglyphic Tales; but they were not written lately, nor in the gout, nor, whatever they may seem, written when I was out of my senses.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4 Horace Walpole 1757
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At the turn of the century he joined Jamal Moss (aka Hieroglyphic Being) and Daryl Cura (aka Deecoy) as the Dirty Criminals, releasing a single in 2001 and a full-length in 2004, then began collaborating on his own with an extensive list of artists, among them current collaborators Tadd Mullinix and D'Marc Cantu.
Chicago Reader 2009
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"I must have wrapped you up and left you hanging upside down/But I was too busy getting lost in/The big sound," he wails on "Laughing Hieroglyphic," one of many songs that could be about his recent divorce.
CD review 'Down There' by Avey Tare Post 2010
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I can't understand why, but the other day a blog popped into my Google search called The Hieroglyphic Streets - or to be more accurate, a particular post on that blog called Dublin Noir, which is a part-review of, part link-round-up about, the book Christine Falls by Benjamin Black.
Weblogs Maxine 2009
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"I must have wrapped you up and left you hanging upside down/But I was too busy getting lost in/The big sound," he wails on "Laughing Hieroglyphic," one of many songs that could be about his recent divorce.
Album review: Avey Tare, "Down There" David Malitz 2010
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I can't understand why, but the other day a blog popped into my Google search called The Hieroglyphic Streets - or to be more accurate, a particular post on that blog called Dublin Noir, which is a part-review of, part link-round-up about, the book Christine Falls by Benjamin Black.
The hieroglyphic streets Maxine 2009
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I can't understand why, but the other day a blog popped into my Google search called The Hieroglyphic Streets - or to be more accurate, a particular post on that blog called Dublin Noir, which is a part-review of, part link-round-up about, the book Christine Falls by Benjamin Black.
January 2009 Maxine 2009
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But more than that, The Hieroglyphic Streetsis a rather wonderful blog all told I think.
January 2009 Maxine 2009
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