Del tha Funkee Homosapien

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Del tha Funkee Homosapien (also known as Del the Funky Homosapien and a few other phonetic approximations) is an alternative hip-hop artist. Del was born Teren Delvon Jones, August 12, 1972, in Oakland, California. Del was part of his cousin Ice Cube’s backing band Da Lench Mob and made his first solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here, with support from his cousin in 1991. Critics and fans had mixed opinions about the album, many feeling that Del’s and Cube’s styles weren’t an ideal match. Del decided to part ways with his cousin for his next album, No Need for Alarm, which allowed him to find his own style and subject matter, and also start his own crew, Hieroglyphics.

In 1996, Del was ready to release his Future Development album. However, just before its release, Del was released from his recording contract with Elektra Records. Around this same time, Souls of Mischief, Extra Prolific and Casual (all members of Del’s Hieroglyphics group) were all released from their recording contracts with Jive Records. Frustrated, Del and the rest of Hieroglyphics decided to start their own record label, called Hieroglyphics Imperium. Because of the problems with Elektra, Future Development was available only on cassette via the Hieroglyphics website for a time, until its eventual widespread release on CD in 2002, six years after its proposed release date.

Both Sides of the Brain
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No Need For Alarm
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Eleventh Hour
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Future Development
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Top Tracks

1	If You Must full track	487
2	Mistadobalina	260
3	Time Is Too Expensive full track	239
4	Press Rewind full track	214
5	Bubble Pop full track	204
6	Jaw Gymnastics full track	186
7	Raw Sewage full track	185
8	Catch A Bad One full track	182
9	Phoney Phranchise full track	167
10	Dr. Bombay full track	161
11	No Need For Alarm	145
12	Back in the Chamber full track	132
13	Signature Slogans full track	131
13	Catch All This full track	131
15	Pet Peeves full track	130

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DrDoubleface wrote:
Monday afternoon

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speedemon86 wrote:
Saturday evening

If y'all still don't like 11th Hour it's your fault, not his. Yes, he came different. I hated it at first, too (being of the opinion that Both Sides is one of the finest displays of lyrical skills ever). It's about tied with No Need for Alarm as his weakest effort, but his worst days are better than 95% of other MCs best years. As a listener, you have heretofore failed to adapt. Also peep those remixes of some of the tracks that he leaked, they're tight.

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noddyvantinking wrote:
last week

he has a very nice voice.

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deanster321 wrote:
13 days ago

Being as Eleventh Hour was released on Def Jux you'd think he could have had El-P produce it.

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WhatsUpBlad wrote:
last month

....real sounds

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deepspaced9mm wrote:
last month

If you want to hear good del listen to no need for alarm or deltrol 3030. peace.

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deepspaced9mm wrote:
last month

damn about 90% of the top tracks for del are fucking wack. his new album was incredibly weak. i guess it was a combination of his painfully uninspired g-funk sounding beats and his tired ass sounding flow. I was very unimpressed. especially for it being his first release on Def Jux. should of just left production to someone in Hieroglyphics.

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mana80822 wrote:
last month

you are the illest

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Eatyourbrians wrote:
last month

yeah del, just skip Vegas....I would too...

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stickmatrix wrote:
last month

Proto culture is dels best song

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wghhradio wrote:
last month

hear del and other progressive hip hop at http://www.wghhradio.com

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inetiatic wrote:
last month

He was fucking great live. Excellent

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Mulatto wrote:
last month

this is what i call 'real'. down-to-earth, still with a flare many don't allow themselves to rap with. would kill to see him live.

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satchoo wrote:
last month

I want to see this sucka live.

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[deleted-user] wrote:
August 2008

Ekhm.. "oldies" tag, wtf?
Renegadesteve2 wrote:
August 2008

I wish my brother george was here is excellente

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pokolo wrote:
August 2008

Future Development is my personal fav of Del's. I still enjoy the new one though and all his other albums

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SanPdro wrote:
August 2008

ooh hoo pissin on ya steps

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smokeweeda wrote:
August 2008

HE'S GOING TO BE AT BUMPERSHOOT IN SEATTLE THIS MONTH!

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CrossDL wrote:
August 2008

"I Got You" isn't too bad...

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