Del tha Funkee Homosapien
Encyclopedia
Teren Delvon Jones better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien, is an American
MC
.
, Del began his career writing lyrics for Ice Cube's band, Da Lench Mob
. In 1991, with the help of Ice Cube, Del released his first solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here
, at the age of 18. The album was a commercial success largely due to the popularity of the hit single, "Mistadobalina." Ultimately Del, who was not pleased with the limited musical range of the album, severed his production-artist relationship with Ice Cube for his next album, No Need for Alarm
.
No Need for Alarm also saw the introduction of the Oakland clique Hieroglyphics
, whose original members included Souls of Mischief
(Opio, A-Plus, Phesto and Tajai) Casual, Pep Love, Del, and producer Domino. No Need for Alarm helped to expose both the regional Oakland
sound of hip hop, as well as the freestyle based, "golden era 90's" style of hip hop being expanded at the time.
use, Del would not produce another album for five years. About a month before the release of his third album, Future Development
, Del received a letter from his label, Elektra
, stating that his contract had been terminated.
Future Development
became available in 1998. The album was only available on the Hieroglyphics website in tape form, but was re-released in 2002 under the Hieroglyphics Imperium
label. Del also released another collaborative work with the Hieroglyphics crew in 1998, which was also the Hieroglyphics crew's first album: 3rd Eye Vision
.
Two years later, Del released his fourth solo album, Both Sides of the Brain
, as well as Deltron 3030
which was a collaborative work with artists Dan “the Automator” Nakamura
and Kid Koala
. Exposure from the 3030 project helped to expand Del's fan base—the 3030 project worked well as a marketing move because the CD capitalized on the growing interest of computer technology, incorporating motifs of science fiction, telling stories about life and hip hop based in the year 3030, and infusing much of the popular internet terminology and culture in circulation at the time.
Also with Nakamura and Koala, Del was a guest performer for the 2001 album Gorillaz
, the debut album by the band
of the same name. He appeared on one of Gorillaz
' most iconic tracks to date on the hit single: "Clint Eastwood
" & the other single "Rock the House
". (See Collaborations)
2003 also saw the release of Full Circle
, the second full-length album from the Hieroglyphics crew.
In 2004 Elektra released The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years
without the approval of Del. The CD only includes songs from his first two albums, along with a handful of b-sides from that era. Del was not pleased and advised people to not buy the CD, saying it was just Elektra trying to make money off of him due to his newfound fame.
Together with his crew, Del established his own independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings
, which primarily consists of an expanded Hieroglyphics roster and a few other artists with whom the group collaborates regularly.
; the album received mixed reaction from fans. On March 31, 2009 Del's next album Funk Man was made available for free download on the internet. The album is available at his page on Bandcamp.com http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com, though he gave away some hard copies on his supporting Funk Man tour. A new video for the first single, "Get It Right Now," is on YouTube. In September of the same year, he released a new album, Automatik Statik
, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3.
Del released his next album It Ain't Illegal Yet
on August 6, 2010. There is no fixed price for the album, allowing listeners to pay whatever they wish for the album. Paying certain prices for the album will give certain incentives.
Del released his latest album Golden Era April 19, 2011 in a three disc set including Funkman and Automatik Statik.
was featured in the game Street Sk8er 2, "Jaw Gymnastics", featuring Casual, was featured in Knockout Kings
, and "Positive Contact" from Deltron 3030 was featured in Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
. In 2001, "If You Must
" was featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
. In 2003, "Positive Contact" from Deltron 3030 was featured in Tony Hawk's Underground
and "The Izm" was featured in Rolling. In 2005, "At the Helm" featuring Hieroglyphics was featured in Tony Hawk’s Project 8. In 2006, "Catch A Bad One" was featured in Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
. The Hieroglyphics song "Soweto" is featured on NBA 2K5 (the Hieroglyphics crew is unlockable as a bonus team). The Hieroglyphics song "Don't Hate the Player" was also featured in NBA 2K7. Del's song "Burnt" was featured in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
. "Teamwork" is featured on PlayStation Home.
Also in 2006 his song "Dr. Bombay" was used in the movie Beerfest
and more recently a Hieroglyphics song "At the Helm" was featured in commercials for and is used in Tony Hawk's Project 8
.
Del has also had many songs featured in snowboarding movies. "Press Rewind" was the song for Eero Ettala's part in the film White Balance and "If You Must" was featured in DC Mountain Lab.
Del collaborated with John King of the Dust Brothers
and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo
to produce the original score for Skate 3
, released in May 2010.
Del collaborated with trip-hop group Gorillaz
for two songs on their debut album, "Clint Eastwood
" and "Rock the House
," both of which became singles and videos and achieved excellent chart success. For the purposes of the music videos and the Gorillaz storyline canon, Del performed under the identity of "Del the Ghost Rapper," who was said to be a spirit that was hiding from death within the band's drummer, Russel Hobbs. Del later commented in an interview on the success of "Clint Eastwood" by saying that he actually wrote the song with the book How to Write a Hit Song, a book that he bought with a coupon his mother gave him. After the song went platinum he gave the plaque to his mother. As part of Russel Hobbs' back-story, the character of Del was one of Russel's friends that was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, whose ghost possessed
Russel.
The album meshes Del's west coast style and influences with Tame One's New Jersey style.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
MC
Rapping
Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...
.
Early life and beginnings: 1990-1997
Cousin of seminal west coast rapper Ice CubeIce Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
, Del began his career writing lyrics for Ice Cube's band, Da Lench Mob
Da Lench Mob
Da Lench Mob was a West Coast hip hop group associated with Ice Cube. The group consisted of rappers J-Dee, Shorty, T-Bone and Maulkie.-History:The group made its debut on Ice Cube's first solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted...
. In 1991, with the help of Ice Cube, Del released his first solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here
I Wish My Brother George Was Here
I Wish My Brother George Was Here is the debut album released by Del tha Funkee Homosapien. The title of the album is a reference to George Clinton, whose music was an influence on Del, as well as to the late pianist Liberace who would on occasion openly pine for his brother George to appear on...
, at the age of 18. The album was a commercial success largely due to the popularity of the hit single, "Mistadobalina." Ultimately Del, who was not pleased with the limited musical range of the album, severed his production-artist relationship with Ice Cube for his next album, No Need for Alarm
No Need for Alarm
No Need for Alarm is the second album by hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released on November 23, 1993 on Elektra Records. It was a complete departure from his G-Funk influenced first album and without the assistance of his older cousin, Ice Cube. Primarily produced by Del and the...
.
No Need for Alarm also saw the introduction of the Oakland clique 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...
, whose original members included Souls of Mischief
Souls of Mischief
-Studio albums:-Singles:-External links:* [ Allmusic Biography]* *...
(Opio, A-Plus, Phesto and Tajai) Casual, Pep Love, Del, and producer Domino. No Need for Alarm helped to expose both the regional Oakland
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...
sound of hip hop, as well as the freestyle based, "golden era 90's" style of hip hop being expanded at the time.
Middle era: 1998-2006
Due to touring, mundane activities, and frequent psychedelic drugPsychedelic drug
A psychedelic substance is a psychoactive drug whose primary action is to alter cognition and perception. Psychedelics are part of a wider class of psychoactive drugs known as hallucinogens, a class that also includes related substances such as dissociatives and deliriants...
use, Del would not produce another album for five years. About a month before the release of his third album, Future Development
Future Development
Future Development is a 1997 album by Del tha Funkee Homosapien under the Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings label. Its 1997 release was only on the Hieroglyphics website and as a cassette in Japan. It was rereleased in America as a CD in 2001...
, Del received a letter from his label, Elektra
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
, stating that his contract had been terminated.
Future Development
Future Development
Future Development is a 1997 album by Del tha Funkee Homosapien under the Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings label. Its 1997 release was only on the Hieroglyphics website and as a cassette in Japan. It was rereleased in America as a CD in 2001...
became available in 1998. The album was only available on the Hieroglyphics website in tape form, but was re-released in 2002 under the Hieroglyphics Imperium
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...
label. Del also released another collaborative work with the Hieroglyphics crew in 1998, which was also the Hieroglyphics crew's first album: 3rd Eye Vision
3rd Eye Vision
3rd Eye Vision is the debut album of Oakland, California-based, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The album was released on May 24, 1998 by the group's own, independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.- Track listing :...
.
Both Sides of the Brain
Both Sides of the Brain is the fourth studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien. The song "If You Must" is notable for being featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as well as having its own music video.-Track listing:...
, as well as Deltron 3030
Deltron 3030 (album)
Deltron 3030 is the 2000 debut album by hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030. It is a rap opera concept album set in a dystopian year 3030.-Album information:...
which was a collaborative work with artists Dan “the Automator” Nakamura
Dan the Automator
Daniel M. Nakamura , better known by the stage name Dan the Automator, is a Japanese-American hip hop producer. He founded the record label 75 Ark, which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence....
and Kid Koala
Kid Koala
Eric San , who records under the name Kid Koala, is a Canadian DJ, turntablist, musician and an author of graphic novels. He is signed to the British record label Ninja Tune, is a member of alternative hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030, and The Slew with Dynamite D and former members of the...
. Exposure from the 3030 project helped to expand Del's fan base—the 3030 project worked well as a marketing move because the CD capitalized on the growing interest of computer technology, incorporating motifs of science fiction, telling stories about life and hip hop based in the year 3030, and infusing much of the popular internet terminology and culture in circulation at the time.
Also with Nakamura and Koala, Del was a guest performer for the 2001 album Gorillaz
Gorillaz (album)
Gorillaz is the debut album by the British virtual band Gorillaz, released in March 2001. It includes the singles "Clint Eastwood", "19-2000", "Rock the House" and "Tomorrow Comes Today"...
, the debut album by the band
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
of the same name. He appeared on one of Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
' most iconic tracks to date on the hit single: "Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (song)
"Clint Eastwood" is a song by Gorillaz. It was released as the first single from their debut album in March 2001. It peaked at #4 in the UK and #57 in the US on 11 September 2001. The single has sold 480,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. The song is a mix of...
" & the other single "Rock the House
Rock the House
"Rock the House" is a song from the Gorillaz self-titled debut album, Gorillaz. It was released as the third single from the album in October 2001. It peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is one of the more hip hop-oriented songs on the album, along with "Clint Eastwood"...
". (See Collaborations)
2003 also saw the release of Full Circle
Full Circle (Hieroglyphics album)
Full Circle is the second album released by the Oakland, California-based, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The album was released on October 7, 2003 by the group's own independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings....
, the second full-length album from the Hieroglyphics crew.
In 2004 Elektra released The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years
The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years
The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years is a compilation hip-hop album by Del tha Funkee Homosapien. He was not pleased by the product, because Elektra Records released it, without approval of Del...
without the approval of Del. The CD only includes songs from his first two albums, along with a handful of b-sides from that era. Del was not pleased and advised people to not buy the CD, saying it was just Elektra trying to make money off of him due to his newfound fame.
Together with his crew, Del established his own independent record label, 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...
, which primarily consists of an expanded Hieroglyphics roster and a few other artists with whom the group collaborates regularly.
Recent years: 2007-present
On March 11, 2008 Del released Eleventh Hour owned by Definitive JuxDefinitive Jux
Definitive Jux is an independent record label based in New York City, United States. It was co-founded in 1999 by Jaime Meline and Amaechi Uzoigwe. The label was initially known simply as Def Jux, but in 2001, popular hip hop label Def Jam Recordings sued Def Jux over the name similarity...
; the album received mixed reaction from fans. On March 31, 2009 Del's next album Funk Man was made available for free download on the internet. The album is available at his page on Bandcamp.com http://delthefunkyhomosapien.bandcamp.com, though he gave away some hard copies on his supporting Funk Man tour. A new video for the first single, "Get It Right Now," is on YouTube. In September of the same year, he released a new album, Automatik Statik
Automatik Statik
Automatik Statik is the seventh solo album by American hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien, released in September 2009, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3.-Track listing:# "Dzl Funk" – 3:41# "Dammit" – 3:24...
, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3.
Del released his next album It Ain't Illegal Yet
It Ain't Illegal Yet
It Ain't Illegal Yet is the eighth solo album by American hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien, released in August 2010, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3...
on August 6, 2010. There is no fixed price for the album, allowing listeners to pay whatever they wish for the album. Paying certain prices for the album will give certain incentives.
Del released his latest album Golden Era April 19, 2011 in a three disc set including Funkman and Automatik Statik.
In other media
Del's songs have seen frequent use in various forms of media including video games, film soundtracks, as well as skateboarding, rollerblading and snowboarding videos. In 2000 the song "Catch All This" from Both Sides of the BrainBoth Sides of the Brain
Both Sides of the Brain is the fourth studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien. The song "If You Must" is notable for being featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as well as having its own music video.-Track listing:...
was featured in the game Street Sk8er 2, "Jaw Gymnastics", featuring Casual, was featured in Knockout Kings
Knockout Kings
Knockout Kings is a series of boxing games that were produced by EA Sports for the PlayStation, Nintendo 64, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Color and GameCube yearly between 1998 and 2003....
, and "Positive Contact" from Deltron 3030 was featured in Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX is a BMX video game developed by Runecraft and published by Activision. It was released in 2001 for various systems, including the Game Boy Color, PlayStation, Dreamcast, and Game Boy Advance. It was also released for Windows. The game was followed by Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2...
. In 2001, "If You Must
If You Must (song)
"If You Must" is a song by the alternative hip hop artist Del Tha Funkee Homosapien. The song has uncredited samples of "La Di Da Di" by Slick Rick and Doug E. Fresh and "Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown. The song is a comedic song describing a man with poor bodily hygiene, who always hangs around...
" was featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, often abbreviated to THPS3, is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the...
. In 2003, "Positive Contact" from Deltron 3030 was featured in Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground, abbreviated to THUG, is a skateboarding video game, available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Xbox platforms released in 2003. A PC version was released exclusively in Australia as a budget release in 2005. This version was ported by Beenox. In 2004,...
and "The Izm" was featured in Rolling. In 2005, "At the Helm" featuring Hieroglyphics was featured in Tony Hawk’s Project 8. In 2006, "Catch A Bad One" was featured in Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
Marc Eckō's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is a video game released on February 14, 2006. It was developed by The Collective, Inc. and published by Atari under license by Marc Ecko...
. The Hieroglyphics song "Soweto" is featured on NBA 2K5 (the Hieroglyphics crew is unlockable as a bonus team). The Hieroglyphics song "Don't Hate the Player" was also featured in NBA 2K7. Del's song "Burnt" was featured in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
. "Teamwork" is featured on PlayStation Home.
Also in 2006 his song "Dr. Bombay" was used in the movie Beerfest
Beerfest
Beerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include Will Forte, M. C. Gainey, Cloris Leachman, Kendra C...
and more recently a Hieroglyphics song "At the Helm" was featured in commercials for and is used in Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk series of video games. It was released on sixth-generation and seventh-generation consoles...
.
Del has also had many songs featured in snowboarding movies. "Press Rewind" was the song for Eero Ettala's part in the film White Balance and "If You Must" was featured in DC Mountain Lab.
Del collaborated with John King of the Dust Brothers
Dust Brothers
The Dust Brothers are the Los Angeles, California based, Grammy Award winning producers, E.Z. Mike and King Gizmo , famous for their sample-based music in the 1980s and 1990s, and specifically for their work on the albums Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys, Odelay by Beck, and the soundtrack to...
and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo
Devo
Devo is an American band formed in 1973 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs and the Casales . The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult...
to produce the original score for Skate 3
Skate 3
Skate 3 is the third installment in the Skate series of video games, developed by EA Black Box, published by Electronic Arts and was released on May 11, 2010. It is a sequel to the 2009 game Skate 2. The player moves to Port Carverton for Skate 3...
, released in May 2010.
Collaborations
In March 2010 Del collaborated with independent pop/funk duo Modern Science on a track called "Do It Right Now" that is available for free on the band's Bandcamp website.Del collaborated with trip-hop group Gorillaz
Gorillaz
Gorillaz is an English musical project created in 1998 by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett. This project consists of Gorillaz music itself and an extensive fictional universe depicting a "virtual band" of cartoon characters...
for two songs on their debut album, "Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood (song)
"Clint Eastwood" is a song by Gorillaz. It was released as the first single from their debut album in March 2001. It peaked at #4 in the UK and #57 in the US on 11 September 2001. The single has sold 480,000 copies in the UK according to the Official UK Charts Company. The song is a mix of...
" and "Rock the House
Rock the House
"Rock the House" is a song from the Gorillaz self-titled debut album, Gorillaz. It was released as the third single from the album in October 2001. It peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is one of the more hip hop-oriented songs on the album, along with "Clint Eastwood"...
," both of which became singles and videos and achieved excellent chart success. For the purposes of the music videos and the Gorillaz storyline canon, Del performed under the identity of "Del the Ghost Rapper," who was said to be a spirit that was hiding from death within the band's drummer, Russel Hobbs. Del later commented in an interview on the success of "Clint Eastwood" by saying that he actually wrote the song with the book How to Write a Hit Song, a book that he bought with a coupon his mother gave him. After the song went platinum he gave the plaque to his mother. As part of Russel Hobbs' back-story, the character of Del was one of Russel's friends that was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, whose ghost possessed
Spiritual possession
Spirit possession is a paranormal or supernatural event in which it is said that spirits, gods, demons, animas, extraterrestrials, or other disincarnate or extraterrestrial entities take control of a human body, resulting in noticeable changes in health and behaviour...
Russel.
Solo studio albums
- I Wish My Brother George Was HereI Wish My Brother George Was HereI Wish My Brother George Was Here is the debut album released by Del tha Funkee Homosapien. The title of the album is a reference to George Clinton, whose music was an influence on Del, as well as to the late pianist Liberace who would on occasion openly pine for his brother George to appear on...
(1991) - No Need for AlarmNo Need for AlarmNo Need for Alarm is the second album by hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released on November 23, 1993 on Elektra Records. It was a complete departure from his G-Funk influenced first album and without the assistance of his older cousin, Ice Cube. Primarily produced by Del and the...
(1993) - Future DevelopmentFuture DevelopmentFuture Development is a 1997 album by Del tha Funkee Homosapien under the Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings label. Its 1997 release was only on the Hieroglyphics website and as a cassette in Japan. It was rereleased in America as a CD in 2001...
(1997 - Online) (2002 - USA Release) - Both Sides of the BrainBoth Sides of the BrainBoth Sides of the Brain is the fourth studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien. The song "If You Must" is notable for being featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 as well as having its own music video.-Track listing:...
(2000) - Eleventh Hour (2008)
- Funk Man (The Stimulus Package)Funk Man (The Stimulus Package)Funk Man is the sixth solo album by American hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien, self-released at his website, on April 7, 2009, for free...
(2009) - Automatik StatikAutomatik StatikAutomatik Statik is the seventh solo album by American hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien, released in September 2009, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3.-Track listing:# "Dzl Funk" – 3:41# "Dammit" – 3:24...
(2009) - It Ain't Illegal YetIt Ain't Illegal YetIt Ain't Illegal Yet is the eighth solo album by American hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien, released in August 2010, for an unfixed rate with a minimum of $3...
(2010) - Golden EraGolden Era (Del the Funky Homosapien album)Golden Era is the ninth solo album by American hip hop artist Del the Funky Homosapien, released on April 18, 2011.-Track listing:# "Break the Bank" – 3:41# "Calculate" – 3:24# "Double Barrel" – 3:53# "Makes No Sense" – 3:51...
(2011)
Other releases
- Missing Link with Dinosaur Jr. The Judgment Night (soundtrack)Judgment Night (soundtrack)Judgment Night is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. It was released on September 14, 1993 through Epic Records and was produced by many of the album's performers. Every song on the soundtrack was a collaboration between hip-hop artists and rock / metal artists...
(1993) - The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra YearsThe Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra YearsThe Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years is a compilation hip-hop album by Del tha Funkee Homosapien. He was not pleased by the product, because Elektra Records released it, without approval of Del...
(2004) - Del's Leak Pack #1 (2008)
- Del's Leak Pack #2 (2008)
Hieroglyphics
- 3rd Eye Vision3rd Eye Vision3rd Eye Vision is the debut album of Oakland, California-based, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The album was released on May 24, 1998 by the group's own, independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings.- Track listing :...
(with HieroglyphicsHieroglyphics (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...
) (1998) - Full CircleFull Circle (Hieroglyphics album)Full Circle is the second album released by the Oakland, California-based, underground hip hop collective, Hieroglyphics. The album was released on October 7, 2003 by the group's own independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings....
(with HieroglyphicsHieroglyphics (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...
) (2003)
Deltron 3030
- Deltron 3030Deltron 3030 (album)Deltron 3030 is the 2000 debut album by hip hop supergroup Deltron 3030. It is a rap opera concept album set in a dystopian year 3030.-Album information:...
(2000) - Deltron Event II (TBA)
with Tame One
- Parallel Uni-VersesParallel Uni-VersesParallel Uni-Verses is Is a collaboration between Hieroglyphics leader Del The Funky Homosapien and Artifacts member, Tame One. The album was produced entirely by Parallel Thought...
(2009)
The album meshes Del's west coast style and influences with Tame One's New Jersey style.
Appearances
- Samba Soul, on The Spirit of Apollo from N.A.S.A.N.A.S.A. (musical group)N.A.S.A. is a hip hop music duo, consisting of L.A.-based producers Squeak E. Clean and the Brazilian DJ Zegon. N.A.S.A. stands for North America/South America and, in addition to the two principals, includes approximately three dozen other artists from both coasts of the U.S...
- Modern Science featuring Del The Funky Homosapien - "Do It Right Now", 2010
- Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood Single (Del Tha Ghost Rapper), Debut Album, 2001
- Gorillaz - Rock The House Single (Del Tha Ghost Rapper), Debut Album, 2001
- Judgment NightJudgment Night (film)Judgment Night is a 1993 action thriller film directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Emilio Estévez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jeremy Piven and Stephen Dorff as a group of friends on the run from a group of drug dealers after they witness a murder...
(movie soundtrack), Missing Link (with Dinosaur Jr.), 1993 - Digital UndergroundDigital UndergroundDigital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....
, "Food Fight", Future RhythmFuture RhythmFuture Rhythm is the fifth album from rap group, Digital Underground, and also marks their first independent release. The album spawned two songs that were featured in the Wayans brother's film Don't be a Menace While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood; "Food Fight", which showcases Humpty Hump and...
1996 - The CoupThe CoupThe Coup is a political hip hop group based in Oakland, California. It formed as a three-member group in 1992 with emcees Raymond "Boots" Riley and E-Roc along with DJ Pam the Funkstress. E-Roc left on amicable terms after the group's second album but appears on the track "Breathing Apparatus" on...
, The Repo Man Sings For You, Steal This Album, 1998 - Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator and Prince Paul...
, Magnetizing, So... How's Your Girl?So... How's Your Girl?So... How's Your Girl? is the debut album by Handsome Boy Modeling School, released on the label Tommy Boy Music. It makes liberal use of sound bites from the 1990 episode "The Prettiest Week of My Life" of the sitcom Get a Life, an episode in which the main character decides to attend the...
, 1999 - Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator and Prince Paul...
, The Projects (PJAYS), So... How's Your Girl?So... How's Your Girl?So... How's Your Girl? is the debut album by Handsome Boy Modeling School, released on the label Tommy Boy Music. It makes liberal use of sound bites from the 1990 episode "The Prettiest Week of My Life" of the sitcom Get a Life, an episode in which the main character decides to attend the...
, 1999 - Sunspot Jonz, Ice Pirates, The Child of the Storm, 2000
- One Big Trip (movie soundtrack), One Big Trip, 2002
- Handsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling SchoolHandsome Boy Modeling School was a collaborative project between renowned hip hop producers Dan the Automator and Prince Paul...
, White PeopleWhite PeopleWhite People is the second and final album by Handsome Boy Modeling School.-Track listing:# "Intro" – 1:08# "If It Wasn't For You" – 4:37...
, 2004 - Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Haiku D'EtatHaiku D'EtatHaiku D'Etat is a hip hop supergroup trio consisting of Aceyalone & Myka 9 of the Freestyle Fellowship, and Abstract Rude, the leader of Abstract Tribe Unique . Abstract Rude previously worked with Aceyalone as the A-Team. All three artists are heavily affiliated with the Project Blowed, group...
, and Zion IZion IZion I are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I...
, Calicomm 2004, 2005 - OpioOpioOpio 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....
of Souls of MischiefSouls of Mischief-Studio albums:-Singles:-External links:* [ Allmusic Biography]* *...
, What's Wrong With This Picture?, from Triangulation Station, 2005 - Think Differently Music, Fragments, and Preservation (with Aesop RockAesop RockIan Matthias Bavitz , better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s. He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it...
), Wu-Tang Meets the Indie CultureWu-Tang Meets The Indie CultureWu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture is an album released October 18, 2005. This album was put together by Bronze Nazareth, who has produced Wu-Tang and others. It includes collaborated tracks by Wu-Tang Clan members, Wu-Tang Clan affiliates, and various other underground hip-hop artists such as...
, 2005 - Zion IZion IZion I are a hip hop duo from Oakland, California. The duo consists of producer DJ AmpLive and MC Zumbi. The group is known to its followers for Amp's futuristic production techniques, using a mix of live instrumentation and samples, and Zumbi's positive and socially conscious lyrics. Zion I...
, What U Hear, True & Livin'True & Livin'True & Livin is the third album from Oakland Hip hop duo Zion I, their first on self-owned LiveUp Records. Zion and Amp Live expand their creative and experimental sounds on the album, featuring a wide range of musical styles, laced with intelligent, socially conscious lyrics...
, 2005 - MolemenMolemenMolemen is a trio of Hip Hop producers from Chicago, Illinois, consisting of Panik , Memo and PNS. The trio runs Molemen Records, which features a stable of affiliated artists, including Vakill, DJ Presyce, Scheme, Astonish, Decay, and Longshot...
, Scarlet Letter, Killing Fields, 2006 - Terracotta Troupe, Dynasty. Released on vinyl with Z-trip remix and Monster!
- Rainydayz Remixes, released 10 January 2008, remixes of RadioheadRadioheadRadiohead are an English rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke , Jonny Greenwood , Ed O'Brien , Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway .Radiohead released their debut single "Creep" in 1992...
's In RainbowsIn RainbowsIn Rainbows is the seventh studio album by the English rock band Radiohead. It was first released on 10 October 2007 as a digital download self-released, that customers could order for whatever price they saw fit, followed by a standard CD release in most countries during the last week of 2007. The... - BalanceBalance (Swollen Members album)Balance is the debut album by Canadian rap group Swollen Members. It was released on the Battleaxe Records label. It has sold 41,000 copies since its release. Guest stars include Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Dilated Peoples, Everlast, and Son Doobie....
, "Left Field" Featuring for Swollen MembersSwollen MembersSwollen Members is a Canadian hip hop group from Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada consisting mainly of the duo Mad Child, and Prevail. Frequent collaborators include vocalist Moka Only and producer Rob the Viking, an official group member since 2002... - Twigy, Rockin' It, Akasatana, 2007
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3, often abbreviated to THPS3, is a skateboarding video game in the Tony Hawk's series. It was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision in 2001 for the Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation. In 2002, it was published for the...
with the song "If You Must" - Tony Hawk's American WastelandTony Hawk's American WastelandTony Hawk's American Wasteland, abbreviated to THAW, is a video game that was released for the PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo GameCube and PC on October 18, 2005. Part of the Tony Hawk series, the game was developed by Neversoft and published by Activision.The PC version of the game was ported and...
(2006) with the song "Burnt" - [(Marc Eckô´s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure)] with the song " Catch a Bad One"
- Mike Relm - Everytime, Sep. 2008
- Tony Hawk's Project 8Tony Hawk's Project 8Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk series of video games. It was released on sixth-generation and seventh-generation consoles...
with the song "At the Helm" - Eligh - A Lesson Garden - Gas Dreams - 2000
- Sleep - Lothar - Hesitation Wounds, 2009
- CMA (The Grouch & Luckyiam), "Tactics", "All Over" 2004
- BurnhamBurnham (band)Burnham is a Vermont - based American "rock pop" band made up of three brothers Alex, Andre, and Forrest Burnham. They are signed to Island Records and managed by Introspect Entertainment...
- "Universe" - Almost Famous - 2011 - Skate 3Skate 3Skate 3 is the third installment in the Skate series of video games, developed by EA Black Box, published by Electronic Arts and was released on May 11, 2010. It is a sequel to the 2009 game Skate 2. The player moves to Port Carverton for Skate 3...
- with the song "Young Dre" - MC Paul BarmanMC Paul BarmanPaul Nathaniel Barman better known as MC Paul Barman is a Jewish- American emcee from Ridgewood, New Jersey, who attended Brown University....
- on the song "The Moon" from Thought Balloon Mushroom CloudThought Balloon Mushroom CloudThought Balloon Mushroom Cloud is MC Paul Barman's second full length album, released in 2009. It features production from DJ Pocket, DOOM, Prince Paul, ?uestlove and Michel Gondry.-Track listing:... - ¡MAYDAY! - The Ride - 2011
- Gift of GabGift of GabGift of gab is an idiomatic phrase which means the "ability to talk readily, glibly, and convincingly". Gift of Gab may also refer to:*Irish legend of the Blarney Stone*Gift of Gab , a black-and-white film released in 1934 by Universal Pictures...
- On the song "Dreamin" - Dan Sena - Song of Siren feat. Del the Funky Homosapien & Kylee Swenson, Candy Floss Art Capitalist EP, 2011
- AmpLive - Rainydayz Remixes - Video Tapez, 2008
Interviews
- ItsHipHop.tv Video Interview
- Mesh Magazine (Bay Area) Interview
- Del the Funkee Homosapien Video Interview @ dropmagazine.com
- http://www21.sbs.com.au/alchemy/index.php?pg=ct&ct=1&sc=2&id=622Del the Funkee Homosapien Audio Interview with Alchemy SBS RadioSBS RadioSBS Radio is a service provided by the Special Broadcasting Service '..to inform, educate and entertain Australians, especially those of non-English speaking backgrounds'. SBS Radio originally began as two stations based in Melbourne and Sydney, set up to provide pre-recorded information about the...
2008] - Del The Funkee Homosapien Video Interview at ACL 2008