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Del The Funky Homosapien - Eleventh Hour
| Nowtoronto | Hieroglyphics leader Del joins forces with El-P’s Definitive Jux to release the Funky Homosapien’s first LP since 2000’s Both Sides Of The Brain. He still wields that thick, multi-syllabic Oakland drawl flow with force and stays balanced between brilliant and basic – whatever’s needed, depending on the topic.
It’s nice to soak in the murky digital pool of disco in the refreshing, ego-killing Bubble Pop, and if the NBA had any balls, its next campaign would use the future super-funk of Slam Dunk. It’s full of jaw gymnastics and Del spitting game with veteran’s skill, like “Court is in session / the message is a festive vibe.” Jamario Moon would dig it....full text |
| | Billboard | | Del the Funky Homosapien has spent much of the past eight years either off the radar or being somewhat incongruously all over it, as was the case when he took over "Clint Eastwood" on the first Gorillaz record. But his 2008 is looking lively. In addition to rumored new albums from Hieroglyphics and Deltron 3030 (!), Del's partnered with Definitive Jux for "11th Hour." The label's tendency toward bottom-heavy, fog-thick beats sounds awful nice under Del's syrupy brainiac flow, which goes back to his battle-rap basics here, especially on the slithery "Slam Dunk" and the synthed-up "Hold Your Hand....full text |
| | Rapreviews | | Happiness is a hard thing to achieve. If you believed every schmaltzy Hollywood ending, you'd think it was a formality. You may even, quite foolishly, start to expect it - to count on it as predetermined. But you, Reader, you're too smart for that. You know that you can plan something to go one way, when life decides to throw you a curveball. You have probably even got what you want occasionally - be it a Nintendo Wii or that gorgeous brunette cheerleader you've always had your eye on - only to find that getting it doesn't truly make you happy. Sure, for a while. But then a new desire pops up. I went through a period of confusion in my life where I didn't know what career path to choose....full text |
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