Del the Funky Homosapien
Teren Delvon Jones (born August 12, 1972), better known as Del the Funky Homosapien or Del tha Funkee Homosapien or Sir Dzl, is an American underground hip hop MC.
Music career
Early life and beginnings: 1990–1997
Born in Oakland, California, he is the cousin of seminal west coast rapper Ice Cube, and began his career writing lyrics for Ice Cube's group, 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 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.
Del the Funky Homosapien
ALBUMS
- Iller Than Most released: 2014
- WCA Limited II Fela released: 2012
- Attractive Sin released: 2012
- Root Stimulation released: 2012
- Golden Era released: 2011
- It Ain't Illegal Yet released: 2010
- Parallel Uni-Verses released: 2009
- Automatik Statik released: 2009
- Funk Man (The Stimulus Package) released: 2009
- Del's Leak Pack #2 released: 2008
- Del's Leak Pack #1 released: 2008
- Eleventh Hour released: 2008
- The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years released: 2004
- Future Development released: 2001
- Both Sides of the Brain released: 2000
- No Need for Alarm released: 1993
- I Wish My Brother George Was Here released: 1991
- The New Hour released:
- Featurings, B-Sides & Rarities Collection released:
Attractive Sin
Released 2012- On Momma's House
- Ownership
- Different Guidelines
- Charlie Brown
- Activated Sludge
- Apply It & See
- 1520 Sedgewick
- Get to Drillin
- Blow Your Mind
- Show's Over
- Front Like Ya Know
- Black Dynamite ( Bandcamp Only Bonus Track )
- On Momma's House Instrumental
- Ownership Instrumental
- Different Guidelines Instrumental
- Charlie Brown Instrumental
- Activated Sludge Instrumental
- Apply It & See Instrumental
- 1520 Sedgewick Instrumental
- Get to Drillin Instrumental
- Blow Your Mind Instrumental
- Show's Over Instrumental
- Front Like Ya Know Instrumental
Root Stimulation
Released 2012- They Don't Know
- Undersmell
- Off the Meat Rack
- Bars to Rock
- Am I Live Enuff
- Up Early
- Wooden Nickel
- Ooh Wee
- Lissening We
- Hyperactivity
- Bars to Rock (instrumental)
- Am I Live Enough (instrumental)
- Hyperactivity (instrumental)
- Can't Make a Housewife Yo Hoe (instrumental)
- Spy Hunter
- Cobra-La Invad G.I Joe HQ (instrumental)
- I Aint Got Time Fo Dis (instrumental)
- Upon Arrival (instrumental)
- Hardbody Hoes (instrumental)
- Who is to Blame (instrumental)
The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years
Released 2004- Mistadobalina
- Made in America (SD50 B-Boy mix)
- Dr. Bombay
- Wrongplace (Casual remix)
- Wack M. C's
- Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo (remix)
- Catch a Bad One (remix)
- Sleepin' on My Couch
- Eye Examination
- Burnt
- Missing Link
- The Undisputed Champs
- Hoodz Come in Dozens (SD50 remix)
- Mistadobalina (remix)
- Ahonetwo, Ahonetwo
- Dr. Bombay (remix)
Featurings, B-Sides & Rarities Collection
- Neighborhood
- Mistadobalina (remix)
- Burnt
- Ahonetwo Ahonetwo (remix)
- Dr. Bombay (remix)
- Hoodz Come in Dozens (SD50 remix)
- Eye Examination
- Crazy Del Song / Beyond the Cloak of Darkness
- Nowadays
- Captain America
- Pistol Whippers
- No Need for Alarm (Commercial Freestyle)
- Catch a Bad One (remix)
- Made in America (Whoopi's mix)
- Made in America (SD50 B-boy mix)
- Made in America (Del's mix)
Corner Song
[Chorus]
We 'bout to roll to the corner me and my crew
We 'bout to roll to the corner and get us some brew
We 'bout to roll to the corner and get some swishers too
So we can role a fat blunt and get perfed
Another fine day in this land I live
Oakland we're they don't give a shit and that's it
You know I'm sellin' they can split the profit 50 50
With this other brother who went in half with me
Now, first before we burst the move
We gotta sooth our nerves with the liquor
Then we don't bicker
We'll be relaxed ask your mama
This shit is like a war zone
Streets is hot like the Bahamas
But we will stay away from the drama
I'm wearin' my snipe, my arctic jacket with the wool like a llama
Then we had to pause like a comma
Cause someone got stuck and buck and family was outside with trama
We heard the shots from inside and went there when the gats go off
I hit the deckin' high
And a popo said they got their own time they lie
But you gotta give them credit they try
I see a mother cry and I'm wondering why
And my man said fuck it aint nothin' we can do
But to continue our mission down the block for the brew
And we out (yeah, yeah)
[Chorus 2x]
On our way we 'bout half way there
Children runnin' everywhere like they just don't care
The Muslim Bakery is like right between
And if I pass by with beer they will look at me mean
So I ducks in and gets my Final Call now
Cause still my brain gotta be well endowed and proud
The ambulances signals and glances
So let's hurry up and take no chances
Niggas step to us trying to rap like we got all the answers
In front of the store trying to work that slide ahead
The pant handlers they got no amateurs
Daily reminders of how I gotta find a way to come up
And sums up life along with the kids and a wife
But anyway
We pass the local grocery store
And you can be sure the meats and the products aint good no more
Some of it is from days before
I want it fresh and the clerk ain't my race so he stress
They doin' me in my community
Fuck it, we there
Aint enough for a 6 pack so we had to share
A nice little strole through the April spring air
We hide on shit so the nation don't see it there
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