Del Tha Funkee Homosapien is the Godfather of Underground Backpacker Hiphop same with his Hieroglyphics, The Pharcyde and Freestyle Fellowship in the West Coast
"Del" was like our "Tyler The Creator" of our golden era. He stood out with his clothing fashions, his rhyme delivery & the type of hip hop he did. He was one of the few even the white boys bought his music. I can recall back in high school when "I Wish My Brother George Was Here" album dropped. I knew quite a bit of white rock n roll stoners playing "Del".I dug all his albums but it was one project I heavily favored even today....it was when him & "Dan The Automator" form "Deltron 3030". That project concept was sick ! He wanted to do a distant futuristic album. With that, the album supposed to be what would hip hop would sound like in 300 years in the future....Songs like "3030" sounded like a "Independence Day" post Apocalyptic dystopian future sound. Then it's my favorite "Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Extended Mix" That's song beat is like "Mirrors Edge" meets ,"Cyberpunk 2077" type of vibe. "Mastermind" got to be my second favorite on that album.....it had a "Avatar Meets Blade Runner" vibe....Then it's "Virus" a gritty song about a global pandemic spread across the planet & he survived....then it's "Madness" which talks about the planet done gone civil unrest & anarchy. You have to listen to the album to understand these songs concepts. I give you one more....then it's "Positive Contact". Which explains Humans made contact with alien beings & we now share the planet together.....overall, this was my favorite album by him...I have a vivid imagination on how Rap music & our planet would be like in 3030. 🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧
True. And unfortunately, he came out at a time when when the Golden Age of conscious intelligent Hip Hop was closing to be replaced by the vapid glitter of "Diddy" rap.
@@juniorjames7076 You're absolutely correct.....His career was highly slept on because of mainstream market. However, is true hip hop heads already know "Del" is one of the best.....
Del was cold back then. Still is,, but his early work was so inspiring to see how much he loved rap. His skill was unbelievable, and he was always up for a good freestyle OF THE TOP. Rare in rap especially these days. Seeing him freestyle with Busta, and only them two went off top was a clip I watched over and over. You could see why they became who they are. But Del was just not mainstream. But in his case that's just fine. Great body of work.
Del was never meant for mainstream. Some artists never shoot for it. He was one of them. I remember hearing him and loving his joints. He made an entire song called Protoculture that was about video games. That's how left field he was. He didn't rap about the usual stuff most rappers did. He was always trying to make his art to his liking. And I am fine with that. No stunted growth for him. A stunted growth is for artists who tried to reach or reached mainstream but fell off somehow. He was never that type of artist
That was one of the things about '90s rap it wasn't about mainstream success it was about keepin' it real and never crossing over you had to around back then to understand that that's what made the Early to the mid '90s special
Thanks for covering ol Del, I'm from Louisiana & he never really popped down there but I got into Del when I was in the army back when he had that No need for alarm album
I am from Alabama and I always felt the South absorbed influences from Miami (Bass), Memphis, Texas, East and West styles. They never popped per se, but those tapes circulated like crazy.
My boy Del was already hip to the cronies 🔥🔥 but on the real though, Del was way too funky for the mainstream, even being Ice Cubes Cousin didn’t stop him from pursing his own style and making a whole new sub genre in Hip Hop, he gotta be one of my fav artists
Thanks for shouting me out!! (this is mallick on my youtube channel) Del was one of the first rappers I came across when getting into hip hop in high school. Deltron 3030 and Third Eye Vision showed me you could use rapping as a vehicle beyond just gangster rap and even weave in nerdy sci fi and tell stories like a movie. The difference between him and Ice Cube despite being from similar backgrounds and being family shows how much trendiness/marketability dictates who "makes it" and who doesn't.
Growing up I always liked him without a second thought. It was genius, later reinventing himself as the lead voice in the cartoon group Gorillaz! That was a classic instantly.After all these years I can bust that hook out like I wrote it. To be relevant in multiple time periods speaks volumes. 😊
Del is a legend or the underground and of the Bay Area, he represents us well and shows the Bay areas versatility and to this day gives his all. Met him numerous times and he's always been solid. Both sides of the brain is a classic
He's an example of how staying true to your own style and not falling for the traps of fame can pay off later on down the road. The money he makes from his own music sales is probably just considered "extra" seeing as he's living comfortably off the royalties from Gorillaz' "Clint Eastwood" alone (a song he didn't even feel like doing at first).
"Life is a blast when you know what you're doin' Best to know what you're doin' 'fore your life get ruined Life is a thrill when your skill is developed If you ain't got a skill or trade, then shut the hell up"- Del Ps Future Development , Third Eye Vision and Deltron 3030 are amazing albums.
Great job on this... I think we need a Charles Hamilton story re-cap now... another unique/oddball lyrical genius with an interesting story that crosses similar lines of art vs fame... Honestly, I don't think I ever seen anyone else freestyle for over 2 hours straight still to this day :0
Go back and listen to "BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN" and "DELTRON 3030" albums by DeL. Both albums released in the year 2000. I swear those are TIMELESS CLASSICS.
He always been Great No need for alarm Deltron 3030 Both sides of the brain 3rd eye vision Gate 13 Future Development Come on that's not music aimed to a pop/mainstream audience
@@problactive285 That is true, but Heiro's momentum was stalled to the point where they lost all of their deals and had to go indie to build their reps back.
Kinda wild this entire commentary made no mention of the Deltron project and yet mentions how futuristic Del was 😅. That album is like some pinnacle Del work.
Regardless of the space(sub genre) you're in when it comes to Rap/Hip-Hop... ALL artists NEED to know how to "SELL THEMSELVES" when it comes to your craft. Good(or bad example) of this ice spice in the DUNKIN commercial on tv right now. For WHATEVER reason(s) dunkin is using her to SELL what they BEEN SELLING.... Ice coffee Even ben affleck is dumbfounded on why DUNKIN needs her to sell ice coffee.... she's popular and DUNKIN knows this You artists out there GOTTA learn how to SELL YOURSELF especially that we live in a QUANITY over QUALITY era Great video.... way more interesting than the yung dro piece.
Del’s growth didn’t stunt by any means. He’s a lyrical legend in his own right. Heiroglyphics has proven over and over that you don’t have to be mainstream to make an impact on Hip-Hop music and Culture. Yet if you wanna do a video on anyone, why not do one on Nine Double M a.k.a. Nine??? Both Nine Livez & Cloud 9 were both dope albums. Yet peace to both Del the Funky Homosapian and Hieroglyphics.
Yea, he's definitely not a "Cat in the Hat" type of rapper. And, in order to catch the rhyme, you have to know how to cut syllables and enunciations. It's a free form of emceeing, sort of like John Coltrane with lyrics.
So how was Del’s “growth stunted” when mainstream and mass appeal wasn’t what he was looking for. If this is the case Doom should be next up on the series. The video should be more of a bio then to say he was stunted. He even knew he was going to far sayin Del was stunted, that’s why it feels like he was talking both sides.
Check out Dels collaborative MANIK MONDAZE featuring Bay Area artist from group's like Hobo Junction and Cytoplasm: czcams.com/video/PB3mBP9nrC8/video.htmlsi=eGcc0Hj-b3Cc4cXL
Bay Area hip hop is so underrated; lot of ill MCs to come out in Oakland!
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Del Tha Funkee Homosapien is the Godfather of Underground Backpacker Hiphop same with his Hieroglyphics, The Pharcyde and Freestyle Fellowship in the West Coast
Toy can tell me odd future wasn't influenced by him
I thought it was Black Moon who started the backpacker movement in Hip-Hop.
"Del" was like our "Tyler The Creator" of our golden era. He stood out with his clothing fashions, his rhyme delivery & the type of hip hop he did. He was one of the few even the white boys bought his music. I can recall back in high school when "I Wish My Brother George Was Here" album dropped. I knew quite a bit of white rock n roll stoners playing "Del".I dug all his albums but it was one project I heavily favored even today....it was when him & "Dan The Automator" form "Deltron 3030". That project concept was sick ! He wanted to do a distant futuristic album. With that, the album supposed to be what would hip hop would sound like in 300 years in the future....Songs like "3030" sounded like a "Independence Day" post Apocalyptic dystopian future sound. Then it's my favorite "Fantabulous Rap Extravaganza Extended Mix" That's song beat is like "Mirrors Edge" meets ,"Cyberpunk 2077" type of vibe. "Mastermind" got to be my second favorite on that album.....it had a "Avatar Meets Blade Runner" vibe....Then it's "Virus" a gritty song about a global pandemic spread across the planet & he survived....then it's "Madness" which talks about the planet done gone civil unrest & anarchy. You have to listen to the album to understand these songs concepts. I give you one more....then it's "Positive Contact". Which explains Humans made contact with alien beings & we now share the planet together.....overall, this was my favorite album by him...I have a vivid imagination on how Rap music & our planet would be like in 3030.
🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧🎤🎧
True. And unfortunately, he came out at a time when when the Golden Age of conscious intelligent Hip Hop was closing to be replaced by the vapid glitter of "Diddy" rap.
@@juniorjames7076 You're absolutely correct.....His career was highly slept on because of mainstream market. However, is true hip hop heads already know "Del" is one of the best.....
Him, Shock G & D.U., Pharcyde, A Tribe Called Quest, Native Tongues, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Dungeon Family, fits that category too.
@@martinshaw7605 Absolutely correct...I love all that you've mentioned....
Tyler the Creator no
Del was cold back then. Still is,, but his early work was so inspiring to see how much he loved rap. His skill was unbelievable, and he was always up for a good freestyle OF THE TOP. Rare in rap especially these days. Seeing him freestyle with Busta, and only them two went off top was a clip I watched over and over. You could see why they became who they are. But Del was just not mainstream. But in his case that's just fine. Great body of work.
Can we get a freestyle fellowship stunted growth?
Del was never meant for mainstream. Some artists never shoot for it. He was one of them. I remember hearing him and loving his joints. He made an entire song called Protoculture that was about video games. That's how left field he was. He didn't rap about the usual stuff most rappers did. He was always trying to make his art to his liking. And I am fine with that. No stunted growth for him. A stunted growth is for artists who tried to reach or reached mainstream but fell off somehow. He was never that type of artist
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That was one of the things about '90s rap it wasn't about mainstream success it was about keepin' it real and never crossing over you had to around back then to understand that that's what made the Early to the mid '90s special
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You should make a video on The Coup, I feel like that’s one of the most important Hip Hop groups and it’s unfortunate how they aren’t known like that
Rest in peace, DJ Pam.
Thanks for covering ol Del, I'm from Louisiana & he never really popped down there but I got into Del when I was in the army back when he had that No need for alarm album
I am from Alabama and I always felt the South absorbed influences from Miami (Bass), Memphis, Texas, East and West styles. They never popped per se, but those tapes circulated like crazy.
Easily one of the top 10 MCs of all time. Deltron 3030 is actual genius at workl.
I love this channel so much because it really shows respect for artists we don't remember or didn't know. History is exposed to those who missed out.
My boy Del was already hip to the cronies 🔥🔥 but on the real though, Del was way too funky for the mainstream, even being Ice Cubes Cousin didn’t stop him from pursing his own style and making a whole new sub genre in Hip Hop, he gotta be one of my fav artists
Del was nice with the freestyle 👏
Alternate rap..he was dope..kinda like pharside vibe..not enough for the rest of hip hop to catch on..damn i miss the 90s 4real!
That vibe! I miss
Thanks for shouting me out!! (this is mallick on my youtube channel) Del was one of the first rappers I came across when getting into hip hop in high school. Deltron 3030 and Third Eye Vision showed me you could use rapping as a vehicle beyond just gangster rap and even weave in nerdy sci fi and tell stories like a movie. The difference between him and Ice Cube despite being from similar backgrounds and being family shows how much trendiness/marketability dictates who "makes it" and who doesn't.
He wrote a lot for his cousin, Da Lench Mob and Yo-Yo I believe
Growing up I always liked him without a second thought. It was genius, later reinventing himself as the lead voice in the cartoon group Gorillaz! That was a classic instantly.After all these years I can bust that hook out like I wrote it. To be relevant in multiple time periods speaks volumes. 😊
Del is a legend or the underground and of the Bay Area, he represents us well and shows the Bay areas versatility and to this day gives his all. Met him numerous times and he's always been solid. Both sides of the brain is a classic
I love both sides and 20/20... And 3rd eye vision the hieroglyphics album
Del is super underrated and he got hits!!!
He's an example of how staying true to your own style and not falling for the traps of fame can pay off later on down the road. The money he makes from his own music sales is probably just considered "extra" seeing as he's living comfortably off the royalties from Gorillaz' "Clint Eastwood" alone (a song he didn't even feel like doing at first).
Plus how few famous people actually like fame he can probably walk down the street without being automatically identified a luxury famous people lack
"Life is a blast when you know what you're doin'
Best to know what you're doin' 'fore your life get ruined
Life is a thrill when your skill is developed
If you ain't got a skill or trade, then shut the hell up"- Del
Ps Future Development , Third Eye Vision and Deltron 3030 are amazing albums.
Easily one of the best west coast rappers of all time
Never thought of it like that but he was.
Very creative lyrical genius!!!
He was always one of my favorites
He randomly popped in my mind the other day.
Thank you for giving the bay its flowers 💐being from the bay I learn a lot from you page so thank you ❤❤❤❤
Great job on this... I think we need a Charles Hamilton story re-cap now... another unique/oddball lyrical genius with an interesting story that crosses similar lines of art vs fame... Honestly, I don't think I ever seen anyone else freestyle for over 2 hours straight still to this day :0
Fam I been looking for this freestyle. I still know the rhyme.. Del is vastly underrated.
I saw del at Leopold's records and I told him how dope I thought he was,he was like thanks! Man.
I was just thinking about I Wish My Brother George Was Here last night
my favorite Rapper of All time. The Goat !
So underated!!!
@StuntedGrowthMusic, I would like to see you do Das Effects and Father MC. That would be dope
Del and Hiero are still the movement.
Please do one on Richie Rich from Oakland!!!
Waiting on dat Knumskull from da LUNIZ one still bra🤷🏿♂️
This was a good one. So many artists overlooked. Makes me mad.
Thanks for this
Thank you for this Del was and is an amazing rapper and I wish he got more flowers for everything he did for the alt rap scene
Huge fan I played his music for decades!!! Dope Mc underrated!!
I still remember the first time i heard him in the gorillaz after that i had to listen to all his work.
Del is very underrated and dope
Deltron 3030 is absolutely ahead of its time.
Go back and listen to "BOTH SIDES OF THE BRAIN" and "DELTRON 3030" albums by DeL. Both albums released in the year 2000. I swear those are TIMELESS CLASSICS.
He always been Great
No need for alarm
Deltron 3030
Both sides of the brain
3rd eye vision
Gate 13
Future Development
Come on that's not music aimed to a pop/mainstream audience
That battle that Heiro had with Saffir damn near killed their momentum.
Del wasn't in that battle....and it just wasn't Saafir rhymin it was other Junction members too.
@@problactive285 That is true, but Heiro's momentum was stalled to the point where they lost all of their deals and had to go indie to build their reps back.
Shouts out to a legend who made a classic song simply reminding people to wash ya booty!!! 😁
Facts: Del is Ice Cube cousin. He is so underrated. Mista BobDoblina is still a banger even if it's 30+ years old
I can't tell you how many people I got on true hip hop by letting them listen to Deltron 3030.
Del a legend
Kinda wild this entire commentary made no mention of the Deltron project and yet mentions how futuristic Del was 😅. That album is like some pinnacle Del work.
I could understand 60% of what he was saying in the rap he did in the beginning
No Need for Alarm is classic S&&&&!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He would definitely be mainstream today even if he didnt wa nna be
Del the GOAT
I feel like theres a argument for busta rhymes career stunted but just in terms of being at the top top
Easily top 10 goat mcs of all time and possibly greatest west coast mc who care what the mainstream says
Finally someone let me outa my cage
Regardless of the space(sub genre) you're in when it comes to Rap/Hip-Hop... ALL artists NEED to know how to "SELL THEMSELVES" when it comes to your craft.
Good(or bad example) of this ice spice in the DUNKIN commercial on tv right now.
For WHATEVER reason(s) dunkin is using her to SELL what they BEEN SELLING.... Ice coffee
Even ben affleck is dumbfounded on why DUNKIN needs her to sell ice coffee.... she's popular and DUNKIN knows this
You artists out there GOTTA learn how to SELL YOURSELF especially that we live in a QUANITY over QUALITY era
Great video.... way more interesting than the yung dro piece.
Del is The Best Rapper alive don't @me And Deltron 3030 is a definition of The Masterpiece!! Abosolute Top for me ;)))cheers from Poland!!!
Have you done Devin the Dude yet?
Good request
Stunt #1: Got too high
Stunt #2: Kept getting high
Stunt #3: Never stopped getting high
Boom episode done lol
Very good request
I don’t know who this is, but I would like to find out
What happened to Jon b
Del’s growth didn’t stunt by any means. He’s a lyrical legend in his own right. Heiroglyphics has proven over and over that you don’t have to be mainstream to make an impact on Hip-Hop music and Culture. Yet if you wanna do a video on anyone, why not do one on Nine Double M a.k.a. Nine??? Both Nine Livez & Cloud 9 were both dope albums. Yet peace to both Del the Funky Homosapian and Hieroglyphics.
Unfortunately, I didn't get into Del back in the day as I found it weird to hear a rapper who didn't rhyme for most of his verse.
Yea, he's definitely not a "Cat in the Hat" type of rapper. And, in order to catch the rhyme, you have to know how to cut syllables and enunciations. It's a free form of emceeing, sort of like John Coltrane with lyrics.
Do crime mobb
So how was Del’s “growth stunted” when mainstream and mass appeal wasn’t what he was looking for. If this is the case Doom should be next up on the series. The video should be more of a bio then to say he was stunted. He even knew he was going to far sayin Del was stunted, that’s why it feels like he was talking both sides.
Lil flip
Its the year 3030.
Ok hear me out im just thinking about it would del be devin the dude of the west no disrespect to afroman
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Del was too advance, too good and perhaps too complex for mainstream.
Del is top 10 dead or alive
Check out Dels collaborative MANIK MONDAZE featuring Bay Area artist from group's like Hobo Junction and Cytoplasm:
czcams.com/video/PB3mBP9nrC8/video.htmlsi=eGcc0Hj-b3Cc4cXL
Bro production was on point but bro really was wastebasket 🗑
Bro lost his top
Jay will never be a great hes just popular in ny hes the east pac
Can you do a ghetto Mafia 😱
Good one