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Del tha Funkee Homosapien, also known as Del the Funky Homosapien and Deltron Zero is an alternative hip hop artist. Del was born Teren Delvon Jones on August 12, 1972 in Oakland, California . He currently lives in Richmond.

Biography

Cousin of renowned rapper Ice Cube, Del began his career writing lyrics for Cube’s backing band, Da Lench Mob . In 1991, with the help of cousin Ice Cube, Del released his first solo album, I Wish My Brother George Was Here . Although the album was a commercial success, it received mixed reviews from the hip-hop community. And ultimately Del, who was not pleased with the album himself, took matters into his own hands, and completely severed his relationship with cousin Ice Cube for his next album, No Need for Alarm. No Need for Alarm also saw the introduction of Del’s crew Hieroglyphics . No Need for Alarm was a bold move on Del’s part as it broke away from the model that had worked so successfully on his first album. Rather than the use of multiple P-Funk samples (like most hip-hop of the time), No Need for Alarm featured a more sophisticated, almost jazzy sound . No Need for Alarm was a commercial failure for Del, and it would be another five years before the release of his third album. 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 .

1998 saw the release of Del’s third solo album Future Development, the album was only available on the Hieroglyphics website for download, and in tape form in Japan. Future Development was re-released in 2002 under the Heiroglyphics Imperium label. Del also released another collaborative work with the Hieroglyphics crew in 1998, 3rd Eye Vision, it was the Hieroglyphics crew’s first album. 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 was particularly interesting because the CD was a work of science fiction, telling stories about life and hip hop in the year 3030.

Del collaborated with Gorillaz for two songs on their debut album, both of which became singles: “Clint Eastwood” and “Rock the House”. In their videos he was portrayed as a ghost. Del later commented 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[1]. As part of Russel Hobbs’ backstory, the character of Del was one of Russel’s friends that was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, whose ghost possessed Russel. When Del was not invited to work on the Demon Days album, a story was written that Del and the other spirits that possessed Russel were exorcised in 2003.

2003 also saw the release of Full Circle, the second studio album from the Hieroglyphics crew.

In 2004 Elektra released The Best of Del The Funky 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 has established his own independent record label, Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings, which primarily consists of Hieroglyphics and a few other artists with whom the group collaborates regularly.

Del’s lyrics often reflect his interests, offering humor and themes that differ from mainstream hip hop. His songs have discussed video games, bad hygiene, intergalactic rap battles, and more. In 2000, the song “Jaw Gymnastics”, featuring Casual, was featured in the game Knockout Kings. In 2000, the song “Positive Contact” from Deltron 3030 was featured in the game Mat Hoffman’s Pro BMX. In 2001, the song “If You Must” was featured in the game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3. In 2003, the song “Positive Contact” from Deltron 3030 was featured in the game Tony Hawk’s Underground. In 2005, the song “Burnt” featuring Hieroglyphics was featured in the game Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland. In 2006, the song “Catch A Bad One” was used in the game . 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. A Hieroglyphics song “Don’t Hate the Player” was also featured in NBA 2K7.

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 in DC Mountain Lab.

Currently there is a DVD available called 11th Hour, which DVD contains some live footage, footage of him in the studio and around the house, as well as footage of him recording 11th Hour. The CD is scheduled to come out on October 2nd, 2007. It will be his first solo album in more than seven years.

According to an interview with Del on the latest edition of the Hierocast, Hiero’s official podcast, progress has been made on 11th Hour and the beats and the cuts for the sequel to Deltron 3030 are complete. He also did an Interview on The Breakdown a show on ItsHipHop.tv where he talked about his upcoming projects, his career, Ice Cube, and E40.

Current status on Del’s new albums is that 11th Hour will be released first, with the new Deltron album, Deltron Event II being released afterwards. Both albums are expected to be released in 2008.

As of summer 2007, rumors circulated around the internet that “11th Hour” will be released by underground hip hop label Def Jux as opposed to Hiero Imperium. CEO and MC El-P all but confirmed Del’s signing recently in a cryptic myspace blog post.

Discography

Solo

• I Wish My Brother George Was Here (1991)
• No Need for Alarm (1993)
• Future Development (1998)
  • Future Development was originally available (in 1998) only in tape format in Japan and on the Hieroglyphics website. It was later released to CD in 2002.
• Both Sides of the Brain (2000)
• (2004)
• 11th Hour (2007)

Hieroglyphics

• 3rd Eye Vision (with Hieroglyphics) (1998)
• Full Circle (with Hieroglyphics) (2003)
• Over Time (with Hieroglyphics) (2007)

Gorillaz

• “Clint Eastwood” (2001)
• “Rock the House” (2001)

Deltron 3030

• Deltron 3030 (2000)
• Deltron 3030 Instrumental Version (2001)
• Deltron Event II (2008)

Other projects and guest appearances

• Judgment Night (movie soundtrack), Missing Link (with Dinosaur Jr.), 1993
• The Coup, The Repo Man Sings For You, Steal This Album, 1998
• Handsome Boy Modeling School, Magnetizing, So… How’s Your Girl?, 1999
• Sunspot Jonz, Ice Pirates, The Child of the Storm, 2000
• One Big Trip (movie soundtrack), One Big Trip, 2002
• Handsome Boy Modeling School, White People, 2004
• Opio of Souls of Mischief, What’s Wrong With This Picture?, from Triangulation Station, 2005
• Think Differently Music, Fragments, and Preservation (with Aesop Rock), Wu-Tang Meets the Indie Culture, 2005
• Zion I, What U Hear, True & Livin’, 2005
• Molemen, Scarlet Letter, Killing Fields, 2006
• Terracotta Troupe, Dynasty. Released on vinyl with Z-trip remix and Monster!

References

External links

• Official Hieroglyphics website
• Short biography of Del
• ItsHipHop.tv Video Interview
• Mesh Magazine (Bay Area) Interview

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