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Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

  • Music

    December 13, 2000

    A League of Its Own

    The Justice League built its reputation by booking local hip hop acts -- now, in the face of an increasingly white-bread city, can the club survive?

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    Down On His Luck Del from Heiroglyphics To Play At Slims

    The Justice League built its reputation by booking local hip hop acts -- now, in the face of an increasingly white-bread city, can the club survive?

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2007

    Del To Drop the 11th Hour on Def Jux, Not Hiero --- Whaa?!

    The Justice League built its reputation by booking local hip hop acts -- now, in the face of an increasingly white-bread city, can the club survive?

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Del's 'The 11th Hour' CD - Review and Del Interview

    The Justice League built its reputation by booking local hip hop acts -- now, in the face of an increasingly white-bread city, can the club survive?

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Del the Funky Homosapien Records Stimulus Address

    Funkin for free: Del Taking a cue from President Obama, our own beloved Hiero hero Del the Funky Homosapien  has recorded his own stimulus address. "As we all know, funk is depleting rapidly in America," he says, describing the current musical and cultural crisis affecting this country. "Ther ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    Mike Relm: From "Back in Black" to Blue Man Group

    Funkin for free: Del Taking a cue from President Obama, our own beloved Hiero hero Del the Funky Homosapien  has recorded his own stimulus address. "As we all know, funk is depleting rapidly in America," he says, describing the current musical and cultural crisis affecting this country. "Ther ... More >>

  • Music

    October 25, 2006

    Mixtape Shmixtape

    Wherein we review Yay Area mixes of the day

  • Music Awards

    October 19, 2005

    Award Show Guide

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    October 19, 2005

    Award Show Performers

    SF Weekly Music Awards

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    Zion I

    True & Livin'

  • Music

    February 4, 2004

    Come Gurp With Me

    We hit the streets with one of the city's most eccentric rappers to find out if any S.F. natives know what a "Larry Dog" is

  • Music Awards

    October 15, 2003
  • Holiday

    December 26, 2001

    Holiday Guide

    Arts, crafts, events, performances, and New Year's Eve

  • Holiday

    December 19, 2001

    Holiday Guide

    Arts, crafts, events, and performances for the holidays

  • Music

    November 8, 2000

    Second-Time Strut

    One of the funkiest bands ever searches for closure, two decades after its last show

  • Music

    May 17, 2000

    Black Rage

    The Coup just may be the greatest, angriest, most militant hip hop act around. So what's up with the Puff Daddy tour?

  • Music

    March 1, 2000

    Having it Both Ways

    Del the Funky Homosapien has moved out of the shadow of his famous cousin -- and every musical cliché -- to help lead Bay Area hip hop

  • Music

    December 8, 1999

    Handsome Dan

    Dan "The Automator" Nakamura loves hip hop -- but he loves music more

  • Music

    July 21, 1999

    Quannum Leap

    Growing out of Oakland's Solesides label, the rappers and producers of Quannum Projects look to expand even further

  • Music

    April 21, 1999

    Notes From Underground

    For two years, Beni B and Oakland's ABB Records have taken on the hip-hop establishment one vinyl single at a time

  • Music

    January 21, 1998

    Stakes Is High

    Bay Area hip-hop artists and the art of the hustle

  • Music

    December 27, 1995

    Recordings

    Bay Area hip-hop artists and the art of the hustle

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Track of the Day: Sleep

    'Round these parts, the name Sleep conjures heavy doom metal from San Jose, but jump north one state and that's the moniker of a founding rapper from the respected Oldominion crew. Portland's Sleep is part of a hip-hop collective focused on positive rhymes and pulling references from every genre on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Gift of Gab Announces New Solo Record

    ​ Today, Blackalicious emcee Gift of Gab announced the October 27 release of his second solo album. Imaginatively-titled Escape 2 Mars, the new record features guest appearances by Del the Funky Homosapien, Brother Ali, Honeycut vocalist Bart Davenport, Joyo Velarde and fellow Mighty Underdog Lat ... More >>

  • Music

    September 2, 2009

    Local tech companies remove the music middleman

    ​ Today, Blackalicious emcee Gift of Gab announced the October 27 release of his second solo album. Imaginatively-titled Escape 2 Mars, the new record features guest appearances by Del the Funky Homosapien, Brother Ali, Honeycut vocalist Bart Davenport, Joyo Velarde and fellow Mighty Underdog Lat ... More >>

  • Music

    November 25, 2009

    Del the Funky Homosapien teams up for his best work in a decade

    ​ Today, Blackalicious emcee Gift of Gab announced the October 27 release of his second solo album. Imaginatively-titled Escape 2 Mars, the new record features guest appearances by Del the Funky Homosapien, Brother Ali, Honeycut vocalist Bart Davenport, Joyo Velarde and fellow Mighty Underdog Lat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 25, 2009

    What To Do? Wednesday's Pick:

    ​Del the Funky Homosapien @ Great American Music Hall In this week's issue, Jonah Flicker writes that Del the Funky Homosapien has "contributed his share to the canon of hip-hop classics. His first two albums, the funk-infused I Wish My Brother George Was Here and the harder-edged, battle-rappi ... More >>

  • Music

    December 16, 2009

    The Eazy Stylings of Jern Eye

    ​Del the Funky Homosapien @ Great American Music Hall In this week's issue, Jonah Flicker writes that Del the Funky Homosapien has "contributed his share to the canon of hip-hop classics. His first two albums, the funk-infused I Wish My Brother George Was Here and the harder-edged, battle-rappi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2009

    10 Things To Do This Weekend For Under $10

    EpiscoDisco hits Grace Cathedral on Sat.​The holidays make everyone broke. First there's all the money you spend on loved ones, and then there's all the money you spend drinking as you think about all the money you spent on loved ones. Luckily, you can still give yourself the gift of entertainment ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Over the Weekend: Dan the Automator at Yoshi's

    Eric Lawson​Dan the Automator
's "Audio Alchemy"Saturday, March 13, 2010
 Yoshi's
 Better Than: An 8th grade dance. Dan the Automator has a golden hip-hop legacy going back to Kool Keith's Dr. Octagon album. But his latest "Audio Alchemy" effort, showcasing lesser-known artist ... More >>

  • Music

    August 4, 2010

    MC El-P talks about new music and the demise of Def Jux

    Eric Lawson​Dan the Automator
's "Audio Alchemy"Saturday, March 13, 2010
 Yoshi's
 Better Than: An 8th grade dance. Dan the Automator has a golden hip-hop legacy going back to Kool Keith's Dr. Octagon album. But his latest "Audio Alchemy" effort, showcasing lesser-known artist ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    What's With All The Misspelled Names in Hip-Hop?: An Examination

    Chali 2na​So Chali 2na's coming to Yoshi's tonight. Dude may be the most likeable member of Jurassic 5, with his booming voice and salaam-to-that-ass demeanor, but he's also the one whose name mounts the most nihilistic assault on orthographic sensibility (distant second: Mark 7even). Not that th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Five Bay Area Hip-Hop Stars Who Should Be Really Stinkin' Rich

    Is this what it takes?​On Tuesday, Forbes published its list of hip-hop's 20 highest earners: Jay-Z at number one, naturally, with $63 million, and Senegalese crooner Akon edging out Lil Wayne by a milli -- Weezy's cash-accruing steez have been impressively unabated by his recent jail sentenc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Saturday Night: Gorillaz Drag Out De La Soul, Bobby Womack, Little Dragon, and More for a Cartoonishly Fun Halloween

    Calibree Photography​GorillazN*E*R*DOctober 30, 2010Oracle ArenaBetter than: Vomiting up a one-eyed octopus; also, seeing Gorillaz on not-Halloween.What are you supposed to look at during a Gorillaz performance? Do you look at the band onstage, where a  group of humans -- including Damon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2010

    SF MusicTech: Has Over-Tweeting Killed the Mystery Around Musicians?

    ​​The only discernable displays of emotion at yesterday's S.F. MusicTech Summit -- the seventh such gathering of musicians, techies, and industry types -- came during the artist panel at the end of the day. Moderator Tamara Conniff (founder of The Comet and former editor-in-chief of Billboa ... More >>

  • Music

    December 15, 2010

    Del the Funky Homosapien: Show Preview

    ​​The only discernable displays of emotion at yesterday's S.F. MusicTech Summit -- the seventh such gathering of musicians, techies, and industry types -- came during the artist panel at the end of the day. Moderator Tamara Conniff (founder of The Comet and former editor-in-chief of Billboa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2010

    In Print: Michael Jackson's Zombiefied Pop, and the Wanderings of Tricky

    Mike Bertino for SF Weekly​MJ's new album: Michael promises 10 tracks of zombiefied pop, Thriller come (back) to life. According to the official Jackson website, the album is a work of "newly completed recordings." This means Michael is a compilation of outtakes and rehashes primped for the 2 ... More >>

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    February 16, 2011

    Democracy in the Middle East

    Mike Bertino for SF Weekly​MJ's new album: Michael promises 10 tracks of zombiefied pop, Thriller come (back) to life. According to the official Jackson website, the album is a work of "newly completed recordings." This means Michael is a compilation of outtakes and rehashes primped for the 2 ... More >>

  • Music

    February 23, 2011

    Soulico: Show Preview

    Mike Bertino for SF Weekly​MJ's new album: Michael promises 10 tracks of zombiefied pop, Thriller come (back) to life. According to the official Jackson website, the album is a work of "newly completed recordings." This means Michael is a compilation of outtakes and rehashes primped for the 2 ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Del the Funky Homosapien Recalls the Past, Skips Nostalgia

    Mike Bertino for SF Weekly​MJ's new album: Michael promises 10 tracks of zombiefied pop, Thriller come (back) to life. According to the official Jackson website, the album is a work of "newly completed recordings." This means Michael is a compilation of outtakes and rehashes primped for the 2 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    In Print: the Subversive Beauty of tUnE-yArDs, Del the Funky Homosapien's Trip to Hip-Hop's Past, and More

    Merrill Garbus of tUnE-yArDs​ From SF Weekly's latest print music section: On tUnE-yArDs: Welcome to the edge of experimental pop in 2011. Garbus has just seen the release of tUne-yArDs' second album, w h o k i l l, which seems all but certain to accelerate her rise from DIY curiosity into one o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    The Game's The R.E.D. Album: A First Listen

    ​ The Game needs no introduction. The man who was kicked out of G-Unit and made a whole album about whinily stalking ex-benefactor Dr. Dre has most recently performed two actions: 1) Releasing a diss track called "Uncle Otis," whose targets include Tyler, the Creator; and 2) releasing a collab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    Exclusive Premiere: Lateef The Truthspeaker and DJ Shadow Team Up for "Say What You Want"

    Lateef the Truthspeaker​ Lateef the Truthspeaker is a prince of Bay Area hip-hop -- as a member of the Quannum collective, he's worked with DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born, Del the Funky Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and numerous other local greats. Lateef recently dropped a new album, Firewire, and w ... More >>

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