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Untitled

Is there a reason this is the main page, and not Del tha Funkee Homosapien, with a lowercase t? Seems that'd be more... I don't know, correct? --Blue Dream 19:03, August 20, 2005 (UTC)

I think you're right, so I'm going to move it to make the page with a lowercase 't' the main page. Daniel Brockman 20:10, 29 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Can we get a better photo on here, one where you ain't looking right up his nose?

Del's Age

All of the sources I have give his birthdate as 1972; this includes the AllMusic Guide. Do we have a reason to believe in the 1975 date that's given in a recent edit? If not, I'm going to switch it back to '72. Brainslug 03:50, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"My Brother George"

Can anyone add why the title of his first album is a reference to George Clinton? Soetermans 20:29, 24 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You know, I was always under the impression it was a reference to Jonathan Jackson, who was killed when he took a courtroom hostage and demanded that his brother George be released from prison. In fact, I'm almost certain that this is the reference. -- H·G (^words/_works) 07:44, 5 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I happen to think that it is a reference to that cartoon where some guy who sounds like Dustin Hoffman's Raymond Babbit from Rain Man says "I wish my brother George was here." I know it is real, the cartoon, and seems to fit into the mentality of the Del mythos. - iTos —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.35.57.240 (talk) 03:55, 26 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Why is he called an alternative Hip-Hop artist? Although his sound may be different he is still Hip-Hop. He should just be labeled as Hip-Hop, for most fans of Hip-Hop tend to distinguish what is on the radio as Rap and what isn't as Hip-Hop.--Nehooper59 06:39, 25 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

i have no idea how to properly cite something in a wiki article, but this link sort of verifies the bit about the "how to write a hit song" book, and giving the plaque to his mother. http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=22601 i think saying he "wrote the song with the book" is a bit of an exaggeration, though 66.82.9.53 09:23, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How to Write a Hit Song

Pretty sure this is the book he supposedly bought: How to Write a Hit Song ( and BTW the citation is broken... presumably the original article was similar to this one. ) 99.69.57.91 (talk) 14:16, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

11th hour DVD

the 11th hour dvd is currently available for purchase from the hiero webstore, so someone should add some info about it, and possibly create a page for it. i would but i don't have my copy yet, so i'm not really in a position to add anything to the article.65.43.223.245 12:30, 24 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

search problems

So when i want to check this page, i have to make sure that i type in "Del the Funkee Homosapien", as when i type in "del the funky homosapien" or "del tha funky homosapien" or any other variation thereof, it brings me to a "Search, no results found page". So maybe someone could fix it so i don't have to always spell his name the way it's spelled in this article (he has spelled it several different ways on different releases).65.43.213.25 21:52, 11 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

???

The page title should really be "Del the Funky Homosapien" as that is how Del wanted it spelt. It is also how it is spelt on 3 out of 4 of his album covers. JakeAKAmd 08:07, 27 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

lench mob

I dont get it. Was Del a part of Da Lynch Mob?

he never performed with the group, but he did write several of their lyrics.

mistadobolina

mista bob dobolina

Oooh oooh!

How come there's nothing about Mistah Bob Dobolina in the article? It's not even in the discography.

My question exactly! 203.59.117.158 11:38, 26 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Del & Eminem cousins?

So, at the beginning of the article it says "with the support of cousins Ice Cube and Eminem...". What exactly does this mean? Having no sources to cite, I can still say I'm 99.99999% that Del is in no way related to Marshall Mathers. Is there some other Eminem? This might be a bit hasty, but I'm seriously doubtful of this, so I'm getting rid of it, at least until someone can explain it... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tobbemz (talk • contribs) 01:17, 18 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

no, it's BS.

but he is ice cubes cousin.

Name change?

According to Pitchfork Media, Del is now going by Del the Funky Homosapien (link here: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/46900-del-the-funky-homosapien-signs-to-def-jux-for-new-lp ) instead of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien.

This is confirmed on the Hiero website, as all Del merchandise (including CD's, t-shirts, etc) say Del The Funky Homosapien.

I'm going to change the name of this page, and put "also known as Del Tha Funkee Homosapien", unless anyone has any problem with it.

edit: i'm having trouble changing the actual title of the page. if someone can do that it would be greatly appreciated.

130.17.246.153 19:31, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know; his name is spelled "DEL: tha funkee homosapien" on this page. Searching on google, it looks like all combinations of the/tha and funky/funkee are used.
—jakarr 21:54, 26 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you look at him most recent albums, he spells his name "Del The Funky Homosapien." Yes, the "The" is supposed to be capitalized. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.111.62.140 (talk) 19:06, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Education and "Upgrade"?

AFAIK, Del didn't go to college. Where does get his content? Does he just read a lot? I'm particularly interested in knowing if he wrote "Upgrade" in Deltron 3030, since it uses some software engineering lingo (specifically in computer graphics). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Insultingbozo (talk • contribs) 07:32, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

appearance on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

I'm not sure if this is noteworthy/notable, but he was on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson last night.--Rockfang (talk) 08:46, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Split off "Career" from "Biography"?

I think the Biography section is getting a little big, and is encompassing things that should go into a "Career" section, and maybe some others. Anybody else agree? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.87.1.170 (talk) 16:25, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, maybe subsections

Actually I take that back; there's very little biography at all. Perhaps we could leave it the same or call it "career", but subsections need to be made, it's sortof a mess right now. I think it would make things easier to update and keep consistent in the future, it's hard to read now. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.87.1.170 (talk) 16:29, 12 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

Let's be honest, this page needs some clean up. Some better wording, better organization, and updating of some outdated facts (I did a couple of these). I'll try to pitch in when I get a chance, but I thought I'd put it out there.

Unreferenced Info

Someone removed a few paragraphs because they were uncited. I know this stuff to be true, it's just a matter of citing it (and making it sound nicer [see "cleanup" above], and updating the language for this year):

Currently there is a DVD available called 11th Hour, which contains some live footage, footage of him in the studio and around the house, as well as footage of him recording 11th Hour. It was his first solo album in more than seven years.

In 2008, 11th Hour was released first, with the new Deltron album, Deltron Event II to be released afterwards. However as of 2009, Deltron Event II is yet to be released.

"11th Hour" was released by Definitive Jux instead of the usual Hiero Imperium. CEO and MC El-P all but confirmed Del's signing recently in a cryptic myspace blog post^{[citation needed]}. Del also toured with Embedded/Def Jux artists Iller than Theirs and Junk Science. On November 6, 2007 there was a post on the Definitive Jux website that stated Del had signed with Definitive Jux.

And the last paragraph contained a quote from El P and Del pretty much plagiarized from Def Jux's site, so it should be rewritten anyway. http://www.definitivejux.net/jukies/del-funky-homosapien:

"I look at this as an opportunity..."

"Del is and always has been one of my favorite artists and people..."

Again, I can do it, I just have to get around to it. I just wanted to make a note so we don't forget. Whoever does it, feel free to delete the quotes in this section so it doesn't take up so much room on the talk page. Orblivion (talk) 12:54, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure about the statement in this article that he took a 5-year break from releasing music "due to heavy use of psychedelic drugs." Granted he has mentioned using psychedelics, but stating that the hiatus was a result of his drug may not be accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.151.109.15 (talk) 22:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 16:21, 10 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Del tha Funkee Homosapien → Del the Funky Homosapien — This surprised me. I was all for the "funkee" spelling until I looked a little closer...and found that this spelling only exists on two releases: the formative debut, I Wish My Brother George Was Here and the non-Del-approved (according to the wiki article) comp. The Elektra Years - there probably because somebody at the record company thought it would be clever. Anyway, it's clear from the (many) other albums that "the Funky" is his preferred nom de plume. It's even in his trademark graffiti-style logo (del! the funky homosapien). Here are some larger jpegs: No Need for Alarm, Future Development, Both Sides of the Brain, Eleventh Hour, Parallel Uni-Verses, Funk Man & Automatic Statik Wikkitywack (talk) 07:22, 30 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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We'll just push "tha Funkee" to the aka section, make a note of it in the applicable articles, etc. Of course, there'll be the redirect switcheroo for those dedicated enough to type out "Del tha Funkee Homosapien" in full, etc... Wikkitywack (talk) 20:52, 8 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Discussion

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Other Media updates

Can someone please confirm all the "upcoming" events are still upcoming and that the past ones actually happened. The Skate 3 thing supposedly was still upcoming in May 2010. Well, its now July 2010. Mabsal (talk) 20:25, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Name Spelling?

On the cover of his debut album I Wish My Brother George Was Here (1991), it’s spelled “DEL THA FUNKEé HOMOSAPIEN.” Adjusted for consistent capitalisation, should that be “Del That Funkeé Homosapien”? Felicity4711 (talk) 17:06, 14 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]