- Who was Del the Funky Homosapien in the end of 1990, when he recorded "Funky Freestyles" with 2Pac, Money B and Deb-E ?
- early tracks recorded by Del the Funky Homosapien & Sir Jinx, before they helped Ice Cube to record his classic Amerikkka's Most Wanted
Listen it in YT or grab it there.
1. Intro
2. Blank
3. Mr. Loveable
4. Ain't We Funkin' Now
5. Word To The Wise
6. Smoked Out Charlie
7. Duck Season
Produced by Sir Jinx
* this promo cassette was given as a bonus for pre-order of Del's third album Future Development in 1997 (cf. rapreview.com).
Funky Freestyles - Del & Tupac
Del The Funky Homosapien was a guest in the still unreleased 2Pac's "Funky Freestyles" with Money B and Deb-E recorded in early 1991, listed in 2Pacalypse Now early tracklists (cf. Tales of a 90's N.I.G.G.A.), broadcasted in Money B's show, and existing in a rare promo cassette-single by Deb E's "Drop The Grease". The word "funky" of that title could clearly refer to Del because like we can see in these early demos, Del was a funky man from the beginning.
Del is one year younger than Tupac but he is like him, a Hip Hop prodigy. He released his first solo album I Wish My Brother George Was Here in 1991 at the age of 19, one month before the release of 2Pacalypse Now. If Tupac moved from P-Funk sound of Digital Underground to Death Row's gangsta rap, Del always stayed in his early funky roots.
In June 1996, whilst 2Pac is recording One Nation, Del appeared in Digital Underground 4th album Future Rhythm in
"Food Fight". A funny thing to notice is that in that same album also
appear Saafir and Luniz. Numskull of the Luniz was then also recording
with 2Pac for One Nation.
In the background of N.W.A.
These early songs were probably recorded at the time Sir Jinx was producing Lench Mob's Dazzy Dee EP in 1988-1989. Jinx appeared in 1986's single "She's a Skag" by the group Stereo Crew (Ice Cube & Jinx produced by his cousin Dr. Dre and Lonzo of the World Class Wreckin' Cru). In 1987, the group became C.I.A. with Kid disaster aka K-Dee (they released the single Cru' in Action also produced by Dr. Dre). Then Dre and Cube join N.W.A. to record Straight Outta Compton in 1988. That's probably when Cube's cousin Del came to record with Jinx. When Cube splitted from N.W.A., they probably both give up the project to concentrate on Ice Cube's first album.
Two missed dates
Sir Jinx never produced for 2Pac. But 2Pac wanted him in late 1990 to produce the eponymous song of 2Pacalypse Now... Sir Jinx was probably too occupied at that time with the recordings of Yo-Yo's Make Way For The Motherlode. and WC & The Maad Circle's Ain't A Damn Thing Changed. And the song has never been recorded (or maybe produced by Big D instead).
Jinx recently stated that in 1992, just before the L.A. riots (late April of 92), probably at the time he was finishing to record Kool G Rap & Polo's third album Live and Let Die, they were together with Tupac supposed to go to the studio, but because of the events they never reached the studio... A pity.
