Talk:Del tha Funkee Homosapien

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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)


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

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[edit] 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)

[edit] "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)

  • 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)


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)

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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)

???

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)

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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).

no, it's BS.

but he is ice cubes cousin.

[edit] 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)

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)

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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)