You Ain't No Picasso (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
In getting ready for Forecastle, I’ve been doing a lot of listening to Del and GZA. I had been studying up on Method Man, but had to switch gears after he had to back out and those two took his place. I’d never seen the video for Del’s classic “Mistadobalina,” but am glad that I [...]
Metroblogging Los Angeles (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Hieroglyphics (that’s the hip hop collective started by Del tha Funkee Homosapien in the 90s) is touring with Blue Scholars, Knobody, Musab & Prince Ali. These guys are serious classics in the hip-hop timeline with a die-hard fanbase. Wanna go? We’ve got your tickets into their show at the El Rey this Thursday the 10th. To [...]
Hip-Hop Is Read (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, three homies named Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator and Kid Koala merged into the form of Deltron 3030, protectors of the free world. Okay, okay, enough with my fan-fiction steez. But Deltron 3030 , released in the dawn of the new millenium, may have been the most influential hip hop album of the 21st century if you think about it. The project...
io9 (Free subscription) | 06/26/2008
For years, the San Francisco Bay Area has been proud of the fact that The Empire Strikes Back’s AT-AT Walkers were inspired by the container cranes at the Port of Oakland. (You can even buy a t-shirt... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 06/14/2008
photos by Ailecia Ruscin The Flaming Lips are hitting at least 17 music festivals this summer. Of that 17, four have already happened. There was Summer Camp, Jam on the River and Sasquatch. And then there was last weekend at...
Metal Lungies (Free subscription) | 05/27/2008
Some of these videos actually predate the formal creation of the Hiero crew, when Del was associated more with his cousin Ice Cube. Del is probably the best known Hieroglyphics member outside of hip-hop circles , thanks to guest appearances on two genre-crossing Dan the Automator projects, Gorillaz & Handsome Boy Modelling School. I skipped [...]
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
Bonnaroo announced today that it is teaming up with the Cablevision-owned Fuse TV for a three-year partnership to bring the Tennessee-based festival on air. Cablevision also owns the New York Knicks, but judging by its lineup, there's no way that...
Metroblogging Seattle (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
I doubt this just about as hard as I can, but maybe Prince and Rage Against the Machine are part of the Bumbershoot lineup? Via rumor-loving Ear Candy [#], this blurb from Billboard's guide to summer music: BUMBERSHOOT August 30 - September 1 Seattle Center, Seattle Lineup Includes: Prince, Beck, Stone [...]
Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Del tha Funkee Homosapien takes a little time out of his rigorous recording schedule to rep a Styles P joint, wax nostalgic about Parliament-Funkadelic's stage show, and set the record straight on major vs. minor key scales. [Interview: Tyler Grisham]
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Filed under: The DL Spinner.com : The DL show loves you. OK, maybe that's not entirely true. We just really like you. Or at least like like you. Whatever it is, we definitely have your best interests at heart, as does Hieroglyphics and Gorillaz superstar Del tha Funkee Homosapien.... Read more
gorilla vs. bear (Free subscription) | 04/15/2008
I'm sure you guys will have something to say about those headliners, but aside from Beck and David Byrne , the real strength of this year's ACL Festival lies in the second and third tier bands. There are quite a few notoriously awesome live acts mixed in there, including Badu, N.E.R.D., Hot Chip, Spiritualized, White Denim, Jamie Lidell, Del, The Black Keys, CSS, Man Man, Sharon Jones , and more, plus...
LAist (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Del tha Funkee Homosapien | Photo via Definitive Jux As told earlier this week, there's some damn good music happening all day at USC: Lupe Fiasco, De La Soul, Saosin, Del tha Funkee Homosapien ( read our interview with him ), The Aquabats and Aceyalone to name a few. One additional positive about this event, it's free. More details on our earlier post . The Short List Meat Beat Manifesto @ El Rey...
The Smoking Section (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
Kobe just might be out of this world… I know, this ain’t music-oriented in the least, but how could we not post something this impressive? Watching a that video of the most gifted basketball player in the world effortlessly jump over a moving Ashton Martin straight up gives me goose pimples. Even if it is just a [...]
hiphopmusic.com (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
Del on Craig Ferguson via nahright as usual...
iVoryTowerz (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
by Stephen Tringali Popular hip hop culture is all about image — not necessarily the pictures people take of hip hop performers, but certainly the effect that those images have on a potential audience. Buy the stunner shades, the shiny spinners, the dope-ass Doberman, the hardcore posse and take press kit photos. Not concert photos, not candid photos, but press kit photos. Such is the plight of hip...
