Rap fans often focus on the emergence of gangsta rap when discussing the history and legacy of west coast hip-hop, but digging beneath the surface will expose you to a whole world of artists not ...

1991: Del tha Funky Homosapien stepped out of his cousin Ice Cube's shadow with his 1991 debut album I Wish My Brother George Was Here. Del was an original member of Da Lench Mob before veering off to ...

Although statewide driving under the influence accidents are reportedly down in Colorado, Oakland, and California, rapper Del Tha Funky Homosapien was recently injured in a drunk driving accident en ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Del tha Funky Homosapien: No drama, no lag time, no usual rapper antics. Photos by Todd Radunsky. “This one’s for all of you hipsters who hopefully aren’t ...

South Shore gets a taste of Bay Area hip-hop as Del tha Funky Homosapien headlines Whiskey Dick’s Saloon this weekend. “Hailing from Oakland, California, Del and his crew, the Hieroglyphics, came out ...

For several years, the whereabouts of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien were a complete mystery. Resurfacing on a few tours, including some with his Hieroglyphics brethren, Del spent the past six years ...

From major label to indie label to Handsome Boy Modeling School, Deltron 3030, Push Button Objects and the Gorillaz, East Bay rapper Del the Funky Homosapien has a theory: adapt or perish. Everything ...

Del tha Funkee Homosapien ain’t happy/Ain’t feeling glad/Got no sunshine/In a bag. The 34 year-old Richmond rapper is embattled. This weekend Del plays Rock the Bells, the Bay Area’s biggest hip-hop ...

Hip-hop super-giant Del will release his own “stimulus package” (more details in cheeky video address below) to the “public at large,” when he offers his new album, Funkman, for free download on his ...

If the terms “16-piece orchestra” and “sci-fi hip hop” don’t line up for you in the same thought (or in the same day), it’s forgivable … until this Saturday night. “If I’m working with somebody else, ...

Many were disappointed last summer when news broke that McCarren Park Pool would once again become an actual pool, ending the newfound summer tradition of their weekly Pool Parties. It was a pleasant ...