Future Development
Future Development is the third solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings in 1997. It was able to achieve decent success, selling over 400,000 copies worldwide.
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| Released | November 18, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 61:03 | |||
| Label | Hieroglyphics Imperium | |||
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| Del the Funky Homosapien chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[2] |
Future Development is the third solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings in 1997. It was able to achieve decent success, selling over 400,000 copies worldwide.
Critical reception
[edit]Stanton Swihart of AllMusic said that "the album is less coherent than his previous two albums and less immediate-sounding without being immaterial."[1] In a 2000 article, Charles Aaron of Spin called it "perhaps Del's finest [album]".[3]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lyric Lickin" | Del | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Stress the World" | Del | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Why Ya Want to Get Funkee..." | Del | 5:17 |
| 4. | "Don't Forget the Bass" | Del | 4:36 |
| 5. | "Faulty" | A-Plus | 3:07 |
| 6. | "X-Files" | A-Plus | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Future Development" | Del | 4:28 |
| 8. | "Corner Story" | A-Plus | 4:03 |
| 9. | "Love Is Worth" | Opio | 4:05 |
| 10. | "Del's Nightmare" | A-Plus | 5:19 |
| 11. | "Games Begin" | A-Plus | 4:09 |
| 12. | "Town to Town" | Del | 7:11 |
| 13. | "Checkin' Out the Rivalry" (featuring Casual) | Toure | 5:20 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "Future Development - Del the Funky Homosapien". AllMusic. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Jost, Matt (January 13, 2004). "Del the Funky Homosapien Future Development". RapReviews. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ^ Aaron, Charles (July 2000). "Return of the Ripper". Spin. p. 134.
Further reading
[edit]- Meredith, Brian (November 15, 2007). "Del tha Funkee Homosapien Video Interview". Dropmagazine.com.
External links
[edit]- Future Development at Discogs (list of releases)
