Future Development [Import]

Del The Funky Homosapien | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 16, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Crown
• ASIN: B00005NNW3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #414,624 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lyric Licking

2. Stress the World

3. Why You Wanna Get Funky...

4. Don't Forget the Bass

5. Faulty

6. X-Files

7. Future Development

8. Corner Story

9. Love Is Worth

10. Del's Nightmare

11. Games Begin

12. Town to Town

13. Checkin out the Rivalry

Editorial Reviews

Japanese edition of 1998 album previously available on cassette only (available exclusively on the Hieroglyphics web site). Del first found fame with his comedic 1991 debut, 'I Wish My Brother George Was Here' & later became a member of Gorillaz & Deltron

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Lost Album, September 22, 2004

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Gift - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Development (Audio CD)

First of all, please do not pay this much money for this record. You can easily get a normal-priced copy on Hieroglyphics.com. Well, this is it, Del's lost album. As many know, Del was dropped off Elektra before this album got released. And despite how lame it is on some level that that happened to our good friend Del, it was probably for the best. Souls of Mischief were dropped off their label at roughly the same time and this led Hiero to band together, pool all the money they could, and independently release 3rd Eye Vision. Well, I must say 3rd Eye is one of my favorite hip hop albums, and it put the whole Hiero crew back on the map while simultaneously establishing the Hieroglyphics emporium. I've had a bootleg cassette copy of this album for years that I got off the Hiero web site, and I was really glad to see it finally properly released. This is a tight Del album all the way through, though maybe not his best. I would highly recommend this album to any serious Del or Hiero fan. It's not at all a fluke of a record. If you've never bought a Del album, or you've only got Deltron 3030, I would start with No Need For Alarm. If you really love Del or Hiero, this album is a must for any completist collection.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD, January 8, 2004

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bryan wright (sioux city, iowa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Future Development (Audio CD)

This is Del's second best work (Deltron 3030 was the best), but it is still light years ahead of 99.9% of hip-hop. Only thing though is that you can buy this CD for 15 bucks on hieroglyphics.com
So dont get ripped off by Amazon.com

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the dopest Hip Hop Cd's, February 4, 2004

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Adam P Boots (Valley Village, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Future Development (Audio CD)

I've been a fan of Hiero for quite some time now and it took me a while to get into this album. It's a bit newer of a style for Del, but more of something that only he could do too.

There are lots of standout tracks, especially "Del's Nightmare" which I believe is probably the reason that the album was dropped by Elektra and not released in the states. I suggest this to anyone, but don't bother paying import prices on it. Go to the (www.)Hieroglyphics(.com) website and order a copy from there for regular CD prices... And while you're there, check out Casual's Truck driver and Pep Love's Ascension Side C. You can't them here, but they're both great.

Future Development is definitely a standout Del Album, with Deltron 3030 and I wish my Brother George was here. Pick it up as soon as possible, it's well worth your while...