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Del went through all kinds of turmoil when his earliest cd’s I Wish My
Brother George Was Here, and No Need For Alarm didn’t perform as his label
heads at Elektra expected. Being Ice Cube’s cousin, they probably figured he
was a thug nigga you didn’t want to take lightly, etc. They were in for a
shock when D-E-L dropped songs like Pissin’ On Your Steps or Sleepin’ On My
Couch. *“Whaaa?” Some simple, racist schmuck A&R probably thought he was
getting the fat Xmas Bonus for signing someone actually related to that guy
in NWA. Del *will have the last laugh. He’d better! A shock when he parted
company with Elektra Entertainment Group, and released this album with
friends via the internet. After going on the Hieroglyphics (his new imprint)
web-site, I learned that my cd copy is actually a bootleg, since Future
Development was only really issued on cassette with Hiero’s help. It still
sounds great, and if Del’s somehow being compensated (paid) then it’s okay
with me. Not knowing Future Development was going to come out on Metallica’s
label this is free of the kind of lyrical bitterness some artists might have
in his same shoes.
His next album, the excellent Both Sides of the Brain (also on Hieroglyphics
Imperium) spends time solidifying Del’s reputation as a highly skilled Mic
Controller (his sense of humor intact thankfully), and the 3030 cd by his
Deltron project with the Automator and deejay Kid Koala hammers the concept
home for people stubborn enough to dream that Poop Frogg is still on top of
things. For one thing Snoop "represents" LBC (Long Beach, California), but
he lives in posh, crime-free Claremont, easily forty-five minutes drive
away, and inhabiting an entirely different worldview (it's a quiet college
town with lotsa po-leece)! I know this because I used to live there too, and
was separated from him by about three degrees (friends). Seriously, the
Doggfather's last few cds were all bark and very little bite (I’ve been
wanting to use that cheesy phrase
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on him for about a year now, and he was
wide open for it). It’s somebody else’s turn. Del creeps in on this album
and neuters all non-believers. When Del comes with tracks like Don’t Forget
the Base, or X-Files, he may be proving that he’s fairly likely to never
kick the crap out of you, but who really cares at the end of the day? Who?
Isn’t the soul-less machismo that’s just accepted now in hip-hop getting
somewhat tiresome and predictable anyway? Wait…I’m not trying to justify the
existence of the putrid Will Smith, but please!! I do love it when it’s
done imaginatively (Geto Boys take a bow), but it sucks worse than being
forced to listen to Creed when it’s done as poorly as some "artists" are
doing it right now.
Ever seen that movie a few years back about a fictitious rap group featuring
Chris Rock wearing a soggy Jheri-Curl wig, and acting like he’s about to
‘punk’ you, but it was all a show? His character was really from the ‘Burbs?
That’s what I’m talking about! Obviously a play on the whole ‘studio
gangsta’ vibe, with Chris Rock, a kid called Dead Mike, and the other guys
being quite similar to NWA (even though it wasn’t meant to make fun of
them). "Our name is CB4, Cell Block Four!" Chris threatened to "fuck ya
sistah, I’ll fuck ya cat. I would fuck ya mom, but the bitch is too fat!" I
was sitting outside a café next to a theatre playing this and there was a
massive brawl when people showed up to see it, and waltzed into the crowded
theatre acting tough, but were too stupid to tell the whole thing was a
joke. Chris Rock was goofing on them, so they beat the crap out of each
other! How sad. When kids are, in due course, bumpin’ stuff heavily
influenced by Del, or the Anti Pop Consortium, like that album by Common
says, One Day It’ll All Make Sense. Del is the future of hip-hop, so listen
close.
By Jason Thornberry, CanEHdian.com. Copyright 2001
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