Skip to Content
Talkhouse home
Talkhouse home
Podcast

Del the Funky Homosapien

By What Had Happened Was

4:29 AM EDT on April 6, 2022

Episode Info

  • Season3
  • Episode9
In the middle of his legendary run as an A&R at Elektra Records, Dante signed Del The Funky Homosapien, the teenage cousin of Ice Cube and founding member of the Hieroglyphics Crew. Their partnership saw the release of Del's first two albums, "I Wish My Brother George Was Here' and 'No Need For Alarm'. We hear the story of the emergence of the Oakland MC and the rise of his legendary crew..Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from Podcast

Explore Podcast

Mike Campbell

The legendary Heartbreakers guitar player talks meeting most of his heroes, the “it’s just the normal noises” intro to the Heartbreakers classic “Even the Losers,” and gratitude.

June 24, 2026

Transmissions :: Don Was

Don Was on Detroit legend Ted Lucas and much more.

June 24, 2026

961. – Matt Spicer

June 24, 2026

Nobody’s Ever Asked Me That: Goran Stolevski

The prodigiously talented filmmaker behind You Won't Be Alone, Of An Age and Housekeeping for Beginners tells it like it is.