Del – Funk Stimulus Package

Seriously, to appreciate this you have to look at the deeper meaning. This dude takes almost a full two minutes to say something that could have been summarized in three seconds: “hey guys download my cd”.

I love Del, partially because he’s crazy. Seriously, after about the one minute mark, none of what he is saying actually makes sense – until you listen with your heart.

Also, bonus points for him using bandcamp instead of rapishare links.

MIXTAPE 103 – BEAT JACKS + REMIXES 3

So this episode should answer all questions about who I voted for. Let’s cut the typing and do the rundown, shall we?

(but before I do that – remember that you can embed this episode in your myspace, blog, etc! Look above!)

Mobb Deep – Shook Ones (MF Doom Remix). I don’t think I need to say much about this one. The original was great, this one is possibly greater. Doom is just stupid as a producer. Who needs extra drums? Classic. I won’t be mad at you if you rewind just for this one. myspace.com/mfdoom.

Zero 7 – Somersault (Dangermouse Remix feat MF Doom). And Doom shows up as an MC this time. I had a very good friend once that played Zero 7 incessantly whenever I was at her place. I probably know all the songs from their first CD by heart, and I don’t even know what the album cover looks like. One of the odd joints out where Doom actually attempts to tell a(n ostensibly) coherent story. Simple, but dope production. Don’t get it twisted though – Zero 7 is great by itself. myspace.com/zero7.

Amplive - Video Tapez (feat Del the Funky Homosapien). Off the Zion I member’s somewhat infamous Radiohead – In_Rainbows remix album. There are obvious comparisons to be drawn to Dangermouse‘s Grey Album, but it’s still a good (and free) record. It raises a lot of questions (doesn’t everything nowadays, though?) about media ownership and rights, as well. myspace.com/amplive.

Donwill - Camp Cupcake. Off the Beat Thieves Vol 2 record. I will leave the title alone and say that I dig this cut.myspace.com/donwont.

vicolude – Daedelus - Playing Parties (Yesterday’s New Quintet – The Stars Remix). Featuring a very prominent figure from my childhood. Okay, who am I kidding – my teenhood and nascent adulthood.

Daedelus - Obama 2008 feat Shariq and Taz of Sa-Ra. This song is so ridiculous it’s not even funny. Wait, it is. This is the jam, official, game over, I could play this 20 times and it would make a great episode. I don’t know why they have to be so dismissive about my mother’s opinions – I think she may very well have voted for Obama. I should ask her. By the way, if you ever get the chance to see Daedelus – do so. It’s brilliant.myspace.com/daedelus.

Donwill - Go Head (beatjackee = Wale Oyejide). I’m not sure what Mr. Oyejide is doing about the inevitable mixup between him and the other Wale, but I’ve always dug the former’s production. Look for more Donwill soon, by the way, as soon as I get that Suburban Sprawl record…

Q-Tip – Breathe and Stop (Iain Haywood remix). More solid production work from Iain – dig the saxophones! What, you’ve heard his stuff before, right? Do your homework. myspace.com/12pads.

Muja Messiah – Paper Planes (feat Manifest). M.I.A. gets the beatjack treatment this time (about time, that Piracy Funds Terrorism Vol 1 was pretty much grand larceny – can we get a Vol 2, by the way?). I obviously like this song. I guess I should be a little troubled that the “activist” message has been lost in this version, but really activism is for pansies anyway. myspace.com/mujamessiah.

I kid.

Bonus cut –

Cappadonna - Slang Editorial (Madlib Remix). Or at least that’s who it’s credited to, I just happened upon this track while I was mixing this episode down. Remember Cappadonna? That dude was cool. I’d listen to a Cappadonna record. Apparently he actually made some records, but all I remember hearing about him after Triumph was that he was driving taxis. myspace.com/madlib.

That’s this episode…what’s good?

However, I’m here to tell you that there is some original shit out there. A propos: Del tha funkee homosapien reviews videogames. Or reviewed, anyway. Check this out:

Del reviews videogames

I’ve heard that dude used to play a lot of games, and I remember hearing that “Proto Culture” track and being like “damn, dude plays even more than me”. I mean, for real, he was naming off games like he didn’t even rap, he just sat in his room and ate pizza and played Playstation. What I wasn’t aware of, though, was that he was also trying his hand at reviewing games.

I’ve got to say, though, that as a self-proclaimed journalist (hah), Del really kinda comes through on point in the reviews. I’ve never played any of the games that are covered in those three reviews, but it makes me wanna play em. I do notice that he seems to be real heavy on fighting games, and I haven’t really fucked with any fighter since maybe Killer Instinct on Super Nintendo (fuck a Soul Calibur 2), but it still makes me want to check them out. I haven’t really read any game magazines for a while but I can say that I’d rather have Del tell me what’s up than some juvenile-ass wank from Orange County. It’s too bad he stopped doing these.

Actually, for real, Del, why did you stop? I mean, on “Proto Culture”, you were saying that you got the games “you can’t rent at Blockbuster”. Weren’t you getting hooked up something crazy? And, I mean, game companies would prolly feature dude on the cover if he gave them good reviews. I mean, check out that review on Tobal 2: If they ever brought that game stateside, they coulda just used his quote on the game for promo.

Shit would be safe as fuck, you knows it.

It’s not like I have time (or money; college student status) to be playing games any more, but if peoples was sending me free shit, hell yeah I’d be playing it, no doubt. I think I’m gonna have to talk to Del sometime about this. Anyone out there wanna make that happen, holler at me.

Back to the actual reviews, though: don’t be looking for any new information, cause these were done back in ’97 or so. It’s kinda funny to hear him talking about Dragon Ball Z and Akira Toriyama like it’s that next level shit, cause now you got ten-year olds running around yapping about that shit all the time. Still, though, it’s worth a listen, even if just to hear one of your favorite MCs talking about something totally off-topic. But then again, given 3030 (masterpiece, for real), maybe it’s not so off topic.

I’ll leave you with his review on Megamix:

“And [it's got] authentic fighting moves, you know what I’m sayin…So authentic you could watch the game and prolly learn some moves yourself and go out and whoop somebody ass with the moves you learned.”

No shit? Better cop up, everybody. Anyone got an old Saturn they wanna sell a brother?