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Del Tha Funkee Homo Sapien: I Wish My Brother George Was Here (Elektra 7559-61133-2)

Andy Gill, The Independent, 9 January 1992

AFTER TWO such daunting releases (Lou Reed, Tori Amos — RBP Ed), it's a relief to come across this debut album from the splendidly-named Del Tha Funkee Homo Sapien, 18-year-old cousin of Ice Cube and the first new rap star of 1992. Rather than deal with death, sex or repression, Del asks such fundamental questions as 'What Is A Booty' ("... and how will I know if I'm shaking it?") and gets close to the street with 'The Wacky World Of Rapid Transit', a busload of observations regarding public transport.

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