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Del the Funky Homosapien’s ‘No Need for Alarm’ Album Review with Uncommon Nasa | Ep. 105


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This week we speak on another classic 90s record - Del the Funky Homosapien’s 1993 album, ‘No Need for Alarm’ 🔥 And to break it down with us we’re honoured to have on hip hop artist, author, podcaster, founder of Uncommon Records and one-time head engineer at Def Jux - Uncommon Nasa is in the house! 🙌

 

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Show Notes

  • Least hip hop thing in the last 24 hours? (02:15)
  • Thoughts on Mistadobalina and Del’s look (03:31)
  • How Del’s incredible rhyming style was so fully formed as a teen (09:30)
  • Most rewindable moments: ‘You’re In Shambles’ and the dope sampling (12:59)
  • Breaking down the classic album artwork (16:36)
  • Thoughts on Jonah Hill’s film ‘Mid90s’ (23:36)
  • How ‘Worldwide’ convinced him Unicron was real (26:50)
  • How Hiero made their music so HARD and art of sampling (32:00)
  • Love for ‘Burnt’, ‘Undisputed Champs’ and Del’s B Sides; The Hiero vs. Hobo Junction beef (36:20)
  • Breaking down Nasa’s career, New York, Def Jux and new album ‘Only Child’ https://bit.ly/3f0tL0Y (42:00)
 

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For the next mailbag episode, we’d love to hear from you guys, so email us at [email protected] with your takes on…

 

🔲 The strangest dreams you’ve had about a rapper

🔲 Where’s the weirdest place you’ve met a rapper?

🔲 What’s the best AND worst merch you’ve ever bought?

🔲 What rapper’s swag would you wear to a wedding, funeral or job interview?

🔲 You have to get a rap song tattooed on you…which one, where and why?

🔲 What’s the worst rap beat of 1995?

🔲 Best and worst rap memorabilia?

 

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And our last series talking best 3-album runs in rap can be found here…

Ice Cube with Shawn Setaro (https://bit.ly/3kaYfOq)

Tupac with Andrew Barber (https://bit.ly/2HGr3QT)

De La Soul with Andrew Emery (https://bit.ly/324LJJn)

Gang Starr with Dart Adams (https://apple.co/2Vlx9t1)

A Tribe Called Quest with Rob Pursey (https://bit.ly/3oS73uX)

Redman with Take it Personal Radio (https://bit.ly/3tYFUcL)

OutKast with Justin Hunte (https://bit.ly/3b89bJh)

Mobb Deep with Chris Mitchell from Breaking Atoms (http://shorturl.at/zHIKO)

 

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