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| | No Need for Alarm | | | Music Artist : | | Del tha Funkee Homosapien | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Elektra / Wea | | Release Date : | | 1993-11-23 | | Store Price : | | $11.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $10.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. You're in Shambles
2. Catch a Bad One
3. Wack M.C.'s
4. No Need for Alarm
5. Boo Booheads
6. Heats for the Kiddies
7. Worldwide
8. No More Worries
9. Wrong Place
10. In and Out
11. Don't Forget
12. Miles to Go
13. Check It Ooout
14. Thank Youse
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Like a hurricane dell will blow your brain!
Submitted on: 2008-05-15 |
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| Although this album did not have as many memorable songs as the album his first album "i wish my brother gorge was here" which had such songs as "Dr.Bombay", "Mistadobalina" and "Sleepin on my couch" but he brought a much different approach on his style going from what seemed to be a more funkadelic style to completely G-Funk with such great songs as "Catch A Bad One" and "Wrong Place" this album is "CLASSIC" |
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This is Real Hip-Hop
Submitted on: 2007-04-20 |
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Even if the subject is fairly constant, even if many of the tracks are battle-raps, there's no mistaking that the beats and flow of the lyrics are second to none.
I've been listening to this album since it was released and I still catch pieces of lyrics I didn't fully grasp before. Del and 3E-Vision belt em out with an ease and approach that makes you smile with delight.
No More Worries and Catch a Bad One are 2 of the most lyrically diverse, gifted and ecelctic HH tracks ever put together. Don't miss em. |
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 (4+half) Sound the ALARM for a hiphop genius!!!
Submitted on: 2007-03-28 |
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| This is the album that really re-enforced DEL's standing amongst the hiphop fraternity. After his debut "I Wish My Brother George Was Here" he was given more creative control and really expressed the DEL that we all know+love. He produced alot of the tracks himself and he did a stellar job along with the rest of his Hiero camp and the SD50's. Although the majority of the subject matter is aimed at weaker mc's and the state of hiphop there are afew other tracks such as "Boo Boo heads" (about nasty chicks), "Wrongplace" (multiple scenarios involving being in the wrongplace at the wrongtime), "Don't Forget" (reminding cats not to forget where they come from after they've blown up) and "Thank Youse" (a dedication to his fam+friends). The production is very dark with heavy basslines added to sharp high-hats and horns combined with eardrum shaking beats. Lyricswise this is were DEL's more obscure+off the wall delivery started becoming apparent. Having all of DEL's albums and all the Hiero material I'd have to say this is him at his peak from start to finish. Standouts were every last track but my personal favourites are "You're In Shambles", "Catch A Bad One" (my favourite DEL track ever), "No Need For Alarm", "Boo Boo Heads", "No More Worries", "Wrongplace", "Check It Ooout" and "Thank Youse". The best material from DEL ever (along with Deltron3030). |
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4.5 - Established Del as One of My Favorite MCs
Submitted on: 2007-01-23 |
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I'd heard some Del before this album. I had the Deltron 3030 and I'd heard his Gorillaz stuff and I'd enjoyed it quite a bit but it didn't really leave me hungry for more. I had him pegged as one of those left-field rappers that sound like geniuses if you're in the right mood but are unappealing the rest of the time. What I should have taken into account was that Deltron and the Gorillaz were both concept projects, not representative of Del as whole. I finally picked up this album because I'd heard good things and was straying from hardcore stuff into more laid-back hip-hop. When I listened to it, I was feeling it in a way I hadn't felt an album in a long time.
Now Del is one of my favorite MCs. This album showcases everything he does well. He has a very distinctive flow, delivering all his rhymes in a catchy fun sort of way instead of straightforwardly. This would keep his raps interesting even if you ignored the lyrics...but if you did that you'd be missing out. His rhymes are always clever, largely consisting of battle raps but with some storytelling and other things mixed in. Again, it helps that he has a catchy and fun way of saying things. He also spices it up with a slightly more advanced vocabulary than the average rapper has. What makes him so appealing is just his general attitude. Del seems to look at the world in a very humorous light, taking even constant bullets flying and police brutality as just some of life's absurdities. With this style, he manages to be gritty and laid-back at the same time. His voice also deserves mention. Del is one MC who couldn't possibly be mixed up with anyone else, with his thick but smooth sound.
The beats match the rhymes perfectly. They consist mostly of funky jazz loops, with the old-school acoustic drums to match. Many of them center around a string bassline, but some include horns, piano, and funk guitar.
Many people complain that this album is nothing but battle raps. This isn't 100% true, but they do take up probably half the album or more. This doesn't bother me because I enjoy just rhyming for the sake of rhyming if it's over a dope beat and has a tight flow, but this bothers a lot of people so it's worth a mention.
As far as I'm concerned, this is a hip-hop classic. The beats are smooth but still banging and musically impressive and the rhyming is clever and unique. It doesn't get too deep or too hardcore, but to me it doesn't need to. I would recommend it to any fan of Del, Hiero, jazzy hip-hop, or dope music, period. |
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Del shows his flow-
Submitted on: 2006-11-19 |
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Del's second release is technically stellar; the production is classic early 1990's: simple, layered, catchy loops. The real standout, however, is Del's flow. I'd call out a specific track, but each one represents a mix of traditional and (then) experimental flows. I suppose 'Catch a Bad One' is the standout.
I've offended more than one woman by playing this album. Del's lyrics can come off too bravado and misogynist at first listen. I'm thinking specifically of Boo-Booheads, which sounds women-bashing initially but upon second listen reveals emotional frustration. |
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