Del the Funky Homosapien

Del the Funky Homosapien is the kind of artist who rewards patience. The playful name hints at it, but his real gift is the density of his wordplay, a flow that sounds offhand yet reveals careful precision the more you listen. Many know his voice from Gorillaz's Clint Eastwood, but the deeper catalog shows a complete musician who writes and produces on his own terms. What I respect most is how he and the Hieroglyphics crew built a self-contained universe rather than chasing trends. He is a genuine craftsman who chose integrity over commercial metrics, and I am always drawn to that stubborn independence.

Name (English)

Del the Funky Homosapien

Name (Japanese)

デル・ザ・ファンキー・ホモサピエン

Reading

でる・ざ・ふぁんきー・ほもさぴえん

Born

August 12, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Rat

Origin

Oakland, California, United States

Occupation

rapper / songwriter / record producer / musician

High school

Skyline High School

• Official sitehttps://www.delthefunkyhomosapien.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/delhiero/
• Xhttps://x.com/DelHIERO
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del%20the%20Funky%20Homosapien
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q608452

Tags

• California
• rapper
• songwriter
• record producer

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.