Del tha Funkee Homosapien - No Need for Alarm

After helping create the West Coast underground scene with his 1991 debut, Del Tha Funkee Homosapien made a radical departure with 1993's No Need For Alarm, eschewing the familiar G-funk of his debut for a jazzier, more sophisticated sound more akin to East Coast acts like Black Moon and Main Source. The thematic and lyrical content of Del's work underwent a considerable change as well, with No Need For Alarm largely avoiding the endearing comic vignettes and blunted utopian vision of his debut for a never-ending string of battle raps. Read More