Both Sides of the Brain

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Both Sides of the Brain
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Studio album by
Del the Funky Homosapien
ReleasedApril 11, 2000 (2000-04-11)
Genre Hip-hop
Length73:42
Label Hieroglyphics Imperium
Producer
Del the Funky Homosapien chronology
Future Development
(1997)		Both Sides of the Brain
(2000)		 The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years
(2004)
Singles from Both Sides of the Brain
  1. "Phoney Phranchise"
    Released: 1999
  2. "If You Must"
    Released: 2000

Both Sides of the Brain is the fourth solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings in 2000. It peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 chart. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Robert Christgau A− [3]
RapReviews6.5/10 [4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the album a mixed review, saying that there is "much to like about the album" but also describing it as "a bit of a letdown". He describes Del's production work as "inventive" but "largely monotonous and unnecessarily repetitive" and adds, "Equally damaging is the album's lack of form and structure: Many of its tracks sound like marathon free-styling sessions no one had the heart to edit." [6]

In 2005, Peter S. Scholtes of City Pages included it on the "Top 100 Albums of the 2000s" list. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Time Is Too Expensive"Teren Delvon Jones [8] Del the Funky Homosapien 4:47
2."If You Must"Jones [9] Del the Funky Homosapien3:45
3."Jaw Gymnastics" (featuring Casual)Jones, [10] Jonathan Owens [11] Casual 3:44
4."Pet Peeves"Jones [12] Del the Funky Homosapien7:10
5."Press Rewind"Jones, [13] Damian Siguenza [14] Domino 4:37
6."Offspring" (featuring El-P)Jones, Jaime Meline [15] El-P 4:20
7."Style Police"Jones [16] Del the Funky Homosapien3:54
8."Fake as Fuck"Jones [17] Del the Funky Homosapien4:20
9."BM's"Jones [18] Del the Funky Homosapien4:15
10."Skull & Crossbones"Jones [19] Del the Funky Homosapien4:16
11."Soopa Feen"Jones [20] Del the Funky Homosapien5:23
12."Disastrous"Jones [21] Del the Funky Homosapien3:19
13."Signature Slogans"Paul Edward Huston, [22] Jones [23] Prince Paul 4:22
14."Catch All This"Jones [24] Del the Funky Homosapien4:05
15."Phoney Phranchise"Jones [25] Del the Funky Homosapien3:38
16."Proto Culture" (featuring Khaos Unique)Jones, Jamal Mitchell [26] Khaos Unique4:13
17."Stay on Your Toes" (featuring A-Plus)Adam Carter, Jones [27] A-Plus 3:27

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [1] 118
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [28] 2
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [29] 5
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [30] 63

References

  1. 1 2 "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  2. ↑ Gizzi, Dan. "Del the Funky Homosapien - Both Sides of the Brain". AllMusic . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien". Robert Christgau. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ 'Flash' Juon, Steve (May 6, 2000). "Del tha Funkee Homosapien - Both Sides of the Brain". RapReviews. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian, eds. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Fireside. p. 227.
  6. ↑ Rabin, Nahtan (April 11, 2000). "Del The Funky Homosapien: Both Sides Of The Brain". The A.V. Club . Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Scholtes, Peter S. (January 20, 2005). "Top 100 Albums of the 2000s". City Pages . Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #505978036 TIME IS TOO EXPENSIVE". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #390684563 IF YOU MUST". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  10. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #401171639 JAW GYMNASTICS". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ "BMI Work #7849209 JAW GYMNASTICS". BMI. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #462477874 PET PEEVES". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  13. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #462468599 PRESS REWIND". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  14. ↑ "BMI Work #5888320 PRESS REWIND". BMI. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #451519410 OFF SPRING". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  16. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #491407484 STYLE POLICE". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  17. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #362215112 FAKE AS FUCK". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  18. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #322986392 BM'S". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  19. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #495517830 SKULL & CROSSBONES". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  20. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #495517858 SOOPA FEEN". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  21. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #342764530 DISASTROUS". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  22. ↑ "BMI Work #33886363 SIGNATURE SLOGANS". BMI. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  23. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #491707507 SIGNATURE SLOGANS". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  24. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #333348631 CATCH ALL THIS". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  25. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #462477892 PHONEY PHRANCHISE". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  26. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #463267830 PROTO CULTURE". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  27. ↑ "ASCAP Repertory #495497817 STAY ON YOUR TOES". ASCAP. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  29. ↑ "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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