Eleventh Hour (Del the Funky Homosapien album)

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Eleventh Hour
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Studio album by
Del the Funky Homosapien
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
Genre Hip hop
Length50:42
Label Definitive Jux
Producer Del the Funky Homosapien, Opio, KU, J-Zone
Del the Funky Homosapien chronology
The Best of Del tha Funkee Homosapien: The Elektra Years
(2004)		Eleventh Hour
(2008)		 Funk Man (The Stimulus Package)
(2009)
Singles from Eleventh Hour
  1. "Workin' It"
    Released: 2008 (2008)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 69/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Alternative Press 3/5 [3]
The A.V. Club B− [4]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
Now 4/5 [7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
RapReviews.com7.5/10 [10]
Spin Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]

Eleventh Hour is the fifth solo studio album by American hip hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. [9] It was announced and partially recorded in 2004, [12] but didn't come out until March 11, 2008, when it was released by Definitive Jux. [2] The album is produced by Del himself with additional production from Opio, KU, and J-Zone. [2] It debuted at number 122 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 5,810 copies in its first week. [13]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [1]

Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B+, saying: "Funky as ever, the Homosapien manages to evolve yet again, this time by embracing sounds of the past." [6] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, calling it "a straightforward and uncluttered record that flows surprisingly naturally for an album that's been so repeatedly delayed." [8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Raw Sewage" Del the Funky Homosapien 3:04
2."Bubble Pop"Del the Funky Homosapien4:20
3."Back in the Chamber"Del the Funky Homosapien3:29
4."Slam Dunk"Del the Funky Homosapien2:52
5."Situations"Del the Funky Homosapien4:20
6."Naked Fonk" Opio 4:07
7."Hold Your Hand"Del the Funky Homosapien3:22
8."Foot Down"Del the Funky Homosapien3:46
9."I'll Tell You"Del the Funky Homosapien3:20
10."Workin' It"Del the Funky Homosapien3:44
11."Last Hurrah" (featuring KU)KU3:15
12."Str8t Up and Down"Del the Funky Homosapien4:13
13."I Got You" (featuring Ladybug Mecca)Del the Funky Homosapien3:46
14."Funkyhomosapien" J-Zone 3:04

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [14] 122
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 58

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