Eleventh Hour (Del the Funky Homosapien album)

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Eleventh Hour
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)
Genre Hip hop
Length50:42
Label Definitive Jux
Producer
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 Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club B− [4]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
Now Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [8]
PopMatters 6/10 [9]
RapReviews7.5/10 [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

References

  1. 1 2 "Eleventh Hour by Del the Funky Homosapien". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Brown, Marisa. "Del the Funky Homosapien - Eleventh Hour". AllMusic . Retrieved July 24, 2014.
  3. LeRoy, Dan (May 29, 2008). "Del The Funky Homosapien". Alternative Press . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  4. Rabin, Nathan (March 10, 2008). "Del The Funky Homosapien: Eleventh Hour". The A.V. Club . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  5. Christgau, Robert. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Vozick-Levinson, Simon (March 21, 2008). "The 11th Hour". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  7. "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien". Now . March 13, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  8. 1 2 Patrin, Nate (March 13, 2008). "Del Tha Funkee Homosapien: The 11th Hour". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  9. 1 2 Hart, Ron (March 16, 2008). "Del tha Funkee Homosapien: Eleventh Hour". PopMatters . Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  10. Padania, Jesal (March 11, 2008). "Del the Funky Homosapien :: 11th Hour :: Definitive Jux". RapReviews.com. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  11. Young, Jon (March 2008). "Reviews: New CDs". Spin : 104.
  12. Ma, David (February 8, 2004). "Del tha Funkee Homosapien interview". Wax Poetics . Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
  13. Paine, Jake (March 19, 2008). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/16/08". HipHopDX . Archived from the original on March 24, 2008. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  14. "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  15. "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  16. "Del the Funky Homosapien: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved August 19, 2018.