Attractive Sin

Del the Funky Homosapien has been dropping ultra-lyrical, brain-bending verses for more than two decades now. From his early crossover hits ("Dr. Bombay" and "Mistadobalina") through his collaborative work with Gorillaz and Deltron 3030 and his more recent, under-the-radar independent output, he has remained one of the game's most distinctive and reliably dope voices. The patriarch of the entire Hieroglyphics collective, Del has been increasingly busy, dropping new material at a breakneck pace. Since 2008, he's released at least one album per year, and on Attractive Sin he again joins forces with Parallel Thought (a.k.a. Jersey-based producers Drum and Knowledge; they worked together a few years back on Parallel Uni-Verses). They provide an appropriately funky foundation for D-E-L's lyrical gymnastics, crafting sample-drenched tracks overflowing with elastic bass lines, horn blasts, chopped guitars, tinkling pianos, and consistently strong drums. A great addition to Del's ever-growing discography, this is extraordinarily tight from start to finish. Check out "1520 Sedgewick," "Activated Sludge," and "Get to Drillin."