Del ‘I Wish My Brother George Was Here’ 25th Anniversary
Release date: 22nd October 1991
Label: Elektra
Producers: Boogiemen (DJ Pooh & Rashad Coes), Del the Funky Homosapien, Ice Cube
Profile (courtesy of Wikipedia):
”I Wish My Brother George Was Here is the debut album by Del tha Funky Homosapien. The title of the album is a reference to George Clinton, whose music was an influence on Del, as well as to the late pianist Liberace who would on occasion openly pine for his brother George to appear on Liberace’s television program in the mid-1950s.”
Additional info:
- The singles ‘Mistadobalina’, ‘Dr Bombay’ and ‘Ahonetwo’ appear on our Classic Material 1991 Mixtape
- The single ‘Mistadobalina’ also appears on our 1991 Rap Megamix.
- The album comes in at #19 in Ego Trip’s Top 25 Rap Albums of 1991.
- The single ‘Sleeping on my Couch’ comes in at #30 in Ego Trip’s Top 40 Rap Singles of 1991.
- The single ‘Mistadobalina comes in at #36 in Ego Trip’s Top 40 Rap Singles of 1992.
- Listen to samples used in the making of the album on WhoSampled.
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