Maybe I should properly dive into Del the Funky Homosapien’s discography. Every time I hear his voice on a beat somewhere, I’ve always ended up enjoying the song. Gorillaz’s ‘Clint Eastwood’ came around in 2001, at that time I didn’t know it was him, but his rap speaks for itself on that one. Those are two classic verses on there. Then Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 came out. Del was on the soundtrack with ‘If You Must’. But I didn’t put 2 and 2 together to figure out it was the same guy. Obviously I did later on. And fast forwarding much later to about 2013, I found that it was widely agreed that the first Deltron 3030 was the best album he had been featured on. So, I listened to it. And though I can’t really say if I agree with that statement because I don’t have anything to compare it to, it’s a solid record to say the least. It’s a sci-fi rap opera about the state of the world in the year 3030, that’s quite radical.

‘Memory Loss’ is the last proper song on there. It’s followed by the closing interlude which funnily enough features Damon Albarn as the narrator. This album came before the Gorillaz debut, just remember that. Even before Del starts rapping, I was taken by those horns and that boom-bap beat that immediately begins it all. But then he begins with the phrase “You try to get over, you’re gonna go under”. And when you’re thinking about what he’s just said, he even says himself “What’d that fool say?” before repeating it with a strong conviction. He knows what he’s talking about. Then he proceeds to rap about people forgetting where they came from and the general state of the world in his eyes. After the rest of the album, it’s a great closer to sum up everything that’s occurred over the past hour or however long it lasts for.

Got a good descending bassline that I don’t think changes throughout. And I never realised that the guitar/string hook that plays during the verses is a sample. Gotta thank Genius for that telling me that. Sean Lennon also comes in with a short verse too. I’ve ran out of things to say, so I’ll leave this how it is. Hope you enjoy the song, it is up there, but search for the 3030 album too. It’s a trip. I’ve got some solo Del to listen to, myself.