Future Development

Future Development
Studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien
Released	November 18, 1997 (1997-11-18)
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	61:03
Label	Hieroglyphics Imperium
Producer	Del the Funky Homosapien A-Plus Opio Toure
Del the Funky Homosapien chronology
No Need for Alarm (1993) Future Development (1997) Both Sides of the Brain (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
RapReviews	8/10

Future Development is the third solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings in 1997. It was able to achieve decent success, selling over 400,000 copies worldwide.

Critical reception

Stanton Swihart of AllMusic said that "the album is less coherent than his previous two albums and less immediate-sounding without being immaterial." In a 2000 article, Charles Aaron of Spin called it "perhaps Del's finest [album]".

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lyric Lickin"	Del	4:49
2.	"Stress the World"	Del	4:44
3.	"Why Ya Want to Get Funkee..."	Del	5:17
4.	"Don't Forget the Bass"	Del	4:36
5.	"Faulty"	A-Plus	3:07
6.	"X-Files"	A-Plus	4:03
7.	"Future Development"	Del	4:28
8.	"Corner Story"	A-Plus	4:03
9.	"Love Is Worth"	Opio	4:05
10.	"Del's Nightmare"	A-Plus	5:19
11.	"Games Begin"	A-Plus	4:09
12.	"Town to Town"	Del	7:11
13.	"Checkin' Out the Rivalry" (featuring Casual)	Toure	5:20

Further reading

• Meredith, Brian (November 15, 2007). "Del tha Funkee Homosapien Video Interview". Dropmagazine.com.

External links

• Future Development at Discogs (list of releases)