Both Sides of the Brain
2000 studio album by Del the Funky Homosapien
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Both Sides of the Brain is the fourth solo studio album by American hip-hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien. It was released by Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings in 2000. It peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]
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| Released | April 11, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip-hop | |||
| Length | 73:42 | |||
| Label | Hieroglyphics Imperium | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
| RapReviews | 6.5/10[4] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club gave the album a mixed review, saying that there is "much to like about the album" but also describing it as "a bit of a letdown". He describes Del's production work as "inventive" but "largely monotonous and unnecessarily repetitive" and adds, "Equally damaging is the album's lack of form and structure: Many of its tracks sound like marathon free-styling sessions no one had the heart to edit."[6]
In 2005, Peter S. Scholtes of City Pages included it on the "Top 100 Albums of the 2000s" list.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Time Is Too Expensive" | Teren Delvon Jones[8] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 4:47 |
| 2. | "If You Must" | Jones[9] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Jaw Gymnastics" (featuring Casual) | Jones,[10] Jonathan Owens[11] | Casual | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Pet Peeves" | Jones[12] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 7:10 |
| 5. | "Press Rewind" | Jones,[13] Damian Siguenza[14] | Domino | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Offspring" (featuring El-P) | Jones, Jaime Meline[15] | El-P | 4:20 |
| 7. | "Style Police" | Jones[16] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 3:54 |
| 8. | "Fake as Fuck" | Jones[17] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 4:20 |
| 9. | "BM's" | Jones[18] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 4:15 |
| 10. | "Skull & Crossbones" | Jones[19] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 4:16 |
| 11. | "Soopa Feen" | Jones[20] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 5:23 |
| 12. | "Disastrous" | Jones[21] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 3:19 |
| 13. | "Signature Slogans" | Paul Edward Huston,[22] Jones[23] | Prince Paul | 4:22 |
| 14. | "Catch All This" | Jones[24] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Phoney Phranchise" | Jones[25] | Del the Funky Homosapien | 3:38 |
| 16. | "Proto Culture" (featuring Khaos Unique) | Jones, Jamal Mitchell[26] | Khaos Unique | 4:13 |
| 17. | "Stay on Your Toes" (featuring A-Plus) | Adam Carter, Jones[27] | A-Plus | 3:27 |
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[1] | 118 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[28] | 2 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[29] | 5 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] | 63 |