Funky DL
American rapper
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Naphta Newman (born November 21, 1977)[1], better known by his stage name Funky DL, is an English rapper and record producer from Hackney, London.[2] His debut album Classic Was The Day won the 1997 MOBO Award for Best Hip Hop. He was also nominated in 1998 and 1999.[3][4] Following the release of his second album Heartfelt Integrity his music has been released through his own label Washington Classics.[5] In the early 2000’s he made multiple songs with Japanese record producer Nujabes.[6][7] After his tragic passing Funky DL released a tribute song “Ode to Nujabes” in 2011.[8] Later in 2024 he authored a book titled “The Blueprint for Independent Artists: Pursuing a Successful Career In the Music Business”.[9]
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| Background information | |
| Born | Naphta Newman November 21, 1977 |
| Origin | Hackney, London |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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Discography
| Funky DL discography | |
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| Albums | 36 |
| Instrumental albums | 35 |
| EPs | 11 |
| Singles | 50 |
Albums
Album also released as instrumental version*
- Classic Was The Day (1997)*
- Heartfelt Integrity (1998)
- One Another (1999)
- When Love Is Breaking Down… (2000)
- Blackcurrent Jazz (2001)*
- The Classic Fantasy (2003)
- The Red Pill And The Blue Pill (2003)
- The Red Pill, The Blue Pill (Volume 2: The Reload) (2004)
- Since 77 (2005)
- Street Love (2005)
- Street Swagger (2006)
- The Latin Love Story (2006)
- Music From Naphta (2007)
- The 4th Quarter (2007)*
- The Jazz That Was Forgotten (2008)
- The Interview (2009)
- A Classic Example Of A… (2010)*
- Blackcurrent Jazz 2 (2011)*
- NANE (2012)*
- The Jazzphonic Groove 1 & 2 (2013)
- Le Emporium De Jazz (2015)*
- The Jazz Lounge (2016)
- Autonomy (The 4th Quarter 2) (2016)*
- Blackcurrent Jazz 3 (2018)*
- Dennison Point (2018)*
- Life After Dennison (2019)*
- DEF (2019)*
- Twenty (2020)*
- Beautiful Soul (2021)*
- The In And Out Of Love Tape (2022)*
- Still Classic (2022)*
- Blendisms (Vol.1) (2023)*
- I Am Reuben (2023)*
- NEON II (2024)*
- The Boom Bap Specialist (2025)*
Instrumental Albums
- Jazzmatic Jazzstrumentals (2001)
- Cool Classic Jazzstrumentals, Vol. 1-4 (2011)
- Nights In Nippon Jazzstrumentals (2012)
- The Lawshank Redemption (2012)
- Too Hard To Beat (2012)
- Straight From The MPC, Vol. 1 (2013)
- From Street To Sweet (2013)
- A Treat To Repeat (2014)
- Another Instrumental Moment (2014)
- February: A Rest In Beats Tribute To The Sounds Of J Dilla & Nujabes (2014)
- Jazzmatic Jazzstrumentals, Vol. 2 (2014)
- Forever Instrumental (2015)
- Blue Silk Instrumentals (2015)
- For The Love Of Jazz And Thursdays (2016)
- Marauding At Midnight: A Tribute To The Sounds Of A Tribe Called Quest (2017)
- Incognito In Soho (2017)
- Half Jazz Half Amazing (2019)
- O Espírito do Brasil (2019)
- Hip-Hop Jazz …With Voices (2020)
- Trapped In Jazz (2021)
- Jazz Dust (2021)
- Lo-Fi Blue Beats (2022)
- Neon: Deluxe (2022)
- Jazzmatic 3 Jazzstrumentals (2022)
- Crate Diggers: Funky DL Legato Lush (2023)
- Get It In: Summer Sunshine (2023)
- A Vintage Soulful Boom Bap Christmas (2023)
- February’s Seba Lounge (2024)
- February’s Dillounge (2024)
- A Vintage Soulful Chilled Out Christmas (2024)
- Magic In The Rain (2024)
- Keys and Company (2025)
EPs
- Classic Moves (1996) (with Guile)
- The Record Shop (1997) (with DJ Stixx)
- The Main Features (1998)
- The Jazzy Ways (2001)
- Cut From The Illest Cloth (2015)
- The Lilac Pack (2024) (with Vsteeze)
- The Honey Pack (2021) (with Vsteeze)
- We Met In Tokyo (2021) (with Substantial)
- Whole Lot (2024) (with Vsteeze)
- The Jade Pack (2024) (with Vsteeze)
- Eharmonia (2025)
Singles
Digital single*
- “Soul Silhouette” / “It’s About Time (And That’s True)” (1996)
- “Circles (Going Round)” (1997)
- “Worldwide”(with Ty) (1997)
- “Billie Holliday” / “100%” (1998)
- “Peoples Don’t Stray”(with Nujabes) (1999)
- “Adidas” / “Thought I Could Trust U” (1999)
- “I’d Like To Know” (1999)
- “Triangular Rotations” / “Is It A Dream?” (1999)
- “Everybody Rock On” / “Green Lights” (1999)
- “Loud Noise Of Silence [Dimensional Ball Remix]”(with Nujabes) (1999)
- “Don’t Even Try It”(with Nujabes) (2000)
- “Unstoppable” / “Peoples Don’t Stray [Remix]”(with Nujabes) (2000)
- “Hit Me” (2000)
- “& Ask For DL” (2001)
- “Day By Day” (2001)
- “The Music” / “About The Things” (2001)
- “Prediction” (2001)
- “Slow Down” / “Not Yet Known”(with Nujabes and Lefty Three) (2002)
- “Because Of You” / “Wonderful” (2002)
- “Action Replay (239)” / “World Applause” (2003)
- “Training Day” (ft. Sadat X) / “Serious” (2003)
- “Yeah” / “Me & My Microphone Pt. 1” (2003)
- “Fantasy” / “Yo (My Rhymes)[Remix]” (2003)
- “Just One Of Those Nights” / “Tangible (Lucy)” (2003)
- “Little Mike” / “Disconnected” (2004)
- “Love Is The Only” / “Glistening” (2005)
- “What A Shame” / “Here To Stay” (2005)
- “Not The 1 4 Me [Shin-Ski Remix]” (2006)
- “Hit Me [Remix]” / “Queen Of Diamonds [Remix]” (2006)
- “Glistening” / “About The Things” [Latin Remixes] (2006)
- “Blending Buttermilk With Sex Appeal” / “Only The Initials CM” (2007)
- “Stoppin & Startin” (2009)
- “Ode To Nujabes” (2011)*
- “Don’t Hold Ya Breath”(with Marcus D) (2012)
- “Blinding Light”(with Marcus D, Substantial and Cise Star) (2012)
- “The Rhapsody” (2016)*
- “Trinity”(with Marcus D, Substantial, Cise Star and Lei Ann) (2018)*
- “We Met In Tokyo” (2021)*
- “Beautiful Is A Heart Full Of Love” (2021)*
- “Return To Sender” (2021)*
- “Shades Of Division” (2021)*
- “Say Less” (2021)*
- “Tropic Exotic” (2022)*
- “Night Lights” (2022)*
- “Ultraviolet Glass” (2023)*
- “Floating Beams” (2023)*
- “Guardian Angel” (2023)*
- “So…” (2023)*
- “Superpowers”(with Stee Moglie) (2023)*
- “Full Court”(with E1EVENSHAY) (2024)*