Del the Funky Homosapien, born Teren Delvon Jones, is an American rapper and producer from Oakland, California. Active since the early 1990s, he has become a distinctive figure in alternative hip-hop through a style that is technical, eccentric and highly inventive, often shaped by humor, science fiction and funk-driven production. A founding member of the Hieroglyphics collective and a contributor to projects such as Deltron 3030 and Gorillaz, he has built an influential career with albums including I Wish My Brother George Was Here and No Need for Alarm.