'This is just one bet you're gonna lose.' (Quote from 'Jump the Gut').'When he let's go of that break, man, it's gonna be like Evel Knievel's stunt bike plowin' through a whole platoon of 2 inch plastic German ground troops.' (Quote from 'Jump the Gut').In this short it is also possible to see Del returning to inside Russel's body as he wakes up. In the short, him and Noodle bet on whether 2-D will make it over Russel's gut or not. Freedom'.ĭel had also appeared in a Gorillaz Bite short ' Jump the Gut'. In the video ' Rock the House', Del was shown outfitted with protective gear and helmet dressed as 'Mr. He was partially responsible for assisting the Gorillaz in composing the band's hit single, ' Clint Eastwood', which sent the band on its way to super-stardom.ĭel made his first appearance in the video ' Clint Eastwood' while rapping, leaving the other band members dumbfounded.

Almost immediately after his death, Del's spirit took residence inside of Russel's body along with other friends.ĭuring the band's first hiatus, Del was exorcised from Russel's body, afterwards Del and Russel bid farewell to each other before Del finally went to his proper resting place in the afterlife.įrom this point to the present, Del hasn't made any appearance (not even a cameo) since his departure to the afterlife, although on occasion, a band member would mention him and his exorcism. He was based on the American underground hip hop rapper, Del The Funky Homosapien (also stylized as Del The Funkee Homosapien).ĭel was gunned down in a drive-by shooting along with Russel's other high school friends one night outside a 7-Eleven Store. Redd Pepper (In 'Jump The Gut') Del Tha Ghost Rapper (also known as Del the Ghost) is the ghost of Russel Hobbs' late friend who was killed in a drive-by shooting.

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