Eleventh Hour is the fifth solo studio album by American hip hop musician Del the Funky Homosapien.[9] It was announced and partially recorded in 2004,[12] but didn't come out until March 11, 2008, when it was released by Definitive Jux.[2] The album is produced by Del himself with additional production from Opio, KU, and J-Zone.[2] It debuted at number 122 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 5,810 copies in its first week.[13]
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly gave the album a grade of B , saying: "Funky as ever, the Homosapien manages to evolve yet again, this time by embracing sounds of the past."[6] Nate Patrin of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, calling it "a straightforward and uncluttered record that flows surprisingly naturally for an album that's been so repeatedly delayed."[8]