Dilated Peoples
Biography
With just a few (mostly underground) releases, Dilated Peoples energized the rap underground in similar fashion to fellow West Coast crew Jurassic 5. The duo of Evidence and Rakaa came together in the mid-'90s, when they met at many of the same hip-hop shows; after deciding to start making tracks together, they formed Dilated Peoples. Once they added to the fold an excellent turntablist, DJ Babu of the Beat Junkies, Dilated Peoples recorded the singles "Third Degree" and "Work the Angles" for ABB Records. The latter became an underground hit via hip-hop radio and club play, prompting Dilated Peoples' signing to Capitol. The Platform followed in May 2000. The group's follow-up for Capitol, The Expansion Team, was released in late 2001 to positive reviews as well as a Top 40 placing, and the group hit the road the following March, touring with the film Scratch, a documentary about hip-hop DJs and turntablists. Neighborhood Watch followed in 2004. The loosely structured 20/20 was released in 2006 and featured guest appearances from Talib Kweli and reggae great Capleton. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
I love this kinda hip-hop...I call it intellectual hip-hop!! You gotta have a complex and brilliant mind to "get it"!! Ya dig??!!
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You can't hide, you can't run. Dilated Peoples raising the bar and you best raise your game.
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anyone know what these guys have been up too for the last 6 years? I'd like to hear some new stuff.
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I ain't smoke weed no more, but I ain't smokin no less
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it's tha neighborhood watch: watch for criminals and watch for cops. seriously, the platform is solar heat. not to be missed
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Pandora has heard my cries/b**chi n g ! THEY'VE FINALLY GOT THE EXPANSION TEAM ALBUM!!!
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My Favorite song. kanye west's first few lines r cold and true. these coloreds are raw
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I used to POUND, This way featuring Kanye, in my system a few years ago people were always asking me who it was...sick group
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the platform was amazing but i like neighborhood watch alot too, not feeling 20/20 so much tho.
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I'm like Axel when they killed Mikey for the Baer Bonds!
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Much Love to Dilated Peoples, One of a kind !
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dilated is just one of many that automaticall y epidimizes true hip hop. It's a damn shame that everything nowadays is led astray from what hip hop is supposed to be. Let's just hope history does repeat itself and artists like rakim,krs and true other fathers of hip hop develope their skills sooner than later.
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Dilated definately has done a lot to save hip hop, keep it to its roots while blossoming and expanding it's branches. J5, Members, Madlib, Liks, Atmosphere and the Def Jux artists are my pinacle of modern hip hop.
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