Dilated Peoples

Dilated Peoples is an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. They achieved notability in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way", a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West, Xzibit, Chali 2na and John Legend appearing in the music video. They reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart with two tracks, "This Way" and "Worst Comes to Worst."[1] Their members include DJ Babu (producer/DJ), Evidence (MC/producer) and Rakaa (MC).[2] The group also received a publicity spike after their songs were featured in the 2003 video games Need for Speed: Underground and NBA Street Vol. 2.

Dilated Peoples
Dilated Peoples in 2001
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresHip hop
Years active1992-present
LabelsCapitol/EMI, Expansion Team, ABB, Decon, Rhymesayers
Associated actsJurassic 5, Defari, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Tha Alkaholiks, Cypress Hill, The Alchemist, Planet Asia, Minas Mars, DJ Premier, Guru, Statik Selektah, Aceyalone, The Visionaries, Intense Incenseoz, B-Real
Websitewww.dilatedpeoples.com
MembersEvidence
Rakaa Iriscience
DJ Babu

History

Its members, DJ Babu from the DJ crew Beat Junkies; Evidence; and Rakaa joined together in 1992 and released "Third Degree" (1997) and "Work the Angles" (1998) on ABB Records, developing a solid fan base in the underground hip hop community. They had previously recorded an album titled Imagery, Battle Hymns & Political Poetry (1995) that was never released, although many fans still have it on bootlegged tapes. The group eventually signed with Capitol Records[3] and released The Platform (2000) to more critical acclaim.

The second album, Expansion Team, was released in 2001[4] led by The Alchemist-produced "Worst Comes to Worst," which utilized a vocal sample from Mobb Deep's "Survival of the Fittest" and a musical sample from William Bell's "I Forgot to be Your Lover". Expansion Team debuted at #8 on the US Billboard R&B Albums chart and #36 on the Billboard 200.[5] The group's third album, Neighborhood Watch, was released in 2004 and debuted at #55 on the Billboard 200, selling 143,000 copies in the United States.[6] In addition to the Kanye West produced single, "This Way," it featured the singles "Who's Who?" and "Sorry? OK", which were also included as tracks on the Need for Speed: Underground and SSX 3 soundtracks, and peaked at #35 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The fourth album, 20/20, was released in 2006; the debut single, "Back Again", was featured on the Fight Night Round 3 soundtrack. This is the third EA Games soundtrack on which the group has been featured. "Back Again" is also featured on Sony's MLB 06: The Show. In 2012, they collaborated with PlatinumGames to record the track "This is Madness" for the credits of the beat-'em-up video game, Anarchy Reigns. 20/20 was the group's "farewell" album on Capitol Records, ending a four album recording contract. They also work with the underground hip hop group, Global Warning, who originated in Anaheim.

Dilated Peoples are affiliated with fellow West Coast hip hop group tha Alkaholiks. The Liks appeared on The Platform on the track "Right On" and Expansion Team on "Heavy Rotation." The group also collaborated frequently with west coast emcees Defari and Amad Jamal (an Urban Umpires member) and helped to launch their careers. Defari made one appearance on each Dilated Peoples' album: "Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" on The Platform; "Defari Interlude" on Expansion Team; "Closed Session" on Neighborhood Watch; and "Olde English" on 20/20. Dilated Peoples also made multiple appearances on Defari's album Odds & Evens. Another Dilated associate is their long-time producer, the Alchemist, who produced five songs on The Platform, three songs on Expansion Team, four songs on Neighborhood Watch, and two songs on 20/20. Dilated Peoples were featured on a song on the Alchemists' 1st Infantry album. Rakaa has also made guest appearances on the songs "Trance Fat" on Looptroop's album, Good Things, "Zet 't Blauw" from Dutch rapper Jerome XL's album, De laatste dag and "Memory Fades" on St. Cule's album, American Beef.

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
US US
R&B		 SWI UK
2000 The Platform
  • Released: May 23, 2000
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, Cassette, LP
 74 30 — 89
2001 Expansion Team
  • Released: October 23, 2001
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, LP
 36 8 — 55
2004 Neighborhood Watch 55 16 91 96
2006 20/20
  • Released: February 21, 2006
  • Label: Capitol
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 97 35 56 107
2014 Directors of Photography
  • Released: August 12, 2014[8]
  • Label: Rhymesayers
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 41 9 19 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

DVDs
Year DVD
2007 The Release Party
  • Released: July 31, 2007
  • Label: Decon Records

Singles
Year Song Chart positions Album
US US
R&B		 US
Rap		 UK
1997 "Third Degree" (featuring Defari) — — — — non-album single
1998 "Work the Angles" — — — — The Platform
2000 "No Retreat" (featuring B-Real) — — 42 —
"The Platform" — — 22 89
2001 "Worst Comes to Worst" (featuring Guru) — 84 — 29 Expansion Team
2002 "Downtown" — — — — One Big Trip
2004 "This Way" (featuring Kanye West) 78 41 22 35 Neighborhood Watch
"Love & War" — — — —
2005 "Back Again" — 114 — 98 20/20
2006 "You Can't Hide, You Can't Run" — — — —
2007 "Spit It Clearly" — — — — The Release Party
2014 "Good As Gone" — — — — Directors of Photography
"Show Me the Way" (featuring Aloe Blacc) — — — —

Guest appearances
Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Major League" 1998 Rasco, Defari Time Waits for No Man
"Rework the Angles" 1999 Sway & King Tech This or That
"Long Awaited" Lootpack Soundpieces: Da Antidote
"Thieves" 2003 The Alchemist, Prodigy The Cutting Room Floor
"Behold My Life (Remix)" Defari Odds & Evens
"For the Record" 2004 The Alchemist 1st Infantry
"No Brainer" Mr. Complex Twisted Mister
"Live from Master Control, Pt. 2" 2005 Da Beatminerz, Chali 2na, Wordsworth Fully Loaded w/ Statik
"Clowns" 2006 Defari Street Music
"Dilated Agents" Planet Asia, Rasco The Medicine
"Another X-Ecution" 2007 Roc Raida Beats, Cuts and Skits
"Co-Operation" Strong Arm Steady Deep Hearted
"Yellow & Grey (Remix)" 2009 Notes to Self A Shot In the Dark
"I Am (Remix)" Bekay Hunger Pains
"Believe That" 2010 Amad Jamal Barely Hanging On: The Chronicles of a Brotha Like Rodney King
"Three Story Building" Copywrite The Life and Times of Peter Nelson
"Battlaxe" 2012 Madchild, Bishop Lamont, D-Sisive Dope Sick
"Back For You" 2014 Statik Selektah What Goes Around
"The Kingdom That Worshipped the Dead" 2015 Jedi Mind Tricks The Thief and the Fallen
"1st (Remix)" 2016 Torii Wolf N/A
"Way Ahead" Snowgoons Goon Bap
gollark: Actual biological stuff is annoying, it's messy and runs slowly and you can't copy-paste it easily.
gollark: I bet it's an area of research people are working on.
gollark: Hmm, so we need better neural network designs which do that?
gollark: They sound much cooler.
gollark: Sounds uncool, I prefer electronic stuff, or eventually photonic/spintronic.

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 155. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. Allmusic Biography
  3. CMJ New Music Monthly, June 2000, no. 88, p.32
  4. "CD REVIEWS: Baby Blue Soundcrew, Lenny Kravitz, Matthew Good Band and many more". Chart Attack, October 30, 2001, Debbie Bento
  5. Dilated Peoples To Headline 'scratch Tour, Allbusiness.com
  6. Dilated Peoples 'Back Again' With New Album, Billboard
  7. "Certified Awards Search" (enter "Dilated Peoples" into the "Search BPI Awards" box). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 22, 2013.
  8. "Dilated Peoples "Directors Of Photography" Release Date & Album Cover Art". HipHopDX. 2014-06-16. Archived from the original on 2015-01-12. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.