Dilated Peoples

Formed: 1992
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Styles: Alternative Rap, Underground Rap, Hip-Hop, West Coast Rap, Turntablism
Group Members: DJ Babu, Babu, Evidence, Rakaa
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, ...Read full biography
The Platform
Released: 2000
Label: EMI
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Dilated Peoples' debut album was hugely anticipated in the hip-hop underground, thanks to a handful of excellent singles and guest appearances that began several years prior. When it was finally released ...Read full review
Expansion Team (Explicit)
Released: 2001
Label: EMI
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A mostly successful refinement of their debut, Expansion Team finds Dilated Peoples attempting to broaden their lyrical outlook somewhat, while taking advantage of a bigger budget to experiment with a ...Read full review
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