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- This article is about the album by Dilated Peoples. For other uses, see Platform.
The Platform is the debut album of the West Coast hip hop group Dilated Peoples. It was released in 2000 under the Capitol Records label, and represents a movement of several California underground hip hop artists away from the violence and misogyny of gangsta rap, towards a more traditional, conscious form of rap.
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"So May I Introduce To You" |
Evidence |
*Interlude* |
| 2 |
"The Platform" |
The Alchemist |
Evidence, Rakaa |
| 3 |
"No Retreat" |
T-Ray |
B-Real, Evidence |
| 4 |
"Guaranteed" |
The Alchemist |
Rakaa, Evidence |
| 5 |
"Right On" |
E-Swift |
J-Ro, Evidence, E-Swift, Rakaa, Tash |
| 6 |
"The Main Event" |
The Alchemist |
Evidence |
| 7 |
"Service" |
DJ Babu |
Evidence, Rakaa |
| 8 |
"Ear Drums Pop" |
Evidence |
Evidence, Rakaa |
| 9 |
"Years In The Making" |
Joey Chavez |
Evidence, Rakaa |
| 10 |
"Annihilation" |
The Alchemist |
Evidence, Rakaa |
| 11 |
"Expanding Man" |
Evidence |
Rakaa |
| 12 |
"The Last Line Of Defense" |
The Alchemist |
Evidence |
| 13 |
"Triple Optics" |
Beni B (co-producer), Evidence |
Rakaa |
| 14 |
"The Shape Of Things To Come" |
Evidence, Joey Chavez |
Aceyalone, Evidence, Rakaa |
| 15 |
"Work The Angles" |
Kut Masta Kurt |
Evidence, Rakaa |
| 16 |
"Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" |
Joey Chavez |
Defari, Evidence, Phil Da Agony, Planet Asia, Rakaa, White E. Ford |
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
| 2000 |
The Platform |
#74 |
#30 |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
