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Dilated Peoples are a hip hop group who have achieved great fame in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success, with the exception of the song "This Way", a collaboration with Kanye West, in 2004.

DJ Babu from the DJ crew Beat Junkies, Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 and released "Third Degree" and "Work the Angles", establishing them as favorites with the underground scene and rap critics. They eventually signed to Capitol Records and released The Platform (2000) to more critical acclaim. Their sophomore set Expansion Team was released in 2001 led by the Alchemist-produced "Worst Comes To Worst", which utilised a vocal sample from Mobb Deep's Survival Of The Fittest and a musical one from William Bell's "I Forgot To Be Your Lover". Their third album, Neighborhood Watch, was released in 2004 and debuted at #55 on USA's Billboard 200 Albums Chart. In addition to the Kanye West-produced single, "This Way", it also featured the single "Who's Who?", which was also included as a track on the Underground and SSX 3 soundtracks, and peaked at #35 on the UK Singles Chart. Their latest album, 20/20, was released in 2006; the debut single, "Back Again", is 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 The Show.

Albums


  • The Platform (2000)
  • Expansion Team (2001)
  • Neighborhood Watch (2004)
  • 20/20 (2006)

Appearences


External links


American hip hop groups

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