The Platform (album)
Appearance
The Platform | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 23, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1999 | |||
Genre | Hip Hop | |||
Length | 64:20 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer |
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Dilated Peoples chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
RapReviews | 8/10 [2] |
Rolling Stone | [3] |
The Independent | (Mixed) [4] |
Yahoo! Music | 7/10 [5] |
The Platform is the debut studio 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.
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "So May I Introduce to You" (Interlude) | Dilated Peoples | 0:48 |
2. | "The Platform" | The Alchemist | 4:37 |
3. | "No Retreat" (featuring B-Real) | T-Ray | 5:21 |
4. | "Guaranteed" | The Alchemist | 3:52 |
5. | "Right On" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks) | E-Swift | 4:56 |
6. | "The Main Event" | The Alchemist | 2:34 |
7. | "Service" | DJ Babu | 3:16 |
8. | "Ear Drums Pop" | Evidence | 4:08 |
9. | "Years in the Making" | Joey Chavez | 3:11 |
10. | "Annihilation" | The Alchemist | 3:58 |
11. | "Expanding Man" | Evidence | 2:52 |
12. | "The Last Line of Defense" | The Alchemist | 4:42 |
13. | "Triple Optics" | Evidence, Beni-B | 4:14 |
14. | "The Shape of Things to Come" (featuring Aceyalone) | Evidence, Joey Chavez | 5:04 |
15. | "Work the Angles" | KutMasta Kurt | 4:01 |
16. | "Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" (featuring Defari, Phil Da Agony, Everlast, Planet Asia) | Joey Chavez | 5:05 |
Samples
So May I Introduce to You (Interlude)
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand" by Ocean
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by Bill Cosby
The Platform
- "I'm in Love Again" by Millie Jackson
- "Work It Out" by Supernatural
- "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja
No Retreat
- "Flower Pot" by Loadstone
- "Mad Crew" by KRS-One
- "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)" by Showbiz & A.G.
Guaranteed
- "I Can't Please You" by The Loading Zone
Right On
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Strange Games & Things" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
- "Memoirs of the Traveler" by The Jaggerz
The Main Event
- "Strictly Snappin' Necks" by EPMD
- "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
- "The MC" by KRS-One
Service
- "At the Fair" by The Counts
- "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
Ear Drums Pop
- "La Ballata Di Hank McCain" by Ennio Morricone
- "Ghetto Like D&D" by D&D All-Stars
- "Out of Nowhere" by Ferrante & Teicher
Annihilation
- "Snidely Whiplash" by Alexander Review
- "Clones" by The Roots
- "Movin'" by Brass Construction
Expanding Man
- "D. Original" by Jeru the Damaja
- "Busy Aggregation" by Johnny Pearson
- "On Deadly Ground" by Iriscience
- " Friction" by DJ Vadim
The Last Line of Defense
Triple Optics
- "Light My Life" by Tami Lynn
The Shape of Things to Come
- "Take a Chance on Love" by Ted Heath and His Music
- "Freelance" by Grandmaster Flash
- "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's
Work the Angles
- "I Got Some" by Sugar Billy Garner
- "The Killing Fight" by Joseph Koo
- "Audible Angels" by Visionaries
- "God Lives Through" by A Tribe Called Quest
Ear Drums Pop (Remix)
- "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" by De La Soul
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 89 |
US Billboard 200[7] | 74 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 30 |
References
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Review: The Platform - Dilated Peoples". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
- ^ Juon, Steve (May 28, 2000). "Review: ted Peoples :: The Platform :: Capitol". RapReviews. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob (August 17, 2000). "Review: Dilated Peoples - The Platform". Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Review: DILATED PEOPLES - The Platform (Parlophone)". The Independent. June 11, 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Poletti, James (June 14, 2000). "Review: Dilated Peoples - 'The Platform' ". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- ^ "Dilated Peoples | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
- ^ "Dilated Peoples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dilated Peoples Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.