The Platform

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The Platform
The Platform cover
Studio album by Dilated Peoples
Released May 23, 2000
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length 64:20
Label Capitol Records
Producer Dilated Peoples, Alchemist, T-Ray, E-Swift, Joey Chavez, Kut Masta Kurt
Professional reviews
Dilated Peoples chronology
The Platform
(2000)
Expansion Team
(2001)

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

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
2000 "No Retreat" - - #42
2000 "The Platform" - - #22
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