Dilated Peoples
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
1992
External Links:
Surge Tracks
Artist Biography
Dilated Peoples are a hip hop group who have achieved great fame in the underground hip hop community, although their only real mainstream success was the song This Way, a 2004 collaboration with Kanye West.
DJ Babu (from the DJ crew Beat Junkies), Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 and released Third Degree and Work the Angles, which were quickly established as favorites in the underground scene and among rap critics. They eventually signed to Capitol Records and in 2000 released The Platform, to more critical acclaim. Their sophomore set Expansion Team was released in 2001, led by the Alchemist-produced single Worst Comes To Worst, which sampled from Mobb Deep's Survival Of The Fittest. 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 Need for Speed: Underground and SSX 3 soundtracks, and peaked at #35 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2006, they returned with "Back Again", featuring Alchemist and B-Real from Cypress Hill. The trio's newest album, 20/20, debuted on February, 21st, 2006.
Artist Discography
Albums
20/20 (2006-02-21)
Expansion Team (2001-10-29)
Imagery, Battle Hymns & Political Poetry
Neighborhood Watch (2004)
The Platform (2000-05-20)
EPs
The Release Party (2007-07-31)
Singles
This Way
Worst Comes to Worst (2002-02-11)
