Get On Down
Dilated Peoples - The Platform
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On
the
West
Coast,
gangsta
rap
held
sway
in
hip-hop
as
the
21st
century
began.
The
alternative
and
conscious
rap
music
of
the
early-to-mid-90s
had
all
but
faded
into
the
underground.
The
scene
was
set
for
a
comeback,
perhaps
as
a
backlash
to
the
perceived
violence
and
misogyny
of
gangsta
rap's
content.
Leading
the
resurgence
of
alternative
hip-hop
were
groups
like
Jurassic
5,
and
recent
signees
to
Capitol
Records;
a
West
coast
trio
that
had
been
building
steam
underground
since
the
early
90s
called
Dilated
Peoples.
Anticipation
was
high
for
the
release
of
the
debut
album
from
Evidence,
Rakaa,
and
DJ
Babu.
(Of
the
influential
turntablist
collective
Beat
Junkies.)
When
The
Platform
arrived
in
May
of
2000
it
was
met
with
critical
and
underground
acclaim,
as
well
as
affording
Dilated
Peoples
their
first
Billboard
chartings.
It
featured
a
back-to-basics
sound
with
a
heavy
debt
to
the
old-school
hip-hop
ethos,
the
kind
of
sound
that
harkened
back
to
the
early
days
of
legends
like
De
La
Soul
&
A
Tribe
Called
Quest.
Hits
like
"No
Retreat"
and
"The
Platform"
were
bolstered
by
Evidence
&
Rakaa's
subtle,
abstract
wit,
and
swift,
adroit
wordplay,
while
DJ
Babu
provided
production
chops
and
dextrous
scratches.
On
The
Platform
the
trio
were
joined
by
the
likes
of
B-Real,
Tha
Alkoholiks,
Everlast,
Planet
Asia,
and
many
more
providing
guest
vocals,
while
boasting
guest
production
from
The
Alchemist
&
Kut
Masta
Kurt,
among
others.
Since
its
2000
release
this
influential
record,
which
heralded
the
return
of
alternative
hip-hop,
has
never
seen
a
vinyl
reissue.
With
that,
Get
On
Down-always
on
top
of
giving
the
greatest
hip-hop
albums
their
due-is
proud
to
present
this
re-release
of
The
Platform.
The
rhymes
are
still
fresh,
the
production
is
still
pristine,
and
the
album
is
now
back
on
vinyl
for
the
first
time
in
17
years.
A1.
So
May
I
Introduce
You
A2.
The
Platform
A3.
No
Retreat
A4.
Guaranteed
B1.
Right
On
B2.
The
Main
Event
B3.
Service
B4.
Ear
Drums
Pop
C1.
Years
In
The
Making
C2.
Annihilation
C3.
Expanding
Man
C4.
The
Last
Line
Of
Defense
D1.
Triple
Optics
D2.
The
Shape
Of
Things
To
Come
D3.
Work
The
Angles
D4.
Ear
Drums
Pop
(Remix)
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