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Tha Alkaholiks appeared on The Platform on the track "Right On" and Expansion Team on "Heavy Rotation". The group also collaborated frequently with west coast emcees Defari and Amad Jamal (an Urban Umpires member) and helped to launch their careers.
The Platform is the debut studio album by American hip hop trio Dilated Peoples. It was released on May 23, 2000, through Capitol Records. Recording sessions took place at Audio X in Burbank, D&D Studios in New York, Can Am Studios in Tarzana and Threshold Studios in Santa Monica.
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May 23, 2024 · After dominating LA’s underground hip-hop scene, Dilated Peoples’ debut record The Platform provided just that – a platform to showcase their lyricism and turntablism to a larger audience.
Oct 9, 2012 · Label: ABB Records – ABB 1017Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP Country: USReleased: 2000Genre: Hip Hop
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Everyone claims so and so is underrated but Defari is a genuinely underrated MC that doesn't get enough love. Him and Tash. Hell, all of the Liks Crew.
Dilated Peoples have made a career out of reinventing the familiar. Though the Los Angeles hip-hop trio would not release their first album, The Platform, until 2000, they were a known quantity in their hometown’s underground scene for years beforehand.
Classic first official release from this Californian Group, Evidence and Rakka kill it and BaBu (of the beat Junkies) dj skills are at the forefront of this release, Favourite Tracks - No Retreat (Feat Breal), Ear Drums Pop(remix feat Defari, Everlast, Phil Da Agony and Planet asia.
