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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.

This article is about the album by Dilated Peoples. For web media delivery software company, see thePlatform. For other uses, see Platform (disambiguation).
The Platform
Studio album by
Dilated Peoples
ReleasedMay 23, 2000
Recorded1999
GenreHip Hop
Length64:20
LabelCapitol
Producer
  • Alchemist
  • Beni-B
  • Dilated Peoples
  • E-Swift
  • Joey Chavez
  • KutMasta Kurt
  • T-Ray
Dilated Peoples chronology
The Platform
(2000)		 Expansion Team
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
RapReviews8/10 [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
The Independent(Mixed) [4]
Yahoo! Music7/10 [5]

Track listing


No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."So May I Introduce to You" (Interlude)Dilated Peoples0:48
2."The Platform"The Alchemist4:37
3."No Retreat" (featuring B-Real)T-Ray5:21
4."Guaranteed"The Alchemist3:52
5."Right On" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks)E-Swift4:56
6."The Main Event"The Alchemist2:34
7."Service"DJ Babu3:16
8."Ear Drums Pop"Evidence4:08
9."Years in the Making"Joey Chavez3:11
10."Annihilation"The Alchemist3:58
11."Expanding Man"Evidence2:52
12."The Last Line of Defense"The Alchemist4:42
13."Triple Optics"Evidence, Beni-B4:14
14."The Shape of Things to Come" (featuring Aceyalone)Evidence, Joey Chavez5:04
15."Work the Angles"KutMasta Kurt4:01
16."Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" (featuring Defari, Phil Da Agony, Everlast, Planet Asia)Joey Chavez5:05

Samples


So May I Introduce to You (Interlude)

The Platform

No Retreat

Guaranteed

Right On

The Main Event

Service

Ear Drums Pop

Annihilation

Expanding Man

The Last Line of Defense

Triple Optics

The Shape of Things to Come

Work the Angles

Ear Drums Pop (Remix)


Charts


Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 89
US Billboard 200[7] 74
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 30

References


  1. Huey, Steve. "Review: The Platform - Dilated Peoples". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  2. Juon, Steve (May 28, 2000). "Review: ted Peoples :: The Platform :: Capitol". RapReviews. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. Sheffield, Rob (August 17, 2000). "Review: Dilated Peoples - The Platform". Archived from the original on November 17, 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  4. "Review: DILATED PEOPLES - The Platform (Parlophone)". The Independent. June 11, 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2009.[dead link]
  5. Poletti, James (June 14, 2000). "Review: Dilated Peoples - 'The Platform' ". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
  6. "Dilated Peoples | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  7. "Dilated Peoples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  8. "Dilated Peoples Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.


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