Dilated Peoples - The Platform LP

The Platform and the braggadocios subject matter of many the raps are rooted in classic New York boom bap and the same dusty aesthetics and raw, gritty sound coming out of that city’s underground scene. 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 & Rakaas subtle, abstract wit, and swift, adroit wordplay, while DJ Babu provided production chops and dexterous scratches.

Tracklist:
1 So May I Introduce to You
2 The Platform
3 No Retreat - B Real
4 Guaranteed
5 Right on - the Alkaholiks
6 The Main Event
7 Service
8 Ear Drums Pop
9 Years in the Making
10 Annihilation
11 Expanding Man
12 The Last Line of Defense
13 Triple Optics
14 The Shape of Things to Come - Aceyalone
15 Work the Angels
16 Ear Drums Pop (Remix) - Planet Asia