The Platform

The Platform
Studio album by Dilated Peoples
Released	May 23, 2000
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	64:20
Label	Capitol
Producer	Dilated Peoples, The Alchemist, T-Ray, E-Swift, Joey Chavez, Beni-B, Kut Masta Kurt
Dilated Peoples chronology
The Platform (2000) Expansion Team (2001)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
RapReviews	8/10[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]
The Independent	(Mixed)[4]
Yahoo! Music	7/10[5]

The Platform is the debut 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"So May I Introduce to You (Interlude)"	Dilated Peoples	0:48
2.	"The Platform"	The Alchemist	4:37
3.	"No Retreat" (featuring B-Real)	T-Ray	5:21
4.	"Guaranteed"	The Alchemist	3:52
5.	"Right On" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks)	E-Swift	4:56
6.	"The Main Event"	The Alchemist	2:34
7.	"Service"	DJ Babu	3:16
8.	"Ear Drums Pop"	Evidence	4:08
9.	"Years In The Making"	Joey Chavez	3:11
10.	"Annihilation"	The Alchemist	3:58
11.	"Expanding Man"	Evidence	2:52
12.	"The Last Line of Defense"	The Alchemist	4:42
13.	"Triple Optics"	Evidence, Beni-B	4:14
14.	"The Shape of Things to Come" (featuring Aceyalone)	Evidence, Joey Chavez	5:04
15.	"Work The Angles"	Kut Masta Kurt	4:01
16.	"Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" (featuring Defari, Phil Da Agony, Everlast, Planet Asia)	Joey Chavez	5:05

Samples

• "So May I Introduce to You (Interlude)"
  • "Put Your Hand In the Hand" by Ocean
  • "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by Bill Cosby
• "The Platform"
  • "Crane" by Dominic Frontiere
  • "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja
• "No Retreat"
  • "Flower Pot" by Loadstone
  • "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)" by Showbiz & A.G.
• "Guaranteed"
  • "I Can't Please You" by Loading Zone
• "Right On"
  • "Memoirs of the Traveler" by The Jaggerz
  • "Impeach the President" by The Honeydrippers
• "Service"
  • "Soul Lady" by Don Sebesky
  • "At The Fair" by The Counts
  • "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane & Biz Markie
• "Ear Drums Pop"
  • "La Ballata Di Hank McCain (The Ballad of Hank McCain)" by Ennio Morricone
• "Annihilation"
  • "Snidely Whiplash" by Alexander Review
  • "Clones" by The Roots
• "Expanding Man"
  • "Busy Aggregation" by Johnny Pearson
  • "D. Original" by Jeru the Damaja
• "The Last Line of Defense"
  • "Is Anyone There?" by Hookfoot
  • "Third Degree" by Dilated Peoples
• "Triple Optics"
  • "Funky to the Bone" by Freddi/Henchi and the Soulsetters
  • "Light My Life" by Tammi Lynn
• "Work The Angles"
  • "The Big Boss" by Peter Thomas and Wang Fu Ling
  • "Resolution" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
• "Ear Drums Pop (Remix)"
  • "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" by De La Soul
  • "Third Degree" by Dilated Peoples feat. Defari
  • "Work the Angles" by Dilated Peoples
• "The Platform (Erick Sermon Remix)"
  • "Seventh Heaven" by Gwen Guthrie
  • "Keep Risin' to the Top" by Doug E. Fresh

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Billboard 200	74
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	30

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Rap Singles
2000	"No Retreat"	42
2000	"The Platform"	22

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". Jann Wenner. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
4. "Review: DILATED PEOPLES - The Platform (Parlophone)". Independent News & Media. June 11, 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
5. Poletti, James (June 14, 2000). "Review: Dilated Peoples - 'The Platform' ". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 6 August 2009.