Paul's picks The Platform Dilated Peoples SKU: GET54091LP Barcode: 0664425409116 32.00 £32.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Get On Down Released Date: 18th February 2022 Buying Format: 2LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 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 recentsignees 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. Artist Dilated Peoples Genre Rap / Hip Hop Label Get On Down Buying Options 2LP Format 2LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings So May I Introduce You The Platform No Retreat Guaranteed Right On The Main Event Service Ear Drums Pop Years In The Making Annihilation Expanding Man The Last Line Of Defense Triple Optics The Shape Of Things To Come Work The Angles Ear Drums Pop (Remix) Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Dilated Peoples and more from Rap / Hip Hop View Product Quick View Dilated Peoples Directors Of Photography Rap / Hip Hop | Rhymesayers | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 11th August 2014 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dilated Peoples Directors Of Photography £24.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Rhymesayers SKU: RSE1831 Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 11th August 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Iggy Azalea In My Defense Rap / Hip Hop | Bad Dreams Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th August 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Iggy Azalea In My Defense £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Bad Dreams Records SKU: ERE516 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 30th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Twilite Tone, The The Clearing Rap / Hip Hop | Stones Throw | 1LP Released 9th October 2020 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Twilite Tone, The The Clearing £19.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Stones Throw SKU: STH2420LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th October 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Roots, The Things Fall Apart Rap / Hip Hop | Island | 3LP Released 27th September 2019 £33.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Roots, The Things Fall Apart £33.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Island SKU: 7783093 Formats: 3LP Released Date: 27th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Porter Ray Watercolor (Loser Edition) Rap / Hip Hop | Sub Pop | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 10th March 2017 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Porter Ray Watercolor (Loser Edition) £22.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1188X Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 10th March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shirt Pure Beauty Rap / Hip Hop | Third Man Records | 1LP Released 12th March 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shirt Pure Beauty £20.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Third Man Records SKU: 0813547025623 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Tinie Tempah Youth Rap / Hip Hop | Parlophone | 2LP Released 31st March 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tinie Tempah Youth £23.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Parlophone SKU: 0190295971274 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 31st March 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Public Enemy Action Figure Set Rap / Hip Hop | Presspop Inc. | Miscellaneous Released 16th December 2016 £56.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Public Enemy Action Figure Set £56.00 Genre: Rap / Hip Hop Label: Presspop Inc. 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