Los Angeles-based Dilated Peoples has managed to perform amazing feats on the thin line between Hip
Hop’s underground and mainstream. Though they made much of their name performing live on the
international club and festival circuits, they are also revered for classic records like "Worst Comes To
Worst" (featuring the late, great Guru of Gang Starr), “Back Again” and “This Way".
Originally a duo of Evidence and Rakaa (Iriscience), the addition of DJ Babu (of the World Famous Beat
Junkies) to the fold in 1998 helped Dilated Peoples develop a signature sound and carve out their own
lane. Multiple tours and a number of successful 12” singles on Oakland’s ABB Records helped lead to a
deal for the band’s Expansion Team imprint with Capitol Records/EMI, and this resulted in the band’s
first four albums: 2000’s The Platform, 2001’s Expansion Team, 2004’s Neighborhood Watch and 2006’s
20/20. After fulfilling the terms of their deal with the release of 20/20, each Dilated Peoples member
release...
