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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Dilated Peoples |
| Record Label: |
Capitol/EMI Records |
| Contributing Artist: |
Tha Liks |
| Genre: |
R&B |
| Subgenre: |
Underground/Alt Rap |
| Release Date: |
October 23, 2001 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Live on Stage 2. Worst Comes to Worst 3. Clockwork 4. Trade Money 5. Heavy Rotation (featuring Tha Liks) 6. Self Defense 7. Phil da Agony Interlude 8. Proper Propaganda 9. Dilated Junkies (featuring J-Rocc/Rhettmatic/Melo-D) 10. Panic 11. Pay Attention 12. Night Life 13. War 14. Hard Hitters (featuring Black Thought) 15. Defari Interlude 16. Expansion Team Theme |
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Dilated Peoples: Evidence, Rakaa, DJ Babu. Additional personnel: Black Thought, Tha Liks, Phil Da Agony, J-Rocc, Rhettmatic, Melo-D (vocals). Producers include: DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz, The Alchemist, Joey Chavez, Juju. Engineers include: Kevin Bergman, Leo "Swift" Morris, Eddie Sancho. With its sophomore release the hip-hop trio Dilated Peoples expands its repertoire and adds guests such as East Coast-based DJ Premier and Public Enemy cohort Harry Allen. The socially conscious lyrics are a cut above the usual gangsta stylings, revealing a thoughtful worldview that, though it may be inspired by the ingestion of certain controlled substances, is none the less compelling for that. Though they originate from the hip-hop community, Dilated Peoples have a lot in common with '70s Jamaican stars such as Prince Far I and Max Romeo, in that it's not just the ganja talking here--these cuts are coherent and thought-provoking. They cover international finance in "Trade Money," international conflict in "War," and ... |
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