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Dilated Peoples is an underground hip hop group residing in California. They have achieved great fame in the underground hip hop community, although they have had little mainstream success in the US, with the exception of the song "This Way", a collaboration with Kanye West, in 2004. They have reached the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart with two tracks, "This Way" and "Worst Comes to Worst". Their members include DJ Babu (producer/DJ), Evidence (artist)|Evidence (rapper/producer) and Rakaa Iriscience (rapper).
Its members, DJ Babu from the DJ crew Beat Junkies, Evidence (artist)|Evidence, and Rakaa joined together in 1992 and released "Third Degree" and "Work the Angles" on ABB Records, developing a solid fan base in the underground hip hop community. They recorded an album "Imagery, Battle Hymns & Political Poetry", which was never released, although many fans do have it on bootleg. They eventually signed to Capitol Records and released ''The Platform'' (2000) to more critical acclaim. Their second set ''Expansion Team'' was released in 2001 led by The Alchemist (producer)|The Alchemist-produced "Worst Comes To Worst", which utilised a vocal sample from Mobb Deep's "Survival Of The Fittest" and a musical sample from William Bell (singer)|William Bell's "I Forgot To Be Your Lover". Their thi... read all
