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You have to admit, though: that's a clever name for a band. With the underground charm and obvious talent, the duo of Evidence and Rakaa came together with a hip-hop mentality to create the collaboration that was Dilated Peoples in 1992, and also earned them their chance to land a record deal with Capitol Records. After adding to their fold the likes of powerhouse turntablist DJ Babu, the Dilated Peoples were set to hit the scene.

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Some of their snazziest works were 'Third Degree' and 'Work the Angles,' but nothing could compare to some of the work they did in their official full-length release of The Platform in 2000. The group immediately followed up with The Expansion Team in 2001, placing in the Top 40, and since then they've been working hard on bringing the hip-hop hard.

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The underground, sort of Bohemian style phenomenon, seemed to fit the hip-hop industry in a big way, and that's the prime success of a group like the Dilated Peoples. Fitting in nicely with fellow West Coast crew Jurassic 5, the style of hip-hop rap in the music of the Peoples kind of merged a roots-style, inner poetic of the Fugees, mixed with some hardcore N.W.A. It's no wonder they're so hailed as an underground hip-hop pioneer.