Playlist
Dilated Peoples Essentials
Tracks: 1563:17
Meet the legends of the L.A. underground.
Updated Apr 11, 2015
Tracks 15
- 1Neighborhood Watch4:05
- 2Hip Hop 20233:36
- 3Expansion Team3:24
- 4The Platform4:08
- 5Neighborhood Watch5:08
- 6Neighborhood Watch3:56
- 7The Platform3:10
- 8Back Again - EP4:03
- 9The Platform4:37
- 10Neighborhood Watch3:46
- 11The Platform3:58
- 12The Platform4:55
- 13The Platform5:20
- 14The Platform4:00
- 15The Platform5:04
About this playlist
L.A. may be known for gangsta rap, but the city also has a rich history of underground hip-hop. Dilated Peoples—comprised of Evidence, Rakaa Iriscience and DJ Babu—emerged as standouts of the West Coast subterranean scene in the aughts. They released a number of well-received albums beginning in the '00's, and flirted with mainstream exposure with the Alchemist-produced “Worst Comes to Worst” and “This Way” featuring Kanye West.