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Expansion Team, as the name suggests, sees Dilated Peoples honing their old school hooks and breaks to ensnare purists and the mainstream alike. Over down-tempo beats, eerie Hitchcock strings ("Clock Work"), dinner jazz ("Pay Attention!"), 70s cop-show horns (Hardhitters) and DJ Babu's turn-table gymnastics ("Dilated Junkies"), their exhausting couplets wage war on the talents of fellow hip hop crews; while simultaneously validating their boasts of rhyme supremacy. Yet it's the instantly addictive slow-roller, "Worst Come to Worst", that best proves their point. Along with the "nobody comes close" taunts, there's a lot of regulation second album material: "Trade Money" assures that success isn't without its downsides ("Since last year I've accumulated more money / on top of that I got a lot of people acting funny"), "Proper Propaganda" has a pop at the media and there are countless reassurances that success doesn't mean principles will be compromised. Their messages may not be new, but the Dilated Peoples' genius is delivering them with simmering tunes that make them worth hearing again. --Dan Gennoe
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Aaaaah - what can I say...
I tried SO hard to like this album, I really did. Individual songs, heard seperately can be stunning (Heavy Rotation, Worst Comes To Worst, Live On Stage etc.). I don't know what it is about these guys though - I just can't ever seem to listen to an entire album!!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that this is a bad album at all. What I am saying is that, in my opinion, there are too many very average tracks on here. Many of them just simply don't stand out enough to catch my attention - it easily fades into background music when you leave it on the stereo, it's not that they're bad, but when I listen to an album for the first time, I like it to MAKE me sit up and listen!!!
It's a shame, because it seems that there are always 3 or 4 of these stunning tracks on each album, but there's just too much filler!! They have the potential and ability occasionally to be BRILLIANT. By all means, buy this album - it's worth it for the stand-out tracks but you might be disappointed with the overall product. Hope this has helped.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, what can I say? this album is amazing. almost every track is full of massive flowing beats and lyrics that demand you to turn your volume up and up. This is probably my favourite album I have at the moment and I recommend any real hip-hop fan should buy it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Vinyl
This is one of the best album ive ever heard in my life,it includes amazing tracks such as: "worst comes to worst" and "heavy rotation" (feat.tha-liks)including big name producers in hip-hop such as the alchemist and Gangstarr's other part, Dj premier, its definetely a must have for any real hip-hop fan or producer and if any of you guys are already a fan of the peoples i suggest that you check out dj babu's projects with the beat junkies or his new album "Duck season Vol.1" peace, B.I.G - B
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Classic
Bought this on the after listening to their single on the radio and didnt expect much. But I have to say its one of my favourite CDs. Read more
Published on 19 April 2008 by Mr. A. M. Vernon
Dilated peoples
if you are a hip hop fan i recomend you buy this album because it is quality and it is worth your money.it has powerful lyrics and big beats that make you want to rap to it. Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2005 by Dan
If only there were an option for a 0 STAR rating...
As much as I loathed DP's debut "effort", The Platform, I would like to point out that there is one Hip Hop album out there that sucks more. This is that album! Read more
Published on 12 Dec 2004 by James the King
Expansion Team
The only reason I got this album was because I heard the song 'Live On Stage' on the PS2 game NBA Street 2, and I thought it was good. Read more
Published on 14 Aug 2003 by "mofo-j"
Dilated do it again
Once again, the Dilated Peoples have come out of the left-field of hip-hop and delivered a classic piece of music. The standard is set high with the first track "Live On Stage". Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2003 by Mr. J. J. Niland
A HIP HOP MASTERPIECE...
I bought this C.D when it first came out and its still in my C.D player. Its just one of those amazing albums that you can listen to right the way through, without skipping tracks. Read more
Published on 27 May 2003
Smooth beats, fresh rhymes, still Dilated Peoples style!!!!
Although weaker than dilated's debut album, this one has everything. Clever and fresh rhymes, amazin turntabalism (thanks to the legand DJ babbu) and a huge variety in style. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2002
dilated do it again!
the california rappers return after a year since theur debute album(the platform).
the album featured production by-the alchmist, dj babu and others. Read more
the album featured production by-the alchmist, dj babu and others. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2002 by ben .k.
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