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Not that rappers Evidence and Rakaa ever have to coast on their productions, but the strength of Dilated Peoples since their debut has been the beats, not the rhymes. When the productions of the Alchemist or Babu or Evidence are flying, records like "Work the Angles" or The Platform have followed suit -- and allowed the group to grow steadily as lyricists. But just as DP have crested as a strong group of community-minded artists, the productions have fallen off. Most of the blame for the average sound of Neighborhood Watch goes to the previously invincible Alchemist, whose productions are front-loaded on the record. His beats aren't rugged or hooky, just very bland, even on the trailer single and opener, "Marathon," driven by a sharp but played-out bassline. Only Evidence's "Who's Who" and Babu's posse track, "Closed Session" (featuring Defari, Phil da Agony, and Planet Asia), reach the level of past Dilated Peoples tracks. On the lyrical side, the trio continues to improve, using the title track to explore how life in an active neighborhood can cycle between vigilance and paranoia, and outlining on "Poisonous" (featuring Devin the Dude) the perils of a girl with complications. Producer of the moment Kanye West stops by for the player-life exposé "This Way," and true to form, a weak production sinks the solid rapping.
© John Bush /TiVo
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Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Alchemist, Producer - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Mackenzie, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard "Segal" Huredia, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Noëlle, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Alan Maman, Composer - Keiran Walsh, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keiran Walsh At D & D Studios, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Alchemist, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TROY STATON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, MainArtist - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Alan Maman, Composer - Fred Robinson, Composer - Virginia Bland, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard "Segal" Huredia, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Larry Reynolds, Composer - Robert Tewlow, Composer, Producer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Alchemist, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nucleus, Producer - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard "Segal" Huredia, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nick Ferrero, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - West Plischke, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gary Wright, Composer - Evidence, Producer - TROY STATON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Noëlle, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Adam Goldstein, Composer - DJ AM, Producer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Alchemist, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, MainArtist - Richard "Segal" Huredia, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Devin The Dude, Composer, FeaturedArtist - Noëlle, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Alan Maman, Composer - Michael Peretta, Composer - Domo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TROY STATON, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Noëlle, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Joey Chavez, Composer, Producer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Babú, Producer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - TROY STATON, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer, Producer, Co-Producer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - 2 MEX, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ted Taylor, Composer - Evidence, Producer - TROY STATON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Noëlle, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Dick Monda, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Louis Freese, Composer - Todd Ray, Composer - Booker T. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - T. BELL, ComposerLyricist - Rakaa Taylor, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Dilated Peoples, MainArtist - ALBERT JOHNSON, ComposerLyricist - Michael Perretta, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Alan Maman, ComposerLyricist - Kejuan Waliek Muchita, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Alchemist, Producer - TROY STATON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Alan Maman, Composer - Boobie Knight, Composer - Milton Edwards, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Jason Smith, Composer - Babú, Producer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Planet Asia, FeaturedArtist - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Richard "Segal" Huredia, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer - Phil Da Agony, FeaturedArtist - Defari, FeaturedArtist - Duane Johnson, Composer - Morse R. Davis, Composer - Jason Green, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Cameron, ComposerLyricist - West, ComposerLyricist - Rakaa Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Dilated Peoples, MainArtist - Perretta, ComposerLyricist - Oroc, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 EMI Music NZ Ltd
William Griffin, Composer - Eric Barrier, Composer - Babú, Producer - Bernie Grundman, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Spoken Word, Composer - Non Music Work, ComposerLyricist - TROY STATON, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kent Hitchcock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rakaa Taylor, Composer - Dilated Peoples, Recording Engineer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Michael Perretta, Composer - Chris Oroc, Composer
(C) 2004 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Not that rappers Evidence and Rakaa ever have to coast on their productions, but the strength of Dilated Peoples since their debut has been the beats, not the rhymes. When the productions of the Alchemist or Babu or Evidence are flying, records like "Work the Angles" or The Platform have followed suit -- and allowed the group to grow steadily as lyricists. But just as DP have crested as a strong group of community-minded artists, the productions have fallen off. Most of the blame for the average sound of Neighborhood Watch goes to the previously invincible Alchemist, whose productions are front-loaded on the record. His beats aren't rugged or hooky, just very bland, even on the trailer single and opener, "Marathon," driven by a sharp but played-out bassline. Only Evidence's "Who's Who" and Babu's posse track, "Closed Session" (featuring Defari, Phil da Agony, and Planet Asia), reach the level of past Dilated Peoples tracks. On the lyrical side, the trio continues to improve, using the title track to explore how life in an active neighborhood can cycle between vigilance and paranoia, and outlining on "Poisonous" (featuring Devin the Dude) the perils of a girl with complications. Producer of the moment Kanye West stops by for the player-life exposé "This Way," and true to form, a weak production sinks the solid rapping.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:20
- Main artists: Dilated Peoples
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2004 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 2004 Capitol Records Inc.
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