The Platform este albumul de debut al trupei Dilated Peoples și a fost lansat în data de 23 mai 2000, prin Capitol Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "So May I Introduce to You" (Interlude) | Dilated Peoples | 0:48 |
| 2. | "The Platform" | The Alchemist | 4:37 |
| 3. | "No Retreat" (featuring B-Real) | T-Ray | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Guaranteed" | The Alchemist | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Right On" (featuring Tha Alkaholiks) | E-Swift | 4:56 |
| 6. | "The Main Event" | The Alchemist | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Service" | DJ Babu | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Ear Drums Pop" | Evidence | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Years in the Making" | Joey Chavez | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Annihilation" | The Alchemist | 3:58 |
| 11. | "Expanding Man" | Evidence | 2:52 |
| 12. | "The Last Line of Defense" | The Alchemist | 4:42 |
| 13. | "Triple Optics" | Evidence, Beni-B | 4:14 |
| 14. | "The Shape of Things to Come" (featuring Aceyalone) | Evidence, Joey Chavez | 5:04 |
| 15. | "Work the Angles" | KutMasta Kurt | 4:01 |
| 16. | "Ear Drums Pop (Remix)" (featuring Defari, Phil Da Agony, Everlast, Planet Asia) | Joey Chavez | 5:05 |
Samples
So May I Introduce to You (Interlude)
- "Put Your Hand in the Hand" by Ocean
- "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" by Bill Cosby
The Platform
- "I'm in Love Again" by Millie Jackson
- "Work It Out" by Supernatural
- "Come Clean" by Jeru the Damaja
No Retreat
- "Flower Pot" by Loadstone
- "Mad Crew" by KRS-One
- "Next Level (Nyte Time Mix)" by Showbiz & A.G.
Guaranteed
- "I Can't Please You" by The Loading Zone
Right On
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Strange Games & Things" by Love Unlimited Orchestra
- "Memoirs of the Traveler" by The Jaggerz
The Main Event
- "Strictly Snappin' Necks" by EPMD
- "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim
- "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Beside
- "The MC" by KRS-One
Service
- "At the Fair" by The Counts
- "Just Rhymin' With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
Ear Drums Pop
- "La Ballata Di Hank McCain" by Ennio Morricone
- "Ghetto Like D&D" by D&D All-Stars
- "Out of Nowhere" by Ferrante & Teicher
Annihilation
- "Snidely Whiplash" by Alexander Review
- "Clones" by The Roots
- "Movin'" by Brass Construction
Expanding Man
- "D. Original" by Jeru the Damaja
- "Busy Aggregation" by Johnny Pearson
- "On Deadly Ground" by Iriscience
- " Friction" by DJ Vadim
The Last Line of Defense
Triple Optics
- "Light My Life" by Tami Lynn
The Shape of Things to Come
- "Take a Chance on Love" by Ted Heath and His Music
- "Freelance" by Grandmaster Flash
- "Triple Threat" by Z-3 MC's
Work the Angles
- "I Got Some" by Sugar Billy Garner
- "The Killing Fight" by Joseph Koo
- "Audible Angels" by Visionaries
- "God Lives Through" by A Tribe Called Quest
Ear Drums Pop (Remix)
- "D.A.I.S.Y. Age" by De La Soul