Dilated Peoples Tweaks Its Formula Toward Pop
The Baltimore Sun reports that unlike the Black Eyed Peas, Dilated Peoples’ L.A. rap peers, the trio doesn’t plan to dilute its formula for the pop charts. “There’s a lot of stuff I like on the radio but, at the same time, it’s very cookie-cutter,” says Babu, who along with the Alchemist and Evidence, produced the tracks on their latest effort ‘Neighborhood Watch’. “It’s got to be a little more balanced. I remember [hip-hop] being a little more diverse when I was a kid. It still is. Now you got to dig a little deeper for different [stuff].” Read more.