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20/20(Dilated Peoples album)

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20/20
Studio albumby
Dilated Peoples
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2006(2006-02-21)
Recorded2005
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length55:19
Label
Producer
Dilated Peopleschronology
Neighborhood Watch
(2004) 		20/20
(2006) 		Directors of Photography
(2014)
Singlesfrom20/20
  1. "Back Again"
    Released: 2005
  2. "You Can't Hide, You Can't Run"
    Released: 2006

20/20is the fourth studio album by American hip hop trioDilated Peoples.It was released on February 21, 2006, through ABB/Capitol Records.Recording sessions took place at Soundproof East inLos Angeles,at Al Gibbs Mobile Studio, Capelton's Room, at Ameraycan Studios inBurbankand at Daddy's Room inCorona.Productionwas handled by membersEvidenceandDJ Babu,as well asAlchemist,Sid Roams and Porse. It featuresguest appearancesfromCapleton,Defari,KrondonandTalib Kweli.The album debuted at number 97 on theBillboard200and number 35 on theTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albumsin the United States. It also made it to number 56 on theSwiss Hitparade.

The album was preceded by two singles: "Back Again" and "You Can't Hide, You Can't Run". Itslead single,"Back Again", peaked at No. 98 on theUK Singles Chart,and appeared in theEA SportsvideogameFight Night Round 3andSony Computer EntertainmentvideogameMLB 06: The Show.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic63/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDX3.5/5[3]
Now[4]
PopMatters7/10[5]
RapReviews8/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
SpinB[8]
The A.V. ClubC+[9]
The Guardian[10]
The Skinny[11]

20/20was met with generally favorable reviews frommusic critics.AtMetacritic,which assigns anormalizedrating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received anaveragescore of 63, based on fourteen reviews.[1]

NOWmagazinereviewer praised the album calling it "rife with brow-raising darts and the mindblowing beats to match, outstripping the last two Dilated records and threatening the alignment of your neck vertebrae in the process".[4]Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews stated that "that will serve their core audience well".[6]Spincritic marked "DJ Babu's soulful, pyrotechnic turntablism straddles the indie-mainstream divide".[8]Michael Frauenhofer ofPopMattersfound the album "essentially front-loaded, packing its most powerful punch in the first few tracks and then simmering to a lower level of heat".[5]

In mixed reviews,AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "while20/20might be a shade too unambitious for casual listeners expecting anotherExpansion Team,DP heads looking to kick back and listen get plenty of pure underground to devour ".[2]Peter Relic ofRolling Stonefound it "less a great album than a group of scattershot bangers".[7]Nathan Rabin ofThe A.V. Clubwrote: "Dilated Peoples' orthodox appeal has always been its aversion to gimmicks and flash, but on this underwhelming album the venerable trio offer little in the way of humor or excitement, either".[9]

In a negative review, David Peschek ofThe Guardianwrote: "what20/20does best is portentousness and the empty brag - essentially male traits that make listening rather like being hectored by the pub bore ".[10]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Green Trees" (featuring Dr. Greenthumb)Evidence0:40
2."Back Again"
Alchemist4:00
3."You Can't Hide, You Can't Run"
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
  • Charles McCloud
Evidence4:17
4."Alarm Clock Music"
DJ Babu5:20
5."Olde English" (featuring Defari)
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
  • Duane A. Johnson Jr.
  • Joey Chavez
  • Tavish Graham
Sid Roams4:13
6."Kindness for Weakness" (featuringTalib Kweli)
Evidence4:07
7."Another Sound Mission"
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
  • Chavez
  • Graham
Sid Roams3:16
8."Rapid Transit" (featuringKrondon)
Evidence6:19
9."The Eyes Have It"
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
DJ Babu4:18
10."Satellite Radio"
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
Evidence4:15
11."Firepower (The Tables Have to Turn)" (featuringCapleton)
  • Evidence
  • Porse
  • DJ Babu
5:09
12."The One and Only"
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
DJ Babu4:43
13."20/20"
  • Perretta
  • Taylor
  • Oroc
  • Maman
Alchemist4:42
Total length:55:19
Japan Bonus Track
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
14."Alarm Clock Music" (Remix)DJ Babu3:57
Sample credits
  • Track 3 contains a sample from "Send Me" written by Charles McCloud and performed by Roslyn and Charles.
  • Track 4 contains a sample from "Goodbye Surprise" written and performed byBrian Protheroe.
  • Track 6 contains a sample from "Don't Take My Kindness For Weakness" written by James Banks, Eddie Marion, Henderson Thigpen and William Toles and performed byThe Soul Children.

Personnel[edit]

  • Michael "Evidence"Peretta – vocals, producer(tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11),recording(tracks: 1-6, 8-11, 13),mixing(track 1),executive producer
  • Rakaa "Iriscience"Taylor – vocals, recording(tracks: 1-6, 8-11, 13),mixing(track 1),executive producer
  • Chris "DJ Babu"Oroc – scratches, producer(tracks: 4, 9, 11, 12),recording(tracks: 1-6, 8-13),mixing(track 1),executive producer
  • Dodee Westbeach – vocals(track 1)
  • Kenny Morrison– vocals(track 1)
  • Simon "Dirt Nasty"Rex – additional vocals(track 1)
  • Duane A. "Defari" Johnson Jr. – vocals(track 5)
  • Talib Kweli– vocals(track 6)
  • Marvin "Krondon"Jones – vocals(track 8)
  • Jason "Phil Da Agony"Smith – additional vocals(track 8)
  • Noelle Scaggs– additional vocals(track 8)
  • Clifton "Capleton"Bailey – vocals(track 11)
  • Jeff Babko – keyboards(tracks: 3, 8, 12),bass(track 8)
  • Alan "The Alchemist"Maman – producer(tracks: 2, 13)
  • Joey Chavez – producer(tracks: 5, 7)
  • Tavish "Bravo" Graham – producer(tracks: 5, 7)
  • David "Porse" Straume – producer(track 11)
  • Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing(track: 2, 3, 5-7, 9, 13)
  • Troy Staton – mixing(tracks: 4, 10-12),recording(track 11)
  • Manny Marroquin– mixing(track 8)
  • Michael "Mixing Finga" Stewart – recording(track 11)
  • Scott Elgin – engineering assistant(tracks: 5-7, 9)
  • Jared Robbins – engineering assistant(track 8)
  • Ian Suddarth – engineering assistant(track 10)
  • Rob Montes – engineering assistant(track 11)
  • Brian "Big Bass"Gardner – mastering
  • Ben "Beni B" Nickleberry Jr. – executive producer
  • Brent Rollins – art direction
  • Nabil Elderkin– photography
  • Brigitte Wright – management
  • Steve Davis – management

Charts[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 56
UK R&B Albums(OCC)[13] 10
USBillboard200[14] 97
USTop R&B/Hip-Hop Albums(Billboard)[15] 35

References[edit]

  1. ^ab"Critic Reviews for 20/20 - Metacritic".Metacritic.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  2. ^abJeffries, David."Dilated Peoples - 20/20 Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic".AllMusic.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  3. ^Ryce, Jeff (February 27, 2006)."Dilated Peoples - 20/20".HipHopDX.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  4. ^ab"DILATED PEoPLES - NOW Magazine".NOW Toronto.February 16, 2006.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  5. ^abFrauenhofer, Michael (March 14, 2006)."Dilated Peoples: 20/20, PopMatters".PopMatters.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  6. ^abJuon, Steve 'Flash' (February 28, 2006)."Dilated Peoples:: 20/20 – RapReviews".www.rapreviews.com.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  7. ^abRelic, Peter (March 6, 2006)."20/20: Dilated Peoples: Review: Rolling Stone".Rolling Stone.Archived fromthe originalon August 4, 2007.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023– viaWayback Machine.
  8. ^ab"Reviews".SPIN.Vol. 22, no. 4.SPIN Media LLC.April 2006. p. 91.ISSN0886-3032.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023– viaGoogle Books.
  9. ^abRabin, Nathan(February 28, 2006)."Dilated Peoples: 20/20".The A.V. Club.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  10. ^abPeschek, David (February 17, 2006)."Dilated Peoples, 20/20".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  11. ^Lindstrom, Marie (March 17, 2006)."Dilated Peoples - '20/20' | The Skinny".The Skinny.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  12. ^"Swisscharts.com – Dilated Peoples – 20/20".Hung Medien. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  13. ^"Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40".Official Charts Company.Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  14. ^"The Billboard 200".Billboard.Vol. 118, no. 10.Nielsen Business Media, Inc.March 11, 2006. p. 52.ISSN0006-2510.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.
  15. ^"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums".Billboard.Vol. 118, no. 10.Nielsen Business Media, Inc.March 11, 2006. p. 57.ISSN0006-2510.RetrievedSeptember 3,2023.

External links[edit]

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