20/20 (Dilated Peoples album)

June 2025 20/20 studio Dilated Peoples Twentytwenty.jpg 2006 2 21 2005 Soundproof East (Los Angeles, CA) Al Gibbs Mobile Studio, Capelton's Room Ameraycan Studios (Burbank, CA) Daddy's Room (Corona, CA) Hip hop 55 19 ABB Capitol Alchemist DJ Babu Evidence Porse Sid Roams Neighborhood Watch 2004 Directors of Photography 2014 20/20 studio Back Again 2005 You Can't Hide, You Can't Run 2006 20/20 is the fourth studio album by American hip hop trio Dilated Peoples. It was released on February 21, 2006, through ABB/Capitol Records. The recording sessions took place at Soundproof East in Los Angeles, at Al Gibbs Mobile Studio, Capelton's Room, at Ameraycan Studios in Burbank, and at Daddy's Room in Corona. The album was produced by members Evidence and DJ Babu, as well as Alchemist, Sid Roams, and Porse. It features guest appearances from Capleton, Defari, Krondon, and Talib Kweli. The album debuted at number 97 on the Billboard 200 and number 35 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It also made it to number 56 on the Swiss Hitparade. The album was preceded by two singles: "Back Again" and "You Can't Hide, You Can't Run". Its lead single, "Back Again", peaked at No. 98 on the UK Singles Chart. Critical reception 63/100Critic Reviews for 20/20 - Metacritic https://www.metacritic.com/music/2020/dilated-peoples/critic-reviews September 3, 2023 Metacritic en AllMusic 3 5Jeffries David Dilated Peoples - 20/20 Album Reviews, Songs & More AllMusic https://www.allmusic.com/album/20-20-mw0000258715 September 3, 2023 AllMusic en The A.V. Club C+Rabin Nathan Nathan Rabin February 28, 2006 Dilated Peoples: 20/20 https://www.avclub.com/dilated-peoples-20-20-1798201469 September 3, 2023 The A.V. Club en The Guardian 2 5Peschek David February 17, 2006 Dilated Peoples, 20/20 en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/feb/17/popandrock.shopping8 September 3, 2023 0261-3077 HipHopDX 3.5/5Ryce Jeff February 27, 2006 Dilated Peoples - 20/20 https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.610/title.dilated-peoples-2020 September 3, 2023 HipHopDX en Now 4 5 Noto Color- N.svg Blue square N.PNG N February 16, 2006 DILATED PEoPLES - NOW Magazine https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/dilated-peoples/ September 3, 2023 NOW Toronto en-US PopMatters 7/10Frauenhofer Michael March 14, 2006 Dilated Peoples: 20/20, PopMatters https://www.popmatters.com/dilated_peoples_20_20-2495675668.html September 3, 2023 PopMatters en-US RapReviews 8/10Juon Steve 'Flash' February 28, 2006 Dilated Peoples 20/20 https://www.rapreviews.com/2006/02/dilated-peoples-2020/ September 3, 2023 RapReviews en-US Rolling Stone 3 5Relic Peter March 6, 2006 20/20 : Dilated Peoples : Review : Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/9334114/review/9438187/2020 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070804204305/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/9334114/review/9438187/2020 August 4, 2007 September 3, 2023 Rolling Stone Wayback Machine The Skinny 4 5Lindstrom Marie March 17, 2006 Dilated Peoples - '20/20' The Skinny https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/dilated-peoples-20-20 September 3, 2023 The Skinny en Spin B April 2006 Reviews https://books.google.com/books?id=_P7yuexsnsgC&q=%2220/20%22&pg=PT16 SPIN en SPIN Media LLC 22 4 91 0886-3032 September 3, 2023 Google Books 20/20 was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on fourteen reviews. NOW magazine reviewer 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". Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews stated that "that will serve their core audience well". Spin critic marked "DJ Babu's soulful, pyrotechnic turntablism straddles the indie-mainstream divide". Michael Frauenhofer of PopMatters found the album "essentially front-loaded, packing its most powerful punch in the first few tracks and then simmering to a lower level of heat". In mixed reviews, AllMusic's David Jeffries wrote: "while 20/20 might be a shade too unambitious for casual listeners expecting another Expansion Team, DP heads looking to kick back and listen get plenty of pure underground to devour". Peter Relic of Rolling Stone found it "less a great album than a group of scattershot bangers". Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club wrote: "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". In a negative review, David Peschek of The Guardian wrote: "what 20/20 does best is portentousness and the empty brag - essentially male traits that make listening rather like being hectored by the pub bore". Track listing Producer(s) Green Trees featuring Dr. Greenthumb Evidence 0:40 Back Again Michael Perretta Rakaa Taylor Chris Oroc Alan Maman Alchemist 4:00 You Can't Hide, You Can't Run Perretta Taylor Oroc Charles McCloud Evidence 4:17 Alarm Clock Music Perretta Taylor Oroc Brian Protheroe DJ Babu 5:20 Olde English featuring Defari Perretta Taylor Oroc Duane A. Johnson Jr. Joey Chavez Tavish Graham Sid Roams 4:13 Kindness for Weakness featuring Talib Kweli Perretta Taylor Oroc Talib Kweli Greene James Banks Eddie Marion Henderson Thigpen William Toles Evidence 4:07 Another Sound Mission Perretta Taylor Oroc Chavez Graham Sid Roams 3:16 Rapid Transit featuring Krondon Perretta Taylor Oroc Marvin Jones Evidence 6:19 The Eyes Have It Perretta Taylor Oroc DJ Babu 4:18 Satellite Radio Perretta Taylor Oroc Evidence 4:15 Firepower (The Tables Have to Turn) featuring Capleton Perretta Taylor Oroc Clifton Bailey David Straume Evidence Porse DJ Babu 5:09 The One and Only Perretta Taylor Oroc DJ Babu 4:43 20/20 Perretta Taylor Oroc Maman 4:42 Alchemist 55:19 Producer(s) Japan Bonus Track Alarm Clock Music Remix DJ Babu 3:57 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 by Brian 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 by the Soul Children. Personnel 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 Charts Chart (2006) Peak positionSwitzerland 56 Dilated Peoples 20/20 true September 3, 2023UKR&B 10 20060226 true September 3, 2023US Billboard 200March 11, 2006 The Billboard 200 https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2006-03-11?rank=191 Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 118 10 52 0006-2510 September 3, 2023 97US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)March 11, 2006 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums https://www.billboard.com/charts/r-b-hip-hop-albums/2006-03-11/ Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 118 10 57 0006-2510 September 3, 2023 35 References External links 66415 Dilated Peoples – 20/20 Category:2006 albums Category:Capitol Records albums Category:Dilated Peoples albums Category:Albums produced by DJ Babu Category:Albums produced by Evidence (musician) Category:Albums produced by the Alchemist (musician)