Expansion Team (album)

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Expansion Team
Image:Expansionteam.jpg
Studio album by Dilated Peoples
Released	October 23, 2001
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	60:47
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	The Alchemist DJ Premier Da Beatminerz Evidence Juju DJ Babu Joey Chavez ?uestlove
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link HipHopDX.com link RapReviews.com (8.5/10) link
Dilated Peoples chronology
The Platform (2000)	Expansion Team (2001)	Neighborhood Watch (2004)

Expansion Team is the sophomore album from West Coast hip hop group Dilated Peoples. The release is widely considered the group's best album, led by the hit rap single "Worst Comes to Worst", sampled from William Bell's "I Forgot to Be Your Lover". Expansion Team features production from Dilated members Evidence and Babu, as well as popular underground rap producers DJ Premier, The Alchemist, Da Beatminerz, ?uestlove of The Roots and Juju of The Beatnuts. Album guests include Guru of Gang Starr, Black Thought of The Roots, Tha Alkaholiks and Beat Junkies members J-Rocc, Rhettmatic and Melo-D.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Album singles 3 Music videos 4 Album Chart Positions 5 Singles Chart Positions

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Live on Stage"	The Alchemist	Evidence, Rakaa
2	"Worst Comes to Worst"	The Alchemist	Evidence, Rakaa (additional vocals by Guru)
3	"Clockwork"	DJ Premier	Evidence, Rakaa
4	"Trade Money"	Da Beatminerz	Rakaa, Evidence (additional vocals by Cokni O'Dire)
5	"Heavy Rotation"	Evidence	J-Ro, Evidence, E-Swift, Rakaa, Tash
6	"Self Defense"	Juju	Rakaa, Evidence
7	"Phil Da Agony Interlude"	DJ Babu	Phil Da Agony
8	"Proper Propaganda"	DJ Babu	Harry Allen, Evidence, Rakaa
9	"Dilated Junkies"	Evidence, DJ Babu	Evidence, Rakaa, DJ Babu, J-Rocc, Rhettmatic, Melo-D
10	"Panic"	The Alchemist	Evidence, Rakaa
11	"Pay Attention"	DJ Babu	Rakaa
12	"Night Life"	Joey Chavez	Evidence
13	"War"	?uestlove	Rakaa
14	"Hard Hitters"	DJ Babu	Evidence, Rakaa, Black Thought
15	"Defari Interlude"	Evidence	Defari
16	"Expansion Team Theme"	Joey Chavez	Rakaa, Evidence

Album singles

Single cover	Single information
Image:Worstcomestoworst.jpg	"Worst Comes to Worst" Released: 2001 B-side: "Target Practice"
Image:Liveonstage.jpg	"Live on Stage" Released: 2001 B-side: "Clockwork", "Live on Stage (Remix)" (featuring Talib Kweli)

Music videos

Guru and The Alchemist with Dilated Peoples in "Worst Comes to Worst" Released: 2001

Album Chart Positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
2001	Expansion Team	#36	#8

Singles Chart Positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
2001	"Worst Comes to Worst"	-	#84	-

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