Dilated Peoples - The Platform Format:LP - 2 x Black Vinyl Stables described his role as

Stables described his role as being a “tonesetter

defying us not to rise above the fray

Les Imprimés was born and Rêverie began to take shape

Mature and autobiographical

Dilated Peoples - The Platform Format:LP - 2 x Black Vinyl Stables described his role asOn the West Coast, gangsta rap held sway in hip hop as the 21st century began. The alternative and conscious rap music of the early to mid 90s had all but faded into the underground. The scene was set for a comeback, perhaps as a backlash to the perceived violence and misogyny of gangsta rap's content. Leading the resurgence of alternative hip hop were groups like Jurassic 5, and recentsignees to Capitol Records; a West coast trio that had been