The Weatherman LP

Infobox Album |
Name = The Weatherman LP
Type = studio
Artist = Evidence


Released = March 20, 2007
Genre = Hip hop
Length =
Label = ABB
Producer = Evidence, The Alchemist, DJ Babu, DJ Khalil, Sid Roams, Jake One
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpfexz95ldhe/ link]
* AllHipHop.com Rating|5|5 [http://www.allhiphop.com/reviews/index.asp?ID=1144/ link]
* HipHopDX.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.771/title.evidence-the-weatherman/ link]
* "JIVE Magazine" Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.jivemagazine.com/review.php?rid=2373&rtid=2 link]
* RapReviews.com rating-10|9 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2007_03_theweatherman.html link]
* "XXL" Rating|4|5 [http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=8826 link]
Last album = "Yellow Tape Instrumentals" (2004)
This album = "The Weatherman LP" (2007)
Next album = "Red Tape Instrumentals" (2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = The Weatherman LP
Type = studio
single 1 = Mr. Slow Flow
single 1 date = February 2, 2007
single 2 = All Said and Done
single 2 date = October 19, 2007

"The Weatherman LP", released March 20, 2007, is the second album by Evidence, and his first non-instrumental album. Besides Evidence, other rappers on the album include Defari, Planet Asia, and Slug. The album also features vocals by Noelle Scaggs and Res. The majority of the album was produced by Evidence and his bandmates in Dilated Peoples, The Alchemist and DJ Babu. Other producers include DJ Khalil and Sid Roams.

Two singles were released from the album: "Mr. Slow Flow" and "All Said and Done". Neither charted, but the album did spend one week on the "Billboard" Top Independent Albums chart, at number 42. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=326&cfgn=Albums&cfn=Top+Independent+Albums&ci=3083057&cdi=9220130&cid=04%2F07%2F2007 "The Weatherman" (Top Independent Albums chart)] , "Billboard", April 7, 2007.] Music videos were created for "Mr. Slow Flow" and "Chase the Clouds Away".

Track listing

# "I Know" – 3:53 (Michael Perretta, Noelle Scaggs)
#* featuring Noelle Scaggs
#* Contains samples from "Bermuda Triangle" by Tash, "Back Again" by Dilated Peoples, "Vibes and Stuff" by A Tribe Called Quest, "The Last Line of Defense" by Dilated Peoples
# "Weather Report 1" – 0:34
# "Mr. Slow Flow" – 4:02 (Perretta, Joey Chavez, Tavish Graham)
#* Contains samples from "A Million and One Questions" (remix) by Jay-Z, "Strictly Snappin' Necks" by EPMD
# "Letyourselfgo" – 3:22 (Perretta, Phonte Coleman, Alan Maman)
#* featuring Phonte
# "Down in New York City" – 4:31 (Perretta, K. Hoffman, Jake Dutton
#* Contains samples from "I Like It (I Wanna Be Where You Are)" by Grand Puba, "Worldwide" by Royal Flush
# "A Moment in Time" – 4:47 (Perretta, Jason Green, Chris Oroc)
#* featuring Planet Asia
#* Contains samples from "The Way We Were (Try to Remember)" by Gladys Knight & the Pips; "Quiet Storm" by Mobb Deep; "The 6th Sense" by Common; "Dilated Agents" by Planet Asia, Rasco, Rakaa, and Evidence
# "Look for the Evidence (Interlude)" – 0:26
# "All Said and Done" – 4:40 (Perretta, B. Honeycut, Khalil Abdul-Rahman)
#* featuring Kobe
#* Contains samples from "Child of Vision" by Supertramp
# "Weather Report 2" – 0:31
# "Perfect Storm" – 4:50 (Perretta, Shane Bunting, Rakaa Taylor, Chavez, Graham
#* featuring Madchild, Iriscience
# "Chase the Clouds Away" – 3:58 (Perretta, Maman)
#* featuring Kamilah
#* Contains samples from "Wish I Had You" by The Smith Connection, "It's Yours" by T La Rock
# "NC to CA" – 4:32 (Perretta, Thomas Jones, Duane Johnson, Joe Griffin)
#* featuring Rapper Big Pooh, Defari, Joe Scudda
# "Evidence Is Everywhere" – 2:31 (Perretta, Maman, Oroc)
#* Contains samples from "Drive Slow" by Kanye West, GLC, and Paul Wall; "It Gets No Rougher" by LL Cool J; "The Saga Begins" by Rakim; "Third Degree" by Dilated Peoples; "The Real Weight" by No I.D.; "Pack Up" (remix) by Lyrics Born; "Dope Man" by Jay-Z; "Say It Twice" by Defari; "Get Active" by Planet Asia, Krondon, and Phil da Agony; "Grin and Bear It" by LMNO; "Another Sound Mission" by Dilated Peoples
# "Things You Do" – 3:24 (Perretta, Oroc)
#* Contains samples from "Coz I Luv You" by Slade
# "Biggest Belgium Fan (Interlude)" – 0:43
# "Hot and Cold" – 4:25 (Perretta, Maman, Hoffman)
#* featuring Alchemist, Defari
#* Contains samples from "Scream" by The L.O.X.
# "Line of Scrimmage" – 4:32 (Perretta, Sean Daley, Maman)
#* featuring Slug
# "Believe in Me" – 4:38 (Perretta, Chavez, Graham)
#* featuring Res
# "Born in LA" – 4:35 (Perretta, Aaron Johnson, Jack Gonzalez, Maman)
#* featuring Chace Infinite, Sick Jacken
#* Contains samples from "Caffeine" by Dilated Peoples
#"Weather Report 3" – 0:38
# "I Still Love You" – 3:43 (Perretta)

Additional personnel

* DJ Revolution — scratches (tracks 1, 3, 5, 16)
* DJ Babu — scratches (tracks 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19)

Production

* Evidence — tracks 1, 12, 16, 21
* Sid Roams — tracks 3, 10, 18
* The Alchemist — tracks 4, 11, 13, 17, 19
* Jake One — track 5
* Babu — tracks 6, 14
* DJ Khalil — track 8

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References