The Weatherman LP

The Weatherman LP is the debut solo studio album by American rapper and producer Evidence. It was released on March 20, 2007, via ABB Records. Recording sessions too place at Soundproof East in Los Angeles, at Millenia Music, at Chopp Shopp Studios in Durham, at Daddy's Room in Corona, at The Lab, at The River Rock, and at The Hideaway in Minneapolis. Production was handled by The Alchemist, Sid Roams, DJ Babu, Jake One, DJ Khalil, and Evidence himself. It features guest appearances from the Alchemist, Chace Infinite, Defari, Joe Scudda, Kamilah, Kobe, Madchild, Noelle Scaggs, Phonte, Planet Asia, Rakaa Iriscience, Rapper Big Pooh, Res, Sick Jacken and Slug.

The Weatherman LP
Studio album by Evidence
Released	March 20, 2007 (2007-03-20)
Recorded	2006–07
Studio	SoundProof East (Los Angeles, CA) Millenia Music Chopp Shopp Studios (Durham, NC) Daddy's Room (Corona, CA) The Lab The River Rock The Hideaway (Minneapolis, MN)
Genre	Underground hip hop
Length	1:09:15
Label	ABB Records
Producer	Alchemist DJ Babu DJ Khalil Evidence Jake One Sid Roams
Evidence chronology
The Weatherman LP (2007) Cats & Dogs (2011)
Singles from The Weatherman LP
"Mr. Slow Flow" Released: February 2, 2007 "All Said & Done" Released: October 19, 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop
AllMusic
Alternative Press	3/5
HipHopDX	4/5
PopMatters	7/10
RapReviews	9.5/10
The A.V. Club	B+
XXL	4/5 (XL)

Two singles were released from the album: "Mr. Slow Flow" and "All Said & Done". Music videos were shot for "Mr. Slow Flow" and "Chase the Clouds Away".

The album didn't reach the Billboard 200 chart, however, it peaked at No. 42 on the Independent Albums and No. 18 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States and received generally favourable reviews from music critics.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Know" (featuring Noelle Scaggs)	Michael Peretta Noelle Scaggs	Evidence	3:53
2.	"Weather Report 1"			0:34
3.	"Mr. Slow Flow"	Perretta Joey Chavez Tavish Graham	Sid Roams	4:02
4.	"LetYourselfGo" (featuring The Alchemist and Phonte)	Perretta Alan Maman Phonte Coleman	The Alchemist	3:22
5.	"Down in New York City"	Perretta Jacob Dutton Kurt Hoffman	Jake One	4:31
6.	"A Moment in Time" (featuring Planet Asia)	Perretta Jason Green Chris Oroc	DJ Babu	4:47
7.	"Look for the Evidence" (Interlude)			0:26
8.	"All Said & Done" (featuring Kobe)	Perretta Brian Honeycutt Khalil Abdul-Rahman	DJ Khalil	4:40
9.	"Weather Report 2"			0:31
10.	"Perfect Storm" (featuring Rakaa Iriscience and Madchild)	Perretta Rakaa Taylor Shane Bunting Chavez Graham	Sid Roams	4:50
11.	"Chase the Clouds Away" (featuring Kamilah)	Perretta Maman	The Alchemist	3:58
12.	"NC to CA" (featuring Defari, Joe Scudda and Rapper Big Pooh)	Perretta Duane A. Johnson Jr. Joseph Griffen Thomas Jones	Evidence	4:32
13.	"Evidence Is Everywhere"	Perretta Maman Oroc	The Alchemist	2:31
14.	"Things You Do"	Perretta Oroc	DJ Babu	3:24
15.	"Biggest Belgium Fan" (Interlude)			0:43
16.	"Hot & Cold" (featuring The Alchemist and Defari)	Perretta Maman Hoffman	Evidence	4:25
17.	"Line of Scrimmage" (featuring Slug)	Perretta Sean Daley Maman	The Alchemist	4:32
18.	"Believe in Me" (featuring Res)	Perretta Chavez Graham	Sid Roams	4:38
19.	"Born in L.A." (featuring Chace Infinite and Sick Jacken)	Perretta Aaron Johnson Joaquin Gonzalez Maman	The Alchemist	4:35
20.	"Weather Report 3"			0:38
21.	"I Still Love You"	Perretta	Evidence	3:43
Total length:				1:09:15

Personnel

• Michael "Evidence" Peretta – vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 12, 16, 21), recording (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21), executive producer
• Noelle Scaggs – chorus vocals (track 1)
• Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – vocals (tracks: 4, 16), producer (tracks: 4, 11, 13, 17, 19), recording (tracks: 4, 11, 13, 16), executive producer
• Phonte Coleman – vocals (track 4)
• Jason "Planet Asia" Green – vocals (track 6)
• Brian "Kobe" Honeycutt – chorus vocals (track 8)
• Rakaa "Iriscience" Taylor – vocals (track 10)
• Shane "Madchild" Bunting – vocals (track 10)
• Kamilah – additional vocals (track 11)
• Duane A. "Defari" Johnson Jr. – vocals (track 12), additional chorus vocals (track 16)
• Joseph "Joe Scudda" Griffen – vocals (track 12)
• Thomas "Big Pooh" Jones III – vocals (track 12)
• Sean "Slug" Daley – vocals (track 17)
• Shareese "Res" Ballard – vocals (track 18)
• Aaron "Chace Infinite" Johnson – vocals (track 19)
• Joaquin "Sick Jacken" Gonzalez – vocals (track 19)
• Kurt "DJ Revolution" Hoffman – scratches & recording (track 1, 3, 5, 16)
• Chris "DJ Babu" Oroc – scratches (tracks: 6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 19), producer (tracks: 6, 14), recording (tracks: 6, 13, 14)
• Anton Pukshansky – bass (track 16)
• Joey Chavez – producer (tracks: 3, 10, 18)
• Tavish "Bravo" Graham – producer (tracks: 3, 10, 18)
• Jacob "Jake One" Dutton – producer (track 5)
• DJ Khalil Abdul-Rahman – producer & recording (track 8)
• Brock Korsan – recording (tracks: 3, 13, 17, 19), management
• Christopher "Khrysis" Tyson – recording (track 4)
• Robin "Rob The Viking" Hooper – recording (track 10)
• Frederico Lopez – recording (track 17)
• Joe Mabbott – recording (track 17)
• Eddie Sancho – mixing (tracks: 1-15, 17-21)
• Richard "Segal" Huredia – mixing (track 16)
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Ben "Beni B" Nickleberry Jr. – executive producer
• Barry Underhill – photography

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
US Independent Albums (Billboard)	42
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)	18

External links

• The Weatherman LP at Discogs (list of releases)