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Evidence has returned to deliver his third solo album, Weather or Not, the final chapter in The Weatherman series before beginning the next saga. As a writer and a rapper, Ive been using the weather as a metaphor my whole career, Evidence explains. On the Dilated Peoples song Guaranteed, I had a line that said, Some think Im clever, others think Im the one who makes too many references to weather or not. Every time I would perform that song live, the crowd would always say the or not, so I knew I was on to something, and it would eventually be an album title.

For Weather or Not, Evidence tapped a stellar cast of producers to share duties with, including Alchemist, DJ Premier, Nottz, DJ Babu, Twiz The Beat Pro, Sam I Yam and Budgie. The album also features an all-star lineup of guests and friends, including Slug (Atmosphere), Rakaa (Dilated Peoples), Alchemist, Styles P, Rapsody, Jonwayne, Defari, Krondon, Khrysis, Mach Hommy and Catero.

I made this album with loyalists in mind, Evidence says. Theres nothing thats unintentional. There are no wasted words. While the album predominantly highlights his talent as a rapper, Evidence is also a well known producer, photographer and videographer. But, for all of his non-stop, high-level productivity, Evidence is most notably modest, a quality fully captured on Weather Or Not.

Now that the album is finished, I can see clearly that every single song serves its own purpose. To me, its like a playlist, or a greatest hits collectionexcept that none of these songs existed before I made them.

Tracklist:

A1 The Factory
A2 Throw It All Away
A3 Powder Cocaine
A4 Jim Dean
B1 Weather Or Not
B2 Moving Too Fast
B3 Runners
B4 Bad Publicity
C1 Rain Drops
C2 Sell Me This Pen
C3 Love Is A Funny Thing
C4 10,000 Hours
D1 What I Need
D2 To Make A Long Story Longer
D3 Wonderful World
D4 By My Side Too