Dilated Peoples’ Evidence Drops New Video And Announces His “Weather Or Not” Album Release

Evidence has announced the release of Weather Or Not, his third full-length solo album. Set for a January 26, 2018 release on Rhymesayers Entertainment, the project features the viral hit “Throw It All Away,” which has logged more than 1.6 million video views and was directed by Stephen Vanasco.

 

Featuring collaborations with Slug, Rakaa, Alchemist, and more, as well as production from Evidence, Alchemist, and DJ Premier, among others, Weather Or Not is a familiar turn of phrase for his die-hard fans.

Along with announcing the album, Evidence also debuts the official video for the Nottz-produced single, “Jim Dean”, featuring cuts by DJ Babu. The video, directed by Jason Goldwatch, manages to narrate the lyrics by fusing moving and still images together through the creative idea of bringing SSUR shirts to life.

 

As fans would expect, Weather or Not embodies the heart of the hip-hop culture; clever wordplay laid over heavy boom-bap production, but Evidence also exhibits his gift for weaving moments of personal and introspective reflection into his writing.

As a solo artist and one-third of Dilated Peoples, Evidence has established himself as one of hip-hop’s most accomplished rappers and producers, working with Domo Genesis, Linkin Park, Beastie Boys, Defari, Madchild and Krondon, among others. His production work earned a Grammy Award for co-production on Kanye’s “College Dropout” and two JUNO Awards for his work with Canadian hip-hop group Swollen Members.

Through it all, he’s remained true to his hard-core hip-hop sonic and lyrical sensibility, which continues on Weather Or Not.