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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Perretta |
| Also known as | Mr. Slow Flow, Ev, The Weatherman |
| Born | December 10, 1976 |
| Origin | Venice Beach, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapping Producing |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Pro Tools, Ensoniq ASR10 |
| Years active | 1992 — present |
| Label(s) | Capitol |
| Associated acts | Dilated Peoples The Alchemist Planet Asia DJ Khalil |
| Website | [1] |
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Biography
Youth
"Raised in Santa Monica til' the divorce/six years old/I couldn't see what was coming of course/the plan/ Mom bounced on Old Man/ then we moved to the Venice sand/ A young youth seen gangs first hand/ fake address for school/ two educations/ rich friends then back to my land. "- "Born in LA" - Evidence
Evidence's affinity with hip-hop and the culture began in the early eighties, with his parent's divorce and subsequent move from the affluent city of Santa Monica to neighboring Venice Beach. Raised by his single mother with his father less and less in the picture, Evidence took solace in his new backyard where his favorite pastimes became break-dancing at the former Venice Pavilion and skate-boarding with the legendary Venice Z-Boys.
By the early nineties and in addition to becoming a well known graffiti artist, painting hip hop inspired hieroglyphics under the name "VANE," a fateful move next door to QD3, son of legendary producer Quincy Jones, Evidence discovered his true calling. Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Quincy Delight Jones III (born) (aka QD3 aka Snoopy) is a Swedish-American composer music producer film producer and author Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor QD3, an accomplished West Coast producer, ("To Live and Die in L.A."- Tupac, "Ghetto Bird"-Ice Cube, "I got the Knack"- Everlast) became one of Evidence's major influences in his pursuit to create music. To Live and Die in LA ( 1985) is a American Neo-noir Crime film directed by William Friedkin and based on the Novel O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and "At night I would hear a loud thumping coming from the back yard next door and it wouldn't stop until early in the morning” says Evidence recalling those early days. “I could tell that they weren't just playing music but sounded like music was being created. ”
He had purple eyebrows.
Dilated Peoples
Shortly after meeting QD3, Evidence teamed with the likeminded Rakaa to form the highly praised group Dilated Peoples and after the success of their 1997 single "Third Degree" b/w "Confidence" and "Global Dynamics" on ABB Records – and the addition of DJ Babu to the fold a year later -- the group’s buzz exploded out of the underground and quickly became a fixture on the hip hop tour circuit. Dilated Peoples is an Underground hip hop group residing in California. Dilated Peoples is an Underground hip hop group residing in California. They hoped their success would serve as a platform for solo projects, much as the Wu-Tang Clan's success had done before them.
Four critically acclaimed albums, countless performances around the globe, and outside production work-including tracks for the Beastie Boys, Linkin Park, Swollen Members, Defari, Planet Asia and co- production on Kanye West's debut album College Dropout which earned him a Grammy, Evidence gives his fans a spectacular taste of his own individual talent on his debut solo album The Weatherman LP (ABB Records). Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Swollen Members are a hip hop group from Vancouver British Columbia, consisting principally of the duo Mad Child and Prevail Dwayne Johnson Jr, also known by his Stage name Defari, is a West Coast hip hop artist Planet Asia also known as King Medallions (real name Jason Green is an Underground hip hop rapper from Fresno California who is a member of hiphop Kanye Omari West (ˈkɑnjɛj born June 8 1977 is a ten-time Grammy Award -winning American Rapper, Record producer and Singer. The College Dropout is the debut album by Rapper and producer Kanye West, released February 10 2004 The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Evidence also made a track directed at Eminem called "Search 4 Bobby Fisher" during their little feud. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning
Through his work as one-third of Dilated Peoples, Evidence became a torchbearer and champion of hip-hop culture. "This is for people who get what I do,” says Evidence. "If I'm going to come out independently and have the freedom to do what I want, there's no better way to represent. I want to be a leader and carve out a new path. "
Solo
With production from The Alchemist, Sid Roams (producers Joey Chavez and Bravo), Jake One, DJ Babu, DJ Khalil, and Evidence himself, the album The Weatherman LP was released March 20, 2007. Alan Daniel Maman, better known as The Alchemist, is one of hip hop 's leading producers Joey Chavez is an American Hip hop producer, from Los Angeles, California. Jacob Dutton (born c 1976) better known as Jake One, is an American hip hop record producer from Seattle Washington. DJ Babu (born Chris Oroc) is a Filipino-American DJ. One-third of the hip hop group Dilated Peoples (alongside Rakaa Iriscience Khalil Abdul-Rahman better known by his stage name DJ Khalil, is a Los Angeles based American Hip hop / Soul Record The Weatherman LP, released March 20 2007 is the second album by Evidence, and his first non-instrumental album
One of the most powerful songs on the album is "Believe in Me" featuring Res ("They Say Vision," "Golden Boys"). Shareese Renée Ballard, better known as Res (ˈriːs reese) is a female Rock / R&B singer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania "I think people can tell when an artist isn't confident in themselves and on this song I let the audience know I have something to say and I am going to stand behind it. When you come and see me on stage I am going to look you in the eyes and make that connection, I want the audience to know that I am ready to take the responsibility of being a leader, something they can believe in. "
Evidence displays innovative layers of his artistry on the revealing "I Still Love You" and "Chase The Clouds Away;" both tributes to his mother, who succumbed to cancer more than two years ago. She was the inspiration behind both songs and Evidence's life. At the highest point in Dilated's career, with a hit single "This Way" and on tour with Kanye West to support the 2004 release of Neighborhood Watch, Evidence received a phone call that would change his life forever. A neighborhood watch (also called a crime watch or neighborhood crime watch) is a organized group of citizens devoted to Crime and Vandalism He left the tour immediately and his mother's sudden death two weeks later propelled him into a depressive state that made him seriously contemplate his career. Writing and performing "I Still Love You" was emotionally challenging for Evidence, a single child whose mother was his best friend and confidante. "I produced it, I rapped on it and I recorded it by myself with nobody in the room because I couldn't have anybody around when I was doing it," he explains. "It's the one time you're definitely going to get all of me. "
Evidence constructed "Chase The Clouds Away" after coming out of the disheartened state he fell into after his mother passed. "When my parent's got divorced my mother began taking pictures of me and realized she had a talent. . . I saw her make something out of nothing. She turned her talent for taking pictures into a career and that is what I ended up doing in a way by making music and rapping in my bedroom then taking that product around the world to become my profession. "
With the release of The Weatherman LP, Evidence will continue to build upon a new brand fueled by his re-inspired work ethic. The Weatherman LP, released March 20 2007 is the second album by Evidence, and his first non-instrumental album "I am not relying on the success of Dilated Peoples to push this album, while they are featured on it and heavily co-signing my solo venture I understand that I am going to have to work twice as hard and get back in front of the people and re-introduce myself through shows, my music, and constant day-to-day networking with my fans. I am not married; I don't have kids, so I can stay on the road all year long if that is what it takes…so at the end of the day what I put in is what I get out and it will all be a reflection of me, Evidence. "
Discography
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The Weatherman LP
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