After parting ways with Capitol Records, L.A. trio Dilated Peoples is set to rebound in 2007. Evidence will drop his long-awaited album, The Weatherman, on March 20 through ABB Records. The first single “Mr. Slow Flow,” produced by Joey Chavez, is available at iTunes now. The B-side is “Hot and Cold,” produced by the Alchemist.
Along with The Weatherman comes a DVD, The Release Party, that compiles footage from Dilated Peoples’ various world tours. Decon Media and ABB will release it early next year.
Earlier this spring Dilated Peoples dropped its fourth album 20/20. The disc drew respectable reviews from publications like The Source, Entertainment Weekly and Spin. But it didn’t have an underground hit on the scale of “This Way,” the Kanye West-produced single from 2003’s Neighborhood Watch. Dilated Peoples have yet to announce its new label home, but ABB will presumably be involved in some way.
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