Molemen (producers)
{{short description|American hip hop group}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Molemen
| image =
| caption =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = Hip hop
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = Molemen Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members =
- Panik
- Memo
- PNS
| past_members =
- Mixx Massacre
}}
Molemen is an American hip hop record production team from Chicago, Illinois. It consists of Panik, Memo, and PNS.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/molemen-mn0001273930|title=Molemen - Biography|work=AllMusic|first=Cyril|last=Cordor|accessdate=April 13, 2020}} The group organized Chicago Rocks, an annual hip hop showcase.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-08-0502090085-story.html|title=On a mission|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Geoff|last=Harkness|date=February 8, 2005|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-02-25-0502250347-story.html|title=Local hip-hop shout outs going strong|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Greg|last=Kot|date=February 25, 2005|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}
History
In 1997, Molemen released an EP, Below the Ground.{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2013/05/the-50-greatest-chicago-rap-songs-2013/molemen-juice-freestyle-or-written|title=The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs: Molemen f/ Juice "Freestyle or Written" (1997)|work=Complex|first=Andrew|last=Barber|date=May 15, 2013|accessdate=April 13, 2020}} It was compiled with another EP, Buried Alive, on a 2000 compilation album, Below the Ground/Buried Alive.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-producers/Content?oid=904813|title=The Producers|work=Chicago Reader|first=Peter|last=Margasak|date=March 8, 2001|accessdate=April 13, 2020}} In 2001, the group released a studio album, Ritual of the Molemen.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/molemen/Content?oid=915816|title=Molemen|work=Chicago Reader|first=Eva|last=Neuberg|date=June 17, 2004|accessdate=April 13, 2020}} It includes guest appearances from Juice, Rhymefest, Vakill, C-Rayz Walz, Rasco, Slug, Aesop Rock, and MF Doom.{{cite web|url=https://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2001_08_ritual.html|title=Molemen :: Ritual of the... :: Molemen Records|work=RapReviews.com|author=Noixe|date=August 24, 2001|accessdate=April 13, 2020}} In 2002, the group released a collaborative album with rapper Capital D, titled Writer's Block (The Movie).{{cite web|url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Capital+D+%26+the+Molemen|title=Capital D & the Molemen|work=RobertChristgau.com|first=Robert|last=Christgau|authorlink=Robert Christgau|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/writers-block-the-movie-mw0000661015|title=Writer's Block (The Movie) - Capital D|work=AllMusic|first=Bret|last=Love|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-09-08-0209080046-story.html|title=Capital D & the Molemen: Writer's Block (the Movie) (All Natural)|work=Chicago Tribune|first=Soren|last=Baker|date=September 8, 2002|accessdate=April 13, 2020}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
- Ritual of the Molemen (2001)
- Writer's Block (The Movie) (2002) {{small|(with Capital D)}}
=Compilation albums=
- The Soundtrack to the Underground Instrumentals (1999)
- Below the Ground/Buried Alive (2000)
- Chicago City Limits Vol. 1 (2001)
- Lost Sessions (2005)
- Chicago City Limits Vol. 2 (2006)
- Killing Fields (2006)
=EPs=
- Below the Ground (1997)
- Buried Alive (1998)
- Locked (2002)
=Singles=
- "Put Your Quarter Up" / "Persevere" / "Follow Me" (2001)
- "Currency Exchange" (2002)
- "Life Sentence" (2007)
References
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External links
- [http://molemenrecords.com/ Molemen Records]
- {{Discogs artist|Molemen|Molemen}}
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