Molemen (producers)

Molemen is an American hip hop record production team from Chicago, Illinois. It consists of Panik, Memo, and PNS.^[1] The group organized Chicago Rocks, an annual hip hop showcase.^[2][3]

Molemen
Origin	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Molemen Records
Members	Panik Memo PNS
Past members	Mixx Massacre
Website	www.molemenrecords.com

History

In 1997, Molemen released an EP, Below the Ground.^[4] It was compiled with another EP, Buried Alive, on a 2000 compilation album, Below the Ground/Buried Alive.^[5] In 2001, the group released a studio album, Ritual of the Molemen.^[6] It includes guest appearances from Juice, Rhymefest, Vakill, C-Rayz Walz, Rasco, Slug, Aesop Rock, and MF Doom.^[7] In 2002, the group released a collaborative album with rapper Capital D, titled Writer's Block (The Movie).^[8][9][10]

Discography

Studio albums

• Ritual of the Molemen (2001)
• Writer's Block (The Movie) (2002) (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

1. Cordor, Cyril. "Molemen - Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. Harkness, Geoff (February 8, 2005). "On a mission". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
3. Kot, Greg (February 25, 2005). "Local hip-hop shout outs going strong". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
4. Barber, Andrew (May 15, 2013). "The 50 Greatest Chicago Rap Songs: Molemen f/ Juice "Freestyle or Written" (1997)". Complex. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
5. Margasak, Peter (March 8, 2001). "The Producers". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
6. Neuberg, Eva (June 17, 2004). "Molemen". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
7. Noixe (August 24, 2001). "Molemen :: Ritual of the... :: Molemen Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
8. Christgau, Robert. "Capital D & the Molemen". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
9. Love, Bret. "Writer's Block (The Movie) - Capital D". AllMusic. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
10. Baker, Soren (September 8, 2002). "Capital D & the Molemen: Writer's Block (the Movie) (All Natural)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

External links

• Molemen Records
• Molemen discography at Discogs