Molemen is an American hip hop record production team from
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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. It consists of Panik, Memo, and PNS. The group organized Chicago Rocks, an annual hip hop showcase.
History
In 1997, Molemen released an EP, ''Below the Ground''. It was compiled with another EP, ''Buried Alive'', on a 2000 compilation album, ''Below the Ground/Buried Alive''. In 2001, the group released a studio album, ''Ritual of the Molemen''. It includes guest appearances from
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Vakill
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C-Rayz Walz
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Rasco
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. In 2002, the group released a collaborative album with rapper
Capital D, titled ''Writer's Block (The Movie)''.
Discography
Studio albums
* ''Ritual of the Molemen'' (2001)
* ''Writer's Block (The Movie)'' (2002)
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
External links
Molemen Records*
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American hip hop groups
Record production teams