This weekend's listening excursion comes straight from the vaults of the Chicago chapter of the Peanut Gallery Network. 2007's "Reunion" mixtape was an exclusively released street album, pairing Chi-Town's most vocal PG representatives with well-known producers of all areas of hip hop music. Tracks from mainstream producers like Kanye West, The Neptunes, and Battlecat may not typically mesh with the likes of J. Dilla, Flying Lotus, and Quantic; however, when strung together by the highly variable styles of Peanut Gallery's midwestern sector of MC's, it just WORKS.
Preview and/or download individual tracks in the player below;
track details and credits following.
1. Chicago Intro
Produced by Anacron for Manoemusicc
2. Gafflin' Skeezas
Produced by Flying Lotus
Written and performed by Anacron
3. Walk On
Produced by Grastronaut for Funky Fingaz
Written and performed by Southsyde Slymm
4. Sick
Produced by Jay Dilla
Written and performed by Irie, Mad Peace
5. I'm Sowry
Produced by Ill Legit
Written and performed by Popsquali
6. Dance Dance
Produced by Lindstrom
Written and performed by Anacron
7. Mr Weird Too
Produced by The Neptunes
Written and performed by Irie
8. The Pedal 3700
Produced by Mekz One
Written and performed by Prosper Jones
9. Differences
Produced by Battlecat for BC Powda
Written and performed by Anacron, Popsquali, Southsyde Slymm
10. Breathe
Produced by Anacron for Manoemusicc
Written and performed by Perv One
11. Interlude
Produced by Anacron for Manoemusicc
12. Music Is The Key
Produced by Quantic
Written and performed by Anacron
13. Change The Channel
Produced by Timbaland
Written and performed by Irie
14. Pretty Cities
Produced by Anacron for Manoemusicc
Written and performed by Team RockIt! (Anacron, Perv One, Prosper Jones)
15. Dear Winter
Produced by Just Blaze
Written and performed by Anacron
16. Never Stop Us
Produced by Grastronaut for Funky Fingaz
Written and performed by Southside Slymm
17. Gallery Jerks
Produced by Kanye West
Written and performed by Anacron, Perv One, Popsquali, Irie, Jusscris
18. I'm Back
Produced by Buckwild
Written and performed by Popsquali
19. Temporary
Produced by Pharrell
Written and performed by Anacron
20. The Party
Produced by Mekz One
Written and performed by Prosper Jones
21. Free Jairo
Produced by Kanye West
Written and performed by Pairograffs (Anacron, Irie, Astrobwoy)
22. Psalty Outro
Produced by Anacron for Manoemusicc