| Method Man & Redman | |
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| Also known as | Meth & Red |
| Origin | Staten Island, New York City Newark, New Jersey |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Def Jam |
| Associated acts | Wu-Tang Clan Def Squad |
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| Method Man Redman |
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Method Man & Redman, also known as Red & Meth, Doc & Meth or Mr. Meth and Funk Doc, Tical & Funk Doc are a hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) and Redman (of Def Squad). The duo, who were both signed to Def Jam records, met in 1993 at an industry party. In november 1994 Def jam released Redman's sophmore album Dare Iz A Dark Side as well as Method Man's Tical (his first album). Both records were advertised through a promotional campain dubbed "month of the man", playing off the similarities they both shared, like their raw east coast styled music and the the constant marijuana references, to name a few. During the promotional tour, the two bonded while traveling through the country in a van to play at various venues. It is during this run that they penned "How High", their very first collaboration that would later end up on the soundtrack of a documentary named "The Show". Many collaborations followed, as they have collaborated on pretty much every one of their respective solo albums. After much anticipation, their full lenght collaborative LP "Blackout" was released in september 1999, with sales of over one million. In 2001, Method Man and Redman starred in the stoner comedy "How High", named after the 1995 hit. A sitcom named Method & Red featured the two rappers as nouveau riches moving in an affluent suburb. It aired on Fox in 2003 but was short lived due to creative differences. A 10 years reunion sequel, Blackout! 2 was released in 2009.
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They are both signed with the record label Def Jam. In September 1999, they released their first album, Blackout!, which they recorded in early 1999 while on the road as part of the hugely successful Hard Knock Life Tour, and promoted it during the Family Values Tour. In 2001, they starred together in the film How High. They were also on a sitcom together named Method & Red. They have worked together on numerous occasions as contributing artists.
Method Man often gives a shout out to Redman on tracks that do not feature Redman; this usually comes in the form of "What up, Doc!" referring to Redman's alias "Funk Doctor Spock".
On March 27, 2007 Redman confirmed on BET's Rap City: Tha Bassment that the sequel to How High, How High 2, is currently being written.
In an April 10, 2007 Onion AV Club interview [1], Redman hinted that there would be a second collaborative album with Method Man, with work beginning in midsummer or early September.
In early 2008, a remake of the Smoothe da Hustler and Trigger tha Gambler classic Broken Language was released to the internet by the duo entitled Broken Language 2008, fueling rumors of a Blackout! sequel coming soon. This rumor was further fueled by the duo while performing in Gainesville, FL at the University of Florida. A Blackout! 2 LP was scheduled for a December 9, 2008 release but was recently pushed back to the first quarter of '09. With a new release date on May 19, also a sequel to the very popular How High is in the process of being written and is to begin being filmed in the summer of '09. Bun B has confirmed that he will guest star on Blackout! 2 - in April 2009, a single has been released named City Lights, produced by Nasty Kutt [2] Also producers such as Erick Sermon, Rockwilder, Pete Rock and DJ Premier have announced their presence on the album.
The duo is also currently on their Still High tour with Termanalogy, The Alchemist, & Evidence of Dilated Peoples.
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