Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium
{{Short description|2018 album by Method Man}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium
| type = studio
| artist = Method Man
| cover = Method Man Meth Lab Season 2 The Lithium.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|12|14}}
| recorded = 2017–2018
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=57|s=7}}
| label = Hanz On Music Entertainment
| producer = {{hlist|Adam McLeer|Alfredo Rivera|Chris Stylez|Daez|Dame Grease|Erick Coomes|Hanz On|Justin Truman|Leonardo "Sunday" Como|Merquiades "Melks" Lugo|Nate Gold Did-It|Patrice Newbold|Ron Browz|Tyler Coomes}}
| prev_title = The Meth Lab
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Meth Lab Season 3: The Rehab
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium
| type = studio
| single1 = Grand Prix
| single1date = August 9, 2018{{cite web|title=Method Man - Grand Prix (Official Audio)|website=YouTube |date=August 9, 2018|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq4CjiV8go4|access-date=December 10, 2018}}
| single2 = Wild Cats
| single2date = November 1, 2018
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/meth-lab-ii-the-lithium-mw0003232159|title=Meth Lab II: The Lithium - Method Man {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits|last=Thomas|first=Fred|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=December 23, 2018}}
| rev2 = HipHopDX
| rev2score = 3.4/5{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3344/title.review-method-mans-meth-lab-season-2-the-lithium-stays-under-the-radar|title=Review: Method Man's "Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium" Stays Under The Radar|last=Wallace|first=Riley|date=December 27, 2018|website=HipHopDX|access-date=December 28, 2018}}
| rev3 = Juice
| rev3score = 3/6{{Cite web|last=Birr|first=Fionn|date=December 25, 2018|title=Method Man - Meth Lab 2: The Lithium // Review|url=https://juice.de/method-man-meth-lab-2-the-lithium-review/|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=Juice|language=de-DE}}
| rev4 = RapReviews
| rev5 = The Independent
| rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/method-man-album-review-meth-lab-season-2-the-lithium-wu-tang-solo-a8681616.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220512/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/method-man-album-review-meth-lab-season-2-the-lithium-wu-tang-solo-a8681616.html |archive-date=2022-05-12 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Method Man lacks chemistry on Meth Lab Season 2 – The Lithium|last=O'Connor|first=Roisin|date=December 13, 2018|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=December 14, 2018}}
}}
Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium is the sixth studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. It was set to be released on November 13, 2018,{{Cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/method-man-the-meth-lab-ii-lithium-album-tracklist-features-snoop-dogg/|title=Method Man Shares 'The Meth Lab II: Lithium' Album Tracklist|last=Mojica|first=Nick|date=September 19, 2018|website=XXL|access-date=December 10, 2018}} but was re-scheduled and released on December 14, 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.48002/title.method-man-kicks-off-meth-lab-ii-rollout-with-grand-prix-single|title=Method Man's "Meth Lab II: The Lithium" Gets New Release Date|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|date=November 30, 2018|website=HipHopDX|access-date=December 10, 2018}} Serving as a sequel to the rapper's previous album, The Meth Lab, it is the second album released through Hanz On Music Entertainment. The album features various guest performers including Noreaga, Redman, Sheek Louch, Snoop Dogg, and fellow Staten Islanders The Tenderloins (stars of the TV show Impractical Jokers), among others. The latter group would collaborate with Method Man in the ninth season of the show, however, Joe Gatto had left the show by this point.
Track listing
- Credits adapted from iTunes.{{cite web|title=Meth Lab 2: The Lithium by Method Man on iTunes|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/meth-lab-2-the-lithium/1435573366|website=iTunes Store|access-date=December 10, 2018}}
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 57:07
| title1 = The Pilot – Intro
| writer1 = Clifford Smith, Jr.
| extra1 = Method Man
| length1 = 1:19
| title2 = Episode 1 – Kill Different
| note2 = featuring Hanz On and Raekwon
| writer2 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Anthony Messado|Corey Woods}}
| extra2 = Dame Grease
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Episode 2 – Eastside
| note3 = featuring iNTeLL and Snoop Dogg
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Dontae L. Hawkins|Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Hanz On|Patrice Newbold}}
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Commercial Break
| note4 = Thotti Gotti
| writer4 = Smith, Jr.
| extra4 =
| length4 = 0:49
| title5 = Episode 3 – Grand Prix
| writer5 = Smith, Jr.
| extra5 = Dame Grease
| length5 = 2:22
| title6 = Commercial Break
| note6 = Impractical Jokers Pranks
| writer6 = Joseph Anthony Gatto Jr.
| extra6 =
| length6 = 0:24
| title7 = Episode 4 – Drunk Tunes
| note7 = featuring N.O.R.E., Joe Young, Mall G, and Jessica Lee Lamberti
| writer7 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Victor James Santiago, Jr.|Joe Young|Dwayne Jemar Jones Wilkerson|Jessica Lee Lamberti|Deanna Hunt}}
| extra7 = Dame Grease
| length7 = 4:33
| title8 = Emergency Forecast
| note8 = Thotti Gotti Weather Report
| writer8 = Smith, Jr.
| extra8 =
| length8 = 0:16
| title9 = Episode 5 – Wild Cats
| note9 = featuring Redman, Streetlife, and Hanz On
| writer9 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Reginald Noble|Messado}}
| extra9 = Lordz of Brooklyn
| length9 = 4:11
| title10 = Episode 6 – The Lab
| note10 = featuring SpankJusBizness
| writer10 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Michael JB Porta}}
| extra10 = Nate Gold Did-It
| length10 = 2:22
| title11 = Episode 7 – Bridge Boys
| note11 = featuring Rock and Kash Verrazono
| writer11 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Jahmal Bush}}
| extra11 = Ron Browz
| length11 = 2:53
| title12 = Episode 8 – Back Blockz
| note12 = featuring Freak, Cardi Express, and Youngin
| writer12 = Smith, Jr.
| extra12 = Dame Grease
| length12 = 4:17
| title13 = Episode 9 – Ronin's
| note13 = featuring Hanz On, Cappadonna, and Masta Killa
| writer13 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Messado|Darryl Hill|Jamel Irief}}
| extra13 = Leonardo "Sunday" Como
| length13 = 3:18
| title14 = Commercial Break
| note14 = Impractical Jokers "Torture"
| writer14 = {{hlist|Gatto|Brian Quinn|Salvatore Edward Anthony Vulcano}}
| extra14 =
| length14 = 0:55
| title15 = Episode 10 – Two More Mins
| writer15 = Smith, Jr.
| extra15 = P. Version
| length15 = 2:16
| title16 = Commercial Break
| note16 = Thotti Gotti "Pussy on Soundcloud"
| writer16 = Smith, Jr.
| extra16 =
| length16 = 0:41
| title17 = Episode 11 – SI vs. Everybody
| note17 = featuring Apocalipps and Iron Mic
| writer17 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Malcolm Penn}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|Alfredo Rivera|Daez}}
| length17 = 4:17
| title18 = Episode 12 – Lithium
| note18 = featuring Sheek Louch and Hanz On
| writer18 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Sean Divine Jacobs|Messado}}
| extra18 = Daez
| length18 = 3:19
| title19 = Episode 13 – P.L.O. (Remix)
| note19 = featuring Hanz On, Hue Hef, Streetlife, and Lounge Lo
| writer19 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Messado|Charles}}
| extra19 = Merquiades "Melks" Lugo
| length19 = 4:15
| title20 = Episode 14 – Killing the Game
| note20 = featuring Pretty Blanco
| writer20 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Tyler Krute}}
| extra20 = {{hlist|Hanz On|Erick Coomes|Justin Truman|Tyler Coomes}}
| length20 = 2:51
| title21 = Episode 15 – Yo
| note21 = featuring Hanz On, Streetlife and Apocalipps
| writer21 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Messado|Charles|Penn}}
| extra21 = Chris Stylez
| length21 = 3:57
| title22 = Outro
| writer22 = Smith, Jr.
| extra22 =
| length22 = 0:12
}}
Chart history
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2018) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|BillboardDigital|21|artist=Method Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 25, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardIndependent|20|artist=Method Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=December 25, 2018}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|1492234|Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium}}
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