Method Man

Born on March 2, 1971 in Hempstead, Long Island,{{cite web|url=https://www.umusicpub.com/us/Artists/M/Method-Man.aspx|title=Method Man|website=Universal Music Publishing Group|access-date=August 15, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://thesource.com/2024/03/02/happy-53rd-birthday-to-wu-tangs-method-man/|title=Happy 53rd Birthday To Wu Tang's Method Man!|website=The Source|date=March 2, 2024|access-date=August 15, 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://abc7ny.com/method-man-hip-hop-50-wu-tang-clan-nyc/13598417/|title=Method Man reflects on career, impact of hip hop for 50th anniversary|website=ABC7|date=August 12, 2024|access-date=August 15, 2024}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/method-man-mn0000451483/biography |title=Method Man – Biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=June 19, 2015}} Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Island residence and his mother's home in the Park Hill section of Clifton, Staten Island, locally known as Killa Hill.{{cite web|title=Method Man|url=http://www.superiorpics.com/method_man/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203112719/http://www.superiorpics.com/method_man/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 3, 2013|website=Superiorpics.com|access-date=December 17, 2012}} Growing up in Hempstead, Smith began playing lacrosse at a young age and continues to be a passionate supporter of the sport.{{cite magazine |last1=Lonsdale |first1=John |title=Method Man Premier Lacrosse League Champion Collection: Photos, Prices |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/product-recommendations/lifestyle/method-man-premier-lacrosse-league-champion-collection-1234618354/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2022}} He attended New Dorp High School, where he became friends with Remedy.{{cite web|url=https://newvoices.org/2002/02/21/0146/ |title=Rhymes and Remembrance |publisher=New Voices |date=February 21, 2002 |access-date=March 29, 2020}} He has two sisters.

As Wu-Tang Clan ascended to hip hop stardom, Method Man was always one of the most visible members of the collective.{{cite news |last1=Allah |first1=Sha Be |title=Today in Hip-Hop History: Method Man Dropped His Debut Album 'Tical' 29 Years Ago |url=https://thesource.com/2023/11/15/today-in-hip-hop-history-method-man-dropped-his-debut-album-tical-29-years-ago/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |work=The Source |date=November 15, 2023}} He was one of only two members (along with GZA) to get a solo song on the group's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ("Method Man") and the first to release a solo album under the Clan's unusual contract which allowed its members to release albums under any record label. Method Man chose to sign with rap label Def Jam Recordings,{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Frannie |title=The Wu-Tang Clan's 20 Year Plan |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/04/08/176519640/the-wu-tang-clans-20-year-plan |access-date=May 8, 2024 |publisher=NPR |date=April 8, 2013}} although Elektra Records A&R man Dante Ross initially wanted to sign him around the same time Ross signed fellow group member Ol' Dirty Bastard.{{cite web|url=http://www.unkut.com/2009/04/dante-ross-the-unkut-interview-part-2-the-elektra-era/|title=Dante Ross – The Unkut Interview Part 2: The Elektra Era|website=Unkut.com|date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=January 12, 2019}} Method Man's solo debut, Tical (1994), was critically acclaimed and well received, entering the American charts at #4{{cite news |last1=Allah |first1=Sha Be |title=Today in Hip-Hop History: Method Man's Debut Album 'Tical' TUrns 25 Years Old! |url=https://thesource.com/2019/11/15/today-in-hip-hop-history-method-mans-debut-album-tical-turns-25-years-old/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |work=The Source |date=November 15, 2019}} and eventually selling in excess of one million copies. That album featured the hit single "All I Need", later remixed featuring Mary J. Blige, which won a Grammy ("I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need"). During this time Method Man also became close friends with fellow New York City-based rapper The Notorious B.I.G., and was the only guest rapper featured on his debut album Ready to Die, on the song "The What". He was also featured on Spice 1's album AmeriKKKa's Nightmare on the track "Hard 2 Kill". In 1995, he was also featured on "Got the Flava" off Showbiz and A.G.'s album Goodfellas. He also appeared on the Batman Forever soundtrack: his track, The Riddler, produced by RZA included a video with clips from the film. In 1996, Method Man appeared on Tupac Shakur's album All Eyez on Me, on the song "Got My Mind Made Up" alongside his rhyme partner Redman, Tha Dogg Pound and Inspectah Deck, whose verse did not make the released album version, although his nickname "Rebel INS" can be heard as the song fades. He was also featured on Redman's 1996 album Muddy Waters on the track "Do What Ya Feel".

On June 3, 1997, the Wu-Tang Clan released their Grammy-nominated multiplatinum double CD Wu-Tang Forever, the long-awaited follow up to 36 Chambers. The album has sold over 6 million copies to date worldwide.{{cite news |title=WU-TANG FOREVER by WU-TANG CLAN sales and awards |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/55909 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |publisher=BestSellingAlbums.org}}

In 1996, the movie Space Jam was released. Method Man, alongside LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, B-Real and Coolio released a song from the Space Jam Soundtrack called, "Hit 'Em High".{{cite web |title=Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem) - song by B-Real, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J, Method Man |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/3z5bQBthcJMlPhI8Zi66tE |website=Spotify |access-date=April 27, 2024}} Method Man would go on to feature on LL Cool J's, "4 ,3, 2, 1" the following year.{{cite web |title=LL Cool J - 4,3,2,1 Lyrics |url=https://genius.com/Ll-cool-j-4321-lyrics |website=Genius |access-date=April 27, 2024}}

His second solo album was Tical 2000: Judgement Day, released in 1998, which was heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the millennium, and featured myriad guest appearances from his fellow Wu-Tang MCs.{{cite web |title=Tical 2000: Judgement Day - Album by Method Man |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/tical-2000-judgement-day/1440843044 |website=Apple Music}} Other guest appearances include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, D'Angelo, Chris Rock, Mobb Deep, Redman, and brief cameos from Russell Simmons, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan, Janet Jackson, and Donald Trump.{{cite web|url=https://www.alternet.org/2016/10/donald-trump-hip-hop-candidate/|title=Donald Trump: The Hip-Hop Candidate|last=by|date=October 12, 2016|website=Alternet.org|access-date=January 12, 2019}} Fueled by the party track "Judgment Day" and the D'Angelo collaboration "Break Ups 2 Make Ups", the album sold better than his debut, earning Platinum certifications in both the U.S. and Canada.{{cite web |title=TICAL 2000: JUDGMENT DAY by METHOD MAN sales and awards |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/30438 |website=BestSellingAlbums.org |publisher=Best Selling Albums |accessdate=April 22, 2024}} Reviews for the album were mixed and its long runtime and abundance of intermittent comedy skits were widely criticized. Producers on this album included True Master, 4th Disciple and the RZA.

In 1997, the Scottish rock band Texas, found some success with their single, "Say What You Want".{{cite web |last1=Texas |title=Texas - Say What You Want (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n1mfhFBYdg |website=Youtube |date=June 3, 2008 |publisher=Texas (band) |access-date=April 22, 2024}} In 1998, the band collaborated with Method Man and RZA on a remix of the song titled "Say What You Want (All Day, Every Day)", with RZA producing. It was later included in the Greatest Hits album released by Texas.{{cite web |last1=Man |first1=Method |title=Say What You Want (All Day Every Day) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kii2J0GaELw |website=YouTube |date=January 11, 2023 |publisher=Texas (band) |access-date=April 22, 2024}}

Method Man was part of the very successful Hard Knock Life Tour with Jay-Z, Redman, Ja Rule, and DMX.{{cite news |author=MTV News Staff |title=Jay-Z, DMX, Method Man, Redman Launch "Hard Knock Life" Tour |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/9e3h3f/jay-z-dmx-method-man-redman-launch-hard-knock-life-tour |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807224825/https://www.mtv.com/news/9e3h3f/jay-z-dmx-method-man-redman-launch-hard-knock-life-tour |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |publisher=MTV |date=March 1, 1999}} During this tour, Method Man & Redman recorded Blackout!,{{cite web |last1=Ducker |first1=Jesse |title=Revisiting Method Man & Redman's 'Blackout' (1999) |url=https://albumism.com/features/method-man-and-redman-blackout-turns-20-anniversary-retrospective |website=Albumism |date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=April 27, 2024}} a light-hearted, bass-heavy, profanity-laced, party record with an EPMD-evoking emphasis on funky beats and the mischievous wit and cool flows and good rhythm of the two MCs. The album reached platinum status quickly, both in the U.S. and Canada, fueled by "Da Rockwilder", "Cereal Killa", "1, 2, 1, 2", "Tear It Off" and "Y.O.U." This album also featured three previously released tracks on which the two collaborated.

Their success would lead the duo on to star in movies and TV shows, become product spokespersons and household names, but also associated them with marijuana use in the media. The most immediate results of their success were their co-starring roles in the major motion picture film How High, their endorsement deal for Right Guard, Redman's starring role in Seed of Chucky and a short-lived sitcom on Fox Television entitled Method & Red.

In 1999, Method Man featured on Limp Bizkit's song "N 2 Gether Now" from their album Significant Other.

In 2000, Method Man performed Know Your Role which was included on the album titled, WWF Aggression. The song is focused on the popularity of professional wrestler at the time Dwayne Johnson whose wrestling name was 'The Rock' and the main line in the song is The Rock's most famous caption "Do you smell what The Rock is cookin'?".

The Wu-Tang Clan released The W on November 21, 2000, and Iron Flag on December 18, 2001. The W received both critical and commercial success for the group,{{cite web |last1=Metacritic |title=The "W" by Wu-Tang Clan Reviews and Tracks |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-w/wu-tang-clan |website=Metacritic |access-date=April 22, 2024}} while Iron Flag did receive some but not to the same extent as its predecessor. The efforts earned two more platinum plaques for the Wu-Tang Clan.{{cite news |title=The W by WU-TANG CLAN sales and awards |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/55908 |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=Best Selling Albums |publisher=Best Selling Albums}}{{cite web |title=IRON FLAG by WU-TANG CLAN sales and awards |url=https://bestsellingalbums.org/album/55905 |website=Best Selling Albums |access-date=April 22, 2024}}

In 2003, Method Man criticized Oli "Power" Grant and Mitchell "Divine" Diggs, the managers of the Wu-Tang Clan business.{{cite web |url=http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/4938 |title=Method Man Talks Beef With Wu & ODB |last=Amrstrong |first=Jego R. |date=August 13, 2003 |website=SOHH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616111154/http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/4938 |archive-date=June 16, 2008}}{{failed verification|date=June 2015}} "Number 1 on my shit list right now is Divine from Wu-Tang management. He took something major from me that he had no intention of giving back."{{cite web |last=Weiner |first=Jonah |date=November 2003 |title=Dear Superstar: Method Man |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=512 |website=Blender |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224023412/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=512 |archive-date=February 24, 2009}}

Aside from the financial issues, Method Man was unhappy with the decision to bring Wu-Tang into the fashion world for a brief period of time with Wu-Wear, despite the brand being a major money-maker for the group. "When Wu-Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants, it was shoddy material. I never rocked that shit."

In 2004, Method Man released his third solo album Tical 0: The Prequel, which featured the hit party single "What's Happenin'" with Busta Rhymes and included guest appearances of pop-rap stars like Missy Elliott and P. Diddy. The album sold well and was certified gold record by the RIAA but did not see the platinum success of his previous solo releases.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

P. Diddy was one of the executive producers for the album, although Meth later voiced his displeasure with the final product. "On the third LP, it was suggested (by Def Jam) to bring in Harve Pierre and P. Diddy. Who am I to argue? Puff knows how to sell some records. But that wasn't the direction to go in, and I know that."{{cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533408/20060601/puff_daddy.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060716081933/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1533408/20060601/puff_daddy.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 16, 2006 |title=Method Man Drops Diddy, Seeks Clarity On New LP, 4:21 ... The Day After – Music, Celebrity, Artist News |website=MTV.com |date=June 2, 2006 |access-date=December 17, 2012}}

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Method Man's fourth album, entitled 4:21: The Day After was released in August 2006 with a star lineup of producers featuring Havoc, Erick Sermon, Scott Storch, Allah Mathematics, Mr. Porter, and fellow Wu-Tang Clan member, RZA. This time around, a more focused Method Man went back to his hip hop roots and both hip hop fans and the media took notice. He did an interview on the ItsHipHop.Tv.[http://www.thebreakdown.tv/shows/thebreakdown/3/10] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507091020/http://www.thebreakdown.tv/shows/thebreakdown/3/10|date=May 7, 2007}} Despite this being one of Meth's strongest solo efforts to date, the album failed to do well commercially due to it having no single or video, which Method Man has held discontent towards his own label for. However, he toured strongly all over the world to promote the album, and appeared onstage with fellow Wu-Tang member Inspectah Deck, as well as New York up and comers Saigon, and Gat Murdah. Meth cited various reasons for the problems between him and his label, Def Jam. While he puts most of the blame on personal agendas in the Def Jam offices, Meth did take some blame, himself, for giving in to his record label.

In early May 2007, Method Man's camp leaked the street single "New York New York" which became a popular track on the internet.{{cite web |last=Vozick |first=Simon |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038258,00.html |title='New York' State of Mind |website=EW.com |date=May 10, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022609/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038258,00.html |url-status=dead }}

On March 27, 2007, Redman confirmed on BET's Rap City: Tha Bassment that a sequel to How High was then being written {{citation needed|date=April 2024}}.

In an April 10, 2007, Onion A.V. Club interview,{{cite web |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |url=http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/redman |title=Redman | Film | Interview |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=April 10, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005125238/http://www.avclub.com/content/interview/redman |archive-date=October 5, 2008 }} 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 Smooth da Hustler and Trigger tha Gambler classic Broken Language was released to the internet by the duo entitled Broken Language 2008,{{cite news |last1=Staff |first1=Boombox |title=Redman and Method Man Return with 'Broken Language 2008' |url=https://theboombox.com/redman-and-method-man-return-with-broken-language-2008/ |access-date=April 27, 2024 |publisher=The Boombox |date=February 28, 2008}} fueling rumors of an upcoming Blackout! sequel. This rumor was further fueled by the duo while performing in Gainesville, Florida, at the University of Florida. Blackout! 2 was scheduled for a December 9, 2008, release but was pushed back to the second quarter of 2009, with a new release date of May 19, 2009.{{cite news |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=Method Man & Redman tease Blackout 2 |url=https://consequence.net/2009/04/method-man-redman-tease-blackout-2/ |access-date=April 27, 2024 |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=April 10, 2009}} Bun B confirmed that he guested on Blackout! 2.{{cite news |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Bun B Talks About the Final UGK Album |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/34825-bun-b-talks-about-the-final-ugk-album/ |access-date=April 27, 2024 |publisher=Pitchfork |date=March 13, 2009}} In April 2009, a single was released entitled "City Lights",{{cite web |title=City Lights - song by Method Man, Redman, Bun B |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/7uywVZSM2cHQHgTHCl7PZQ |website=Spotify |access-date=April 27, 2024}} produced by Nasty Kutt. Erick Sermon, Rockwilder and Pete Rock also confirmed their presence on Blackout! 2{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}.

The duo finished their Still High tour with Termanology, The Alchemist, and Evidence of Dilated Peoples{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}.

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Crystal Meth was to be Method Man's fifth and final studio album.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100225013756/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632400/20100222/method_man.jhtml Method Man Wants Next Solo Album To Be 'My Classic LP']. MTV. Retrieved on April 11, 2010.[https://archive.today/20130125091047/http://www.hiphopgalaxy.com/Method-Man-Crystal-Method-hip-hop-6536.html Method Man Crystal Method]. hiphopgalaxy.com. Retrieved July 12, 2010.{{cite web |last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/method-man-on-wu-tangs-new-album-chris-brown-and-why-hes-not-a-rapper/ |title=Method Man On Wu-Tang's New Album, Chris Brown And Why He's Not A Rapper |date=November 12, 2013 |publisher=XXL |access-date=April 24, 2014}} The album has no confirmed release date. The Crystal Meth album was first announced before Method Man began working on his and Redman's second album together, Blackout! 2, at which time it was tentatively titled The Crystal Method. In the liner notes of that album, it was given a scheduled release date of 2009. The album, however, was further postponed until it was later mentioned in an MTV interview that it would be released in early 2010. At a concert on December 23, 2010, Method Man told the crowd to look for his album in March 2011. However, the album was postponed again.

In an April 2011 interview with The Come Up Show, following a performance in Canada, Method Man replied to a question regarding his "weed-loving" image: "When you get older and you've got kids and your kids are going to school and you know [their] teachers...and they see how active you are and concerned [you are] with your kids' education or well being, it's hard to sit there and be taken seriously if people are always talking about he's always high...which is totally not the case", he said. "When I first came out, I was young, we were doing our thing, we smoked a lot...and we didn't care if the world knew. Now, I have to use more discretion because of my kids. This is not for me; everything I do is for them now, so I use a bit more discretion and I don't put weed as a forefront any more."{{cite web|last1=Man|first1=Method|title=Method Man Interview on The Come Up Show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XA7wPpQ32PM&t=3m16s|publisher=The Come Up Show|language=en|format=video|date=April 21, 2011|accessdate=April 22, 2024}}

On October 5, 2011, a new single from Method Man, entitled "World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids)", was released on iTunes.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/world-gone-sour-the-lost-kids/470588642?i=470588757&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=iTunes – Music – World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids) – Single by Method Man |website=iTunes |date=October 5, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012}} In July 2012, he confirmed that the album would come out in 2013 & would be produced by RZA,{{cite web |last=Vasquez |first=Andres |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20331/title.method-man-speaks-on-crystal-meth-lp-with-rza-blackout-3-with-redman |title=Method Man Speaks On "Crystal Meth" LP With RZA, "Blackout! 3" With Redman | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=July 6, 2012 |access-date=April 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104092843/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.20331/title.method-man-speaks-on-crystal-meth-lp-with-rza-blackout-3-with-redman |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |url-status=dead }} although he has also stated that RZA would not produce the whole album, but instead be one of a few producers which would also include Erick Sermon, Rockwilder, and some then-younger producers such as Diggilo.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/B7rcCp2x81M Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170407214102/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7rcCp2x81M Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|last1=Culture|first1=Soul|title=Method Man & Masta Killa talk The Crystal Meth & Loyalty is Royalty|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7rcCp2x81M#t=01m03s|website=YouTube|access-date=March 27, 2017|date=June 18, 2011}}{{cbignore}} He also expressed a desire to work with Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator.{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17165/title.method-man-expresses-desire-to-collaborate-with-tyler-the-creator |title=Method Man Expresses Desire To Collaborate With Tyler, The Creator | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=October 10, 2011 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126095706/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17165/title.method-man-expresses-desire-to-collaborate-with-tyler-the-creator |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Throughout 2013, Method Man worked on material for Crystal Meth and on the Wu-Tang Clan's sixth studio album, A Better Tomorrow. He also toured with Redman throughout the year.{{cite web |last=Rys |first=Dan |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/11/method-man-on-wu-tangs-new-album-chris-brown-and-why-hes-not-a-rapper/2/ |title=Method Man On Wu-Tang's New Album, Chris Brown And Why He's Not A Rapper – Page 2 of 3 |date=November 12, 2013 |publisher=XXL |access-date=April 24, 2014}} On January 1, 2014, Method Man announced that a mixtape titled The Meth Lab would be released in March 2014 and that Crystal Meth would be released in August 2014 on Tommy Boy Entertainment.{{cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15504/title.method-man-updates-on-crystal-meth-progress-hints-at-new-writing-technique |title=Method Man Updates On "Crystal Meth" Progress, Hints At New Writing Technique |publisher=HipHop DX |date=June 11, 2011 |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620013146/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15504/title.method-man-updates-on-crystal-meth-progress-hints-at-new-writing-technique |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |url-status=dead }} However, Method Man released The Meth Lab as a mixtape album{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/59783-method-man-announces-new-album-the-meth-lab/ |title=Method Man Announces New Album The Meth Lab |publisher=Pitchfork |date=June 1, 2015 |access-date=July 24, 2015}}{{cite web|last=Hudson |first=Alex |url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/method_man_cooks_up_new_album_meth_lab |title=Method Man Cooks Up New Album 'The Meth Lab' |website=Exclaim.ca |date=June 1, 2015 |access-date=July 24, 2015}} through Tommy Boy on August 21, 2015. In 2019 Method Man featured on the record 'Winnebago' with South London rapper Blue Meth. The music video was directed by Nick Donnelly.{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2019 |title=Hip-Hop Legend Method Man Joins Blue Meth On "Winnebago" |url=https://grmdaily.com/blue-meth-method-man-winnebago/ |access-date=March 1, 2022 |website=GRM Daily |language=en-GB}}

Crystal Meth was supposedly going to be released in August 2016 but still hasn't been released as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}.

In the late 1990s, Method Man began a career in acting. He has had recurring roles in critically acclaimed television shows such as HBO's Oz as Tug Daniels,{{cite web |title=Oz (TV Series 1997-2003) - Method man as Carlton 'Tug' Daniels |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118421/characters/nm0541218 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}} HBO's The Wire as Prop Joe's nephew Cheese,{{cite web |title=The Wire (TV Series 2002-2008) - Method man as Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0306414/characters/nm0541218 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}} The Twilight Zone, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, in which Method Man portrays Drops, a wealthy Las Vegas party promoter who clashes with the CSI team (specifically investigator Nick Stokes) in their investigations involving Drops' clubs or entourage, in the episodes "Poppin' Tags" (2006), "Big Shots" (2007), and "Drops Out" (2008).{{cite web |title=Method Man |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0541218/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}

Method Man and Redman hosted a pilot on MTV called Stung.{{cite news |last1=Storm |first1=Mason |title=MTV Launch's "Stung" by Meth, Red |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.628/title.mtv-launchs-stung-by-meth-red |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=HipHopDX.com |date=January 7, 2002}} Additionally, Method Man has made numerous appearances as himself on TV shows such as Mind of Mencia{{cite web |title="Mind of Mencia" Episode #1.6 (TV Episode 2005) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0648585/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}} and Chappelle's Show.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

His first prominent role came in with the film Belly (1998), along with fellow rappers Nas and DMX. Method Man has since added many credits to his name, including roles in the films Garden State, One Eight Seven, and many others, with starring roles in feature films such as How High and Soul Plane. Method Man had a cameo in the horror movie Venom (2005), where he played a deputy who is killed shortly into the movie. On March 27, 2007, Redman confirmed on BET's show Rap City that the sequel to How High was being written; the script for How High 2 is being written by Dustin Lee Abraham of CSI, who also wrote the first movie. Method Man also appeared in the 2008 movies The Wackness (2008){{cite web |title=The Wackness (2008) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082886/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}} and Meet the Spartans (2008).{{cite web |title=Meet the Spartans (2008) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1073498/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}

Method Man starred in the Law & Order SVU episode "Snitch" as the main antagonist. The episode was first broadcast December 4, 2007.{{cite news |title="Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" Snithc (TV Episode 2007) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1015432/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=IMDB}}

Method Man appeared in the Def Jam series of video games.{{cite news |last1=Trapp |first1=Malcolm |title=Top 16 Hip Hop video games of all time |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2023-11-06/335917/16-best-hip-hop-video-games-of-all-time |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=Revolt.tv |date=November 6, 2023}} In Fight for NY he voiced Blaze, one of the main characters.{{cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |title=Alicia Keys Gets Method man For 'If I Ain't Got You' Video |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/23zcwr/alicia-keys-gets-method-man-for-if-i-aint-got-you-video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816230231/https://www.mtv.com/news/23zcwr/alicia-keys-gets-method-man-for-if-i-aint-got-you-video |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 16, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=MTV |date=January 22, 2004}} In Icon, he voiced Gooch, a major character in the storyline. In Underground, he voiced Meth, one of the major characters.

He made a guest appearance in the music video for "If I Ain't Got You" (2003) by Alicia Keys, where he played the role of her boyfriend. He also appeared in Beanie Sigel's music video "Feel It in the Air", where Method Man played an undercover cop leading an operation against Sigel.{{cite news |last1=Scott |first1=Dana |title=In 2005, Beanie Sigel Teamed With Method Man & Heavy D For 1 of His Realest Releases (Video) |url=https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2018/06/beanie-sigel-feel-it-in-air-video/ |access-date=May 9, 2024 |publisher=Ambrosia for Heads |date=June 28, 2018}}

Method Man played the main antagonist, an arsonist wealthy executive, in an episode of the FOX TV show The Good Guys.{{cite web |title="The Good Guys" Old Dogs (TV Episode 2010) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1715672/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}

Method Man appears as Valentine, a hip hop business mogul, in the episode Bad Blood in season 2 of Burn Notice.{{cite web |title="Burn Notice" Bad Blood (TV Episode) - Method Man as Valentine |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1082944/characters/nm0541218 |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}

Method Man had a cameo appearance in the film Cop Land (1997), as a violent criminal who, while fleeing, throws Peter Berg's character off of a New York rooftop. Method Man has also appeared in the TV drama Wonderland, as a patient in a mental hospital.

Method Man has a small role in the film The Sitter (2011), starring Jonah Hill. He also played crewman "Sticks" in the George Lucas movie Red Tails (2012), about the Tuskegee Airmen.{{cite web |title=Red Tails (2012) |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485985/ |website=IMDB |access-date=May 9, 2024}}

Method Man played the leads in the films The Mortician (2011) and #Lucky Number (2015).{{cite web |title=The Mortician |website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1211353 |access-date=January 22, 2019}}{{cite book|title=#Lucky Number |publisher=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2538204 |access-date=January 22, 2019}}

In 2014, he voiced Phantasm, the primary antagonist on the FX animated comedy Chozen.

In 2016, he played himself in Difficult People, Luke Cage, and Paterson. Also that year, he portrayed "Cheddar" in the film Keanu.

In 2017, he became the host of the TBS series Drop the Mic, based on the popular recurring segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Method Man played a recurring character in the HBO show The Deuce.{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2017/07/method-man-stars-in-hbo-deuce-trailer|title=Method Man Appears in the First Trailer for HBO's New Series 'The Deuce'|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=May 16, 2018}}

In 2019, Method Man voiced Ben Urich in the scripted podcast Marvels. He also appeared in Shaft as Freddie P, an acquaintance of John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson).

In 2020, Method Man appeared as a recurring character in the Netflix original series Teenage Bounty Hunters as Terrance Coin, Bowser's rival bounty hunter.

He also starred in the 2020 film Concrete Cowboy, an adaptation of the book Ghetto Cowboy.

In 2020, Method Man also starred as Father Jackson in Netflix film Vampires vs. the Bronx.

In 2021, he made appearances as Samuel Christian in Season 2 of the MGM+ series, Godfather of Harlem.

He starred in the 50 Cent-produced series Power Book II: Ghost as Davis MacLean, Tasha's Lawyer.

Method Man appeared in the documentary entitled The Show (1995). There is a scene in which Method Man, on a train in Japan, gets into an argument with U-God and Ghostface Killah, over camera time, radio interviews, and clothing mishaps.

In 2006, Method Man appeared on the MTV reality game show Yo Momma, in the pilot episode.

Method Man is the first of the Wu-Tang Clan to produce a series of eponymous graphic novels for Hachette Book Group USA's imprint Grand Central Publishing{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/06/20/method-man-sounds/ |title=Method Man Sounds Off|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} (to be followed by GZA and Ghostface Killah).{{cite news|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6397248.html |title=More Comics Coming from Hachette|work=Publishers Weekly|date= December 5, 2006}}

In 2017, he became the co-host (with Hailey Baldwin) of a celebrity battle rap show Drop the Mic {{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/tv-news-roundup-snoop-dogg-drop-the-mic-1202574405/|title=TV News Roundup: TBS Sets Premiere Dates for 'Drop the Mic,' 'Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker's Wild'|last=Nobil|first=Taryn|date=September 28, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=November 9, 2017|language=en-US}}

In February 2021, Method Man began hosting Marvel/Method, a podcast series for Marvel Entertainment and Sirius XM. The podcast features interviews with celebrity guests discussing Marvel comics, music, and culture.{{cite news|title=In Conversation With Method Man, Who Has Some Serious Marvel Comic Book Knowledge That He Drops In New 'Marvel/Method' Podcast|first=Joshua|last=Dudley|date=December 16, 2020|website=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuadudley/2020/12/16/in-conversation-with-method-man-who-has-some-serious-marvel-comic-book-knowledge-that-he-drops-in-new-marvelmethod-podcast/|access-date=August 22, 2021}}

In 2022, Method Man produced and hosted "The Wire At 20" 20th anniversary podcast for HBO.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Method Man Celebrates 20 Years of 'The Wire' With Podcast Series |url=https://rockthebells.com/articles/method-man-celebrates-20-years-of-the-wire-with-podcast/ |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=rockthebells.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Yates |first=Shanique |title=Method Man commemorates 20th anniversary of "The Wire" in new podcast series |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-06-02/172257/method-man-commemorates-20th-anniversary-of-the-wire |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=REVOLT}}

In 2025, Method Man competed on season thirteen of The Masked Singer as "Stud Muffin" which resembles an anthropomorphic figure with the head and torso of different muffins. As he was eliminated on "Boy Band Night", Method Man did an encore of his song "Da Rockwilder" with Nick Cannon singing Redman's parts.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-masked-singer-season-13-episode-8-recap-stud-muffin-1236358228/|title='The Masked Singer' Reveals Identity of Stud Muffin: Here Is the Celebrity Under the Costume|website=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=April 2, 2025|access-date=April 3, 2025}}

Dating since 1992, Smith married Tamika in 2001.{{cite web |url=https://www.essence.com/love/method-man-wife |title=A Typically Private Method Man Opens Up About What’s Kept His 20-Year Marriage Solid |work=Essence |first=Victoria |last=Uwumarogie |date=September 24, 2021 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |quote="I’ve been with her 29 years," he said. "We got married in ’01, so we’re 20."}}{{cite web |url=https://blackdoctor.org/method-man-and-wife-tamika-celebrate-20-years-married/2/ |title=Method Man and wife Tamika Celebrate 20 Years Married! |website=Blackdoctor.org |last=Greenlee |first=Marcus |date=March 8, 2021 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |quote=Smith met Tamika in 1999 when she was his personal assistant. They married 2001}}

The couple have three children together: son Shakuan; and girl-boy twins Cheyenne and Raekwon, the latter of whom played football for Stony Brook University.{{cite web |url=https://www.silive.com/highschoolsports/2019/12/curtis-football-duo-opt-to-take-their-talents-to-division-1-schools.html |title=Curtis football duo opt to take their talents to Division 1 schools |work=Staten Island Advance |date=December 24, 2019 |access-date=April 11, 2025 |quote=Curtis High School Safety Raekwon Sign Letter Of Intent}}{{cite web |url=https://ecelebritymirror.com/celebrity-babies/method-man-daughter-cheyenne-smith |title=Is Method Man’s Daughter Cheyenne Smith Also Involved In The Music Industry? |website=Celebrity Mirror |date=April 18, 2022 |first=K |last=Smith |access-date=April 11, 2025 |quote=Cheyenne and her twin brother Raekwon were born in 1997}}{{cite web | url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/raekwon-smith-211938?view=pv | title=Raekwon Smith, 2020 Athlete, Stony Brook }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.silive.com/highschoolsports/article/he-may-have-a-famous-dad-but-curtis-footballs-raekwon-smith-making-sweet-music-on-his-own/|title=He may have a famous dad, but Curtis football's Raekwon Smith making sweet music on his own|date=November 26, 2016|website=Staten Island Advance |access-date=December 26, 2019}}

Method Man is a comic book fan and has a collection of around 30,000 comics, including Hulk #181, which features the first full appearance of Wolverine.{{Cite web |date=November 29, 2017 |title=Method Man breaks down his collection of 30,000 comics |url=https://www.amc.com/blogs/method-man-breaks-down-his-collection-of-30000-comics--1004604 |access-date=September 30, 2021 |website=AMC}}

On May 17, 2007, Method Man was arrested in New York City for marijuana possession. His SUV was pulled over near the Battery Tunnel toll booths for having an expired inspection sticker. An unidentified source said, "It was like something out of Cheech & Chong. He rolls down the window and the smoke would choke a horse." The arresting officer noticed two blunts and a plastic bag containing marijuana in plain view. Upon further inspection more marijuana was found under the driver's seat. Method Man was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of marijuana, DWI, and driving an uninspected motor vehicle.{{cite news |date=May 19, 2007 |title=Phew-Tang Clan! Posse guy in dope-filled car bust |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2007/05/19/2007-05-19_phewtang_clan_posse_guy_in_dopefilled_ca.html |location=New York |work=Daily News}}{{cite news |last=Strong |first=Nolan |date=May 19, 2007 |title=Method Man Arrested On Marijuana Charges In NY |url=http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=7105 |newspaper=AllHipHop |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613070040/http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=7105 |archive-date=June 13, 2007}} He reached a plea agreement to perform community service including rapping to children about the dangers of drugs.{{cite news |last= Wolfe |first=Roman |date=August 17, 2007 |title=Method Man Gets Community Service For Pot Charges; Must Create Raps For Children |url=http://allhiphop.com/2007/08/17/method-man-gets-community-service-for-pot-charges-must-create-raps-for-children/ |work=AllHipHop}}

On October 5, 2009, Method Man was arrested at his home in Staten Island for income tax violations.{{cite news|url=http://articles.cnn.com/2009-10-05/justice/method.man.taxes_1_method-man-tax-rapper-and-actor?_s=PM:CRIME |work=CNN |title=AllPolitics Two Conservatives Battle For Staten Island Seat |date=October 31, 1997 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006192504/http://articles.cnn.com/2009-10-05/justice/method.man.taxes_1_method-man-tax-rapper-and-actor?_s=PM%3ACRIME |archive-date=October 6, 2012 }} He was accused of failing to file income tax returns for the state of New York between 2004 and 2007, and owed nearly $33,000 in taxes. On June 28, 2010,{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Biz |url=http://www.sohh.com/2010/06/method_man_avoids_jail_time_pays_106k_in.html |title=Method Man Avoids Jail Time, Pays $106K In Tax Evasion Case |website=Sohh.com |date=June 28, 2010 |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-date=April 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403033951/http://www.sohh.com/2010/06/method_man_avoids_jail_time_pays_106k_in.html |url-status=dead }} Method Man pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was sentenced to a conditional discharge{{cite web |url=http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,7321302,00.html |title=Method Man Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion |website=ARTISTdirect |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=March 30, 2012}} and paid a $106,000 fine.

In 2006, Method Man had a personal and publicized conflict with TV talk show host Wendy Williams on The Breakdown, an Internet show on Onloq.com.{{cite web |url=http://onloq.com/channels/the-breakdown/28/ |title=The Breakdown Channel |website=Onloq |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205024920/http://onloq.com/channels/the-breakdown/28/ |archive-date=December 5, 2007}} Williams talked on air about Method Man's wife's having cancer, which was something he wanted to keep private and her own family members had not yet known about. He said that people who lived next door to him did not know, but Williams had dug it up and made it public over the radio. Because of this leaked information, Method Man and his wife had many problems.

Williams also reported rumors that Method Man had been having an affair with his wife's doctor. Method Man first heard of this while in recording sessions in Los Angeles.{{cite web |url=http://allhiphop.com/2006/07/26/method-man-talks-wendy-williams-incident/ |title=Method Man Talks Wendy Williams Incident |date=July 26, 2006 |website= AllHipHop|access-date=March 2, 2007}}

During a concert in 2006, Method Man criticized Diddy's decisions on Duets: The Final Chapter, the posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G., saying that Biggie never would have worked with some of the rappers.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yghibOuiGiE |title=Method Man Calls out Diddy |website=YouTube |date=September 19, 2006 |access-date=December 17, 2012}}

In 2004, Method Man starred in a Fox sitcom called Method & Red. However, after only a short time on the air, the show was put on hiatus and never returned. Method Man later spoke to the press about Fox's influence on the show's style, saying that "there's been too much compromise on our side and not enough on their side", and criticizing the network's decision to add a laugh track. Before the show premiered, he was telling fans not to bother watching it. He told the Los Angeles Times:

{{blockquote|This is frustrating for me. I'm trying to keep this show ghetto, and there's a way for it to be both ghetto and intelligent. But it's not going that way.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jun-19-et-braxton19-story.html |title=Rap star says Fox keeps show too unreal |work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 19, 2004 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}}}

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;Studio albums

• Tical (1994)
• Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998)
• Tical 0: The Prequel (2004)
• 4:21... The Day After (2006)
• The Meth Lab (2015)
• Meth Lab Season 2: The Lithium (2018)
• Meth Lab Season 3: The Rehab (2022)

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;Collaboration albums

• Blackout! (with Redman) (1999)
• Blackout! 2 (with Redman) (2009)
• Wu-Massacre (with Ghostface Killah and Raekwon) (2010)
• Dirty P (with Havoc) (TBA)

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