Method Man & Redman
{{Short description|American hip hop duo}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Method Man & Redman
| image = 2016 Method Man - Redman - by 2eight - DSC2451.jpg
| caption = Method Man (left) performing with Redman (right) in Germany in 2016
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| background = group_or_band
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| genre = Hip-hop
| years_active = 1994–present
| label = Def Jam
| current_members = Method Man, Redman
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Method Man & Redman (also referred to as Meth & Red, Red & Mef, John Blaze and Funk Doc or Funk Doctor Spock and Johnny Blaze) are an American hip-hop duo composed of rappers Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) and Redman (of Def Squad). They are signed to Def Jam Recordings both as solo artists and as a duo. While they had been collaborating since 1994, it was not until 1999 that they released a full-length collaborative effort, Blackout!. The follow-up album, Blackout! 2, was released in 2009.
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". In 2001, they starred alongside each other as leading roles in the stoner film How High. In 2004, the duo also starred in a short-lived Fox sitcom, titled Method & Red, however they later disowned the series due to lack of creative control.
History
The duo have known each other for a long time before signing with Def Jam. While at Def Jam, they reunited in 1994 on tour and met again in 1995 in the recording studio of West Coast hip hop legend Tupac "2Pac" Shakur. They recorded "Got My Mind Made Up" for Shakur's multi-platinum album All Eyez on Me (1996). After this they had friendly battles freestyling with each other on Yo! MTV Raps, which ultimately led to their collaborative debut single "How High". In 1999, the two rappers appeared together on "Rap Phenomenon" from The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous album Born Again.
On May 7, 2009, in promotion for their second studio album, Method Man & Redman released a mixtape titled Lights Out, which was hosted by DJ Green Lantern.{{Cite web|url=http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/10341/method_man_redman_lights_out.html|title=Method Man & Redman - Lights Out Hosted by DJ Green Lantern, Free Mixtape Stream and Download!|website=LiveMixtapes.com|access-date=2020-04-13}} In 2013, Method Man and Redman previewed a new track called "Lookin’ Fly Too" featuring Ehikmostz.{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/01/redman-method-man-preview-new-track-lookin-fly-too-video/|title=Redman & Method Man Preview New Track "Lookin' Fly Too" [Video] - XXL|first=Eric|last=Diep|website=Xxlmag.com|date=25 January 2013 |access-date=2020-04-13}}
In March 2025, during a podcast interview, Redman claimed that his "circle was very small", confirming that he and Method Man "don't hang out like [they] usually do" on a collaborative level, due to personal reasons.{{Cite web |title=Redman Says He Doesn’t ‘Hang Out With Rappers,’ Including Method Man |url=https://www.bet.com/article/7pfyme/redman-says-he-doesnt-hang-out-with-rappers-including-method-man |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=BET |language=en}} As this statement was made public, the future of the duo remains unknown.{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
=Soundtracks=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:13em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certifications |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US |
|---|
| scope="row" | How High: The Soundtrack
|
| 38 || 6 | | |
| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
=Mixtapes=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of mixtapes ! scope="col" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Album details |
| scope="row"| Lights Out
|
|
|---|
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="7" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US {{cite magazine | url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=method man|chart=Hot 100}} | title=Method Man – Chart History: Hot 100 | publisher=Prometheus Global Media | magazine=Billboard | access-date=April 10, 2013}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | UK
|
|---|
| scope="row" | "How High"
| 1995 | 13 || 10 || 2 || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Tear It Off"
| rowspan="2" | 1999 | — || 52 || 16 || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Da Rockwilder"
| — || 51 || 14 || 181 || — || — || — | |Blackout! |
| scope="row" | "Y.O.U."
| 2000 | — || 69 || 18 || — || — || — || — | |Blackout! |
| scope="row" | "Part II" (featuring Toni Braxton) | 2001 | 72 || 28 || 5 || — || 23 || 54 || 98 | |
| scope="row" | "A-Yo" (featuring Saukrates) | rowspan="3" | 2009 | — || 113 || — || — || — || — || — | | rowspan="3" | Blackout! 2 |
| scope="row" | "City Lights" (featuring Bun B) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| scope="row" | "Mrs. International"
(featuring Erick Sermon) | — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
== As featured artist ==
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" colspan="6" | Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US Peak chart positions for guest appearances in the United States:
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | US
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | BEL ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | FRA ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | SWI |
|---|
| scope="row" | "4, 3, 2, 1" (LL Cool J featuring Method Man & Redman, Master P, Canibus and DMX) | 1997 | 75 || 24 || 10 || — || — || — |
| scope="row" | "Symphony 2000"
(EPMD featuring Lady Luck, Method Man & Redman |1999 | | | | | | |
| scope="row" | "Left & Right" (D'Angelo featuring Method Man & Redman) | 2000 | 70 || 18 || — || — || — || — | Voodoo |
| scope="row" | "Noble Art" (IAM featuring Method Man & Redman) | 2003 | — || — || — || 66 || 34 || 81 |
| scope="row" | "Ol' Thang Back" (Juelz Santana featuring Jadakiss, Busta Rhymes, Method Man & Redman) | 2016 | — || — || — || — || — || — | TBA |
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
= Appearances together =
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other artist(s) ! scope="col" | Album |
| scope="row"| "Freestyle"
| 1995 |
|---|
| scope="row"| "Got My Mind Made Up"
| rowspan="2"| 1996 |
| scope="row"| "Do What Ya Feel"
| {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Big Dogs"
| rowspan="2"| 1998 | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Well All Rite Cha"
| {{n/a}} |
| scope="row" | "Simon Says" (Remix)
| rowspan="2" |1999 |
| scope="row"| "Rap Phenomenon" |
| scope="row"| "Buck 50"
| rowspan="5" | 2000 |
| scope="row"| "Fuhgidabowdit"
| G.O.A.T. |
| scope="row"| "2 Tears in a Bucket" |
| scope="row"| "Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)"
| Limp Bizkit, DMX | Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water/The Fast and the Furious (soundtrack) |
| scope="row"| "Get It Up (Remix)"
| "Get It Up" single |
| scope="row" | "Dog in Heat"
| rowspan="8" |2001 |
| scope="row"| "Who You Be"
| Outsidaz |
| scope="row" | "Enjoy da Ride" |
| scope="row" | "Cisco Kid"
| Cypress Hill, WAR | rowspan="3" | How High The Soundtrack |
| scope="row" | "America's Most"
| {{n/a}} |
| scope="row" | "Let's Do It"
| {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Red, Meth & Bee" |
| scope="row"| "I Get It Started"
| Mystikal |
| scope="row"| "Good Times (I Get High Remix)"
| rowspan="2" | 2002 | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Rock & Roll"
| IIcons |
| scope="row" | "Lyrical 44"
| 2003 | Def Jamaica |
| scope="row"| "We Some Dogs"
| rowspan="3"| 2004 |
| scope="row"| "Redman & Method Man, Pt. 1"{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wake-up-show-freestyles-vol-8-mw0000138922 | title=Wake Up Show: Freestyles, Vol. 8 – Sway & King Tech > Overview | publisher=All Media Network | work=AllMusic | access-date=June 9, 2014 }}
| rowspan="2"| Sway & King Tech | rowspan="2"| Wake Up Show: Freestyles, Vol. 8 |
| scope="row"| "Redman & Method Man, Pt. 2" |
| scope="row"| "Walk On"
| rowspan="1"| 2006 | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Blow Treez"
| rowspan="3"| 2007 | Ready Roc |
| scope="row"| "Funk Doc & Mef Tical"{{Cite web|url=https://www.datpiff.com/Hieroglyphics-Hiero-Meets-Wu-From-Oakland-To-Shaolin-mixtape.6208.html|title=Hiero Meets Wu: From Oakland To Shaolin Mixtape by Hieroglyphics, Wu Tang|website=Datpiff.com|access-date=2020-04-13}}
| {{n/a}} | Hiero Meets Wu: From Oakland to Shaolin |
| scope="row"| "Wait a Minute"
| The Soundscannerz | The Resume |
| scope="row"| "Self Construction"{{cite web |url=http://nahright.com/news/2008/04/22/krs-one-ft-various-artists-self-construction/ |title=Archived copy |website=nahright.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080426035342/http://nahright.com/news/2008/04/22/krs-one-ft-various-artists-self-construction/ |archive-date=26 April 2008 |url-status=dead}}"
| rowspan="1"| 2008 | KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, David Banner, Nelly, Styles P, The Game, Ne-Yo | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Troublemakers"
| rowspan="2"| 2010 | Ghostface Killah, Raekwon |
| scope="row"| "Lite 1 Witcha Boi"
| Bun B | Reggie |
| scope="row"| "Look"{{Cite web|url=https://www.datpiff.com/Erick-Sermon-Breath-Of-Fresh-Air-mixtape.315875.html|title=Breath Of Fresh Air Mixtape by Erick Sermon|website=Datpiff.com|access-date=2020-04-13}}
| rowspan="2"| 2011 | Breath of Fresh Air |
| scope="row"| "Welcome to the Academy"{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/terminal-3-presents-the-academy-mw0002187951 | title=Terminal 3 Presents: The Academy – The Academy > Overview | publisher=All Media Network | work=AllMusic | access-date=June 9, 2014 }}
| The Academy | Terminal 3 Presents: The Academy |
| scope="row"| "Cypher"{{cite web | url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/03/listen-hs87-f-schoolboy-q-casey-veggies-xzibit-rick-ross-method-man-redman-raekwon | title=Listen: HS87 f/ Schoolboy Q, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Method Man, Redman, & Raekwon
| publisher=Complex Media | work=Complex | date=March 9, 2013 | access-date=March 9, 2013| author=X, Dharmic}} | rowspan="3"| 2013 | Hit-Boy, Kent M$NEY, Audio Push, B Mac The Queen, Raekwon, Casey Veggies, Xzibit, Rick Ross, Schoolboy Q | All I’ve Ever Dreamed Of |
| scope="row"| "Let's Go"{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/piece-maker-3-return-50-mcs/id663084410 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031033111/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/piece-maker-3-return-50-mcs/id663084410 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |title=iTunes - Music - The Piece Maker 3 - Return of the 50 MCs by Tony Touch |publisher=iTunes |date=1969-07-02 |access-date=2013-07-12}}
| Tony Touch, Erick Sermon |
| scope="row"| "Rite"
| Loaded Lux | You Gon Get This Work |
| scope="row"| "Straight Gutta"
| rowspan="2" |2015 | Hanz On, Streetlife |
| scope="row"| "Clutch"
| Erick Sermon |
| scope="row" | "Mount Kushmore"
| rowspan="3" | 2017 | Snoop Dogg, B-Real |
| scope="row" | "Hood Go Bang" |
| scope="row"| "Therapy" |
| scope="row"| "Episode 5 – Wild Cats"
| 2018 | Streetlife, Hanz On |
| scope="row"| "Keep on Gassin'"
| rowspan="1"| 2019 | E-40, Bosko |
| scope="row"| "Bad Name" (Remix)
| rowspan="1"| 2020 | {{n/a}} |
| scope="row"| "Alright"
| 2021 | Nefertitti Avani |
| scope="row"| "Live from the Meth Lab"
| 2022 | KRS-One, JoJo Pellegrino |
| scope="row"| "Lalala"
| 2024 | {{n/a}} |
- 1994: Buddha Brotherz Freestyle
- 1994: Freestyle
- 1995: Double Deuces (St. Ide's Malt Liquor Commercial)
- 1995: "Tonight's Da Night Freestyle"
- 1995: Yo! MTV Raps (Last Episode Freestyle) (with Craig Mack, Large Pro, & Special Ed)
- 1996: Funk Flex Freestyle
- 1999: "Redman Freestyle" from Drunken Master's Drunken Style
- 2000: "Rap City Freestyle" (Feat. Big Tigger)
- 2003: Brownsugar Freestyle
- 2004: "Method & Red TV Show Theme Song"
- 2005: "Pixie Rap" from the TV show The Fairly OddParents, special School's Out! The Musical as the rapping voices of Head Pixie and Sanderson respectively.
- 2008: "Broken Language 2008"
See also
References
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