Tical 2000: Judgement Day [PA]

Performer: Method Man
Artist: Redman; Streetlife; Cappadonna; Mobb Deep; Janet Jackson; Chris Rock; Ed Lover; Raekwon; Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopez; D'Angelo; Inspectah Deck; Killer Sin; Masta Killa; Polite; Star
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel includes: Streetlife, Redman, Mobb Deep, Chris Rock, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Cappadonna, Ed Lover, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Killa Sin, Inspectah Deck, D'Angelo, Star, Polite. Producers include: RZA, Erick Sermon, Havoc, Daz, Mathematics. Engineers include: Nolan "Dr. NO" Moffitte, Patrick Viala, Tommy Uzzo. Personnel includes: Streetlife, Redman, Mobb Deep, Chris Rock, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Cappadonna, Ed Lover, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Killa Sin, Inspectah Deck, D'Angelo, Star, Polite. Producers include: RZA, Erick Sermon, Havoc, Daz, Mathematics. Audio Mixers: Erick Sermon; Havoc; Nolan "Dr. No" Moffitte; Patrick Viala; Tommy Uzzo; Tony Black. Recording information: Ameraycan Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Battery Studios, New York, NY; Larrabee West, Los Angeles, CA; Mirror Image, New York, NY; Quad Studios, New York, NY. Photographer: Dean Karr. Returning with his sophomore solo album JUDGEMENT DAY, Johnny Blaze once again brings the pain, on a smashing collection of nineteen tracks. With the energy of a whirlwind and the fierceness of a hurricane, Method Man rips through tracks produced by Havoc ("Play IV Keeps"), True Master ("Grid Iron Rap"), Erick Sermon ("Step By Step") and of course, The RZA ("Perfect World"). The initial single and title track, "Judgement Day", is an all-out, up tempo track that just makes you move. Appearances from Cappadonna ("Sweet Love"), Redman ("Big Dogs") and Streetlife ("Suspect Chin Music") make for interesting play off of Meth's dynamic delivery. Some of the other highlights on this varied, hard-hitting release are "Torture", "Cradle Rock" and a serious posse cut "Spazzola", which features Streetlife, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Killer Sin and Inspectah Deck.

Rolling Stone (12/10/99, p.127) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...From the millennial madness of its opening skit to the pummeling title track,...which closes the set, he leaves hardly any time to catch your breath throughout seventeen rock-solid workouts..." Entertainment Weekly (11/20/98, p.133) - "...One of hip-hop's most cunning linguists, the wonder Wu spins out graphic doomsday scenarious, metaphysical parables, and sweaty-palmed odes to feamle pulchritude over crazed, avant-noise constructs that make Puffy sound like Pat Boone in comparison. This could well be the hip-hop event of the year." - Rating: A- The Wire (10/01, p.48) - "...Meth's own production is refreshingly fast, and his ongoing friendship with D'Angelo means some of the incidental singing is on par with the rhymes..." CMJ (12/21/98, p.5) - "...the star's raspy, menacing flow and his lethally clever, self-referential wordplay plow into the Clan's patented blunt-blazing piano tinkles, decrepit soundtrack strings and effectively low-budget rhythms..."

Method Man (aka Johnny Blaze; aka the Iron Lung) is the Wu-Tang Clan's chief reefer head, not a small distinction in a band that takes pride in their smoke intake. His deep, raw voice and rugged delivery make him one of the most recognizable of the Wu-Tang's many MCs. Meth has released four solo albums, including his 1994 debut, TICAL, the first solo album by a member of the Wu, as well as a collaborative album with Redman. Meth and Red have also had success as something of a hip-hop version of Cheech & Chong, starring in the film HOW HIGH and in their own short-lived sitcom on the Fox network.

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