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, the Dogg Pound (Daz and Kurupt) and Inspectah Deck, whose verse did not make the released album version (although his nickname 'Rebel INS' can be heard as the song fades). Meth played himself in the American sports comedy film The Great White Hype, which starred Samuel L. Raekwon, RZA, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah

Return to the 36 Chambers (The Dirty Version) There is a memorable 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.

Method Man appeared in the 1995 documentary entitled The Show. In 1995, he was also featured on 'Got the Flava' off Showbiz and A.G.'s album Goodfellas. He was also featured on Spice 1's album AmeriKKKa's Nightmare on the track 'Hard 2 Kill'. 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. Blige, which won a Grammy ('I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need'). That album featured the hit single 'All I Need', later remixed featuring Mary J. Method Man's solo debut, Tical (1994), was critically acclaimed and well received, entering the American charts at #4 and eventually selling in excess of one million copies. Method Man chose to sign with rap label Def Jam Recordings, 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. He was one of only two members to get a solo song on the group's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and he was the first to release a solo album under the Clan's unusual contract which allowed its members to release albums under any record label. Born on March 2, in Hempstead, Long Island, Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Islandresidence and his mother's home in the Park Hill section of Staten Island (colloquially known as Killa Hill). He has two sisters, Terri and Missy.Īs Wu-Tang Clan ascended to hip hop stardom, Method Man was always one of the most visible members of the collective.

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