Blackout!

by Method Man, Redman

Overview

Hip-hop fans have known for years that Method Man and Redman are two of the top MCs in the field, and their tour together not only proved the fact, but also showed they rap incredibly well together. Their deliveries are similar and the flow never falters, but the hint of gravel in Meth's voice makes them easily distinguishable. Now, with Blackout!, the duo's first album together (though both guested on each other's 1998 LPs), listeners have the proof on wax. Skating on top of spare, hard-hitting productions by Erick Sermon, Wu-Tang's RZA, Mathematics, and Redman himself -- under his Reggie Noble alias -- Meth and Redman trade off on hardcore rhymes and freestyle over each other. There's barely room for breath, but the rhymes are tight and inventive throughout. There are only two guest appearances (for Ja Rule & LL Cool J on "4 Seasons" and Ghostface and Street on the hilarious Blair Witch Project send-off "Run 4 Cover"), and the focus on just Meth and Redman makes for an even tighter, more combustible LP. Even with the high expectations that come along with a project of this magnitude, Blackout! rarely disappoints. [Def Jam/Ral's import edition was issued in 1999.] ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	09/28/1999
Label:	Def Jam / Ral (Rush Associated Labels)
UPC:	0731454660921
Rank:	60338

Tracks

1. A Special Joint (Intro)
2. Blackout
3. Mi Casa
4. Y.O.U.
5. 4 Seasons
6. Cereal Killer
7. Rockwilder
8. Tear It Off
9. Where We At (Skit)
10. 1, 2, 1, 2
11. Maaad Crew
12. Run 4 Cover
13. The ?
14. Dat's Dat S**t
15. Cheka
16. Fire Ina Hole
17. Well All Rite Cha
18. Big Dogs
19. How High

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Redman   Primary Artist
Method Man   Primary Artist
Methodman & Redman   Primary Artist
Oli G.   Primary Artist
Ja Rule   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Rap,Vocals
Jamal   Primary Artist
Mally G.   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Ghostface Killah   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Missy Elliott   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Street Life   Primary Artist
LL Cool J   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist
Street   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

R. Foster   Composer
Robert Mays   Composer
Mauricio Iragorri   Engineer
Gail Hansen   A&R
Daniel Hastings   Photography
A. Weston   Composer
M. Taylor   Composer
Derek Lynch   Composer
William Waring   Composer
Kurt Walker   Composer
Aubrey Williams   Composer
George Spivey   Composer
James Todd Smith   Composer
Stephan Prager   Composer
Clifford Smith   Composer
Sylvester Levay   Composer
R. Noble   Composer
Damon Wimbley   Composer
J.K. Hunter   Composer
Ronald Bean   Composer
Ronald Miller   Composer
Patrick Charles   Composer
Jason Richard Hunter   Composer
Rod Kirkpatrick   Composer
Christopher Charity   Composer
Brian Stanley   Engineer
Ja Rule   Performer,Composer
James Brown   Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer
Fred Wesley   Composer
Dylan Dresdow   Engineer
Dennis Coles   Composer
Joe Tex   Composer
John Davis   Composer
Jay-Z   Composer
John Starks   Composer
Rockwilder   Producer
Mark Morales   Composer
Erick Sermon   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Juan Atkins   Composer
Jeffrey Atkins   Composer
Jerome Brailey   Composer
RZA   Mixing,Producer,Executive Producer
Tommy Uzzo   Mixing,Engineer
Street   Performer
Tony Dawsey   Mastering
Troy Hightower   Mixing
Willie Hines   Composer
LL Cool J   Performer
Bootsy Collins   Composer
Lowman Pauling   Composer
Robert Diggs   Composer
Junie Morrison   Composer
Ronnie Foster   Composer
Mathematics   Producer
Reggie Noble   Composer,Producer
Ali Shaheed Muhammad   Composer
Kevin Liles   Producer,Executive Producer
Method Man   Composer,Executive Producer
Redman   Composer,Performer,Executive Producer
George Clinton   Composer
DJ Scratch   Engineer,Producer
Malik Taylor   Composer
A. Williams   Composer
Dave Greenberg   Engineer
Tom Soares   Engineer
Brian Springer   Engineer
J. Brown   Composer
Andre Weston   Composer
Dana Stinson   Composer
Dave Matthews   Composer
Willie Clarke   Composer
Lowell T. George   Composer
Silvester Levay   Composer
Keith Murray   Composer
Irv Gotti   Composer
J. Davis   Composer
Garry Shider   Composer
Gov-Mattic   Producer
Mark Berto   Mixing,Engineer
B. Collins   Composer
Jamal Phillips   Composer