Methodman & Redman - Blackout! Methodman & Redman - Blackout!
|Format - 192kbps-MP3|
|Year - 1999|
|Genre - Hip-Hop/Rap|
|RS|
Redman is known as one of the funniest, craziest, most clever lyricists in the game. Method Man
can hypnotize people with his smooth, confident flow, and is the (commercial) star of the Wu-Tang
Clan. We can expect nothing less than a great album. I actually expected a little more from two
such accomplished artists, but this CD leaves little room for complaint.
The rhymes are all good. Both artists have similar senses of humor and clever rhymes throughout.
Redman is actually the better lyricist in my opinion, but I still prefer Meth because of his voice
and flow. Red and Meth compliment eachother well that way. The switch between Meth's mellow voice
and Red's thick one adds variety, as do the differences in their flows. They have a lot of different
types of flows on here to match with the different beats.
On DJ Scratch's "1 2 1 2," they have a brisk,
on-point flow. On "Blackout!" their flows are more up-beat and energetic. On "Cereal Killer," it's more
dark and sneaky. The way they switch up their styles to match the different beats is one of the things
that makes this album great and helps the songs stand out.
The lyrical content itself is good and bad. Red and Meth are funny and clever, no question, but they
couldn't make a serious-sounding track if their lives depended on it. None of their songs are about
anything. Even though their verses are good, they start to run together a little bit. Their lines are
better in some songs than others. There's nothing truly wack on here, but not very many stand-out tracks
either. "Cereal Killer" is kind of narrating a story, so that one is nice, but for the most part it's
easy to lose track of the lyrics from one song to the next, even with dope lyricists like these.
The collaborations were alright, could have been better. LL Cool J has a nice verse in "4 Seasons."
Ja's needed work. Street is good, but Ghostface's verse in "Run 4 Cover" doesn't make any sense. There
aren't all that many collabs, which I think is a good thing.
The production is pretty nice. Half is done by Erick Sermon, and the other half has several different
producers. "Blackout!" is a punchy, tropical-sounding beat that makes a nice opener. "Mi Casa" has a
really nice vibe to it, and is one of my favorite songs with both the beat and the lyrics. "YOU" and
"4 Seasons" sounded the same to me at first, but they grew on me. "Cerial Killer," courtesy of the RZA,
is dark and spooky and a little bit goofy, which creates a near perfect effect. "Da Rockwilder,"
obviously produced by Rockwilder, has a kind of smooth futuristic effect that can get anybody nodding
their head. The DJ Scratch beat for "1 2 1 2" is just like the rhymes...brisk and on-point. "Run 4 Cover,"
another RZA track, is way different from his other track. It has a more intense, sinister feel. "The ?,"
produced by Redman himself, is dark and sublte, in the same vein as "Cereal Killer." "Cheka" is loud and
bouncy. Those were the standouts in my opinion.
Overall, Red and Meth made a great album. It's too bad they didn't make a classic, but this is one I
haven't regretted buying at all. Some of it caught my ear at once, other parts grew on me, but it's all good.
Tracklist:
1. A Special Joint (Intro)
2. Blackout
3. Mi Casa
4. Y.O.U.
5. 4 Seasons
6. Cereal Killer
7. Da 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 (Remix)
|Format - 192kbps-MP3|
|Year - 1999|
|Genre - Hip-Hop/Rap|
|RS|
Redman is known as one of the funniest, craziest, most clever lyricists in the game. Method Man
can hypnotize people with his smooth, confident flow, and is the (commercial) star of the Wu-Tang
Clan. We can expect nothing less than a great album. I actually expected a little more from two
such accomplished artists, but this CD leaves little room for complaint.
The rhymes are all good. Both artists have similar senses of humor and clever rhymes throughout.
Redman is actually the better lyricist in my opinion, but I still prefer Meth because of his voice
and flow. Red and Meth compliment eachother well that way. The switch between Meth's mellow voice
and Red's thick one adds variety, as do the differences in their flows. They have a lot of different
types of flows on here to match with the different beats.
On DJ Scratch's "1 2 1 2," they have a brisk,
on-point flow. On "Blackout!" their flows are more up-beat and energetic. On "Cereal Killer," it's more
dark and sneaky. The way they switch up their styles to match the different beats is one of the things
that makes this album great and helps the songs stand out.
The lyrical content itself is good and bad. Red and Meth are funny and clever, no question, but they
couldn't make a serious-sounding track if their lives depended on it. None of their songs are about
anything. Even though their verses are good, they start to run together a little bit. Their lines are
better in some songs than others. There's nothing truly wack on here, but not very many stand-out tracks
either. "Cereal Killer" is kind of narrating a story, so that one is nice, but for the most part it's
easy to lose track of the lyrics from one song to the next, even with dope lyricists like these.
The collaborations were alright, could have been better. LL Cool J has a nice verse in "4 Seasons."
Ja's needed work. Street is good, but Ghostface's verse in "Run 4 Cover" doesn't make any sense. There
aren't all that many collabs, which I think is a good thing.
The production is pretty nice. Half is done by Erick Sermon, and the other half has several different
producers. "Blackout!" is a punchy, tropical-sounding beat that makes a nice opener. "Mi Casa" has a
really nice vibe to it, and is one of my favorite songs with both the beat and the lyrics. "YOU" and
"4 Seasons" sounded the same to me at first, but they grew on me. "Cerial Killer," courtesy of the RZA,
is dark and spooky and a little bit goofy, which creates a near perfect effect. "Da Rockwilder,"
obviously produced by Rockwilder, has a kind of smooth futuristic effect that can get anybody nodding
their head. The DJ Scratch beat for "1 2 1 2" is just like the rhymes...brisk and on-point. "Run 4 Cover,"
another RZA track, is way different from his other track. It has a more intense, sinister feel. "The ?,"
produced by Redman himself, is dark and sublte, in the same vein as "Cereal Killer." "Cheka" is loud and
bouncy. Those were the standouts in my opinion.
Overall, Red and Meth made a great album. It's too bad they didn't make a classic, but this is one I
haven't regretted buying at all. Some of it caught my ear at once, other parts grew on me, but it's all good.
Tracklist:
1. A Special Joint (Intro)
2. Blackout
3. Mi Casa
4. Y.O.U.
5. 4 Seasons
6. Cereal Killer
7. Da 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 (Remix)
