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01-11 Meth Announces 2 New Releases
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In the dark, womb-like sanctuary of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady studios in downtown Manhattan, a place that has birthed
historical musicalmoments sits the artist known as Iron Lung, Tical, Wu Brother #1, Johnny Blaze, and of course Method Man.
With a trusty, half-lit blunt by hisside, he is lounging in front of white grand piano, his hands sweeping the keyboards, trying
to remember a tune he memorized years ago.
Maybe the idea of one of hip hops finest and grimiest emcees tickling the ivories sounds odd, or out of place, but Mr. Mef has
never been the typeto fit in. His husky, gutt ...read more
In the dark, womb-like sanctuary of Jimi Hendrix's Electric Lady studios in downtown Manhattan, a place that has birthed
historical musicalmoments sits the artist known as Iron Lung, Tical, Wu Brother #1, Johnny Blaze, and of course Method Man.
With a trusty, half-lit blunt by hisside, he is lounging in front of white grand piano, his hands sweeping the keyboards, trying
to remember a tune he memorized years ago.
Maybe the idea of one of hip hops finest and grimiest emcees tickling the ivories sounds odd, or out of place, but Mr. Mef has
never been the typeto fit in. His husky, guttural voice is perhaps the most distinct in the game, his flow dark and complex like
the graphic novels from which he tookhis moniker from can bury itself in cinematic tracks from RZA, complement the voices of
R and B divas and or attack party tracks from Rocwilder.Whether he is trading verses with partner in rhyme, Redman, crowd
surfing at a Wu Tang show, or stealing a scene in various television shows andfilms, Method Man is a true individual spirit.
With his latest album, 4:21, The Day After, he is also focused on being a true artist.
Unlike some previous efforts where Meth admits his priorities were different on this new album, he says he's focusing on
lyrics. After his last album,Tical O: The Prequel, he went through an especially rough time in his life both personally and
professionally which provided him with a bulk ofmaterial. I had a lot on my mind at the time and the second thing was, I
decided to really talk about something and I had a lot to draw from andwhen the pen hit the paper it was like damn,
remember this? And by the time I was done it was like shit, lets go. The result is his most personaland introspective work yet.
Doing the work behind the boards on 4:21, are Wu Tang mastermind and long-time collaborator, RZA as well as Scott Storch,
Havoc, K1 and EricSermon. With Eric, we did three songs in three days, Meth says with an amazed smile, He just comes in
with ideas of top. And with RZA, shit, I'vewatched him build tracks from scratch, so all I really have to do is put the pen to
the paper. Eric Sermon provided the beat for Meth's first single,"Say", featuring Lauryn Hill. The track finds Meth addressing
critics, fickle fans and haters for disrespecting him and his Wu Tang brethren.
"I've been venting about all this for years and [my manager] was like, write about it, Eric has the perfect joint. And, Lauryn
Hill herself, she justhad the raw emotion, the small things she said on the song was enough for me to push my pen and let
myself be vulnerable. Meth says his abilityto let himself be so open is in line with the entire concept of the album, and its
title. The national weed smoking day is 4/20, so I named my album4/21 the day after. Because after that day, you have this
moment of clarity when you're not high and you see things clearly. The Grammy-winnersighs and continues, a serious,
determined look on his face. You feel like you're not in on the joke, and everyone's laughing at you. I felt like noone was
taking me seriously. I got real angry and I just starting writing."
Anger proved to be a great motivator, as the Ticalion Stallion wrapped up the album in a few short months. He says the
creative process has beencathartic, and though his skin hasn't gotten any thicker, he's able to use his writing talent to
inspire self-confidence.
"Its real talk, I'm going to keep my spirits up and not let it get things to me. You know, if you start reading your own press
and feeding into it, andyou start questioning yourself, like, am I wack? and you have to be like, No! I learned to pat myself on
the back, and that it's ok to pat myself onthe back sometimes."
We definitely agree.
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