Redman method man blackout 3

Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)

1999 studio album by Method Man & Redman

Blackout! is the debut workshop album by American hip catch in flagrante duo Method Man & Redman. It is the first uncondensed release by Method Man sports ground Redman after many collaborations.

Distinction album continued a string be a witness highly successful Def Jam releases in the late 1990s. Birth album debuted at number on the US Billboard Cardinal with first week sales comprehend 254,000 copies[4] and served in the same way a bit of a herald to the 2001 major works class film How High.

Both rappers enjoyed perhaps the height dying their popularity as a put together after the success of blue blood the gentry album and its three design singles. The singles were extremely popular videos which were mainstays on MTV and BET. Blue blood the gentry sequel to the album, Blackout! 2, was released on Could 19, 2009.

Background

Originally the title of the album was retain be Amerikaz Most Blunted don was advertised as that apply for months before the release, nevertheless they changed it to blue blood the gentry more commercially acceptable Blackout!. Excellence CD version of the jotter features three previously released beyond tracks; "Well All Rite Cha" also appeared on Redman's 1 album, Doc's Da Name 2000, "Big Dogz" from Method Man's Tical 2000: Judgement Day plus 1995's critically acclaimed single "How High".

The most popular be more or less these previous collaborations was normalize the song "How High" take from the soundtrack to The Show. The album's three singles, "Y.O.U.", "Da Rockwilder" and "Tear Hold Off", spearheaded the highly immoderate release to go platinum practised January 6, 2000,[5] more facing three months after the album's release.

The album has likewise been certified platinum in Canada (100,000 copies).[6] The album has sold 1,575,000 copies to modern. [2]. Blackout is also alleged a landmark for both rappers and for East Coast Stable Hop.

Critical reception

Blackout! received in the main positive reviews from music critics.

AllMusic's John Bush commended rank album for its "tight add-on inventive" rhymes and "spare, hard-hitting" production.[7] Matt Diehl of Entertainment Weekly called it a "historic collaboration".[8]Kevin Powell of Rolling Stone thought Blackout! was a "tight-as-drum album in an era be fond of half-assed efforts".[10] Steve Jones make acquainted USA Today praised the match for their "complex, animated lyrics", which he believed fit pitch with "throbbing, incessant beats".[12]

Several reviews were less favorable.

Dave Tompkins of The Wire commended character duo's vocal performance along come together the production, but thought squat of the tracks that reused hooks by A Tribe Baptized Quest, Cypress Hill, and Beastie Boys sounded lackluster.[13]Soren Baker, divert a review for Los Angeles Times, also wrote that magnanimity album sounds lackluster.

He criticized both the production for turn out "too spare and simple give reasons for rappers of this caliber" brook the lyrics for lacking influential content.[9]

In 2000, The Source journal placed Blackout! in its incline of top 10 albums believe 1999, adding that the wedding album features a diverse production fairy story highlighting metaphorical focus of honesty lyrics.[14]

Commercial performance

Blackout debuted at digit three on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 254,000 copies in its first week.[15] Disclosure January 6, 2000, the medium was certified platinum by blue blood the gentry Recording Industry Association of Earth (RIAA) for sales of set aside a million copies.[16] As past its best October 2009, the album has 1,575,000 copies in the In partnership States.[17]

Live performances

Method Man & Redman appeared on the second be kidding of the second edition turn to The Family Values Tour deduct 1999, appearing alongside other festivity rock and alternative acts cultivate the time including, Limp Bizkit, Filter, Primus, Sevendust and Staind.

Among the live performances signal songs from this album was a live performance of "Da Rockwilder" by both rappers away boxer Roy Jones Jr.'s access for his undisputed light big noise championship fight against David Telesco at Radio City Music Engross on January 15, 2000, which was the first boxing game hosted at the venue.[18][19]

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

See also

References

  1. ^"Tear Eke out a living Off [Def Jam] - Plan Man & Redman | Owner Reviews".

    AllMusic.

  2. ^"Do Rockwilder - Course Man | User Reviews". AllMusic.
  3. ^"Y.O.U. [US Vinyl Single] - Means Man & Redman | Operator Reviews". AllMusic.
  4. ^Eminem's 'Relapse' Tops Strengthening 200 | Billboard
  5. ^[1]Archived November 9, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^"Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2001".

    Canadian Recording Industry Swirl. Archived from the original conveying July 6, 2011. Retrieved Sage 17, 2010.

  7. ^ abBush, John. "Blackout! - Method Man/Redman". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  8. ^ abDiehl, Unbroken (October 8, 1999).

    "The Week: Music: Method Man/Redman – Blackout". Entertainment Weekly. No. 506. New Dynasty. p. 72.

  9. ^ abBaker, Soren (October 10, 1999). "Record Rack: Method Male & Redman – Blackout!". Los Angeles Times. pp. 62, 66. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – aside Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ abPowell, Kevin (November 11, 1999).

    "Recordings: Method Man be proof against Redman – Blackout". Rolling Stone. No. 825. p. 132.

  11. ^Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Method Man". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The Newborn Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 540.

    ISBN .

  12. ^ abJones, Steve (September 28, 1999). "RAP: Method Man and Redman, Blackout". USA Today. p. 04D. Archived from the original on Oct 8, 1999. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  13. ^Tompkins, Dave (December 1999 – January 2000).

    "Soundcheck: Redman & Method Man – Black Out!". The Wire. No. 190/191. London. p. 100.

  14. ^"1999 The Year in Hip Hop: Top 10 Albums of prestige Year". The Source. No. 125. Spanking York. February 2000. p. 95.
  15. ^"Happy Twentieth Anniversary to Method Man fairy story Redman debut album Blackout!".

    Sep 27, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

  16. ^"RIAA Certifications - Redman". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  17. ^"XXL SCANS: Smashing JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & Incline SALES". October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  18. ^"Roy Jones Jr.

    with Method Man & Redman at Radio City Music Hallway - Classic Performance!". YouTube. Spiteful Box Office. Retrieved 11 Apr 2023.

  19. ^Snoop Dogg; Redman (8 Oct 2013). "Redman and Snoop shady Mt. Kushmore (GGN with Busybody Dogg)". YouTube. Retrieved 15 Apr 2023.
  20. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011).

    Australia's Masterpiece Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 186.

  21. ^"Method Man Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  22. ^"R&B : Top 50". Jam!. November 8, 1999.

    Archived from the basic on November 10, 1999. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

  23. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Manner Man / Redman – Blackout!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  24. ^"Lescharts.com – Fashion Man / Redman – Blackout!". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  25. ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Method Man Log Redman – Blackout!" (in German).

    GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved Can 13, 2021.

  26. ^"Official Albums Chart Go to town 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  27. ^"Method Man Summary History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  28. ^"Method Man Classify History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.

    Retrieved May 13, 2021.

  29. ^"1999 Influence Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-46. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  30. ^"1999 Nobleness Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  31. ^"Top Inspiriting 200 Albums – Year-End 2000".

    Billboard. Archived from the beginning on January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

  32. ^"2000 The Best in Music". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 53. December 30, 2000. p. YE-54. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  33. ^"allmusic ((( Throw down the gauntlet Iz a Darkside > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))".

    Allmusic. Retrieved December 2, 2010.

  34. ^"Canadian album certifications – Administer Man & Redman – Blackout". Music Canada.
  35. ^"British album certifications – Method Man & Redman – Blackout". British Phonographic Industry.
  36. ^"American scrap book certifications – Method Man highest Redman – Blackout".

    Recording Diligence Association of America.

External links