Method Man & Redman, also referred to as
Red & Meth,
Meth & Red,
Doc & Meth or
Mr. Mef and Funk Doc, are an
American hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars
Method Man (of
Wu-Tang Clan) and
Redman (of
Def Squad).
They are signed to
Def Jam as solo artist and also as a group. They recorded many tracks together until they finally released their first studio album
Blackout! in 1999. After 10 years the duo reunited and released the sequel,
Blackout! 2 in 2009. They are currently working on their third album to be titled
Blackout! 3.
Red & Meth starred in a sitcom titled
Method & Red, but they later disowned the series due to lack of creative control, which were done by
Fox instead. In 2001, they starred together in the movie
How High. On
March 27,
2007 Redman confirmed on BET's Rap City: Tha Bassment that the sequel to How High,
How High 2, is currently being written.
Career
The duo have known each other since they were kids before signing with Def Jam. While at Def Jam they reunited in
1994 on tour and met again in
1995 in the recording studio of
Tupac Shakur's "Got My Mind Made Up" for his multi-platinum album
All Eyez on Me. After this they had friendly battles freestyling with each other on
Yo! MTV Raps which led to their collaboration single How High. In 1999 the two MCs appeared together on "Rap Phenomenon" from
The Notorious B.I.G. posthumous album
Born Again.
Method Man often gives a shout out to Redman on tracks that do not...
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