Tical 2000: Judgment Day
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November 1998 |
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28 |
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RZA, Havoc , Inspectah Deck u. a. |
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Studio (s) |
Battery Studios, Soundtrack Studios, and Ameraycan Studios |
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Tical 2000: Judgment Day is the second studio album by the American rapper Method Man . It was released on November 16, 1998 in Germany and on November 17, 1998 in the United States. The album was released on the Def Jam label and reached number 2 on the Billboard 200 charts.
background
Method Man became known through his membership in the American hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan . He developed into one of the most prominent members of the clan and was signed in 1994 as a solo artist with the Def Jam label . There Method Man released his debut album Tical , of which 1.7 million units were sold. In the following years, the rapper continued to work with the Wu-Tang Clan and other artists, completed a world tour and became the father of two children. Eventually Method Man began work on his second studio album. The musician's goal was to make a better product than Tical , with which the rapper was not completely satisfied. Method Man finally sold 1.5 million copies of his second album.
Track list
- Judgment Day (Intro) - 0:52
- Perfect World - 3:00
- Cradle Rock (feat. Left Eye) - 4:13
- Dangerous Grounds (feat. Streetlife) - 4:07
- Sweet Love (Skit) - 0:07
- Sweet Love (feat.Cappadonna and Streetlife) - 3:29
- Shaolin What (Skit) - 2:19
- Torture - 3:23
- Where's Method Man? (Skit) (feat.Ed Lover) - 1:04
- Suspect Chin Music (feat. Streetlife) - 4:52
- Retro Godfather - 2:49
- Dooney Boy - 0:15
- Spazzola (feat. Streetlife, Raekwon, Masta Killa, Killer Sin and Inspectah Deck) - 3:54
- Check Writer (Skit) - 0:13
- You Play Too Much (with Chris Rock) - 1:31
- Party Crasher - 3:53
- Grid Iron Rap (feat. Streetlife) - 3:23
- Step By Step - 3:34
- Play IV Keeps (feat. Inspectah Deck, Streetlife and Mobb Deep) - 3:33
- Donald Trump (Skit) - 0:11
- Snuffed Out (Skit) ( feat.Streetlife ) - 1:39
- Elements (feat. Star and Polite) - 3:58
- Killin 'Fields - 4:03
- Big Dogs (feat. Redman) - 3:29
- Break Ups 2 Make Ups (feat. D'Angelo) - 3:53
- Message From Penny (Skit) - 0:28
- Judgment Day - 6:00
- CEOutro - 0:10
production
Hip-hop musicians RZA , LB Da Life Bringa, True Master, 4th Disciple, Inspectah Deck , Prince Paul, Qur'an Goodman & Trackmasters, Erick Sermon , Havoc , Allah Mathematics and Method Man themselves were involved in the production of the album . Wu Tang Clan member RZA produced the tracks Perfect World , Suspect Chin Music and Retro Godfather . The songs Dangerous Grounds , Sweet Love , Torture , Party Crasher , Grid Iron Rap and Killin 'Fields were contributed by True Master. Qur'an Goodman and Trackmasters also produced Break Ups 2 Make Ups .
Method Man himself was involved in the production through the songs Judgment Day (intro) and Judgment Day . The musician 4th Disciple appears as the producer of Shaolin What (Skit) and as co-producer of the piece Judgment Day . The beat of the track Cradle Rock was provided by LB Da Life Bringa and the background music for the track You Play Too Much by Prince Paul. Two songs were produced by Inspectah Deck. These are Spazzola and Elements .
Hip-hop musician Erick Sermon was involved in the creation of the album through the songs Step By Step and Big Dogs . Furthermore, Snuffed Out (Skit) was produced by Allah Mathematics. In addition, the beat of Play IV Keeps was produced by Havoc, who together with rapper Prodigy forms the group Mobb Deep .
Singles
Two songs from the album Tical 2000: Judgment Day were released as singles. The first single was created for the piece Judgment Day . It was released on October 20, 1998 and contains, in addition to the theme song and the associated video, the title Dangerous Grounds and Release Yo Delf . The second single is Break Ups 2 Make Ups .
reception
success
Method Man's second solo album debuted at position 2 on the US Billboard 200 charts. In France, the record reached number 15, in the Netherlands number 40 and in Sweden number 54 in the respective album charts. Tical 2000: Judgment Day entered the 49th calendar week of 1998 at position 32 in the German album charts. Overall, the album was able to stay in the list of the 100 best-selling albums of the week in Germany for ten weeks.
criticism
The music magazine Rolling Stone rated Tical 2000: Judgment Day with four out of a possible five points. In the review by SH Fernando Jr. on December 10, 1998, the album is described as a "multifaceted jewel" (" Meth has delivered a multifaceted jewel titled Tical 2000: Judgment Day. ").
The German hip hop magazine Juice drew Tical 2000: Judgment Day in the February issue of the year 1999 with the highest rating of six "crown" from. In 2007, for the 100th issue of the magazine, the editors looked back on the albums that had received the highest ratings so far. In retrospect, the editors showed no understanding for the award:
“Two or three good tracks that marked a smooth transition from the“ 36 Chambers ”era to the Def Jam / Squad. The rest a disappointment, the album title a mockery for the original " Tical " "
credentials
- ^ Laut.de: biography of the rapper
- ↑ Booklet of the album
- ↑ Allmusic : Judgment Day (US) - Method Man
- ↑ Discogs : Method Man - Judgment Day
- ↑ MyVideo: Video for Break Ups 2 Make Ups
- ↑ Billboard.com Method Man Albums
- ↑ Various chart placements
- ↑ Musicline.de: Tical 2000: Judgment Day in the German Charts ( Memento of the original from April 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ SH Fernando Jr .: Music Reviews: Method Man: Tical 2000: Judgment Day. Rolling Stone , December 10, 1998, archived from the original on September 11, 2009 ; accessed on July 7, 2016 .
- ↑ September issue of Juice (2007) - page 90
