Tical 2000: Judgement Day
Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by American rapper Method Man. It was released on 16 November 1998 in Germany, and on 17 November 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 was known for his membership in the American hip- hop group Wu -Tang Clan. He became one of the most prominent members of the clan was taken in 1994 as a solo artist with the label Def Jam under contract. There, released his debut album Tical Method, which has sold 1.7 million units which Man. In the following years, the rapper continued to work with the Wu -Tang Clan and other artists, completed a world tour and was the father of two children. Finally, Method Man began working on his second studio album. Here, the goal of a musician was a better product than Tical, with which the rapper was not completely satisfied, produce. Method Man was finally able to sell from his second album, 1.5 million copies.
Title list
Production
At the production of the album, the hip- hop musician RZA, LB Da Life were Bringa, True Master, 4th Disciple, Inspectah Deck, Prince Paul, Quran Goodman & Trackmasters, Erick Sermon, Havoc, Allah Mathematics and Method Man himself involved. Wu -Tang Clan member RZA produced the title Perfect World, Suspect Chin Music and Retro Godfather. The songs Dangerous Grounds, Sweet Love, Torture, Party Crasher, Grid Iron Rap and Killin 'Fields contributed by True Master. Furthermore produced Qur'an Goodman and Trackmasters the piece Break Ups 2 Make Ups.
Method Man himself was involved through the songs Judgment Day (Intro) and Judgement Day at the production. The musician 4th Disciple occurs as a producer of Shaolin What ( Skit) as well as co- producer of the play Judgement Day. The beat of the title Cradle skirt was of LB Da Life Bringa and the musical accompaniment of the piece You Play Too Much by Prince Paul contributed. Two songs were produced by Inspectah Deck. These are Spazzola and Elements.
Hip- hop musician Erick Sermon was involved through the songs Step By Step and Big Dogs on the making of the album. Furthermore Snuffed Out ( Skit) by Allah Mathematics was produced. In addition, the production of the beat of Play IV Keeps by Havoc, which forms the group Mobb Deep along with rapper Prodigy was.
Singles
Two songs on the album Tical 2000: Judgement Day were released as singles. The first single was the piece Judgement Day. She appeared on 26 January 1999 and contains, in addition to the title song and the accompanying video, also the title Dangerous Grounds and Release Yo Delf. The second single is Break Ups 2 Make Ups.
Reception
Success
Method Mans second solo album debuted in the U.S. Billboard 200 charts at position 2. In France, the sound recording reached number 15 in the Netherlands and number 40 in Sweden, number 54 of the respective album charts. Tical 2000: Judgement Day rose in the 49th week of the year 1998, at position 32 in the German album charts. Overall, the album could last ten weeks in the list of 100 best-selling albums of the week in Germany.
Criticism
The music magazine Rolling Stone rated Tical 2000: Judgement Day with four out of a possible five points. In the Critique of S.H. Fernando Jr. on 10 December 1998, the album as a " multi-faceted jewel " ( " meth Has delivered a multifaceted jewel titled Tical 2000: Judgement Day. " ) Referred.
The German hip hop magazine Juice recorded Tical 2000: Judgement Day in the February issue of the year 1999 with the highest possible rating of six "crown" from. 2007 looked to the editors 100th issue of the magazine back to the previously provided with the highest rating albums. The editorial was in retrospect no sympathy for the award:
" Two or three good tracks, a super smooth transition from the 'marked 36 Chambers " era in the Def Jam / Squad. The rest of a disappointment, the album title mockery of the original " Tical " "
Credentials
- Wu -Tang Clan
- Album ( Hip- Hop )
- Album 1998