page_title: Method Man
section_title: 2011–present: The Meth Lab and Crystal Meth
hierarchical_section_title: Method Man / Music career / 2011–present: The Meth Lab and Crystal Meth
caption_attribution_description: English: “ New York City to Budapest Hip Hop brings us alltogether as one” Live on the 7th of July, 2015. Budapest Park, Budapest. Members on the concert: GZA Inspectah Deck U-God Masta Killa Cappadonna Mathematics Streetlife – GZA (Gary Grice) Formed in the East Coast (Staten Island, New York, US), the Clan was inspired by RZA's lead. Members are artists soon expanding to include Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, U-God, Masta Killa, and Inspectah Deck. Their debut release forged a new sound in hip-hop, through darkly funky soundscapes full of a sense of eerie, urban-dystopian menace which grounded their seamless, gritty vocal attack loaded with violent martial arts imagery. Achieving widespread critical acclaim and commercial success, Wu-Tang's sound became instantly recognizable which would go on to influence countless artists across genres subsequently. In 1997, Wu-Tang Clan reunited together to work on their second album, the double-disc "Wu-Tang Forever," finding huge anticipation for the release. The album went straight to number one in the charts and sold over 600,000 copies in its first week. Wu-Tang Clan became a branded franchise. Wu-Tang Clan adopted its name from the martial arts film 'Shaolin and Wu Tang'. The initial founder, member and producer of the group, referred to as RZA, describes the character's sword wielding technique as incredible and exquisite. Quickly inspired, RZA made the analogy between the sword and the tongue. Like the sword, the tongue speaks words as equally powerful and severe as the slice of a sword's blade. Thus brought the creation of the widely acknowledged Wu-Tang sword style. The assembly of the nine MCs known as RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon the Chef, U-God, Ghostface Killah and the Method Man, brought forth a team of fearless personas each as phenomenal and distinguished as the next. With a congregation of fearsome, lyrical warriors with distinct and eccentric rapping styles and techniques every member brought something new to the table. 1. Popular EU locations (access 2015.07.08) 2. Berlin, Germany 3. Paris, France 4. Amsterdam, Netherlands 5. Barcelona, Spain 6. Copenhagen, Denmark 7. Stockholm, Sweden 8. Dublin, Ireland 9. Prague, Czech Republic 10. Rome, Italy 11. Budapest, Hungary Sources: http://www.songkick.com/artists/283704-wutang-clan https://juliareda.eu/2015/06/who-is-behind-the-attack-on-freedom-of-panorama/ ©© Derzsi Elekes Andor, Budapest, 2015, Published in Metapolisz DVD line. You are authorised to use this photo under Creative Commons – even for commercial, for profit purposes. The photo must be attributed to Derzsi Elekes Andor. All of the photos and vids in the Metapolisz DVD line are under Creative Commons and can be used even for commercial – for profit – purposes. Recommended Citation Derzsi Elekes Andor: Metapolisz DVD line http://nektar.oszk.hu/en/manifestation/2623913 Magyar: A felvételek 2015. július 7-én készültek Budapesten, a Budapest Parkban. GZA Inspectah Deck U-God Masta Killa Cappadonna Mathematics Streetlife – GZA (Gary Grice) amerikai rapper és dalszerző. Források: http://wutangclan.com/ http://budapestpark.hu/program/wu-tang-clan-usa/ https://www.facebook.com/events/439784732861388/ Dalszöveg: http://www.azlyrics.com/w/wutang.html ©© Derzsi Elekes Andor, Budapest, 2015, A fénykép másolását és felhasználását a szerző ellenérték nélkül megengedi. Az engedély kiterjed a kereskedelmi célú hasznosításra is. Kéri azonban nevének feltüntetését a felhasználás során. A Metapolisz sorozat valamennyi képe és filmje Creative Commons alatti. kereskedelmi - for profit - célra is felhasználható. Közzétéve a Metapolisz DVD sorozatban. Ajánlott hivatkozás: Derzsi Elekes Andor: Metapolisz DVD line http://nektar.oszk.hu/en/manifestation/2623913
context_page_description: Clifford Smith Jr., better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He took his stage name from the 1979 film Method Man. In 1996, Smith won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By", featuring American R&B singer Mary J. Blige.
  Smith has appeared in films such as 187, Belly, How High, Garden State, The Wackness, Venom, Red Tails, Keanu, and The Cobbler. On television, he and frequent collaborator, fellow East Coast rapper Redman, co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red. He has also had recurring roles in three HBO series, as Tug Daniels in Oz, Melvin "Cheese" Wagstaff in The Wire, and Rodney in The Deuce. Method Man also appears in the TBS comedy The Last O.G..
context_section_description: Crystal Meth is to be Method Man's upcoming fifth and final studio album. The album has no confirmed release date. The Crystal Meth album was first announced before Method Man began working on his and Redman's second collaboration album, Blackout! 2, during which time it was tentatively titled The Crystal Method. In the liner notes of that album, it was given a scheduled release date for 2009. The album, however, was further postponed until it was later mentioned in an MTV interview it would be released in early 2010. At a concert on December 23, 2010, Method Man told the crowd to look for his album in March 2011. However, the album was postponed again.
  In an April 2011 interview with The Come Up Show, following a recent performance in Canada, Method Man replied to a question regarding his "weed-loving" image: "When you get older and you've got kids and your kids are going to school and you know [their] teachers...and they see how active you are and concerned [you are] with your kids' education or well being, it's hard to sit there and be taken seriously if people are always talking about he's always high...which is totally not the case", he said. "When I first came out, I was young, we were doing our thing, we smoked a lot...and we didn't care if the world knew. Now, I have to use more discretion because of my kids. This is not for me; everything I do is for them now, so I use a bit more discretion and I don't put weed as a forefront any more."
  On October 5, 2011, a new single from Method Man, entitled "World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids)", was released on iTunes. In July 2012, he confirmed that the album will come out in 2013 & will be produced by RZA, although he has also stated that RZA would not entirely produce the album, but instead be just one of a few producers which includes RZA, Erick Sermon, Rockwilder, and some new younger producers such as Diggilo. He also expressed a desire to work with Odd Future frontman Tyler, The Creator. Throughout 2013, Method Man worked on material for Crystal Meth and significantly worked on the Wu-Tang Clan's sixth studio album, A Better Tomorrow. He also toured with Redman throughout the year. On January 1, 2014, Method Man announced that a mixtape titled The Meth Lab would be released in March 2014 and that Crystal Meth would be released in August 2014 on Tommy Boy Entertainment. However, Method Man released The Meth Lab as a mixtape album through Tommy Boy on August 21, 2015. Crystal Meth was again said to drop in August 2016 but as of early 2017 still hasn't been released.
caption: Method Man at Budapest Park in 2015
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