| Blackout! | |
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 Studio album by Method Man & Redman | |
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Released |
September 28, 1999 |
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Recorded |
August 1998 - June 1999 |
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Studio |
Mirror Image Times Square |
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Genre |
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Length |
58:36 |
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Label |
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Producer |
DJ Scratch, Gov Mattic, Mathematics, Reggie Noble, Rockwilder, RZA, Erick Sermon |
| Method Man chronology | |
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Previous |
Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998) |
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Next |
Tical 0: The Prequel (2004) |
| Redman chronology | |
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Previous |
Doc's da Name 2000 (1998) |
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Next |
Malpractice (2001) |
| Method Man & Redman chronology | |
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Next |
Blackout! 2 (2009) |
Blackout! is the debut album by American hip hop duo Method Man & Redman, released in September 28, 1999 on Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions were held at Mirror Image Times Square, Soundtrack Studios, Electric Lady Studios, 36 Chambers and Rockin' Reel Studios in New York City and Enterprise Recording Studios and Encore Studios in Los Angeles from August 1998 to June 1999. It is the first full-length release by Method Man and Redman after many collaborations together. The album continued a string of highly successful Def Jam releases in the late 1990s.
The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200, with first-week sales of 254,000 copies. Both rappers enjoyed perhaps the height of their popularity as a tandem after the success of the album and its three charting singles. Music videos were made for three songs from the album, which were popular mainstays on MTV and BET. The album was certified platinum in 2000 and has since sold 1,575,000 copies. The sequel to the album, Blackout! 2, was released ten years later.
Tracklisting[edit | edit source]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "A Special Joint (Intro)" | - | George, Noble, Smith | Reggie Noble | 1:28 |
| 2. | "Blackout | Method Man, Redman | Miller, Morales, Noble, Sermon, Smith, Walker, Waring, Wimbley | Erick Sermon | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Mi Casa" | Method Man, Redman | Noble, Sermon, Smith | Erick Sermon | 2:43 |
| 4. | "Y.O.U." | Method Man, Redman | Davis, Foster, Muhammad, Noble, Sermon, Smith, Taylor | Erick Sermon | 4:03 |
| 5. | "4 Seasons" | Method Man, Redman, Ja Rule, LL Cool J | Atkins, Noble, Sermon, Smith, Smith | Erick Sermon | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Cereal Killer" | Method Man, Redman | Clarke, Diggs, Noble, Reid, Smith | RZA | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Da Rockwilder" | Method Man, Redman | Noble, Smith, Stinson | Rockwilder | 2:18 |
| 8. | "Tear it Off" | Method Man, Redman | Brailey, Clinton, Collins, Hunter, Morrison, Noble, Sermon, Shider, Smith, | Erick Sermon | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Where We At" | - | Noble, Smith | Reggie Noble | 1:51 |
| 10. | "1, 2, 1, 2" | Method Man, Redman | Noble, Smith, Spivey | DJ Scratch | 4:33 |
| 11. | "Maaad Crew" | Method Man, Redman | Matthews, Noble, Sermon, Smith | Erick Sermon | 4:27 |
| 12. | "Run 4 Cover" | Method Man, Redman, Ghostface Killah, Streetlife | Charles, Coles, Diggs, Noble, Smith | RZA | 4:25 |
| 13. | "The ?" | Method Man, Redman | Atkins, Carter, Lorenzo, Mays, Noble, Smith | Reggie Noble | 4:50 |
| 14. | "Dat's Dat Shit" | Method Man, Redman, Mally G | Bean, Noble, Smith | Mathematics | 4:19 |
| 15. | "Cheka" | Method Man, Redman | Brown, Charity, Hines, Lynch, Noble, Pauling, Smith, Starks, Tex, Wesley, Weston, Williams | Gov Mattic, Reggie Noble (co.) | 3:02 |
| 16. | "Fire Ina Hole" | Method Man, Redman | Bean, Noble, Smith | Mathematics | 4:21 |
| 17. | "Well All Rite Cha"* | Method Man, Redman | Noble, Sermon, Smith | Erick Sermon | 4:14 |
| 18. | "Big Dogs"* | Method Man, Redman | Noble, Sermon, Smith | Erick Sermon, Redman (co.) | 3:25 |
| 19. | "How High (Remix)"* | Method Man, Redman | Levay, Noble, Prager, Sermon, Smith | Erick Sermon | 4:40 |
Notes
- Track 6 features background vocals performed by Blue Raspberry
- Track 13 features additional vocals performed by Missy Elliott
