Tical 2000: Judgement Day | |
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Studio album by Method Man | |
Released |
November 17, 1998 |
Recorded |
September 1997 - March 1998 |
Studio |
Quad Recording Studios |
Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Underground hip hop |
Length |
73:21 |
Label |
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Producer |
4th Disciple, Divine (exec.), Tyrone Fyffe, Quran Goodman, Havoc, Inspectah Deck, Koran, LB da Life Bringa, Kevin Liles (exec.), Mathematics, Method Man (also exec.), Prince Paul, Redman, RZA (also exec.), Erick Sermon, Trackmasters, True Master |
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Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. It was released on November 17, 1998 under Def Jam Recordings. Recording sessions took place at Ameraycan Studios in North Hollywood, Larrabee West Studio in Los Angeles and Battery Studios, Quad Recording Studios and Mirror Image in New York City from September 1997 to March 1998. Production was handled by RZA, Havoc, True Master, Erick Sermon, 4th Disciple, Qu'ran Goodman, Mathematics, Prince Paul, LB da Life Bringa and Inspectah Deck. It includes guest appearances by Mobb Deep, Streetlife, Cappadonna, Redman, Left Eye (of TLC), Booster, Masta Killa, Killa Sin, Raekwon, Hell Razah, Inspectah Deck, Polite, Star, Cho-Flo, D'Angelo, Chris Rock, Janet Jackson and Ed Lover. The album's title and overall theme were heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the second millenium.
The album debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, while selling 411,000 copies in its first week. In December 1998, one month after its release, Tical 2000 was certified platinum in sales by the RIAA. Upon its release, the album received mostly positive reviews from critics, though several disapproved of its excessive number of skits.
Tical 2000: Judgement Day spawned the singles: "Dangerous Grounds", "Judgement Day" and "Break Up 2 Make Ups".
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "Judgement Day (Intro)" | - | - | Method Man | 0:52 |
2. | "Perfect World" | Method Man | Diggs, Smith | RZA | 3:00 |
3. | "Cradle Rock" | Method Man, Left Eye | Dorsey, Smith | LB da Life Bringa | 4:13 |
4. | "Dangerous Grounds" | Method Man, Streetlife | Charles, Harris, Smith | True Master | 4:07 |
5. | "Sweet Love (Skit)" | - | - | - | 0:06 |
6. | "Sweet Love" | Method Man, Cappadonna, Streetlife | Charles, Harris, Hill, Smith | True Master | 3:29 |
7. | "Shaolin What (Skit)" | - | Bougard, Smith | 4th Disciple | 2:19 |
8. | "Torture" | Method Man | Harris, Smith | True Master | 3:23 |
9. | "Where's Method Man? (Skit)" | - | - | - | 1:04 |
10. | "Suspect Chin Music" | Method Man, Streetlife | Charles, Diggs, Smith | RZA | 4:52 |
11. | "Retro Godfather" | Method Man | Cleveland, Diggs, Miller, Reid, Smith | RZA | 2:50 |
12. | "Dooney Boy (Skit)" | - | - | - | 0:15 |
13. | "Spazzola" | Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Killer Sin, Masta Killa, Raekwon, Streetlife | Charles, Grant, Hunter, Turner, Smith, Woods | Inspectah Deck | 4:54 |
14. | "Check Writer (Skit)" | - | - | - | 0:13 |
15. | "You Play Too Much (Skit)" | - | - | Prince Paul | 1:31 |
16. | "Party Crasher" | Method Man | Harris, Smith | True Master | 3:53 |
17. | "Grid Iron Rap" | Method Man, Streetlife | Charles, Harris, Smith | True Master | 3:23 |
18. | "Step by Step" | Method Man | Brooks, Jacobs, Murdock, Sermon, Shakur, Smith, Troutman, Troutman | Erick Sermon | 3:34 |
19. | "Play IV Keeps" | Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Mobb Deep | Charles, Hunter, Johnson, Muchita, Smith | Havoc | 3:33 |
20. | "Donald Trump (Skit)" | - | - | - | 0:11 |
21. | "Snuffed Out (Skit)" | - | Bean, Charles | Mathematics | 1:39 |
22. | "Elements" | Method Man, Polite, Star | Bratcher, Hayes, Hunter, Porter, Singleton, Smith | Inspectah Deck | 3:58 |
23. | "Killin' Fields" | Method Man | Harris, Smith | True Master | 4:03 |
24. | "Big Dogs" | Method Man, Redman | Noble, Sermon, Smith | Erick Sermon, Redman (co.) | 3:29 |
25. | "Break Ups 2 Make Ups" | Method Man, D'Angelo | Archer, Barnes, Olivier, Smith | Trackmasters, Quran Goodman, Koran (add.) | 3:53 |
26. | "Message from Penny" | - | - | - | 0:28 |
27. | "Judgement Day" | Method Man | Bougard, Smith | Method Man, 4th Disciple (co.), Tyrone Fyffe (add.) | 6:00 |
28. | "C.E.O.utro" | - | - | - | 0:04 |