Method Man is an American rapper, record producer,
and actor.
He is perhaps best 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
-Wikipedia
Birth Name: Clifford Smith
Also Known As: Johnny Blaze, Iron Lung, Hot Nickels, Ticallion Stallion
Name Origin:
He took his stage name from the 1979 film 'Method Man'.
Born: March 2, 1971 (age 53)
From: Staten Island, New York, U.S.
Height: 6' 3" (191 cm)
Genre(s):
Hip hop
Instrument(s):
Vocals
Occupation(s):
Rapper,
producer,
actor
Active From: 1992–present
Associated Acts:
Wu-Tang Clan
Redman
Method Man & Redman
Busta Rhymes
Def Squad
LL Cool J
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Awards:
2000
Source Hip Hop Award for Live Performer of the Year
Quotes:
After a while, you can't get any higher. It's like your head is in a wind tunnel - everything is vibrating.
All my legitimate jobs were embarrassing. I used to be stock boy at an Odd-Lot, making $35 a day.
Rap is a gimmick, but I'm for the hip-hop, the culture.
I hated having to go out on the block and scramble - that's the worst job in the world, especially if you ain't making any real money.
How many gangsters you know, from Al Capone up to John Gotti, been gay?
I have 15,000 comics in a warehouse, all bagged individually.
If I got a flight to catch and I just bought a half o-z, I'll smoke it all - I can't get weed on a plane, 'cause I've been red-flagged.
One girl who stands out was this Miami stripper. She still lives with her mother and father, and they know she strips. They call her by her stripper name, Freaky Red.
That's the mystique of this music. It's more soul music than anything, if you ask me.
We just wanna see where we stand at right now with our fans.
When Wu-Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants, it was shoddy material.
Or my rhymes could do the same for him as far as beat-wise, so we both act off each other. It's like cause and effect.