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Tical 2000: Judgement Day (1998)

Where the lyrics of Tical 2000: Judgement Day take you, and where it was really made.

Method Man's second album took its title and theme from apocalypse theories about the end of the second millennium.

Key places

Track 25 recorded at Sony Studios (1998)

Recording site Sony Music Studios — Track 25 of the album was recorded at Sony Studios in New York City, one of the nine studios listed for the recording sessions. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by Method Man, a member of Wu-Tang Clan
• Released November 17, 1998 by Def Jam Recordings
• Twenty-eight tracks; overall theme shaped by apocalypse theories about the end of the second millennium

Background

• Title and overall theme were heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the second millennium
• Produced by RZA, True Master, Inspectah Deck, 4th Disciple, Erick Sermon, Havoc, and Trackmasters, among others
• Guest appearances from Redman, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Mobb Deep, D'Angelo, and others
• Streetlife appears on seven of the album's twenty-eight tracks

Recording

• Recording sessions held at Battery Studios, Quad Studios, Hit Factory, Larrabee West, Mirror Image, Ameraycan Studios, Soundtrack Studios, Encore Studios, and Sony Studios
• Mixing done at Battery Studios, Hit Factory, Mirror Image, Soundtrack Studios, and Village Recorders
• Mastered at The Hit Factory by Chris Gehringer
• Marketed and distributed in France by Island S.A.; PolyGram listed as the record company

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Clifford Smith Jr., known as Method Man, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor, born March 2, 1971 in Hempstead, Long Island.
• He is a member of the East Coast hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and is half of the duo Method Man & Redman.
• His debut solo album Tical (1994) peaked at number four on the Billboard 200.
• The single "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards.
• Blackout! with Redman (1999) reached platinum status in the U.S. and Canada.
• He is also known as an actor with recurring roles in HBO's Oz, The Wire, and The Deuce.
• His stage name is a tribute to the 1979 martial arts film Method Man.

Personal Life

• He married Tamika in 2001 and the couple has three children.
• In 2009 he was arrested for income tax violations and in 2010 pleaded guilty to tax evasion.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Upon release the album received mostly favorable reviews from music critics
• Several critics disapproved of its over-abundance of skits

Records

• Debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200
• Debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
• Sold 411,000 copies in its first week
• Canadian Albums Chart peak: number five (French Wikipedia)
• Certified platinum by the RIAA on December 16, 1998, for sales over one million copies in the United States
• As of October 2009, 1,605,000 copies sold in the United States

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Track 15 is credited as "Chris Rock & Method Man".
• Tracks 5 and 17 contain audio excerpts of The Bishop "Magic" Don Juan from the HBO documentary "Pimps Up, Ho's Down".
• Streetlife appears on seven of the album's twenty-eight tracks.
• The standard jewel case carries a sticker on the cover, with a clear tray and a 12-page fold-out sheet.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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