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Redman (Rapper)

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    El-P And Killer Mike Talk Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Anger As A Positive Force, And The Unlucky Fate Of Their Favorite HBO Shows

    A few drinks into my conversation with Mike and El-P about their new collaboration R.A.P. Music (Williams Street), the tone shifted, as it tends to under the influence of multiple makeshift White Russians. EL-P's drink-ordering became relentlessly efficient. Things became a little more candid. The c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Hip-Hop's 25 Best Weed Songs

    In honor of today being 4/20—every smoker's favorite day of the year—SOTC has compiled the 25 Best Rap Songs relating to weed. Though some may be more about bud than others, all are guaranteed to make your high all the more enjoyable. Be forewarned, though... this list doesn't have any h ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 11, 2012

    Joshua Redman Trio

    In honor of today being 4/20—every smoker's favorite day of the year—SOTC has compiled the 25 Best Rap Songs relating to weed. Though some may be more about bud than others, all are guaranteed to make your high all the more enjoyable. Be forewarned, though... this list doesn't have any h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2012

    Head Bangers And Hardcore Hits: A Ten-Track Hit Squad Collection

    Tail-end golden era rap fanatics rejoice—the Hit Squad is back! Emerging after Long Islanders Erick Sermon and Parish Smith found fame as EPMD, the Hit Squad drafted in the duo's pugnacious rap mates Redman, K-Solo, Keith Murray and Das EFX and reigned as one of the most beloved rap posses of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Live: Method Man, Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T., And Others Smoke Out The Best Buy Theater

    Method Man w/ Curren$y, Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, Fiend & Cornerboy, Marcus Manchild, and more Best Buy Theater Friday, October 14 Better than: Hanging out in my own living room (barely). Last time Curren$y and Big K.R.I.T. rolled through Manhattan on the Smoker's Club tour (sans Method Man), both ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    The Five Best Moments On Yo! MTV Raps

    MTV turns 30 on Monday. To celebrate, we're running a bunch of pieces on the channel, its legacy, and its future. ​ Debuting during the golden year of '88, Yo! MTV Raps revolutionized TV coverage of hip-hop music. Of course, hip-hop videos existed long before Yo! launched—Grandmaster Fl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2011

    Redman Buying Fireworks is on the Front Page of the New York Times

    ​Subscribers to the New York Times were greeted this morning by a picture of Redman buying fireworks on the front page. The image of the rapper holding a $189.99 set of Flower Power fireworks graces an article about the budgetary repercussions of banning fireworks. Redman is briefly interviewe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Ten Hip-Hop Covers Of Rap Songs

    ​Last week, the Detroit-based rapper and one-time J Dilla collaborator Elzhi released Elmatic. It's the second time a rapper has re-written and re-made Nas's hallowed Illmatic, with Fashawn attempting a similar feat last year. As a listening experience, Elmatic is less than convincing, leaving ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    Curren$y And The Alchemist Get Chilly On "Covert Coup"

    ​The New Orleans-based Curren$y is a weed rapper, which means his job is to make something usually associated with directionless demotivation seem badass. The art of weed rapping is the art of bragging about surpassing low expectations, and there are a couple ways to do this: the current big m ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    December 15, 2010

    HAPPY WU YEAR

    Celebrate with your eight oldest pals

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Sneaker Pimps Exhibition Hosting Ghostface Killah, Redman, The Lox and Friends in NYC

    ​There will no be shortage of New York City hip-hop at the local NBA Jam-sponsored 2010 stop of the Sneaker Pimps tour, which centers around "over 1,500 pairs of rare, limited edition, vintage, celebrity signed, artists collaborated sneakers and a collection of sneaker inspired artwork, fashio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    Q&A: DJ Premier on Where Rap Went Wrong and How to Fix It

    ​If New York hip-hop has a spiritual gatekeeper, it's DJ Premier. Along with being part of definitive '90s rap duo Gang Starr, Premier has balanced crafting songs for certified rap royalty Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas with supporting the city's more varied and underground scenes. His upcoming label ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 22, 2010

    Joshua Redman Trio

    ​If New York hip-hop has a spiritual gatekeeper, it's DJ Premier. Along with being part of definitive '90s rap duo Gang Starr, Premier has balanced crafting songs for certified rap royalty Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas with supporting the city's more varied and underground scenes. His upcoming label ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2010

    Insane Clown Posse Talk Juggalo Magic, Justin Bieber, Trekkies, and Being Rich

    "Juggalos are not just ICP fans. They're much more than that. They're not the Deadheads, they're not the KISS Army, they're not hippies. Juggalos are something that's never happened in the music industry. Juggalos are AMAZING!" As Juggalo week at Sound of the City draws to a close, we give you thi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    Remembering Fat Beats, The Best Record Store In Underground Hip-Hop History

    Gang Starr flanking Fat Beats owner Joseph Abajian, who unfortunately saw this coming​In 1997, Paul Rosenberg, the attorney of an aspiring rapper from Detroit calling himself Eminem, was walking along 6th Avenue in the West Village with ten copies of an independent 12-inch vinyl single titled ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Insane Clown Posse's Violent J and Method Man Are Apparently "All Good"

    Fun fact: In 1993, Violent J was trying to promote his group Insane Clown Posse at the Jack the Rapper convention in Atlanta and walked up to Redman and gave him a CD. EPMD too, along with "any motherfucker who would take it." Seventeen years later, on August 15, 2010, Redman was on Insane Clown ... More >>

  • Music

    August 18, 2010

    Camu Tao Gets His Due

    The departed rapper's King of Hearts is hard to hear and harder to ignore

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Yes, Method Man Got Hit in the Face at the Gathering of the Juggalos Too, But It Was Nothing Like The Tila Tequila Incident [Audio, Photos]

    Nate "Igor" Smith. If you steal photos and don't link back, we will come and find you.Method Man, after getting hit at the Gathering of the Juggalos.Yes, Method Man did get hit in the face during his set with Redman at the Gathering of the Juggalos on Sunday night. Witnessed this too, though from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Your Guide to the 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos, Which Begins Tomorrow

    The 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos begins tomorrow. There are over 100 performers booked for this event. They all lead up to one thing. . . the headlining onslaught of Insane Clown Posse. There is already an entire Internet full of jokes here. You do not need me. Instead, let us simply co ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2009

    Def Jam at 25

    The Yankees of hip-hop labels, reconsidered

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2009

    Joshua Redman Trio

    The Yankees of hip-hop labels, reconsidered

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2009

    Live From the Purple Carpet: Interviews and Photos from Last Night's Raekwon Record Release Party

    The press mob. All photos by Eleni Rizakos.​Raekwon's long-anticipated Only Built for Cuban Linx, Part II dropped yesterday with a release party graced by Ghostface, Method Man, Diddy, DJ Premiere, Redman, Eric B, Ice-T, and Cappadonna, among many, many others. The red carpet was purple, of co ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 28, 2009

    2Gethr 4evr

    Rap’s BFFs kick off APW

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2009

    Week in Review: "I Am the Best Filmmaker in the World."

    Nate "Igor" SmithFun times at Roxy Cottontail's party. This is what Zach's birthday dinner looked like too. In the week that both Zach and Roxy Cottontail celebrated their birthdays, Rob posted a great moment in Wu-based subway-ad vandalism that became a whole shitload of peoples' Facebook profile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Why Redman and Method Man Performed on Jimmy Fallon Without the Roots

    On Monday night, Method Man and Redman took their Blackout! 2 promotional tour to Jimmy Fallon, an evening that promised to join the rapidly growing pantheon of incredible rap performances on Fallon's show--the Roots backing veterans that went as far back or farther in the game than they did, guy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    This Week in Voice Blogs

    At Sound of the City, our film critic J. Hoberman reports from the Cannes premiere of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds: "A sort of World War II spaghetti western, even more drenched in film references than blood." Also: Behind the scenes as Method Man and Redman snub The Roots! At La Daily ... More >>

  • Music

    April 15, 2009

    The Diss-Track Family Tree

    Who to insult, how, and why

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2009

    On "City Lights," Featuring Redman, Method Man, and UGK

    Rap's 36-posts-or-so-per-mp3-blog-a-day regimen hasn't had nearly the same obliterative effect on the music itself as it has in, say, indie rock: If anything, it makes tracks by veterans like Red and Meth seem like major events, when in reality both of those guys have spent the better part of two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2008

    MGMT Dresses Up as Pilgrims on the Internet, Web Sheriff Sends Cease-and-Desist on Behalf of the Mayflower

    Rap's 36-posts-or-so-per-mp3-blog-a-day regimen hasn't had nearly the same obliterative effect on the music itself as it has in, say, indie rock: If anything, it makes tracks by veterans like Red and Meth seem like major events, when in reality both of those guys have spent the better part of two ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 29, 2008

    THROWBACKS AND BACKPACKS

    Rap gets its own Lollapalooza

  • Film

    April 3, 2007

    Bring Da Ruckus

    Still don't nothing move but the money in thrilling Wu-Tang reunion-show doc

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2006

    Live: Cranky New York Rap Nostalgia Soldiers On

    Still don't nothing move but the money in thrilling Wu-Tang reunion-show doc

  • Music

    September 12, 2006

    Tical 2006: The Falling-Off

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2006

    Status Ain't Hood Interviews Method Man

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2006

    The Best Rap Videos Ever

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Art

    June 15, 2004

    Movin' on Up: Rappers Invade a Snooty Gated Community

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    In Da Fight Club

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    June 11, 2002

    Down and Alt

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    November 13, 2001

    Salaam

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Specials

    August 21, 2001

    Letters

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    August 7, 2001

    What Fresh Sell

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    November 21, 2000

    Pretty Snide (For Some Orange Guys)

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Film

    September 5, 2000

    Playa Baiting

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    August 8, 2000

    Eraserheads

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    March 21, 2000

    Music

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Long Island Voice

    November 30, 1999

    Still Rough Enuff to Break from NY To Long Island

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    July 20, 1999

    All Dat

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Film

    May 11, 1999

    Videodrome

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    March 9, 1999

    Hard-Knock He-Men

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

  • Music

    March 2, 1999

    Two Realists

    Wu royalty gets a bit too defensive with self-prophetic comeback/never-left campaign

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