Method Man & Redman, also known as
Red & Meth,
Doc & Meth or
Mr. Meth and Funk Doc, are a
hip hop duo, consisting of rap superstars
Method Man (of
Wu-Tang Clan) and
Redman (of
Def Squad). The duo, who've known each other since they were kids, reunited in 1994 on tour and met again in 1995 in the recording studio of
2Pac's "Got My Mind Made Up" for his multi-platinum album
All Eyez on Me. After this they had friendly battles freestyling with each other on
Yo! MTV Raps which led to their collaboration single
How High. They recorded many tracks together until they finally released
Blackout! in 1999. A 10 years reunion sequel,
Blackout! 2 was released in 2009.
They also starred in a sitcom titled Method and Red, but they later disowned the series due to lack of creative control, which were done by FOX instead.
They are both signed with the record label Def Jam. In September 1999, they released their first album, Blackout!, which they recorded in early 1999 while on the road as part of the hugely successful Hard Knock Life Tour, and promoted it during the Family Values Tour. In 2001, they starred together in the film How High. They were also on a sitcom together named Method & Red. They have worked together on numerous occasions as contributing artists.
Method Man often gives a shout out to Redman on tracks that do not feature Redman; this usually comes in the form of "What up, Doc!" referring to Redman's alias "Funk Doctor Spock".
