Profile
Method Man
Music Producer and Actor
Male
Born
Apr 1, 1971
Age
42
Hometown
Staten Island
Genres
Hip hop
Performed With
Redman (Rapper) +...
Record Label
Def Jam Recordings
Other Names
Smith, Clifford
Clifford Smith, better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method… Read More
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Precious WilliamsFling 2000
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Method Man
Age 42
siblings
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Terri SmithSister
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Missy SmithSister
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Nicolas B. Aziz: The Anomalistic Life Of An African American PilotHuffington Post - Mar 21, 2013
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Hip Hop's Finest Join Forces For Debut EffortHuffington Post - Nov 26, 2012
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Kendrick Lamar At Rock The Bells EventSan Francisco Chronicle - Aug 22, 2012
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Rap Genius: The Space Jam Soundtrack: A ReconsiderationHuffington Post - Jul 16, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1971
Birth
Born in Hempstead, Long Island, New York, on April 1, 1971, Clifford Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Island residence and his mother's home in the Park Hill section of Staten Island (colloquially known as Killa Hill). He has two sisters, Terri and Missy. On June 3, 1997 the Wu-Tang Clan released their Grammy-nominated multiplatinum double CD Wu-Tang Forever, the long-awaited follow up to 36 Chambers.
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TWENTIES
2000
29 Years Old
His second solo album was Tical 2000: Judgement Day, released in 1998, which was heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the millennium, and which featured myriad guest appearances from his fellow Wu-Tang MCs.
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THIRTIES
2004
33 Years Old
In 2004, Meth released his third solo album Tical 0: The Prequel, which featured the hit party single "What's Happenin'" with Busta Rhymes.
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2005
34 Years Old
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In 2005 Method Man also had a cameo in the horror movie Venom, where he played a deputy who shortly into the movie is killed.
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2006
35 Years Old
Method Man's fourth album, entitled 4:21: The Day After was released in August 2006 with a star lineup of producers featuring Havoc, Erick Sermon, Scott Storch, Allah Mathematics, Mr. Porter, and, most importantly to Meth, RZA.
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In an April 10, 2007 Onion AV Club interview, Redman hinted that there would be a second collaborative album with Method Man, with work beginning in midsummer or early September.
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2009
38 Years Old
Bun B confirmed that he guest starred on Blackout! 2 – in April 2009, a single has been released named City Lights, produced by Nasty Kutt Also producers such as Erick Sermon, Rockwilder and Pete Rock announced their presence on the album.
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2010
39 Years Old
At a concert on the 23 of December 2010 Method Man told the crowd to look for his album in March 2011.
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FORTIES
In a recent interview with The Come Up Show following a recent performance in Canada in April 2011, Method Man replied with this regarding his current 'weed-loving' image:"When you get older and you've got kids and your kids are going to school and you know their teachers and they see how active you are and concerned are with your kids' education or well being, it's hard to sit there and be taken seriously if people are always talking about he's always high which is totally not the case," he said. "When I first came out, I was young, we were doing our thing, we smoked a lot and we didn't care if the world knew.
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2012
41 Years Old
In 2012 he played crewman "Sticks" in George Lucas' movie Red Tails about the Tuskegee airmen.
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