Method Man
Album : 4:21 The Day After
Release Date : August 22, 2006
Label : Def Jam

Review :
Unlike some previous efforts—where Meth admits his priorities were different—on this new album, he says he’s focusing on lyrics. After his last album, Tical O : The Prequel, he went through an especially rough time in his life—both personally and professionally—which provided him with a bulk of material. “I had a lot on my mind at the time and the second thing was, I decided to really talk about something and I had a lot to draw from and when the pen hit the paper it was like damn, remember this ? And by the time I was done it was like shit, let’s go.” The result is his most personal and introspective work yet.

Doing the work behind the boards on 4:21, are Wu Tang mastermind and long-time collaborator, RZA as well as Scott Storch, Havoc, K1 and Eric Sermon. “With Eric, we did three songs in three days,” Meth says with an amazed smile, “He just comes in with ideas of top. And with RZA, shit, I’ve watched him build tracks from scratch, so all I really have to do is put the pen to the paper”. Eric Sermon provided the beat for Meth’s first single, “Say”, featuring Lauryn Hill. The track finds Meth addressing critics, fickle fans and haters for disrespecting him and his Wu Tang brethren.

“I’ve been venting about all this for years and [my manager] was like, ‘Write about it, Eric has the perfect joint.’ And, Lauryn Hill herself, she just had the raw emotion, the small things she said on the song was enough for me to push my pen and let myself be vulnerable.” Meth says his ability to let himself be so open is in line with the entire concept of the album, and its title. “The national weed smoking day is 4/20, so I named my album 4/21 the day after. Because after that day, you have this moment of clarity when you’re not high and you see things clearly.” The Grammy-winner sighs and continues, a serious, determined look on his face. “You feel like you’re not in on the joke, and everyone’s laughing at you. I felt like no one was taking me seriously. I got real angry and I just starting writing.”

Anger proved to be a great motivator, as the Ticalion Stallion wrapped up the album in a few short months. He says the creative process has been cathartic, and though his skin hasn’t gotten any thicker, he’s able to use his writing talent to inspire self-confidence.

“It’s real talk, I’m going to keep my spirits up and not let it get things to me. You know, if you start reading your own press and feeding into it, and you start questioning yourself, like, ‘am I wack ?’ and you have to be like, ‘No !’ I learned to pat myself on the back, and that it’s ok to pat myself on the back sometimes.”
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Method Man 4:21 The Day After, by [2006-11-08 22:09:01]

No that is not the right tracklisting. Please buy the album and look at the tracklisting please. I have this album and I know that the 1st song is a skit/song about making weed legal. And there are 20 songs on the album. The album is classic and is worth checkin out.

> Method Man 4:21 The Day After, by Erol [2006-08-15 02:49:33]

Tracklisting 1. Somebody Done Fucked Up (Prod. by Havoc) 2. Problem (Prod. by Erick Sermon) 3. Walk On (w/ Redman (Prod. by Versatile) 4. Dirty Mef (w/ Ol’ Dirty Bastard) (Prod. by Erick Sermon & Mathematics) 5. 4Ever (w/ Megan Rochell) (Prod. by Kwame) 6. Got to Have It (Prod. by Erick Sermon) 7. Fall Out (Prod. by Kwame) 8. Let’s Ride (w/ Ginuwine) (Prod. by Mr. Porter) 9. 4:20 (w/ Streetlife & Carlton Fisk) (Prod. by RZA and Kinetic) 10. Presidential MC (w/ Raekwon & RZA) (Prod. by RZA) 11. Everything (w/ Inspectah Deck & Streetlife) (Prod. by Mathematics) 12. Say (Prod. by Erick Sermon) 13. Ya Mean (w/ Fat Joe & Styles P) (Prod. by The Chairman of the Boards) 14. Is It Me (Prod. by Scott Storch) 15. The Glide (w/ Raekwon & La The Darkman) (Prod. by RZA) 16. Konichiwa Bitches (Prod. by RZA)