Method Man

Method Man
Aliases	Johnny Blaze, Mr. Mef, Ticallion Stallion
Crews	Wu-Tang Clan
Initiation	1992

Clifford Smith (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He took his stage name from the 1979 film Method Man.

In 1996, Meth won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By", featuring American R&B singer Mary J. Blige.

Childhood

Born on March 2, in Hempstead, Long Island, Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Islandresidence 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.

Early career

1992

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
December 14	Wu-Tang Clan	Protect Ya Neck	-	Song

1993

Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.

Wu-Tang Clan - Method Man

As Wu-Tang Clan ascended to hip hop stardom, Method Man was always one of the most visible members of the collective. He was one of only two members to get a solo song on the group's debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and he was the first to release a solo album under the Clan's unusual contract which allowed its members to release albums under any record label. Method Man chose to sign with rap label Def Jam Recordings, although Elektra Records A&R man Dante Ross initially wanted to sign him around the same time Ross signed fellow group member Ol' Dirty Bastard.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
August 3	Wu-Tang Clan	M.E.T.H.O.D. Man	Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)	Song
November 9		Shame On A Nigga		Album
		Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber
		Da Mystery of Chessboxin'
		Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuttin' Ta Fuck Wit'
		C.R.E.A.M.
		Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber Pt. II

 

1994

Method Man - Bring The Pain

Method Man's solo debut, Tical (1994), was critically acclaimed and well received, entering the American charts at #4 and eventually selling in excess of one million copies. That album featured the hit single "All I Need", later remixed featuring Mary J. Blige, which won a Grammy ("I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need"). During this time Method Man also became close friends with fellow New York City-based rapper The Notorious B.I.G., and was the only guest rapper featured on his debut album Ready to Die. He was also featured on Spice 1's album AmeriKKKa's Nightmare on the track "Hard 2 Kill".

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
September 13	Notorious B.I.G.	The What	Ready to Die	Guest feature
November 8	RZA, Shaquille O'Neal	No Hook	Shaq-Fu: Da Return
November 15	-		Tical	Album

1995

Method Man & Mary J. Blige - All I Need DIRTY

Method Man - Release Yo' Delf

In 1995, he was also featured on "Got the Flava" off Showbiz and A.G.'s album Goodfellas.

Method Man appeared in the 1995 documentary entitled The Show. There is a memorable scene in which Method Man, on a train in Japan, gets into an argument with U-God and Ghostface Killah, over camera time, radio interviews, and clothing mishaps.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
March 28	Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon	Raw Hide	Return to the 36 Chambers (The Dirty Version)	Guest feature
May 30	Showbiz & A.G.	Got the Flava	Goodfellas
August 1	Raekwon, RZA, Masta Killa, Ghostface Killah	Wu-Gambinos	Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
August 25	Brian Robbins		The Show	Film/documentary
November 7	GZA	Shadowboxin'	Liquid Swords	Guest feature

1996

Method Man, Redman - Whateva Man

Meth played himself in the American sports comedy film The Great White Hype, which starred Samuel L. Jackson. In 1996, Method Man appeared on Tupac Shakur's album All Eyez on Me, on the song "Got My Mind Made Up" alongside his rhyme partner Redman, the Dogg Pound (Daz and Kurupt) and Inspectah Deck, whose verse did not make the released album version (although his nickname "Rebel INS" can be heard as the song fades).

He was also featured on Redman's 1996 album Muddy Waters on the track "Do What Ya Feel".

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
February 13	Tupac Shakur	Got My Mind Made Up	All Eyez On Me	Guest feature
October 29	Ghostface Killah, Raekwon	Box in Hand	Ironman
November 19	Mobb Deep	Extortion	Hell On Earth
	Foxy Brown	Ill Na Na	Ill Na Na
December 10	Redman	Do What Ya Feel	Muddy Waters

1997

B-Real, Coolio, Method Man, LL Cool J And Busta Rhymes - Hit Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)

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. The album has sold over 8.3 million copies to date worldwide.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
February 11	Wu-Tang Clan	Triumph	Wu-Tang Forever	Album
June 3		Reunited
		Cash Still Rules / Scary Hours
		Visionz
		As High As Wu-Tang Get
		A Better Tomorrow
		Little Ghetto Boys
		Deadly Melody
		The Projects
		Bells of War
		Dog Shit
		Duck Seazon
		Hellz Wind Staff
July 30	Kevin Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson		One Eight Seven	Film
August 15	James Mangold, Sylvester Stallone		Cop Land	Film
October 14	LL Cool J	4,3,2,1	Phenomenon	Guest feature

1998

DMX feat. Method Man, Nas, & Ja Rule - Grand Finale (1998) (HD)

Method Man - Judgement Day

Method Man, D'Angelo - Break Ups 2 Make Ups

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. The album was certified double platinum. Other guest appearances include Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, D'Angelo, Chris Rock, Mobb Deep, Redman, and brief cameos from Russell Simmons, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan, Janet Jackson, and Donald Trump. The album sold better than his first fueled by the party track "Judgment Day" and the D'Angelo collaboration "Break Ups 2 Make Ups", earning Platinum and Gold certifications in the U.S. and Canada respectively. Reviews for the album were mixed and its long runtime and abundance of intermittent comedy skits were widely criticized. Producers on this album included True Master, 4th Disciple and the RZA.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
April 21	-	Bulworth (They Talk About It While We Live It)		Song
August 11	The Harlem Hoodz, Inspectah Deck, Killa Sin, Raekwon	Wu-Tang Cream Team Line-Up		Guest feature
August 25	Xzibit	Pussy Pop
	Jayo Felony	Whatcha Gonna Do
October 27	Dru Hill	This Is What We Do
November 3	Nas, DMX, Ja Rule	Grand Finale
November 4	Hype Williams, Nas, DMX		Belly	Film
November 10	Pete Rock	Half Man Half Amazin'		Song
November 17	-		Tical 2000: Judgement Day	Album
December 8	Redman	Well All Rite Cha	Doc's Da Name 2000	Guest feature

1999

Method Man, Redman - Da Rockwilder

EPMD - Symphony 2000 ft. Redman, Method Man, Lady Luck

Limp Bizkit feat. Method Man - N 2 Gether Now (Official Music Video *Explicit Version)

Method Man, Redman - Y.O.U.

He became engaged to his wife Tamika Smith.

Method Man was part of the very successful Hard Knock Life Tour with Jay-Z, Redman, Ja Rule, and DMX. During this tour, Method Man & Redman recorded Blackout!, a light-hearted, bass-heavy, profanity-laced, party record with an EPMD-evoking emphasis on funky beats and the mischievous wit and cool flows and good rhythm of the two MCs. The album reached platinum status quickly, both in the U.S. and Canada, fueled by "Da Rockwilder", "Cereal Killa", "1, 2, 1, 2", "Tear It Off" and "Y.O.U." This album also featured three previously released tracks on which the two collaborated.

Their success would lead the duo on to star in movies and TV shows, become product spokespersons and household names, but also associated them with marijuana use in the media. The most immediate results of their success was their co-starring roles in the major motion picture film How High, their endorsement deal for Right Guard, Redman's starring role in Seed of Chucky and a short-lived sitcom on Fox Television entitled Method & Red.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
June 22	Limp Bizkit, DJ Premier	N2Gether Now	Significant Other	Guest feature
June 25	Dennis Dugan, Adam Sandler		Big Daddy	Film
July 20	EPMD	Symphony 2000	Out of Business	Guest feature
September 4	James Toback, Robert Downey Jr.		Black and White	Film
September 28	Redman		Blackout!	Album
November 30	Paradox Development		Wu-Tang Shaolin Style / Wu-Tang: Taste the Pain	Videogame
December 7	Notorious B.I.G.	Rap Phenomenon	Born Again	Guest feature

2000

The Wu-Tang Clan released The W on November 21, 2000. The W received both critical and commercial success for the group, while Iron Flag did receive some but not to the effect of The W. The efforts earned two more platinum plaques for the Wu-Tang Clan.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
January 25	D'Angelo	Left and Right	Voodoo	Guest feature
June 27	Kelly Price	Like You Do
July 4	Sheek Louch, Redman	2 Tears in a Bucket	Ryde or Die Vol. 2
July 18	Channel Live	Ghetto B.I.
September 8	Chris Fiore, Damon Dash		Backstage	Film/documentary
September 12	LL Cool J	Forget About It	G.O.A.T.	Guest feature
October 9	Roni Size	Ghetto Celebrity
October 17	Limp Bizkit, Redman, DMX	Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)	Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water
October 20	Wu-Tang Clan	Protect Ya Neck (The Jump Off)	The W	Song
November 21		Intro (Shaolin Finger Jab) / Chamber Music		Album
		Redbull
		Do You Really (Thang, Thang)
		Gravel Pit
		Clap

Mid career

2001

Method Man & Redman - How High Part 2 (HD) Best Quality!

Meth married Tamika in 2001.

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
February 11	Tom Fontana		Oz	TV series
April 13	Run D.M.C.	Simmons Incorporated	Crown Royal	Guest feature
May 15	Missy Elliott, Redman	Dog in Heat	Miss E...So Addictive
May 22	Redman	Enjoy Da Ride	Malpractice
	Outsidaz	Who You Be	The Bricks
July 31	-	Party & Bullshit	Rush Hour 2 soundtrack	Song
December 4	Cypress Hill, Redman	Red, Meth & B	Stoned Raiders	Guest feature
December 8	-		Mad TV	TV series
December 11	Redman, B-Real	Cisco Kid	How High soundtrack	Album
	Jonell	Round & Round (Remix)
	Redman	Part II
		America's Most
		Let's Do It
		We Don't Know How To Act
		Big Dogs
		How High (Remix)
December 18	Wu-Tang Clan	Rules	Iron Flag	Album
		Soul Power (Black Jungle)
		Uzi (Pinky Ring)
		Ya'll Been Warned
		Radioactive (Four Assassins)
		Back in the Game
		The W
	Mystikal	I Get It Started	Tarantula	Guest feature
December 21	Jesse Dylan, Redman		How High	Film

2002

Date	Worked with	Collaboration	Project	Format
May 7	Naughty by Nature	Rock & Roll	Icons	Guest feature
October 11	Rick Famuyiwa, Taye Diggs		Brown Sugar	Film
November 12	Styles P, Redman	Good Times (Remix)		Guest feature
	Missy Elliott	Bring the Pain	Under Construction

2003

Mary J. Blige - Love @ 1st Sight ft. Method Man

In 2003, Method Man criticized Oli "Power" Grant and Mitchell "Divine" Diggs, the managers of the Wu-Tang Clan business. "Number 1 on my shit list right now is Divine from Wu-Tang management. He took something major from me that he had no intention of giving back."

In January, Meth appeared as a fortune teller named Kamayo in the 2002 television series The Twilight Zone.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 8	Jerry Levine, James Crocker	The Twilight Zone	TV series
April 1	AKI Corporation, EA Canada	Def Jam Vendetta	Videogame
June 29	Steve Shill (Episode 5)	The Wire (Season 2)	TV series
August 10	Rob Bailey (Episode 10)
August 26	Mary J. Blige	Love @ 1st Sight	Guest feature
September 16	IAM	Noble Art
October 13	-	Lyrical .44	Song
October 20	David Zucker, Anna Faris	Scary Movie 3	Film
December 21	Snoop Dogg, Outkast	Volcano High (voiceover)

2004

Method Man ft. Busta Rhymes - What's Happenin' *Uncensored* Official video

In 2004, Method Man starred in a Fox sitcom called Method & Red. However, after only a short time on the air, the show was put on hiatus and never returned. Method Man later spoke to the press about Fox's influence on the show's style, saying that "there's been too much compromise on our side and not enough on their side" and criticising the network's decision to add a laugh track. Before the show even aired for the first time, he was telling fans not to bother watching it. He told the Los Angeles Times:

In 2004, Meth released his third solo album Tical 0: The Prequel, which featured the hit party single "What's Happenin'" with Busta Rhymes. Hip hop critics voiced their displeasure with the album, many agreeing that Tical 0 felt like generic party rap and featured too many mainstream guests, detracting from his own performances. Regardless, this album sold reasonably well and was certified gold record by the RIAA relatively quickly, but would not see the platinum success of his previous solo releases. There was trouble even before the album's release when Method apparently complained to the press about excessive interference from Def Jam over the album's beats (Meth supposedly desired more input from Wu-Tang leader RZA). On its release, many fans and critics were taken aback by its strong "mainstream" or "commercial" sound, highlighted by the guest appearances of pop-rap stars like Missy Elliott and P. Diddy, two artists that are involved with much different facets of rap music.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 9	Cheryl Dunye, Eddie Griffin	My Baby's Daddy	Film
January 16	Zach Braff, Natalie Portman	Garden State
February 24	U-God, Raekwon, Tony Touch	Rock Steady	Guest feature
May 18	-	Tical 0: The Prequel	Album
May 28	Jessy Terrero, Tom Arnold	Soul Plane	Film
June 16	Jeff Melman, Redman	Method & Red	TV series
June 23	Lev L. Spiro, Redman
July 7	Tamra Davis, Redman
July 14	Michael Lange, Redman
July 21	Peter Lauer, Redman
	Michael Spiller, Redman
July 28
September 8	Victor Nelli Jr., Redman
September 15	Dennis Dugan, Redman
September 19	Ed Bianchi (Episode 1)	The Wire (Season 3)
September 21	AKI Corporation, EA Canada	Def Jam: Fight for NY	Videogame
September 26	Steve Shill (Episode 2)	The Wire (Season 3)

2005

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
March 15	SPEEDY, Mobb Deep	Gangsta Rapperz	Guest feature
April 19	Junior M.A.F.I.A.	Nothing Wrong
September 13	J-Ro	It Don't Stop
September 16	Jim Gillespie, Agnes Bruckner	Venom	Film
December 6	Ashanti	Still On It	Guest feature

2006

During a concert in 2006, Method Man criticized Diddy's decisions on Duets: The Final Chapter, the posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G., saying that Biggie never would have worked with some of the rappers. "They got niggas on that album Big would have never rocked with," Meth said of the album. "Musically, I ain't fuckin' with Puff Daddy". He also brought up the fact that he was the only other rapper that Biggie chose to have on his debut album Ready to Die. He was featured on the track "The What".

Previously, Diddy had been one of the executive producers for Method Man's 2004 album Tical 0: The Prequel, to which Meth later voiced his displeasure on the final product. From then on, he focused on production from within the Clan and its closely tied collaborators.

in 2006, Method Man had a personal and publicized conflict with TV talk show host Wendy Williams on The Breakdown, an internet show on Onloq.com. Williams talked on air about Method Man's wife having cancer, which was something he wanted to keep private and her own family members had not yet known about. He said that people who lived next door to him did not know, but Williams had dug it up and made it public over the radio. Because of this leaked information, Method Man and his wife had many problems.

Wendy Williams also reported rumors that Method Man had even been having an affair with his wife's doctor. Method Man first heard of this while in recording sessions in Los Angeles.

Aside from the financial issues, Method Man was unhappy with the decision to bring Wu-Tang into the fashion world for a brief period of time with Wu-Wear, despite the brand being a major money-maker for the group. "When Wu-Wear started making shoes and sneakers and pants, it was shoddy material. I never rocked that shit."

In 2006, Method Man appeared on the MTV reality game show Yo Momma in the first episode of Season 1.

P. Diddy was one of the executive producers for the album, although Meth later voiced his displeasure with the final product. "On the third LP, it was suggested (by Def Jam) to bring in Harve Pierre and P. Diddy. Who am I to argue? Puff knows how to sell some records. But that wasn't the direction to go in, and I know that."

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. This time around, a more focused Method Man went back to his hip hop roots and both hip hop fans and the media took notice. He did an interview on the ItsHipHop.Tv. Despite this being one of Meth's strongest solo efforts to date, the album failed to do well commercially due to it having no single or video, which Method Man has held discontent towards his own label for. However, he toured strongly all over the world to promote the album, and appeared onstage with fellow Wu-Tang member Inspectah Deck, as well as New York up and comers Saigon, and Gat Murdah. Meth contributed various reasons for the problems between him and his label, Def Jam. While he puts most of the blame on personal agendas in the Def Jam offices, Meth did take some blame, himself, for giving into his record label.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
April 13	Bryan Spicer (Episode 20)	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Season 6)	TV series
June 27	Stacy Title, Snoop Dogg	Hood of Horror	Film
August 29	-	Def Jam: Fight for NY - The Takeover	Videogame
	-	4:21...The Day After	Album
November 26	Brad Anderson (Episode 11)	The Wire (Season 4)	TV series
December 3	Joe Chapelle (Episode 12)
December 10	Ernest Dickerson (Episode 13)

2007

In early May 2007, Method Man's camp leaked the street single "New York New York" which became a popular track on the internet.

On March 27, 2007, Redman confirmed on BET's Rap City: Tha Bassment that a sequel to How High is currently being written.

In an April 10, 2007 Onion A.V. Club interview, Redman hinted that there would be a second collaborative album with Method Man, with work beginning in midsummer or early September.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
December 4	Jonathan Kaplan	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	TV series

2008

In early 2008, a remake of the Smooth da Hustler and Trigger tha Gambler classic Broken Language was released to the internet by the duo entitled Broken Language 2008, fueling rumors of a Blackout! sequel coming soon. This rumor was further fueled by the duo while performing in Gainesville, Florida at the University of Florida. Blackout! 2 was scheduled for a December 9, 2008 release but was pushed back to the first quarter of 2009, with a new release date of May 19, 2009. 

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 6	Joe Chappelle (Episode 1)	The Wire (Season 5)	TV series
January 20	Scott and Joy Kecken (Episode 3)
January 25	Jason Friedberg, Carmen Electra	Meet the Spartans	Film
January 27	Dan Attlas (Episode 4)	The Wire (Season 5)	TV series
February 10	Seith Mann (Episode 6)
March 2	Joe Chappelle (Episode 9)
March 6	EA Chicago	Def Jam: Icon	Videogame
March 9	Clark Johnson (Episode 10)	The Wire (Season 5)	TV series
July 3	Jonathan Levine, Ben Kingsley	The Wackness	Film
August 14	Bronwen Hughes (Episode 6)	Burn Notice (Season 2)	TV series
September 9	LL Cool J	5 Boroughs	Guest feature
December 9	EPMD	Never Defeat 'Em

2009

Method Man, Redman - A-YO ft. Saukrates

Method Man, Redman - Mrs. International ft. Erick Sermon

Bun B confirmed that he guest starred on Blackout! 2 – in April 2009, a single was released titled "City Lights", produced by Nasty Kutt Also producers such as Erick Sermon, Rockwilder and Pete Rock announced their presence on the album.

The duo has finished their Still High tour with Termanalogy, the Alchemist, and Evidence of Dilated Peoples.

In the early 2000s Clifford began a career in acting. He has had recurring roles in critically acclaimed television shows such as HBO's Oz as Tug Daniels, HBO's The Wire in which he plays Prop Joe's nephew Cheese, The Twilight Zoneand CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He and Redman hosted a pilot on MTV called Stung. He has made numerous appearances as himself on TV shows such as Mind of Mencia and Chappelle's Show.

Clifford portrays Drops on CSI, a wealthy Las Vegas party promoter who clashes with the CSI team, specifically investigator Nick Stokes, in their investigations involving his clubs or entourage. His first appearance on CSI as Dropswas in the 2006 episode "Poppin' Tags". He resumed the role in the 2007 episode "Big Shots" and again in the 2008 episode "Drops Out".

His first prominent role came in 1998 with the film Belly along with fellow rappers Nas and DMX. He has since added many credits to his name, including roles in the films Garden State, One Eight Seven, and many others, with starring roles in the feature films such as How High and Soul Plane. On March 27, 2007 Redman confirmed on BET's show Rap City that the sequel to How High was being written. The script for How High 2 is being written by Dustin Lee Abraham of CSI, who also wrote the first movie. In 2005, Method Man had a cameo in the horror movie Venom, where he played a deputy who is killed shortly into the movie. He also appeared in the 2008 movies The Wackness and Meet the Spartans.

Method Man stars in the episode "Snitch" of Law & Order SVU as the main antagonist. The episode was first broadcast December 4, 2007.

Method Man has made an appearance in the Def Jam series of video games. In Fight for NY he voiced Blaze, one of the main characters. In Icon, he voiced Gooch, a major character in the storyline. In Def Jam: Underground, He voiced Meth, one of the major characters. He made a guest appearance in the music video for the 2003 "If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys, where he played the role of her boyfriend. He also appeared in Beanie Sigel's music video "Feel It in the Air", where Method Man played an undercover cop leading an operation against Sigel.

Method Man has fallen back from pursuing more acting roles after the situation with his sitcom on Fox left a bad taste in his mouth, and now mostly just acts if the project is being handled by a friend of his, as was the case with CSI and The Wire. He also played an arsonist and a wealthy executive as well as main antagonist in an episode of the FOX TV show The Good Guys.

Method Man appears as a hip hop business mogul in an episode of Burn Notice.

Method Man had a cameo appearance in the 1997 film Cop Land, as a physically violent fleeing criminal who throws Peter Berg's character off of a New York rooftop. Method Man has also appeared in the TV drama Wonderland, as a patient in a mental hospital.

On May 17, 2007, Method Man was captured in New York City for marijuana allegations. His SUV was pulled over near the Battery Tunnel toll booths for having an expired inspection sticker. An unidentified source said, "It was like something out of Cheech & Chong. He rolls down the window and the smoke would choke a horse." The arresting officer noticed two blunts and a plastic bag containing marijuana in plain view. Upon further inspection more marijuana was found under the driver's seat. Method Man was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of marijuana, DWI, and driving an uninspected motor vehicle. He reached a plea agreement to perform community service including rapping to young kids about the dangers of drugs.

On October 5, 2009, Method Man was arrested at his home in Staten Island for income tax violations. He was accused of failing to file income tax returns for the state of New York between 2004 and 2007 and owes nearly $33,000 in taxes. On June 28, 2010, Method Man pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was sentenced to a conditional discharge and paid a $106,000.00 fine.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
February 17	N.A.S.A., E-40	N.A.S.A. Music	Guest feature
May 19	Redman	Blackout! 2	Album

2010

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
March 30	Raekwon, Ghostface Killah	Wu-Massacre	Album
June 30	William Kaufman, Johnny Strong	Sinners and Saints	Film
October 22	Tate Donovan (Episode 14)	The Good Guys (Season 1)	TV series

Late career

2011

Crystal Meth is to be Method Man's upcoming fifth and final studio album. The album has no confirmed release date. The Crystal Methalbum was first announced before Method Man began working on his and Redman's second collaboration album, Blackout! 2, during which time it was tentatively titled The Crystal Method. In the liner notes of that album, it was given a scheduled release date for 2009. The album, however, was further postponed until it was later mentioned in an MTV interview it would be released in early 2010. At a concert on December 23, 2010, Method Man told the crowd to look for his album in March 2011. However, the album was postponed again.

In an 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 you 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. Now, I have to use more discretion because of my kids. This is not for me; everything I do is for them now, so I use a bit more discretion and I don't put weed as a forefront any more."

On October 5, 2011, a new single from Method Man, entitled "World Gone Sour (The Lost Kids)", was released on iTunes.  

Method Man plays a small role in the 2011 film The Sitter starring Jonah Hill.

Method Man plays the lead in the 2011 film The Mortician.

Method Man plays the lead in the upcoming film Lucky Number.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
February 8	Michael Zinberg (Episode 13)	The Good Wife (Season 2)	TV series
December 9	David Gordon Green, Jonah Hill	The Sitter	Film

2012

In 2012, he played crewman "Sticks" in George Lucas' movie Red Tails about the Tuskegee airmen. In July 2012, he confirmed that the album will come out in 2013 & will be produced by RZA, although he has also stated that RZA would not entirely produce the album, but instead be just one of a few producers which includes RZA, Erick Sermon, Rockwilder, and some new younger producers such as Diggilo. He also expressed a desire to work with Odd Future frontman Tyler, The Creator. 

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 11	Anthony Hemingway, Nate Parker	Red Tails	Film

2013

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Throughout 2013, Method Man worked on material for Crystal Meth and significantly worked on the Wu-Tang Clan's sixth studio album, A Better Tomorrow. He also toured with Redman throughout the year.

2014

In 2014, he voiced Phantasm, who is the primary antagonist on the FX animated comedy Chozen. On January 1, 2014, Method Man announced that a mixtape titled The Meth Lab would be released in March 2014 and that Crystal Meth would be released in August 2014 on Tommy Boy Entertainment.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 13	Grant Dekernion (Episode 1)	Chozen	TV series
January 20	Grant Dekernion (Episode 2)
January 27	Brian Ash (Episode 3)
January 30	Drita D'Avanzo (Episode 9)	Mob Wives (Season 4)
February 3	Christian Lander (Episode 4)	Chozen
February 24	Willie Block & Jake Emanuel (Episode 5)
March 3	Brian Ash (Episode 6)
March 10	Shelby Fero (Episode 7)
March 17	Ryan Shiraki (Episode 8)
March 24	Mike Rowe (Episode 9)
March 31	Christian Lander (Episode 10)
September 11	Tom McCarthy	The Cobbler	Film
November 10	Matt Earl Beesley (Episode 8)	Scorpion (Season 1)	TV series

2015

Method Man - Straight Gutta (feat. Redman, Hanz On, Streetlife) Official Music Video

Method Man - Uh Huh

However, Method Man released The Meth Lab as a mixtape album through Tommy Boy on August 21, 2015. Crystal Meth was again said to drop in August 2016 but as of early 2017 still hasn't been released. He is also working on a third collaboration with Redman titled Blackout! 3 and their sequel movie How High 2.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
March 15	Judd Apatow, Amy Schumer	Trainwreck	Film
April 21	Amy Schumer (Episode 1)	Inside Amy Schumer (Season 3)	TV series
April 24	John Behring (Episode 21)	Blue Bloods (Season 5)
May 1	David M. Barrett (Episode 22)
June 30	Rhys Thomas, Graham Phillips	Staten Island Summer	Film
August 21	-	The Meth Lab	Album

2016

In 2016, he played himself in Difficult People, Marvel's Luke Cage and Paterson. He also played the role of "Cheddar" in the comedy Keanu.

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 4	Seith Mann, Wood Harris	The Breaks	Film
March 13	Peter Atencio, Jordan Peele	Keanu
May 16	Jim Jamusch, Adam Driver	Paterson
August 23	Jeffrey Walker (Episode 8)	Difficult People (Season 2)	TV series
September 30	Phil Abraham (Episode 12)	Luke Cage (Season 1)

2017

Wu-Tang - Frozen ft. Killa Priest, Chris Rivers (Explicit) Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon

In 2017, he became the host of the series Drop the Mic on TBS based on the popular recurring segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden. He was also a recurring character in the HBO show The Deuce.

In 2017 he became the co-host (with Hailey Baldwin) of a celebrity Battle rap show Drop the Mic ⁰

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
February 3	John Behring (Episode 14)	Blue Bloods (Season 7)	TV series
February 20	Rashaad Ernesto Green (Episode 1)	The Breaks (Season 1)
February 27	Rashaad Ernesto Green (Episode 2)
March 20	Neema Barnette (Episode 5)
March 28	John Singleton (Episode 1)	Rebel (Season 1)
April 3	Seith Mann (Episode 7)	The Breaks (Season 1)
April 4	Carl Seaton (Episode 2)	Rebel (Season 1)
April 10	Seith Mann (Episode 8)	The Breaks (Season 1)
April 11	Carl Seaton (Episode 3)	Rebel (Season 1)
April 18	Salli Richardson (Episode 4)
April 25	Salli Richardson (Episode 5)
May 2	Sheldon Candis (Episode 6)
May 9	Sheldon Candis (Episode 7)
May 16	Jeffrey W. Byrd (Episode 8)
May 23	Jeffrey W. Byrd (Episode 9)
October 8	Uta Briesewitz (Episode 5)	The Deuce (Season 1)
October 15	Roxann Dawson (Episode 6)
October 20	Scott Zabielski, Andrew Bachelor	Where's the Money?	Film
October 22	James Franco (Episode 7)	The Deuce (Season 1)	TV series
October 24	Halle Berry, James Corden, Anthony Anderson, Usher (Episode 1)	Drop the Mic (Season 1)
October 31	James Van Der Beek, Randall Park, Gina Rodriguez, Rob Gronkowski (Episode 2)
November 7	Niecy Nash, Cedric the Entertainer, Liam Payne, Jason Derulo (Episode 3)
November 14	Tony Hale, Timothy Simons, Rascal Flatts, Boyz II Men (Episode 4)
November 21	Nicole Scherzinger, Lil Rel Howery, Charlie Puth, Backstreet Boys (Episode 5)
November 28	Vanessa Hudgens, Michael Bennett, James Corden, Nicole Richie (Episode 6)
December 5	Mayim Bialik, Kunal Nayyar, Ashley Tisdale, Nick Lachey (Episode 7)
December 12	Wayne Brady, Jake Owen, Kenny G, Richard Marx (Episode 8)
December 19	David Arquette, Brian Tyree Henry, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Chrissy Metz (Episode 9)
December 26	Pentatonix, Bell Biv DeVoe, Padma Lakshmi, Randy Jackson (Episode 10)

2018

Ocean Wisdom - Ting Dun Feat. Method Man (OFFICIAL VIDEO) (Prod. Basquiat)

Method Man - The Classic (Official Video)

Method Man - Grand Prix (Official Video)

Date	Worked with	Project	Format
January 9	Danielle Fishel, Jonathan Lipnicki, Shania Twain, Meghan Trainor (Episode 11)	Drop the Mic (Season 1)	TV series
April 15	Shaquille O'Neal, Ken Jeong, Jerry Springer, Ricki Lake (Episode 1)	Drop the Mic (Season 2)
April 22	Odell Beckham Jr., Shawn Mendes, Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer (Episode 2)
April 29	Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Terry Crews, Luis Fonsi (Episode 3)
May 6	Marlon Wayans, Jay Pharoah, Lindsey Vonn, Gus Kenworthy (Episode 4)
May 13	Darren Criss, Gaten Matarazzo, Chandler Riggs, Chad Coleman (Episode 5)
May 20	Taye Diggs, Karrueche Tran, Jodie Sweetin, Mark McGrath (Episode 6)
May 27	Hanson, Sam Richardson, Shaggy, Matthew Lillard (Episode 7)
June 3	Michael K. Williams, Trevor Jackson, James Corden, Dr. Phil McGraw (Episode 8)
June 10	WWE Superstars, GLOW, Laila Ali, Chris Jericho (Episode 9)
June 17	Luis Guzman, Gabriel Iglesias, Tove Lo, Charli XCX (Episode 10)

Discography

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