Blackout [Explicit Lyrics]

Method Man, Redman, Method Man & Redman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1999)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Def Jam
• ASIN: B00001QGPS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (135 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,916 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If you love energetic beats coupled with explosive lyrical content then Blackout! is your album. This highly anticipated effort features the combined powers of the Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and the Def Squad's Redman--it's 19 cuts of pure excitement. Production highlights include the RZA-produced "Cereal Killer," Erick Sermon's "Maad Crew," and the dark-and-dirty sounds of "Run 4 Cover," featuring the Wu's Ghostface Killah and Streetlife. The album remains focused throughout without trying to appeal to any specific audience. Lyrically Red and Meth consistently come with the best in wit and wordplay, weaving a musical tapestry that should hang on the wall of any hip-hop fan. You won't find any specific messages, themes, or philosophies, but any true head will tell you that Blackout! is hip-hop at its best. --Kenji Jasper

Product Description

Japanese reissue of 1999 rap album features 19 tracks including three bonus tracks, 'Well All Rite Cha', 'Big Dogs' & 'How High' (Remix). Def Jam. 2003. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DOES PINOCCHIO HAVE WOODEN BALLS, MAN?, January 25, 2000

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"deathsquad" (36) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackout (Audio CD)

YO, IT'S ASSASSIN FROM DEATHSQUAD AND "BLACKOUT!" WAS THE BEST RAP ALBUM IN 1999. I PLAYED THIS CD SO MANY TIMES AND IT HASN'T GROWN OLD YET. THE PRODUCTION IS HOT TO DEF AND THE LYRICS ARE VERY SHARP AND OFTEN HILARIOUS. THE BEST TRACKS ARE "BLACKOUT!", "Y.O.U.", "TEAR IT OFF", "DA ROCKWILDER", "MAAD CREW", AND THE BEST METHOD MAN RED MAN TRACK EVER, "FIRE INNA HOLE". OH MAN, ONLY CUSS WORDS CAN DESCRIBE HOW INCREDIBLE THIS ALBUM IS.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Tag Team Ever!!!, November 28, 2005

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kae "kae" (ny,ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackout (Audio CD)

If you from the hood, you need to have this...this album is straight hood...you got hot tracks like "Da Rockwilder"; "How High"(RMX); MY FAVORITE "4 Seasons"-LL Cool J & Ja Rule; "Cereal Killer"; the best album i heard in a while!

Shaolin and Brick City (We Back Son!)

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two Powerful Forces Combine, October 1, 2003

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Jesse Smith - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackout (Audio CD)

Redman is known as one of the funniest, craziest, most clever lyricists in the game. Method Man can hypnotize people with his smooth, confident flow, and is the (commercial) star of the Wu-Tang Clan. We can expect nothing less than a great album. I actually expected a little more from two such accomplished artists, but this CD leaves little room for complaint.

The rhymes are all good. Both artists have similar senses of humor and clever rhymes throughout. Redman is actually the better lyricist in my opinion, but I still prefer Meth because of his voice and flow. Red and Meth compliment eachother well that way. The switch between Meth's mellow voice and Red's thick one adds variety, as do the differences in their flows. They have a lot of different types of flows on here to match with the different beats. On DJ Scratch's "1 2 1 2," they have a brisk, on-point flow. On "Blackout!" their flows are more up-beat and energetic. On "Cereal Killer," it's more dark and sneaky. The way they switch up their styles to match the different beats is one of the things that makes this album great and helps the songs stand out.

The lyrical content itself is good and bad. Red and Meth are funny and clever, no question, but they couldn't make a serious-sounding track if their lives depended on it. None of their songs are about anything. Even though their verses are good, they start to run together a little bit. Their lines are better in some songs than others. There's nothing truly wack on here, but not very many stand-out tracks either. "Cereal Killer" is kind of narrating a story, so that one is nice, but for the most part it's easy to lose track of the lyrics from one song to the next, even with dope lyricists like these.

The collaborations were alright, could have been better. LL Cool J has a nice verse in "4 Seasons." Ja's needed work. Street is good, but Ghostface's verse in "Run 4 Cover" doesn't make any sense. There aren't all that many collabs, which I think is a good thing.

The production is pretty nice. Half is done by Erick Sermon, and the other half has several different producers. "Blackout!" is a punchy, tropical-sounding beat that makes a nice opener. "Mi Casa" has a really nice vibe to it, and is one of my favorite songs with both the beat and the lyrics. "YOU" and "4 Seasons" sounded the same to me at first, but they grew on me. "Cerial Killer," courtesy of the RZA, is dark and spooky and a little bit goofy, which creates a near perfect effect. "Da Rockwilder," obviously produced by Rockwilder, has a kind of smooth futuristic effect that can get anybody nodding their head. The DJ Scratch beat for "1 2 1 2" is just like the rhymes...brisk and on-point. "Run 4 Cover," another RZA track, is way different from his other track. It has a more intense, sinister feel. "The ?," produced by Redman himself, is dark and sublte, in the same vein as "Cereal Killer." "Cheka" is loud and bouncy. Those were the standouts in my opinion.

Overall, Red and Meth made a great album. It's too bad they didn't make a classic, but this is one I haven't regretted buying at all. Some of it caught my ear at once, other parts grew on me, but it's all good.

Closing Comments: They should make another one.