ALBUM REVIEW // 4:21... The Day After-- Method Man
4:21... The Day After is the fourth studio album from rapper Method Man. It was released on August 29, 2006 by Def Jam Recordings. This is without a doubt my favorite Method Man album out of his entire solo collection. This shit came out when I was in 6th grade and I fuckin' loved it. At the time I was really beginning to write more and more lyrics to any beat I could find, and this album was definitely a big influence at the beginning of my career in writing lyrics. Every song is fuckin' fire. 5/5! BUY THIS ALBUM.
Track Listing:
- Intro
- Is It Me
- Problem
- Somebody Don' Fucked Up
- Shoalin Soldier (Skit)
- Fall Out
- Dirty Mef (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
- 4:20 (featuring Streetlife & Carlton Fisk)
- Let's Ride (featuring Ginuwine)
- The Glide (featuring Raekwon, U-God & La The Darkman)
- Kids (Skit)
- Got To Have It
- Say
- Ya Mean (featuring Fat Joe & Styles P.)
- Konichiwa Bitches
- Everything (featuring Inspectah Deck & Streetlife)
- Walk On (featuring Redman)
- Pimpin' (Skit)
- Presidential MC (featuring Raekwon & RZA)
- 4 Ever (featuring Megan Rochell)
- O.D.
Songs That Stand Out:
#7 Dirty Mef
Featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard
Produced by Erick Sermon & Mathematics
I think this is one of those songs that surprised everyone, because it definitely surprised me. Before this song was made Ol' Dirty Bastard had been passed away for 2 years. So, hearing his voice on this track yelling out "FUCK YOUUUU" was definitely relieving. I'm glad Method Man came up with this idea, because this song is dope as fuck.
#8 4:20
Featuring Streetlife & Carlton Fisk)
Produced by RZA & Baretta 9
This is one for the smokers. I mean, how can a Method Man album not have one song about smoking weed? It's definitely not one of those chill, soft beats you hear in most weed songs, no way. This shit goes hard. Roll That Shit, Light That Shit, Smoke It. 4:20 mean, either you roll up or roll out.
#12 Got To Have It
Produced by Erick Sermon
I love this song. One of my favorite songs from Method Man without a doubt. The beat is fuckin' beautiful. I love Erick Sermon's beats. He's got that perfect style that people like Method Man can perfectly blend with. Everything about this beat to me was just dope as fuck. I was thinkin' to myself, I gotta have this beat. I got to.
#13 Say
Produced by Erick Sermon
This was one of the more chilled songs on the album. With some smooth strings and the lovely voice of Lauryn Hill sampled into the beat. Method Man kind of vents in this song. He shows you why Method Man as well as the Wu-Tang brand is timeless and forever will be. Everyone's got so much to say about everything but really, why would we let that shit bother us? We don't.
these are good songs doe
Method man is probably the greatest rapper of All time. Truth be told, he has been active since he came out and his verses has always been on point. Now that Prod is gone, it got me to think about if Meth ever died, the whole universe will pay him tribute.
Of course I came out since his solo Album and listening to the first one with a more grimmy and even that crazy image with the glass eye, was pretty intimidating.
Method Man is definitely a God when it comes to this shit, Massive fan base there. In my opinion, he's in the Top 5. No doubt.
This is some good stuff! I am starting a project rap song monday. Maybe you could collaborate? What do you say? We could use a hashtag, like #rapsongmonday...
What exactly do you plan on doing for this "rap song monday?"
Maybe some Kendrick.
No, I mean like what's the concept. Are you just gonna post a song? Or are you gonna post it and say something about it? Or do you want me to just give you song suggestions?
Post a song, and say something about. It can be anything, just a comment of why I like or choose that song. Song suggestion would be cool, but more than that, creating your own post with a rap song, on a Monday, and either posting it, adding, the hashtag and tagging me, or put the post in the comment section of mine.
That could work. Not a bad idea really.