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Staten Island-based rapper
Method Man (born Clifford Smith) first burst on to the national hip-hop
scene in 1992 as a core member of the acclaimed rap collective the Wu-Tang
Clan. Following the success of that group's 1993 debut album, Enter The
Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), Method Man released his first solo album, 1994's
Tical, produced by fellow Wu-Tang member RZA. Tical quickly became a hit,
as did his 1995 duet with Mary J. Blige, "I'll Be There For You,"
which reached No. 3 and won the Man a Grammy in 1996. Method Man scored
a second Top 20 single in 1995 with "How High," a duet with Redman.
Method made his onscreen acting debut in '98's Hype Williams feature Belly.
His follow-up, Tical 2000:Judgement Day, was released to much fanfare in
November 98, selling over 400,000 records in its first week of release.
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