He was also featured on Spice 1's album AmeriKKKa's Nightmare on the track 'Hard 2 Kill'. 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. Blige, which won a Grammy (' I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need'). That album featured the hit single 'All I Need', later remixed featuring Mary J. 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. 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 B*. 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. Music career 1992вЂ“1996: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) and Tical ДЄs Wu-Tang Clan ascended to hip hop stardom, Method Man was always one of the most visible members of the collective. He attended New Dorp High School, where he became friends with Remedy. Growing up in Hempstead, Smith began playing lacrosse at a young age and continues to be a passionate supporter of the sport. 2.7 2011вЂ“present: The Meth Lab and Crystal MethД«orn on March 2, 1971, in Hempstead, Long Island, Smith divided his childhood between his father's Long Island residence and his mother's home in the Park Hill section of Clifton, Staten Island, locally known as Killa Hill.2.4 2001вЂ“2004: The W, Iron Flag, and Tical 0: The Prequel.2.3 1999вЂ“2001: Blackout! (with Redman) and WWF Aggression.Method Man also appears in the TBS comedy The Last O.G. He has also had recurring roles in three HBO series, as Tug Daniels in Oz, Melvin 'Cheese' Wagstaff in The Wire, and Rodney in The Deuce.

On television, he and frequent collaborator, fellow East Coast rapper Redman, co-starred on the short-lived Fox sitcom Method & Red. Blige, whom he currently stars with in Power Book II: Ghost, a spin-off of its original show Power.

In 1996, Smith 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. He took his stage name from the 1979 film Method Man. He is also one half of the hip hop duo Method Man & Redman. He is known as a member of the East Coast hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. (born March 2, 1971), better known by his stage name Method Man, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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