So in a sense, it makes sense that Erick Sermon would produce more of the record than RZA. Utilizing their one thing that both have in common weed, at all times brings the best material out of both.
It brings a sort of dynamic to the record, whether it’s being low key with Meth, or the roaring laugh-out-loud humor of Redman. And yet, despite the severe difference between both MC’s, their chemistry is what makes this album work. Laced with internal rhymes, Method Man’s rhymes in a purely technical sense sound better, but Redman’s balls-out pop referencing humor is easily what brings out the more stand-out moments of the record. Method Man’s slithering flow and weathered, blunted voice gives us the perfect stoned MC, while Redman’s ballistic gorilla-esqe delivery rips any beat to shreds. If this record was all a listener heard, it would seem obvious that Redman is the better of the two MC’s, which may very well be true. With Blackout!, we get the two MC’s at their comical best, and though it feels more Redman-oriented than something Meth sounds more comfortable around, their chemistry is unbreakable. His name is Redman, and because of weed, the two have very good chemistry, and have been producing tracks as a duo since the mid-late 90s. He goes by the name of Method Man, and he collaborates with one of EPMD’s former weed carriers who dug a solo carrier for himself and turns the tables for himself. Start with a slightly uninspired Wu-Tang member whose been declining for a couple years, but even at this point his flow is still versatile.
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