Redman (rapper)

Redman
Redman in Los Angeles, California.
Background information
Birth name Reginald "Reggie" Noble
Also known as Doc, Funk Doctor Spock, Red Doc
Born April 17, 1970 (1970-04-17) (age 39) Newark, New Jersey, United States[1]
Genre(s) Hip hop
Occupation(s) Rapper, actor
Years active 1990-present
Label(s) Def Jam, Gilla House
Associated acts Method Man, Def Squad, EPMD Mobb Deep, Nas
Website Redman's Official Site

Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17 1970), better known by his stage name Redman, is an American rapper and actor. He came to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label. He is also well known for his collaborations with Method Man, including their starring roles in films and sitcoms.

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Biography

Music career

Reginald "Reggie" Noble was born in Newark, New Jersey on April 17, 1990. In 1992 Redman released his debut album, Whut? Thee Album, which Allmusic noted for blending "reggae and funk influences" with a "terse, though fluid rap style".[1] The album peaked at number forty-nine on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold. He was named "Rap Artist of the Year" by The Source. Redman followed up with his 1994 album, Dare Iz a Darkside. The first single, "Rockafella," samples Leon Haywood's "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You" and George Clinton's "Flashlight," two of the most sampled songs in hip hop.[2]

Redman's solo career continued throughout the remainder of the decade, with each of his albums selling at least half a million copies. His musical style has remained very consistent, rarely deviating from a combination of Redman's unique braggadocious wit and hard hitting beats. In addition to releasing albums under his own name, he is part of the group Def Squad (along with Keith Murray and Erick Sermon) with whom he released the 1998 album El Niño, and also has formed a close partnership with labelmate Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan) who, with him, made a featured appearance with the Dogg Pound in Tupac Shakur's 1996 album All Eyes on Me in the rap song Got My Mind made up where both rapped with Kurupt in verse two and Meth also did the chorus, and with whom he released the 1999 album Blackout!.

Redman had his best-known international hit with Christina Aguilera, when he was featured on her 2002 single "Dirrty". Around this time he was also featured on a popular remix of Pink's track Get This Party Started. Since the release of Malpractice, he has kept his fans happy by independently releasing the Ill At Will mixtapes, which feature various members of his Gilla House crew, including Saukrates and Icarus. Other members under Redman's Gilla House imprint include Ready Roc, E3, Young Heat, and Melanie. Under his birthname, Reggie Noble, Redman has done production for himself, many of his crew members, and even Shaquille O'Neal on his 'Shaq-Fu: Da Return' album.

In March 2007, Redman released Red Gone Wild. He says that the reason for the long wait to drop the album is because of the fast-changing pace of Hip Hop on his MySpace interview.[3]

Other media

In 2001, Redman co-starred with Method Man in the stoner comedy film How High, which featured the pair playing two marijuana-addled students attempting to survive at Harvard. Redman also stated at a recent concert (at the Showbox in Seattle) that he and Method Man are working on How High 2, a sequel to the first movie. Redman also played a major role in the horror film Seed of Chucky. He has been very selective of what movie roles he takes and wants to play starring roles with other notable actors.[4] Method Man and Redman also appear in Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam: Fight for NY and Def Jam: Icon video games, often as tag team partners, and briefly had their own television sitcom, Method & Red, on Fox during the 2003–2004 season. In the music video for The Offspring's single Original Prankster, Redman plays the part of the "Original Prankster".

Redman also features on the video game True Crime: New York City. He provides the voice of himself in a mini-game where he tries to escape New York during a riot. This character also has a cameo in the main storyline.

In the U.K, Redman was featured in an MTV Cribs special on MTV and TMF. The special was titled Crap Cribs.

In 2004, Redman again co-starred with Method Man in the Nickelodeon cartoon, The Fairly OddParents in School's Out!: The Musical, rapping several songs.

In August 2007, Redman played a show at the Showbox in Seattle, WA on very short notice after MF Doom canceled his concert. Redman flew from San Francisco, CA after the concert promoters contacted him. In November 2007, Redman performed at the 20th annual High Times Cannabis Cup.[5]

Redman boarded his Dog "Daddy" with Cesar Millan who is featured often on the Dog Whisperer as one of Cesar's "Pack" helping to rehabilitate other dogs. He signed Daddy over to Cesar as he felt it would be too complicated to return Daddy to him due to his age and bond with Cesar.

In April of 2008 Redman was featured as the first interview subject of Emilio Sparks on Dog and Pony Show's official podcast, DEGOCAST. The episode is titled "About Bathing with Junkies Featuring Redman"[6]

Discography

Main article: Redman discography

Solo albums

Other media

Video games

Television shows

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wynn, Ron. Redman Biography. Allmusic. Accessed June 2 2007.
  2. ↑ Touré (February 9 1995).Album Review: Dare Iz A Dark Side. Rolling Stone. Accessed June 2 2007.
  3. ↑ Vidéos MySpaceTV : Redman Blog Check on myspace.com/hiphop par A Place For Hip Hop
  4. ↑ Vidéos MySpaceTV : Redman Blog Check on myspace.com/hiphop par A Place For Hip Hop
  5. ↑ Redman is headed for the Comedy Cup!
  6. ↑ DEGOCAST Episode 01:About Bathing With Junkies Featuring Redman
  7. ↑ Hip-Hop Honeys: Las Vegas - amazon.com
  8. ↑ YouTube - HIGH TIMES Stony Awards - Conan O'Brien

External links

Redman
Albums
Whut? Thee Album · Dare Iz a Darkside · Muddy Waters · El Niño (with Def Squad) · Doc's Da Name 2000 · Blackout! (with Method Man) · Malpractice · Red Gone Wild
Singles
"Blow Your Mind" · "Time 4 Sum Aksion" · "Tonight's Da Night" · "Rockafella" · "Can't Wait" · "How High" (with Method Man) · "Funkorama" · "It's Like That (My Big Brother)" · "Whateva Man" · "Pick It Up" · "Full Cooperation" (with Def Squad) · "I'll Be Dat" · "Da Goodness" · "Tear It Off" (with Method Man) · "Y.O.U." (with Method Man) · "Da Rockwilder" (with Method Man) · "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" · "Smash Sumthin'" · "Put It Down"
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Discography · Hit Squad · Def Squad · Method Man & Redman