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Redman in Los Angeles |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Reginald Noble |
| Also known as | Redman, Funk DoctaSpock, Shit Breathed red, Funk Doc |
| Born | April 17, 1970 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.[1] |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupations | Rapper, record producer, actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Def Jam Recordings, Gilla House (CEO) |
| Associated acts | EPMD, Method Man, Def Squad, Timbaland, Busta Rhymes, Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, Danny Hunter, Tame One, Eminem, KRS-One, A Tribe Called Quest, Hit Squad, DMX, LL Cool J |
| Website | redman.defjam.com |
Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by his stage name Redman, is an American MC, rapper, DJ, record producer 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. He was also a member of the Def Squad in the early 1990s. Redman is one-half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman.
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In 1990, Reginald "Reggie" Noble Encarnacion made his world debut on the EPMD album Business as Usual, appearing on tracks "Hardcore" and "Brothers On My Jock".
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 this 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. Redman's second album was notable for having most of the tracks produced by the artist himself (later on Redman would let other producers make most of his beats). It was also the last album that had any slight gangsta image of Redman, as he would tend to sound more comical and lyrical later on.[2]
On December 10, 1996 Redman released his third album Muddy Waters, which was highly praised by critics.[3][4] The album featured two Billboard Hot 100 singles, "Whateva Man" and "It's Like That (My Big Brother)". The song "Do What You Feel" also appeared on the soundtrack to the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on February 12, 1997.
In 1998 Redman released his first collaboration album El Niño with group Def Squad. His fourth studio album Doc's da Name 2000.[5] was a top seller, shipping platinum in sales and exceeding his previous record of gold. It peaked at #11 on The Billboard 200 and had three songs ("I'll Bee Dat", "Da Goodness", "Let Da Monkey Out") that charted. With his new formed close partnership with labelmate Method Man who, with him, made a featured appearance with the Dogg Pound in Tupac Shakur's 1996 album All Eyez on Me in the rap song Got My Mind made up, released the 1999 album Blackout! Originally the name of the album was Amerikaz Most Blunted and was advertised as that for months before the release, but they were forced to rename the album. The album has sold 1,575,000 copies to date.
Redman In 2001 released his fifth studio album Malpractice. It reached #4 on The Billboard 200 and was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 21, 2001.[6] It boasted two singles "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get In Da Club)" and "Smash Sumthin'".
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 new record label Gilla House members under Redman's Gilla House imprint include Saukrates, Icarus, Ready Roc, E3, Young Heat, and Melanie.. 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. 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. On March 27, 2007 Redman confirmed on BET's Rap City: Tha Bassment that the sequel to How High, How High 2, is currently being written. In an April 10, 2007 Onion AV Club interview,[7] Redman hinted that there would be a second collaborative album with Method Man, with work beginning in midsummer or early September.
Eminem said that Redman is his favorite rapper.
Blackout! 2 was announced in 2007 by Redman and was originally scheduled for release in 2008, but its release was pushed back a number of times due to numerous reasons. In early 2008, a remake of the Smoothe da Hustler and Trigger tha Gambler classic Broken Language was released to the internet by the duo entitled Broken Language 2008, fueling rumors of a Blackout! sequel coming soon. This rumor was further fueled by the duo while performing in Gainesville, FL at the University of Florida. A Blackout! LP was scheduled for a December 9, 2008 release but was recently pushed back to the first quarter of '09. It was finally released on May 19, 2009. It debuted at number #7 on the Billboard 200, at number 2 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, at number 2 on the Top Rap Albums and digital in charted number 7 on the Digital Albums charts selling 63,000 copes its first week.[8] The album also charted number 10 on Canadian Albums. The album has sold 160,375 copies in the United States by December 12, 2009, according to SoundScan. In May 2009, Redman confirmed his next solo album would come out December, 2009. The title for the project is Reggie Noble "0" 9½.[9] The title of the album was then changed to just Redman Presents... Reggie, and three singles ("Coc Back", "Oh My", & "Money on My Mind") were released. The first single "Coc Back" (which features Ready Roc) had music video filmed and released for it. But as it turns out, none of the tracks made the final cut of the album, only being promo singles. During an interview, Redman stated that Reggie Noble (Redman's own birth name), does the album, not Redman. Redman also said that there is going to be more, "poppish", type songs, rather his normal "rugged" and "hardcore" songs.[10] After a few push backs, Redman Presents... Reggie was finally released on December 7, 2010. The first official single is "Def Jammable" & a video was released for the single. In a recent video interview by XXL Magazine Redman confirmed Blackout! 3 with Method Man and Muddy Waters 2 are coming in 2011.[11] It has been confirmed that Redman will appear on a remix along with French rapper Soprano of "Tranne Te" by Italian rapper Fabri Fibra.
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 Soundset in Minneapolis) 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. 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 "concience", telling the "Original Prankster" what pranks to pull.
In 2004, Redman again co-starred with Method Man in the Nickelodeon cartoon, The Fairly OddParents in School's Out! The Musical, rapping the Pixes's song or Pixes Rap as its called.[12]
Redman is featured in the 2006 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 UK, Redman was featured in an MTV Cribs special on MTV and TMF. The special was titled Dope Luxorious Cribs.
He is the cousin of rapper Tame One of the hip hop group Artifacts. He is also an alumnus of Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Redman began boarding his four month old pit bull terrier Daddy with dog trainer Cesar Millan, with Daddy ultimately becoming Millan's "right-hand-man" on his TV show The Dog Whisperer.[13]
In August 2007, Redman played a show at the Showbox in Seattle, Washington on short notice after MF Doom canceled his concert. Redman flew from San Francisco, California after the concert promoters contacted him. In November 2007, Redman performed at the 20th annual High Times Cannabis Cup.[14]
Redman has been nominated for 2 Grammy Awards
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