Redman

Redman (born Reggie Noble on April 17, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African American rapper who became popular in as an artist on the Def Jam label in the 1990s.

Biography

Redman made his rapping debut on the EPMD songs "Hardcore" and "Brothers on my Jock". Redman's 1992 Def Jam debut Whut? Thee Album broke into the US Top 50, and has since achieved gold status in the United States. In 1993, prominent hip-hop magazine The Source named Redman Rap Artist of the Year.

Redman's solo career continued throughout the remainder of the decade, with each of his albums selling at least half a million copies. In addition, he has also collaborated with rapper Keith Murray and producer Eric Sermon (EPMD) for the 1998 album El Nino, and with rapper Method Man (Wu-Tang Clan) for the 1999 album Blackout!.

In 2000, Redman provided guest vocals on The Offspring's album "Original Prankster." The following year, he costarred with Method Man in the film How High, and also contributed music to the soundtrack.


Method Man and Redman briefly had their own television sitcom, Method & Red, on Fox during the 2004 - 2005 season.

Discography

Albums

  • 1992: Whut? Thee Album
  • 1994: Dare Iz a Darkside
  • 1996: Muddy Waters
  • 1998: Doc's Da Name 2000
  • 1998: El Nino (with Eric Sermon and Keith Murray)
  • 1999: Blackout! (Method Man & Redman)
  • 2001: Malpractice

Singles

  • 1992: Blow Your Mind
  • 1993: Time 4 Sum Aksion
  • 1993: Tonight's da Night
  • 1994: Rockafella
  • 1995: Can't Wait (US #94)
  • 1995: "How High" (with Method Man) (US #13)
  • 1996: It's Like That (My Big Brother) (US #95)
  • 1997: "Pick It Up"
  • 1997: Whateva Man (US #42)
  • 1998: "I'll Bee Dat!"
  • 1999: "Da Goodness"
  • 1999: "Let Da Monkey Out"
  • 2001: "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in Da Club)" (US# 97)
  • 2001: "Smash Sumthin'"

Soundtrack contributions

As a composer

  • 1994: A Low Down Dirty Shame
  • 1994: New Jersey Drive
  • 1994: Def Jam's How to Be a Player
  • 1998: Ride
  • 2001: Save the Last Dance
  • 2001: The Fast and the Furious
  • 2001: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
  • 2001: How High
  • 2001: All About the Benjamins
  • 2002: Paid in Full

Filmography

  • 1999: Colorz of Rage
  • 1999: P.I.G.S.
  • 2000: Boricua's Bond
  • 2001: Statistic: The Movie
  • 2001: How High
  • 2002: Stung
  • 2003: Thaddeus Fights the Power!
  • 2004: Method & Red

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Method Man and Redman briefly had their own television sitcom, Method & Red, on Fox during the 2004 - 2005 season. Various lineups, some featuring Durham, continue to tour as a nostalgia act in Australia and overseas. In 2000, Redman provided guest vocals on The Offspring's album "Original Prankster." The following year, he costarred with Method Man in the film How High, and also contributed music to the soundtrack. They were very successful and lasted until 1975, at which point Potger got together again with Athol Guy and Bruce Woodley as the Seekers. In addition, he has also collaborated with rapper Keith Murray and producer Eric Sermon (EPMD) for the 1998 album El Nino, and with rapper Method Man (Wu-Tang Clan) for the 1999 album Blackout!. As they and their older, conservative fans proceeded largely oblivious to the Swinging Sixties happening around them, they continued to tour and release albums for years afterwards. After the break-up of the original Seekers in 1968, one of its members, Keith Potger, created The New Seekers, a British group which bore little resemblance to the original. Redman's solo career continued throughout the remainder of the decade, with each of his albums selling at least half a million copies. The scale of their poularity in Australia can be judged from fact that the legendary Woodstock Festival in the United States in 1969 drew about 500,000 people, and that at the time of the Seekers' Melbourne concert, Australia's population was only around 12 million people.

In 1993, prominent hip-hop magazine The Source named Redman Rap Artist of the Year. This is believed to be the largest audience ever assembled for an Australian concert event. Redman made his rapping debut on the EPMD songs "Hardcore" and "Brothers on my Jock". Redman's 1992 Def Jam debut Whut? Thee Album broke into the US Top 50, and has since achieved gold status in the United States. In recognition of their achievements, the group was named Australians of the Year for 1967 and in March that year they returned to Australia for a triumphant homecoming tour, which included a record-breaking concert at the Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne which was attended by over 200,000 people. Redman (born Reggie Noble on April 17, 1970 in Newark, New Jersey) is an African American rapper who became popular in as an artist on the Def Jam label in the 1990s. Their chart success peaked with the movie theme song Georgy Girl, written by Jim Dale, which reached #1 on the US and Australian charts and #3 on the UK charts in 1967, and sold 3.5 million copies worldwide. 2004: Method & Red. Bruce Woodley also co-wrote the song Red Rubber Ball with Simon.

2003: Thaddeus Fights the Power!. This was Simon's first UK success as a writer, and his first hit as a composer outside of his work with Simon & Garfunkel. 2002: Stung. In 1965 they recorded a cover of Paul Simon’s Someday, Oneday, which reached #4 in Australia and #11 in the UK. 2001: How High. It shot to #1 in Australia and the UK, and #4 in the USA and went on to sell 1.75 million copies worldwide, making them the first Australian pop group to have a Top 5 hit in all three countries simultaneously, and the first to sell over a million copies of a single. 2001: Statistic: The Movie. After signing with Lew Grade's Grade Agency and EMI's Columbia Records imprint, they released their version of Springfield’s I'll Never Find Another You in November 1964.

2000: Boricua's Bond. The distinctive soprano voice of lead singer Judith Durham, their sweet harmonies, memorable songs, and non-threatening image (encouraging the BBC to give them exposure) made them appealing to a broad cross-section of the pop audience, and they enjoyed a remarkable string of Top Ten albums and singles in Britain, America and Australia between 1964 and 1968. 1999: P.I.G.S.. He produced all of their most successful records and wrote or co-wrote many of their hits. 1999: Colorz of Rage. After a brief career in Australia, the group travelled to the UK in early 1964, where they were discovered by songwriter-producer Tom Springfield, the brother of pop star Dusty Springfield. 2002: Paid in Full. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve significant chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States.

2001: All About the Benjamins. The Seekers were a group of Australian folk-influenced popular musicians which was formed in Melbourne in 1963. 2001: How High. 2001: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3. 2001: The Fast and the Furious.

2001: Save the Last Dance. 1998: Ride. 1994: Def Jam's How to Be a Player. 1994: New Jersey Drive.

1994: A Low Down Dirty Shame. 2001: "Smash Sumthin'". 2001: "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in Da Club)" (US# 97). 1999: "Let Da Monkey Out".

1999: "Da Goodness". 1998: "I'll Bee Dat!". 1997: Whateva Man (US #42). 1997: "Pick It Up".

1996: It's Like That (My Big Brother) (US #95). 1995: "How High" (with Method Man) (US #13). 1995: Can't Wait (US #94). 1994: Rockafella.

1993: Tonight's da Night. 1993: Time 4 Sum Aksion. 1992: Blow Your Mind. 2001: Malpractice.

1999: Blackout! (Method Man & Redman). 1998: El Nino (with Eric Sermon and Keith Murray). 1998: Doc's Da Name 2000. 1996: Muddy Waters.

1994: Dare Iz a Darkside. 1992: Whut? Thee Album.