It was on Staten Island that Method Man befriended the group of boys that would eventually join forces as the Wu-Tang Clan. For the most part though, Method Man, the middle child, and his two sisters were raised by their mother in the Park Hill housing projects. And I feel like I was born with it, so I use it to the best of my advantage."īorn in 1971, Method Man grew up as Clifford Smith, a youngster constantly shuffled between his delinquent father, who lived on Long Island, New York, and his mother on Staten Island in New York. You're either born with it, or you just don't get it at all. "I got a flair that a lot of people don't have. "I am a charismatic brother," Method Man boasted for a 1998 Def Jam Records press release. The rapper's often imitated tough-guy image has taken on various personas over the years, from his comic-book inspired John Blaze character to one of a medieval knight in armor looking toward the future. His albums have sold millions, and he emits a raw, creative, direct, and dynamic energy. Through his work as the star MC of the infamous hip-hop supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan, as a Grammy-winning solo performer, and as a guest rapper on countless other projects, including those with partner-in-rhyme Redman, Method Man-also known as Meth, Tical, Johnny Blaze, Hott Nikkels, MZA, and Iron Lung-became one of the hottest men in rap. Addresses: Record company-Def Jam Records, 825 8th Ave., New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 333-8000. Born Clifford Smith in 1971 on Staten Island, NY.
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