Method Man and Redman faced off hit for hit tonight during the VERZUZ “How High 4/20 Special” event. The “battle” was an easy event in which the two collaborators and friends danced and joked with each other almost all the time. They ended by announcing that he was working Pause! 3.
RZA, Inspectah Deck and Cappadonna made appearances, and RZA announced that a new album with DJ Screw was on its way. DJ Kool appeared and did “Let’s Get Dirty” and “Let Me Clear My Throat”. EPMD, Keith Murray and Dupre “Doitall” Kelly, Lords of the Underground, made an appearance. Kelly has announced her candidacy for Newark. Find a playlist of songs from the night below.
Method Man referred to the verdict reached by the jury in today’s Derek Chauvin trial. “Guilty of all charges,” he said, later adding that if you put negative energy into the world, “you deserve every damn thing in it.” Method and Redman paid tribute to the late Black Rob and DMX.
Last month, VERZUZ broadcast a confrontation between Wu-Tang Clan’s own Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. In early April, Steve Harvey hosted a duel between the soul legends The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire. Last week, Redman shared a new song called “80 Barz” released in partnership with RIV MUSIC; watch the new video of the single below. He also announced that his next studio album Muddy Waters 2 will fall this summer.
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