The pilot for Method Man and Redman’s new television series, “Stung,” premiered on MTV last week. The duo just announced that they were shopping the pranks and practical jokes show late last month, but MTV jumped on it quickly and aired it as a special. “It’s underhanded, unexpected and always undercover,” Meth said to close the first episode. “So watch your back or you might get ‘Stung.'”
Among the victims of the pilot was Ludacris. Def Jam president Kevin Liles lured him into the studio to work on a track that Method Man allegedly had produced. But when Ludacris stepped into the studio, he was presented with an assortment of sounds that had no rhythm. Meth stepped out to let him work on the lyrics, but admitted that he couldn’t “catch the beat.” After taking some extra time, Meth and Red were surprised that Ludacris actually entered the sound booth to drop some lyrics to it. Even more impressive was the fact that he rode the beat fairly well, considering that it really had no consistent sound. After Ludacris finished, Meth stepped up to the mic and revealed the caper with his verse. Ludacris denied that he had been “Stung” and said he’d put it on his next record anyway. Who knows, it might make a good skit.
Meth and Red had high hopes that “Stung” would be picked up as a series, but at this time MTV has not announced plans to air a full season. As with every show that is broadcast on MTV, it undoubtedly will be shown numerous times over the next few weeks, so if you missed it the first couple of times, there will be more opportunities. Meth and Red’s feature film debut as a duo, “How High,” dropped out of the top 10 this weekend but still earned $3.23 million to put its three-week total at $24.1 million. More…
