Method Man has brought many a crowd to its feet during his decades-long career, but a sign language interpreter brought him joy at a recent performance.
While performing with the Wu-Tang Clan at the New Orleans Jazz Festival on Friday (April 28), Mef launched into “Can It All Be So Simple,” a classic from the Staten Island natives’ classic Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) debut album.
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It was then that a sign language interpreter jumped to the side of the stage and began encapsulating the song for the benefit of those in the audience who were hearing impaired.
And, based on the “Bring the Pain” rapper’s reaction, seen in a fan-captured video, he enjoyed her performance just as much as she enjoyed his.
Method Man geeks out over sign language interpretation at New Orleans Jazz Festivalhttps://t.co/52WCdDsvQrpic.twitter.com/NH9Op1ZeC8
— HipHopDX (@HipHopDX) April 30, 2023
Method Man doesn’t just get respect from devoted Hip Hop audiences, either. As an elder statesman of the genre, the rapper-turned-actor has earned the admiration of his musical peers — most recently, and most notably, from former G-Unit soldier Lloyd Banks.
Taking to Instagram on April 7, Blue Hefner mused about the full circle moment he’s currently experiencing with the Wu-Tang Clan MC as he shared a drawing he did of Meth when he was around 11 or 12 years old.
“This HipHop thing captured my attention at a very young age..I used to sit in school..write raps and draw pictures of my favorite artist,” he captioned his post. “This was one of them [laughing face emojis] now in 2023 we actually have a record together!!!!! Unbelievable!!!! and the video is out now!! #COTI3 on the way #QGTM.”
The drawing even garnered a comment from Meth himself, who hit Lloyd Banks with three fire emojis.
Banks and Mef also recently teamed up for the critically-acclaimed track, “101 Razors,” from Banks’ just-release COTI3 album.
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The official video for the track, which dropped on April 6, sees the two MCs spitting against several colorful but moody backdrops, as well as a few black and white ones. Both Banks and Meth deliver a fiery performance over the V Don production, trading sharp bars and vivid imagery, showcasing the chemistry they have when they come together.
“Killer before the shine, I came up that n-gga/ I’m born to rhyme, make more, the corporate line/ These chumps operatin’ on overtime/ This is my quarter, dog, you eat what you slaughter,” Lloyd Banks raps.
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Method Man comes in with equally as hard a verse that asserts his greatness over his peers and newcomers: “Legend before his time, you? Just a Busta before the Rhyme/ You prima donnas like a virgin Madonna, but borderline/ Bunch of borin’ lines no one fallin’ for, so fall in line.”
