Method Man’s meteoric rise in Hip Hop may have began with the Wu Tang Clan, but the raspy-voiced rapper says his solo success is largely due to one song and one R&B singer.
The song, “You’re All I Need/I’ll Be There For You” featuring Mary J. Blige was released exactly twenty years-ago today (April 25) on radio. It was a remix of Method Man’s “All I Need”, which originally appeared on his debut album, Tical. The song samples Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “You’re All I Need To Get By.” RZA crafted the original production, and Puff Daddy helped put together the remix.
Looking back, Meth says Mary’s decision to accompany him on the seminal Hip Hop love song made all the difference.
“I owe Mary my solo career and she can have it,” he told HipHopDX. “I owe her, because that’s what really put me over the top and set me apart from everybody that year when that was out, you know? I think there was a lot of copy cats that came behind that but that solidified my career right there, so hats off to Mary. I love her for that.”
Meth and Mary were rewarded for their chemistry in ’96, as they went on to win a Grammy Award for “You’re All I Need/I’ll Be There For You” in the Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group category.
Method Man hasn’t won one since, while Mary has won eight more Gramophones.
Still, accolades aside, Method Man believes without the platform Wu Tang helped him establish, he may not have been able to work with Mary.
“Wu Tang, I owe them for the fame off top,” he says. “That’s what got Mary in the door. I owe Wu Tang for even getting Mary in the door. Ain’t no Method Man without Wu Tang I know that for a fact.”
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This one and the other one, Break Ups 2 Make Ups. Method Man greatest songs. Also, classic videos.
Prefer RZA’s Razor Sharp Remix out of the three. This song is a milestone in hip hop and helped pave the way for more hip hop/R&B collabos afterwards.
I agree totally. That beat is jus rugged!
respect to mr. m-e-t-h-o-d man! a lot of y’all wanna nyc bitches love sucking off nas but this man (meth) right here runs circles around that bitch boy fucka
well then he should continue his career with crystal meth
iv been waiting
Hiphop is blessed with this dynamic, rythmic, mindful ,witty ,crafty ,lyrical, dank smoking MC who from the WU fam represents to the fullest. BOBBY DIGITAL on the boards, Mary J. Blowin, like sweet morning dew, phat historical rap song!!
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Man, he was already doing fine as a so,o artist. The only thing that song did was give him commercial attention and it was the weakest song on “Tical”.
And you have sucked since that first album
And you have sucked since your first album
So u don’t rate 420.. The day after(slept on as fuck because of bad marketing) or u don’t rate either blackout album… U don’t rate any of his wu tang verses since then…. Even his 2nd album had gems, it just needed less tracks.
meth is easy a top 5 spitter of all time. i still listen to that 420 album today. when it comes to a solid 16, meth is one of the best to ever do it.
CLASSIC