After several delays, the official rollout for Redman’s long-awaited sequel to his 1996 solo album Muddy Waters finally kicked off on Thursday night (July 14) with a new single called “So Cool.” It serves as the lead track from the aptly titled Muddy Waters 2.
“I’m back on my grind, I’m cool, n-gga,” he raps. “Ask my crew what we gonna do n-gga?/Been gettin’ bread since ’92, n-gga/So don’t get mad when I ask, ‘Who you n-gga?’/I’m pumped up, my homie’s like, ‘Let’s go!'”
In April 2018, Redman told HipHopDX backstage at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado he was planning to drop Muddy Waters 2 that year, but it failed to come to fruition. In a follow-up interview the following year, Redman explained what was behind the delay.
“You have to understand that I’m a self-contained artist,” he said at the time. “That means I engineer everything right here in my house that I’m talking from. I engineer, I write the music and I mix in my house. What I learned from Def Jam — because I’m a Def Jam baby — I learned all my tutelage on how to put out music through Def Jam.
“The only thing now that’s missing is me having a date and me rushing when they want me to put it out. I’m able to move on my own time. Last time I talked to you, I thought I was ready, but I wasn’t. A couple of months ago, I knew I was ready to put the album out, but COVID hit. I’m like, ‘I want to be able to be out there to promote the album, not sit from a couch doing interviews.’”
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Redman was actually grateful the COVID-19 pandemic allowed him to fine tune the album. As he explained, “When COVID came, I had to go back and hold the album up, but I got a chance to go back and listen to it. There’s a lot of things that I changed now. I’m glad I didn’t even put it out when I wanted to because I could make this album even 100 percent better.”
No release date has been announced. In the meantime, check out “So Cool” above.
The GOAT!!
Muddy Waters in my top 10 hiphop albums all time. I LOVE Redman…but this ain’t it brother. Not to be named after your best album, one of the greatest albums of all times. Nah.
I with you on that my brother…the only thing i keep thinking is maybe this is like the Pick It Up song and the rest will be muddier and funkier…..even tho Pick It Up did have some funk with that baseline…….I hate when artists we love try do do a part 2 of something cause it never works out…..
Love it keep doing what you doing bro and I been knowing you for years since Eppirt Street and the Tisdales God got you my dude
these beats are corny. like redman was using the hip hop presets on a synth. but the mix and the vocal are good so that’s not bad if he’s the actual producer on this. my recommendation is to ditch the redman name come out as reggie noble with a whole self produced project. then it won’t have to sound like cliche 90s the way he think his fans want
I’ve actually “loved” every single that I’ve heard from Red off this new album. I’m hopeful for a soon release
I got love for Reggie. But Metaphor rappers and weed rappers don’t age well musically. He doesn’t know what to rap about or what lane to get in. And he sounded better when he was nasally, it was grimy.
I appreciate the mature feedback so far about this. This is what rap is missing today, sound criticism. MW is a top 10 album all time easy. Not sure about this one.
I went back and listened to muddy waters, I still have it and I got it on cassette, also find another word, I am not a dude