Tical 2000: Judgement Day — Method Man
So, I was really craving some Hip-Hop this week. I took a quick glance at my CD collection and the first name that stood out to me was Method Man. Grabbed that CD and here we are. Some classic Hip-Hop. This week, we are taking a look at ultra legendary Rap icon Method Man’s second solo album Tical 2000: Judgement Day.
Released on November 17,1998, this album’s dark twisted vibe is sorta a look toward the alleged apocalypse that the coming year 2000 was bringing. This album features 28 tracks of skits and music making it a LONG ass album haha.
All of the art work for this album is pretty sick. This super dark post-apocalyptic imagery makes for some really dope material. The blacked out eyes, heavy armor, silver piercings, all this gives off this dark and almost other worldly feeling. You get some really dope images and lowkey a poster. Shouts out Dean Karr for the photography on this album.
New Rule: If the first song is a skit, we will judge the album by the first song and second song combined. Same with the last song. We’ll consider the second to last song as well in the score.
Track #1 on the album is a skit titled “Judgement Day”, where it appears that it”s a New Years celebration that ends in wild explosions. Then leads into the first true track, “Perfect World”. Where it appears that this dark persona of Method Man has taken over. Talking about some dark happenings of this “perfect world” that we are living in. A solid intro showcasing Method Man’s still a master of pen work.
Last song of the album is.. Also a skit haha, so before that is the title track, “Judgement Day”. Which is a wildddd song. The beat is sick. Method Man is rappin like he’s got shit to prove still. The energy on this song is aggressive and confident. Really enjoy this one. Also seems like it’s the only song with a video. Interesting that the last song would also be the one they invested the most money into.
The whole album is filled with these super aggressive attacks on who ever Method Man is goin after. All I know, is that who ever it may be, is in for some trouble fr. I’m going to spend the next few weeks checking out some more classic Hip-Hop. I think I really enjoyed the energy and intention that these classic Hip-Hop projects have.
After all points have been tallied up, we ended up giving this album a score of: 8.4
Favorite Song: “Big Dogs” feat. Redman
Skips: “Donald Trump (Skit)”
Stand Out Tracks: “Grid Iron Rap” feat. Streetlife, “Break Ups 2 Make Ups) feat. D’Angelo
