This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
Another week, another Wu-Tang Clan album.
In this one, the Staten Island crew’s heavy hitter Method Man goes er, man to man with fellow New York-area verbal pugilist Redman. As it turns out, however, they’re fighting on the same side. Unlike too many ill-conceived hip-hop collaborations these days, Blackout! doesn’t feel forced or contrived. Meth’s sinister slur and Red’s rambunctious ramblings go together like chicken and waffles, while the bumptious backing tracks offer plenty of block rockin’ rhythm to go with the rhyme. Turns out it really is a Mans’ world after all.
