Redman - Red Gone Wild: Album Review
Redman, Red Gone Wild (Def Jam, 2007)
Redman was the, uggh, man back in the 1990s, but then his career kinda ground to a halt about five or six years ago. He spent quite a bit of time doing commercials, films and a TV series with his hetero life mate Method Man, but it's been six years (yep) since his last album was released. Does Red still have it?
FIRE
The requisite intro verse a la Jay's intro on The Dynasty.
BAK INDA BUILDIN
Fortunately it doesn't sound like Red's flow has lost a step since his '90s heyday, unlike some people we know...
PUT IT DOWN
I wonder how much Timbaland charges for a beat from his "half-assed version of 'Headsprung'" line.
GIMMIE ONE
Speaking of producers who haven't had a new idea in a minute, Pete Rock produced this one.
FUCK UR OPINION
What would a Redman album be without several skits?
SUMTN' 4 URRBODY
The albums first misstep - a lengthy weed carriers showcase over a boring-ass fake Neptunes beat.
HOW U LIKE DAT
I'm not that crazy about Rockwilder as a producer, but Redman has always sounded good over his shit.
FREESTYLE FREESTYLE
Speaking of Neptunes rip-offs, this Scott Storch track is pretty "Grindin'"-esque, except for the chorus, which is an "homage" to "Planet Rock."
WALK IN GUTTA
This Def Squad reunion cut wouldn't have been out of place on 1998's El Nino. In a good way, of course.
WUTCHOOGONNADO
Like a Redman version of "Cher Chez La Ghost" or something. Pretty disco-sounding.
DIS IZ BRICK CITY
Redman doesn't know if you've heard, but the ghetto is a pretty shitty place to live.
RITE NOW
Remember all those silly Erick Sermon records with Marvin Gaye samples on them?
BLOW TREEZ
Kind of a letdown for being the one track with Method Man on this.
PIMP NUTZ
Kind of a throwaway, but amusing none the less, especially the chorus.
MR. ICE CREAM MAN (SKIT)
And this skit is rather amusing as well, though it goes on for over three minutes.
HOLD DIS BLAOW!
Rockwilder at his shittiest, as far as I'm concerned.
GET 'EM
I thought there already was a weed carriers track on this?
MERRY JANE
A weed song by Red and Snoop, with Nate Dogg on the chorus? Where do I sign up?
GILLA HOUSE
Hasn't this one been around for a while?
NO MO' SOOPAMAN LUVA (SKIT)
The same as one of the skits from Doggystyle.
SOOPAMAN LUVA 6
The Soopaman Luva saga really should have ended like 15 years ago.
SOOPAMAN LUVA 6 1/2
But wait, there's more.
SUICIDE
And a little fake Timbaland to close things out. I did appreciate how Red incorporated Katt Williams' "this shit here" bit into the second verse.
COMMENTS: I was all expecting to be disappointed, but what can I say? Redman has managed to put together a pretty damn solid album - probably as good an album as he could at this point in his career. As a late-career artistic coup, I'd compare it to the most recent Snoop Dogg album as well as the last couple of Ghostface albums - not on the level of their best shit, but rather enjoyable none the less.
BEST TRACKS: "Put It Down" "Wutchoogonnado" "Gilla House Check"
BONUS VIDEO: "Put It Down"
yea, u should listen to the new weezy mixtape, he kills most of it. some questionable beat choices and some shitty rappers, but all in all pretty good rapping by weezy
Posted by: Kevin | March 26, 2007 at 05:54 PM
http://theassimilatednegro.blogspot.com/2007/03/third-coming.html
Posted by: Bol | March 26, 2007 at 06:01 PM
when u gonna review the young buck album bol?
Posted by: crack | March 26, 2007 at 07:15 PM
Yeah, I'll download the whole effing thing for free. God bless the internet.
Bite me
One
Posted by: ah huh | March 26, 2007 at 07:16 PM
Its been far to long since his last album. Hope like Toney Starks, he will keep putting out new work. Its good seeing all the 90's rappers [that can actually flow] return in full fatigue. Long live the Superman Lover Series. Nice review.
Posted by: Godwin | March 26, 2007 at 08:44 PM
3 good tracks and only 1 decent track....zomg.
btw, what t3h fuck is up with this weak ass, dirty south (crunk in da club) sound? fuck all that garbage. Redmang was doin his thing, no homo, back when "I'll bee dat" was hot. I feel bad for these guys, nhjic, cuz they cant do their own shit, nhjic, anymore...its all about what the faggots on the top floor want you to hear.
Posted by: rza RECTUM? | March 26, 2007 at 10:15 PM
rza RECTUM, that was too many no homos for one post, leading me to believe that you are homo.
Posted by: James | March 27, 2007 at 02:11 AM
Could clinton have been teh ghey?
http://www.the7thfire.com/Politics%20and%20History/clinton_coke_lines.htm
Posted by: dronkmunk | March 27, 2007 at 06:04 AM
i was readin some guy called White Boy's post the othre day sayin you should review classic albums. i wouldnt mind seein that either. no homo
Posted by: James Brown | March 27, 2007 at 10:15 AM
Only Heard two tracks so far...Put it down is alright...I would start skipping it after 3 or four listens...Now We Blow Treez is some marshan shit right there....ill!!!!
Posted by: who dat ? | March 27, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Took long enough, Bol. It drops today. U didn't really buy it, do u?
Posted by: Were Read 2 Def | March 27, 2007 at 11:55 AM
This was a good album Redman still has funny puchlines and a dope flow and delivery. Too bad his refrences are still stuck in the mid-90's but whatever he killed it.
Posted by: E AKA THE REAL NORIEAGA | March 27, 2007 at 12:10 PM
>Took long enough, Bol. It drops today. U didn't really buy it, do u?
It took a while for this to leak. I wonder if that wasn't just because there isn't a whole lot of interest.
Posted by: Bol | March 27, 2007 at 12:45 PM
I BOUGHT THE CD, AND IT'S HOT AS FUCK! U SHOULD COP IT.
Posted by: TICAL0 | March 28, 2007 at 01:58 PM
the Nigga never lets me down with the exception of Malpractice. redmans not stuck in the 90's people are just stuck on stupid. Hottest album of the year so far! If people listen to guns and coke, and laffy taffy songs thats cool, I dont hate but give props when shit is solid, and hot. This nigga can rap and has soul and lyrics, I cant say that about more than half thses niggaz out here who call thenselves rappers. People wake up. Red Gone Wild is that shit! Cop it. Young people learn your history. Hell you can only make a song about hustlin and coke so many ways before it gets tired. I see no art no more. And Ilove rap all kinds but garbage is garbage. I never thought I would see the day. N fuck defjam for this niggas promotion. They did him and meth like wrong. Peace
Posted by: Profound | March 29, 2007 at 03:51 PM
Just copped it. Its hot as hell, better than everything from last year besides Fishscale. Anybody who says they dont like his beat selection is living in the past. His sound is still current. Crack, youse an asshole, the reason why the game is fucked. Godwin, you a hater.
Posted by: John Cochran | March 31, 2007 at 06:09 PM
Got the names wrong, they posted all retarted, but you get the piont.
Posted by: John Cochran | March 31, 2007 at 06:11 PM
Redman has made same album since muddy waters, this might as well be muddy waters part 4, dare is a darkside is his best album. You know this is a shitty year when redman is like the 3rd best album!
Posted by: jihod | April 12, 2007 at 12:00 PM
alright first of all you way underrated this album. sumtn' 4 urrbody is a good ass song so is suicide and pimp nutz. blow treez was in no way a let down and rockwilder rocks balls. hold this blaow was good and on rite now its al green not marvin gaye dumbass
Posted by: jay jay | May 24, 2007 at 03:49 PM