Method Man is now known as one of the many rappers that turned to acting. As we all know, Method Man is known as being part of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. In 1993, they released their iconic Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) album. After the success of the 36 Chambers album, the members of the group started to release solo joints. Method Man was the first one to drop a solo project and it was released almost a year after. Tical was the name of the album, and it was released 30 years ago today. Tical was a critical and commercial success, reaching number four on the US Billboard 200, and number one on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. Bring the Pain was the first single released from the Tical album. Bring the Pain was not only a popular track, but it was dope as hell.
Chris Rock named his comedy special after it and 2Pac used it on No More Pain from his All Eyez on Me album. Release Yo’ Delf was the second single, but it didn’t get the same love as Bring the Pain. The final single from the Tical album was All I Need. All I Need was remixed, and Mary J. Blige was added and then you had an all-time classic. I’ll Be There for You/You’re All I Need to Get By was the track that took from the Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell classic. This has been called one of the greatest hip hop tracks of all time. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1996. In 2008, the song was ranked number 44 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop” list.
In 2012, Complex ranked the song number one on its list of “The 25 Best Hip-Hop Love Songs. There were other mixes to the track also. The Tical album kicked off a great run of solo projects by members of the Wu-Tang Clan. Tical was nominated for a lot of awards throughout the world. It sold close to two million copies making it a successful album. Below are my top 5 tracks from the Tical album. After that, check out the track listing and stream link for Tical.
Top 5 Tracks: Bring the Pain, Meth vs. Chef, Tical, All I Need, and What the Blood Clot
Tical Track Listing
- Tical
- Biscuits
- Bring the Pain
- All I Need
- What the Blood Clot
- Meth vs. Chef ft. Raekwon
- Sub Crazy
- Release Yo’ Delf ft. Blue Raspberry
- L.O. Style ft. Carlton Fisk
- I Get My Thang in Action
- Sandman ft. RZA, Inspectah Deck, Street Life, Carlton Fisk and Blue Raspberry
- Stimulation
- Method Man (Remix)
Where are all my Method Man fans? Do you remember his Tical album? What was your favorite track? Leave some feedback below about Tical or anything related to Method Man.
