Redman

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Artist Biography

Redman made his rapping debut on the EPMD songs "Hardcore" and "Brothers on my Jock", after Erick Sermon of the seminal group spotted him freestyling in a New York club and added him to their crew of aspiring emcees (along with K-Solo among others). Redman's 1992 Def Jam debut Whut? Thee Album broke into the US Top 50, achieved gold status in the United States, and prominent hip-hop magazine The Source subsequently named Redman Rap Artist of the Year for 1993.

Redman's solo career continued throughout the remainder of the decade, with each of his albums selling at least half a million copies. His musical style has remained very consistent, rarely deviating from a combination of Redman's unique braggadocious wit and hard, P-funk-influenced beats. In addition to releasing albums under his own name, he is part of the group Def Squad (along with Keith Murray and Erick Sermon) with whom he released the 1998 album El Nino, and also has formed a close partnership with labelmate Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan) with whom he released the 1999 album Blackout!.

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Artist Discography

Albums

Dare Iz a Darkside (1994-11-22)
Doc's Da Name 2000 (1998-12-08)
Ill at Will Mixtape, Volume 1 (2004)
Ill at Will Mixtape, Volume 2: BC4 Straight Outta Lo-Cash (2005-05-03)
Live From the Bricks
Malpractice (2001-05-22)
Muddy Waters (1996-12-10)
Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (2007-03-27)
Whut Thee Album (2000-07-05)

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