Blackout!

When you cobine any two of hip-hop's 5 million emcees you get an average duo. When you combine the forces of two artists with the skills, charisma, energy and experience of Method Man and Redman you get 'Blackout!' Everything else shuts down.

With the release of what is probably the most highly anticipated collaboration album ever, Def Jam presents the Dynamic Duo of hip-hop, Method Man and Redman. Forget Batman and Robin, Starsky and Hutch, and any other duo that may have thought they were hardcore. Methodman and Redman have remained true to hardcore throughout both of their rewarding careers in hip-hop.

The album brings forth more of the same flavour that has made Red blow your mind and Meth bring the pain. With production by Redman, DJ Scratch, Erick Sermon, The RZA, ROckwilder and Mathematics, songs like '4 Seasons' a posse cut featuring fellow Def Jam artists LL Cool J and ja Rule andDa Rockwilder are straight hardcore, no chaser. With Redman, Methodman, Reggie Noble, Johnny Blaze, Funk Docta Spot and Meth Tical all present on the album the two never allow listeners to get tired of them and are constantly jumping in and out of character.

Vocally no other rappers can quite deliver rhymes in the way Methodman and Redman do. They don't just recite rhymes over beats: they breathe life into each and every verse on 'Blackout!'