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New Jersey rapper Redman has had a profession of ups and downs however is most famed for the distinctive music he produced within the late-Nineties and early-2000s. Following the extent of notoriety and success he managed to achieve through the ’90s with initiatives akin to Dare Iz a Darkside and Muddy Waters; Redman shifted his place on the flip of the millennium. Turning into one-half of the duo Methodology Man and Redman.
Nevertheless, in 1992, when he first emerged on rap’s radar together with his debut album, Whut? Thee Album, Redman (actual title Reginald Noble) additionally discovered himself getting on the mistaken facet of MC Hammer, who had launched his smash hit, ‘Can’t Contact This’ solely two years prior.
Though MC Hammer was seen as a gimmick by many rappers, including 2Pac, when he first hit the charts, the hitmaker (actual title Stanley Burrell) had some huge cash following ‘Can’t Contact This’ and was the wealthiest rapper from the Bay space. Sadly, resulting from his quirky and barely infantile model, many up-and-coming artists disrespected him, anticipating no repercussions.
Burrell’s third challenge, Please Hammer Don’t Damage ‘Em, became a diamond-selling album, making him one of America’s best-selling rap acts. Nevertheless, Redman, as a teenager within the recreation, needed to be taught the laborious approach in regards to the energy dynamics of the music trade when he determined to mock Hammer on his ‘Funky Uncles’ skit.
Throughout an interview with DJ Vlad for Vlad TV, Noble expressed that he wasn’t ready for Hammer’s response, stating, “That g*ddamn MC Hammer? [He was] very serious about beef! Y’all mu’fuckas laugh, and y’all joke about Hammer? No, no, no, no!! That nigga was deep with niggas! Anybody who talked shit, come to the Bay Area, they was in for it.”
He continued, “I seen it! And he was very serious about beef. ‘Oh. You gon’ talk about my dancing pants? I’ll see you.’ And, he would whoop a nigga out.” Nevertheless, this wasn’t the top.
In 1995, Redman got here nose to nose with MC Hammer at the final taping of Yo! MTV Raps, the place the Oakland act humbled Noble shortly and informed him to be careful. Recalling the assembly, Noble remembered, “That nigga came up to me on [Yo! MTV Raps] on the last episode they had. That nigga approached me. He was like ‘Red, I’m a tell you somethin’. You young but I don’t allow nobody talkin’ about my mama. You understand me?’ I said, ‘Yes, sir.’”
You can hear Redman speaking about his tense encounter with MC Hammer under.
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