Considering that Method Man seized the spotlight early with his self-titled anthem on the flip of “Protect Ya Neckâ€, you would be excused for expecting dude to have ammassed an army of weed carriers by now. The only possible weed carriers that spring to mind would be Carlton Fisk and Streetlife, but I’m unable to confirm either are having held weed for Meth. Since I haven’t picked up anything he did since his under-whelming (although not completely without merit) debut, I have no idea who he’s running with now, but I suspect that his lacking rap credentials may explain why he’s “diversified†into the realms of movies and television in recent years.
Come to think of it, starring in a “screwball†comedy flick with Redman and a short-lived but universally-panned sitcom with said accomplice doesn’t exactly rate as “diverseâ€, but I’m guessing that film and TV crews have a lot of potential weed carriers. What else does the Best Boy do? (no homo) And have you ever noticed the credit for Boom Operator when the credits roll past? They’re not referring to the guy who holds those big-ass microphones, folks. Boom = boom, Operator = holder & roller. That’s supreme mathematics right there.
Remember how popular that song he did with Mary J Blige was? How can a guy go from being the only person in Wu-Tang to ship a platinum single to hawking roll-on deodorant? The more that I think about it, the more I suspect that Meth has never been a weed owner, and has in fact spent many years holding for Redman. The only reason that the Funk Doctor Spock agreed to do that stupid Blackout album was to return the favour for years of loyal weed carrying.
It’s perfect really. After spending years calling himself Johnny Blaze, rapping about weed and generally promoting himself as the Cheech to Red’s Chong (no homo), Methtical is the perfect carrier. Since he so blatantly promotes the stuff, the authorities assume that he wouldn’t dare carry weed, and therefore have never bothered to search him. Meanwhile, Redman is laughing all the way to the weed spot, permenantly zooted into oblivion.
That “Blackout” album was good!