Method Man created a name and space for himself in the fields of music and acting. He is a well-known rapper who has become one of the most visible voices of the East Coast hip-hop collective known as the Wu-Tang Clan. He is also part of a duo with another rapper named Redman. There are certainly many notable things about this man who is as dedicated a family man as he is a successful rapper, and we’ve got the key details below.
Biography of the method man
Method Man was given the name Clifford Smith at birth on March 2, 1971, as the third child in his family. Like his sisters, he divided his time between his parents, who were separated at the time. His father lived on Long Island and his mother on Staten Island, so a young Clifford grew up in both places.
The difficulties in his childhood stemmed not only from the separation of his parents, but also from financial difficulties. Clifford did a lot of odd jobs to support himself and ended up in the drug trade. Despite this rough childhood, he received an education in poetry and music from his father. Against this background, he became part of the Wu-Tang Clan and made it onto the group’s debut album entitled Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers.
The Wu-Tang Clan also allowed its members to pursue solo careers and release their own projects under a record label of their choice. Method Man signed to rap label Def Jam Recordings and released his debut solo album, titled Tical, in 1994. Tical was a critically acclaimed and very well received project. It debuted at number 4 on the US charts and has sold over a million copies today.
A track titled All I Need from the album was a remix by Mary J. Blige and the remix won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. Speaking of the duo, Method Man also found incredible chemistry with another rapper named Redman and the two formed a hip hop duo known simply as Method Man & Redman.
With the amazing success that Method Man had in music, he was still going after an acting career that began in the 1998s when he appeared in the film Belly alongside other rappers like Nas and DMX. Since then he has added many more credits for both feature films and TV series. In fact, he’s had recurring roles on some major TV shows like The Wire and HBO’s Oz. The rapper has also appeared in a number of Def Jam video games.
Wealth (income and earnings)
Method Man is said to be worth $20 million. Most of the money still comes from his rap career, but his acting gigs have undoubtedly contributed to that as well. In 2009, he was arrested in his home county of Staten Island for failing to file New York state income tax from 2004-2009. An allegedly guilty Clifford Smith is said to have paid a $106,000 fine for the income tax violations.
Wife – Tamika Smith
Method Man seems very invested in family, especially considering his own childhood with separated parents. He became engaged to his wife Tamika Smith in 1999 and they married in 2001. Tamika Smith has worked as a caretaker and provided community development work for adults with physical disabilities at SIDDSO. She completed her nursing education at Oneonta Job Corporation.
Together, Tamika Smith and Method Man have three children. Their first son Sha Smith was born in 1996 and in 1997 their second son Raekwon Smith was born along with their only daughter and last child Cheyenne Smith. The two sons are following in their father’s footsteps as a rapper and the family resides in Staten Island, New York.
In 2006, Tamika Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer. The family kept their entire battle with the disease fairly private, but thankfully their treatments seem to have worked.
How big is he?
Viewers will definitely take their rappers with them as long as they can drop these cool bars. Method Man can be considered tall with a height of 191 cm. A weight of 92 kg combined with this height gives the rapper a very healthy looking and fit frame.
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