Biography
The famous rapper and actor Method MAN starred not in the same film, but received the first popularity as a musician. Probably, the talent and ambition of the artist do not allow him to stop in one thing, he harmoniously feels on stage, on the set and for the scene, because it is also a producer.Childhood and youth
Clifford Smith, such a real name of the musician, was born in March 1971 in Hempsteda, Long Island. However, soon after his birth, the parents divorced, he and her mother moved to Stathen Island in New York, and his father stayed in Long Island. Son, despite this, still often visited the parent.
Smith's childhood was difficult, mother barely had enough money to feed three children. Also, Clifford did not develop with study, he often strolled lessons and did not perform homework. And because of the lack of money, I even tried to work, but the young man was paid little, and the requirements were presented hard. Soon he realized that life on the street and trade in light drugs would bring him much more than working as a lifter or cleaner at the hotel.
About that life today, a man does not like to remember, because there is too much negative from childhood in mind.
Music
The music in the biography of Raper appeared in the early 1990s, it was then that he became part of the Wu-Tang Clan group, which became popular very quickly. At the same time, Method MAN managed to most stand out among other members of the team, it was he sololy played songs, including for the debut album "Enter The Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers". And subsequently released their own disc in 1994 called "Tical".
Clifford's attempt to declare himself managed, the record was greatly popular and immediately took the leading position in the American Chart, it was sold to a million edition. The album included hit entitled "All I Need", which later, with the participation of Mary Ja Blyj, was made a remix, for which the couple later received the Grammy Award.
At the same time, the guy turns close friendship with the New York Rapper The Notorious B.i.g and in the future participates in the record of the Debut Album of the Contractor. He also collaborates with 2Pac (Tupac Shakur) and participates in the recording of his song "Got My Mind Make Up".
Saying a general public, Method MAN begins to actively work with other musicians, among which the performer under the Redman's pseudonym, with whom he recorded the song "How High", and later the guys removed the clip on it. He also created tracks and with Snoop the dog, took a video with him to the composition "Eastside", and with Bast Rims in 2010, he recorded the "What's Happenin" track.
At the same time, Method MAN does not forget about the solo career. From 1994 to 2018, he released 7 albums, the latter of which became the record called "Meth Lab II: The Lithium". At the same time, the rapper took over the dense cooperation and with Redman, with which in 1999 he released the Disk "Blackout!", In 2009 - continued plate "Blackout! 2 ", and in 2017 it is its third part" Blackout! 3.
Also, hip-hop performers united with Ghostface Killah, and already with him in 2010 recorded a general album called "Wu-Massarce".
Today, Method MAN is a famous musician, which allows a man to regularly organize concerts in America and other countries, spend performances on the best scenes. Fans of rapper are confident that new plates will soon appear in his discography, which will have no less success.
Films
In addition to the musical career, Clifford Smith tried his strength and movies. For the first time on television, he appeared in the 1990s, mostly there were minor roles in the series and films. However, the guy has satisfied such a split, and he continued to take off.
In 1997, the actor worked in the film "Police" in the role of Schondela, and in 1998 it appeared in the American criminal drama "Belly", which gathered $ 10 million in the US dollars. Further in the guy filmography appears the series "Law and Order. Special Corps "and the comedy directed by Jesse Dilan" Tracker ", where Smith got the role of Silas.
In 2003, Method MAN worked at once in several ribbons, it was a comedy of Sheril Dewane "Young Dads" and the melodrama Zack Braff "Country of Gardens". The second picture tells about the dissatisfied life of the television actor, which after a 10-year absence returns to his hometown.
There, at the Mother's Funeral, he meets with a girl who suffers epilepsy, who subsequently helps him get rid of depression and start a new life. In this film, the artist got the role of a young man Diego. In 2004, Clifford tried himself as an executive producer and a screenwriter in the music comedy "show method and redman", and then again begins to take himself.
His filmography is replenished with the comedy drama "Cardiologist" (2006), madness "madness" (2008), crime thriller "Sinners and Saints" (2010) and military historical militant "Red Tails" (2012). And in 2015, a man appears on the screens as Tyson in the Tape of Brandan Murphy "Happy Number".
The next few years in the professional career of Method MAN mainly serials. But in 2017, he is invited to work in the film "Where Money". This is a comedy telling about a dark-skinned guy who is trying to find money hidden by the father in the dormitory basement. Everything would be nothing, but there are only "white" students, the guy will have to go through a difficult path before you approach one of the rooms.
In 2018, Smith got the roles in the films "World of Future" and "Bagro Mint".
Personal life
Although the musician has a rich biography, his personal life is not so saturated. In 2000, a man faced relationships with the actress Preshers Williams, but they quickly parted, and Method Man began to meet with Carrin Steffans. But this connection lasted long.
In 2001, Clifford became acquainted with his future wife, and soon the young played a wedding. His wife was Tamik Smith. She is a beginner actress, in the period from 2014 to 2015, he starred in 3 ribbons in secondary roles. Perhaps a woman will continue to develop in this direction.
During the years of marriage, the spouse gave her husband three children - two sons and daughter. Senior Smith Boy decided to go in the footsteps of the Father and, graduating from school in 2016, plunged into music. Their younger son is also inclined to music, and once even starred in the film, which produced his father.
In 2006, the press appeared information that the wife of Clifford is sick of breast cancer. As this information has become known to the public, it is not clear, since the couple had hid it before the last. Spouses did not talk about the diagnosis of even close people. Good doctors and modern medicine helped Clifford's wife to overcome a poor.
Today, Smiths feel great, the woman is engaged in raising children, and her spouse continues to be filmed in films. Despite permanent employment, Method MAN leads a page in "Instagram", where regularly posts the photos from various events and personal pictures.
Method man now
Method MAN is still continuing to record tracks in collaboration with other musicians, as well as filming the films. In the summer of 2019, a criminal fighter Tim Stori "Shaft" comes on the screens, in which the artist is reincarnated into the image of Freddie Pi guy. The film is fully completed in 2018, now the audience is just waiting for her premiere. Samel L. Jackson, Alexander Shipp and Richard Roundti starred starring.
In addition, Clifford also has time to participate in television transmissions. In January 2019, he became a guest of the Late Show with Stephen Colber. There, a man admitted that he was already tired of concert speeches and now decided to devote more time to shooting in films. He also told about other plans for the near future.
Discography
- 1994 - "Tical"
- 1998 - "Tical 2000: Judgement Day"
- 2004 - "Tical 0: The Prequel"
- 2006 - "4: 21 ... The Day After"
- 2015 - "The Meth Lab"
- 2017 - Crystal Meth
- 2018 - "Meth Lab II: The Lithium"
- 1999 - "Blackout!"
- 2009 - "Blackout! 2 "
- 2017 - "Blackout! 3 "
Filmography
- 1996 - "Large White Selling"
- 2000 - "Behind the scenes"
- 2002 - "Dark Sugar"
- 2004 - "Young Dad"
- 2008 - "Madness"
- 2012 - "Red Tails"
- 2014 - "Supozhnik"
- 2015 - "Girl without complexes"
- 2016 - "Luke Cage"
- 2017-2018 - "Two"
- 2018 - "World of Future"
- 2019 - "Shaft"