Redman

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Image:Redman12.jpg Redman is the stage name of Reggie Noble (born April 17 1970), an African American rapper who became popular as an artist on the Def Jam label in the 1990s. Noble was born in Newark, New Jersey.

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Career history

After Erick Sermon of the seminal group EPMD spotted Redman freestyling in a New York club, Sermon added him to the Hit Squad crew of aspiring emcees (along with K-Solo among others). Redman made his rapping debut on the EPMD songs "Hardcore" and "Brothers on my Jock" off their third album Business as Usual (Def Jam 1990). Redman's 1992 Def Jam debut Whut? Thee Album broke into the US Top 50, achieved gold status in the United States. Prominent hip hop magazine The Source subsequently named Redman the Rap Artist of the Year for 1993.

Redman's solo career continued throughout the remainder of the decade, with each of his albums selling at least half a million copies. His musical style has remained very consistent, rarely deviating from a combination of Redman's unique braggadocious wit and hard, P-funk-influenced beats. In addition to releasing albums under his own name, he is part of the group Def Squad (along with Keith Murray and Erick Sermon) with whom he released the 1998 album El Nino, and also has formed a close partnership with labelmate Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan) with whom he released the 1999 album Blackout!. He has also collaborated extensively, both with hip hop artists and with artists from other genres; the long list of artists and groups he has worked with includes Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg, Scarface, The Offspring, Eminem, Gorillaz, D'Angelo, Me'shell Ndegeocello, 2Pac, Jodeci, Cypress Hill, De La Soul, Tribe Called Quest, KRS One, IAM and Christina Aguilera. Redman arguably had his best-known international mainstream hit with Aguilera, when he featured on her 2002 single "Dirrty".

Redman is scheduled to release a new album in 2006 titled Red Gone Wild.

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Other media

In 2001 Redman co-starred with Method Man in the stoner comedy film How High, which featured the pair playing two marijuana-addled students attempting to survive at Harvard. Method Man and Redman also appear in the Def Jam Vendetta video game series, often as Tag Team partners, and briefly had their own television sitcom, Method & Red, on Fox during the 2004–2005 season.

Redman also features on the video game True Crime: New York City. He provides the voice of an undercover street cop based upon the rap star. This character interacts with the game's central character.

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Aliases

  • Funk Doc / Funk Doctor / Funk Doctor Spock / Funk Doctor Spot
  • Doc
  • Red
  • Reggie / Reggie Noble
  • Soopaman Luva
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Discography

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Albums

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Singles

  • 1992: "Blow Your Mind"
  • 1993: "Time 4 Sum Aksion"
  • 1993: "Tonight's da Night"
  • 1994: "Rockafella"
  • 1995: "Can't Wait" (US #94)
  • 1996: "It's Like That (My Big Brother)" (US #95)
  • 1997: "Pick It Up"
  • 1997: "Whateva Man" (US #42)
  • 1998: "I'll Bee Dat!"
  • 1999: "Da Goodness"
  • 1999: "Let Da Monkey Out"
  • 2001: "How High(Part II)" (with Method Man) (US #13)
  • 2001: "Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in Da Club)" (US #97)
  • 2001: "Smash Sumthin'" (UK #11)

Redman is also credited as a featured artist on several other singles. He has topped the United Kingdom singles chart, with Christina Aguilera, in 2002. In the UK, he has made six Top 40 appearances overall, although only "Smash Sumthin'" credits him as the main artist.

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Filmography

  • 1999: Colorz of Rage
  • 1999: PIGS
  • 2000: Boricua's Bond
  • 2001: Statistic: The Movie
  • 2001: How High
  • 2002: Stung
  • 2003: Thaddeus Fights the Power!
  • 2004: Method & Red
  • 2004: Seed Of Chucky
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External links

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