4:21... The Day After Explained
| 4:21 ...The Day After |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Method Man |
| Cover: | Method Man - 4-21.jpg |
| Released: | August 29, 2006 |
| Recorded: | 2005–2006 |
| Label: | Def Jam |
| Prev Year: | 2004 |
| Next Title: | The Meth Lab |
| Next Year: | 2015 |
4:21 ...The Day After is the fourth studio album by the American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. It was released on August 29, 2006, by Def Jam Recordings, to mostly positive reviews. The album has guest appearances by Fat Joe, Styles P, Redman and various Wu-Tang Clan members. It was produced by RZA, Havoc, Kwamé, Erick Sermon and Scott Storch, among others. U-God appears in the song "The Glide" but is not credited.
Background
In regard to RZA's contributions to the album, Method Man explained, "RZA was the first name I said when I spoke to Jay-Z, when he signed off on the album budget. I’m happy with the outcome, but I think RZA could have had a little bit more input, but he was busy at the time."[1] "This is just more RZA on production, shit like that. But some of the shit I couldn't do, because some of these producers were screaming out these niggas want a $100,000 for a track. Fuck that! Kiss my ass. I'm not paying nobody a $100,000 for shit, unless I can live in that mothafucka."[2]
Method Man explained the album's title: "The national weed smoking day is 4/20, so I named my album 4/21 the day after. Because after that day, you have this moment of clarity when you’re not high and you see things clearly."[3]
Commercial performance
4:21... The Day After debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 62,000 copies in its first week. It was Method Man's fifth consecutive top-ten album in the United States.[4]
Personnel
Credits for 4:21... The Day After adapted from AllMusic.[5]
- Chris Athens – mastering
- Rob Caiaffa – marketing
- Mike Chav – engineer, mixing
- Carol Corless – package production
- Armon Davis – keyboards
- Mike Dupus – engineer, mixing
- James Ellis – management
- R. "Skane" Ford – A&R
- Havoc – producer
- Terese Joseph – A&R assistance
- Gimel Keaton – engineer, mixing
- Kinetic – producer
- Lil O – engineer
- Tai Linzie – art co-ordinator, photo co-ordination
- Glen Marchese – mixing
- Patrick McGee – engineer
- Method Man – executive producer
- Ayinde "Tike" Olubayo – engineer
- Jose "Choco" Reynoso – engineer, mixing
- Megan Rochell – performer
- Justin Rossi – engineer
- RZA – arranger, vocals, producer, executive producer, mixing
- Ken Schles – photography
- Erick Sermon – arranger, producer, executive producer
- Scott Storch – producer
- Conrad "Con Da Don" Golding - engineer
- Aaron "Franchise" Fishbein - electric guitar and bass guitar
- David "Gordo" Strickland – engineer
- Supa Engineer "Dura" – mixing
- Dan Tobiason – mixing assistant
- Andrew "Versatile" Roettger – producer
- Alli Truch – creative director
- Erni Vales – illustrations
- Dawud West – art direction, design
Notes and References
- Web site: Method Man Interview . October 2006 . Dubcnn . 2015-07-24.
- Web site: Method Man : Rap, Hip-Hop Interview . Riotsound . 2015-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912023945/http://riotsound.com/hip-hop/rap/interviews/Method-Man/index.php . 2015-09-12 . dead .
- Web site: New Method Man Album 4:21...The Day After . Sixshot . 2015-07-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060705114943/http://www.sixshot.com/articles/6239/ . July 5, 2006 .
- Web site: Dylan Earns First No. 1 Album Since 1976. Billboard. September 6, 2006. November 4, 2018.
- Web site: 4:21... The Day After - Redman| Credits. AllMusic. June 26, 2019.
