Redman

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Biography

Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by his stage name Redman, is an American MC, rapper, DJ, record producer and actor. He came to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label. He is also well known for his collaborations with Method Man, including their starring roles in films and sitcoms. He was also a member of the Def Squad in the late 1990s. Redman is one-half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman and has been unofficially referred to as the "11th member" of the Wu-Tang Clan.

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Year Formed 1990
Number of Albums 48
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Genres

Hip Hop

Trivia

What was the name of the artist that Redman co-starred with in 2001?

Method Man

...us wit and hard, Pfunkinfluenced beats. In 2001 Redman costarred with Method Man in the stoner comedy film How High, which featured the pair playing t...
In what film did Redman co-star with Method Man in 2001?

How High

...ts. In 2001 Redman costarred with Method Man in the stoner comedy film How High , which featured the pair playing two marijuanaaddled students attempti...
In what video game series do Redman and Redman often appear as Tag Team partners?

Def Jam Vendetta

...ng 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 the...
What is the name of the video game in which Redman is featured?

True Crime: New York City

...the 20042005 season. Redman is also featured on the video game True Crime: New York City , in which the central character interacts with an undercover ...
When was REDMAN formed?

2013

...High Times Stony Awards (Cohost) REDMAN is a Japanese rockband formed in 2013 . The members have different backgrounds which are reflected in their mus...
When did Redman first gain fame?

early 1990s

...per, DJ, music producer, and actor. The artist earned his fame in the early 1990s and collaborated with Method Man; he also presented a series of solo...
What was Redman's career?

rapper, DJ, music producer, and actor

...iography Reginald Noble, known as Redman, is an American rapper, DJ, music producer, and actor . The artist earned his fame in the early 1990s and coll...
When was Noble expelled from Montclair State University?

1987

...mily: the young man got involved in a bad company and consumed drugs. In 1987 , Noble was expelled from Montclair State University and sold substances ...
What did Noble sell to earn his living?

substances

... In 1987, Noble was expelled from Montclair State University and sold substances to earn his living. Two years later, he miraculously escaped arrest a...
Who was the frontman of EPMD?

Erick Sermon

...New York parks and at friends parties. One day, the frontman of EPMD Erick Sermon attended such a concert with Noble and Lords of the Underground; the...
Where did Erick Sermon move to after attending a concert with Noble and Lords of the Underground?

Long Island

... the Underground; the musicians talked, and the wouldbe star moved to Long Island . The young DJ toured with Erick and EPMD; he was a handyman and fill...
When did Sermon introduce Redman to the audience for the first time?

1990

...PMD; he was a handyman and filled the pauses between the bands songs. In 1990 , Sermon introduced the freestyler Redman to the audience for the first t...
What did How To Roll A Blunt enshrine as the drug of choice?

cannabis

...Enshrining the new ethos of cannabis as the drug of choice (How To Roll A Blunt), there was also room for the traditional braggadocio (A Day Of Sooper...
How long did Redman live with Erick Sermon?

two years

...DasEFX, and that Erick Sermon produced Whut? In fact, Redman had spent two years living with the latter when both his parents chucked him out of their...
What magazine voted Redman the top rap artist of 1993?

The Source

...heir respective homes. Redman was voted the top rap artist of 1993 by The Source magazine, while subsequent albums saw him developing into the complet...
What was the name of Redman's 1998 album?

Docs Da Name 2000

...ion as one of raps leading lyricists. By the time of 1998s stylish Docs Da Name 2000 , Redman was emulating several of his contemporaries by becoming i...
In what year was Docs Da Name released?

1998

...e, earning a reputation as one of raps leading lyricists. By the time of 1998 s stylish Docs Da Name 2000, Redman was emulating several of his contempo...
What genre of music did Redman mix with reggae and funk?

ghettocomedy

...ending reggae and funk with choppy lyrics, offbeat rhymes, and silly ghettocomedy skits. According to critic Chris Ryan in the Village Voice, hiphops ...
What is the name of the critic that said hiphop class clown is a throwback to the days of rap?

Chris Ryan

...cs, offbeat rhymes, and silly ghettocomedy skits. According to critic Chris Ryan in the Village Voice, hiphops class clown is a throwback to the days ...
What was a throwback to the days of rap when being a Microphone Fiend was important?

hiphops class clown

...omedy skits. According to critic Chris Ryan in the Village Voice, hiphops class clown is a throwback to the days of rap when being a Microphone Fiend ...
What was the name of his debut album?

Whut?

... on songs by popular hiphop group EPMD, fueled him to release his debut, Whut? The promarijuana rapper then earned platinum status for record sales of...
When was Muddy Waters released?

1996

...hen earned platinum status for record sales of Muddy Waters, released in 1996 , and Docs Da Name 2000, released in 1998. His songs Tonights da Night an...
Who called Redman one of the most consistent MCs in rap?

the Source

...a Night and Da Goodness became nightclub anthems. The hiphop magazine the Source called Redman one of raps most consistent MCs and named Redman Live P...
When was Redman named Live Performer of the Year by the Source?

2000

... raps most consistent MCs and named Redman Live Performer of the Year in 2000 . Born Reggie Noble on April 17, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey, Redman grew...
Where did Redman grow up?

Newark, New Jersey

...rmer of the Year in 2000. Born Reggie Noble on April 17, 1970, in Newark, New Jersey , Redman grew up in a rough neighborhood, a place he affectionatel...
What instrument did Redman play in church as a kid?

drums

... affectionately calls Da Bricks and honors often in his songs. He played drums in church as a kid and credits a college creativewriting teacher for en...
What album earned platinum status for record sales?

Muddy Waters

... promarijuana rapper then earned platinum status for record sales of Muddy Waters , released in 1996, and Doc's Da Name 2000, released in 1998. His son...
What song was released in 1998?

Doc's Da Name 2000

...um status for record sales of Muddy Waters, released in 1996, and Doc's Da Name 2000 , released in 1998. His songs Tonight's da Night and Da Goodness b...
In what city was Reggie Noble born?

Newark

... Performer of the Year in 2000. Born Reggie Noble on April 17, 1970, in Newark , New Jersey, Redman grew up in a rough neighborhood, a place he affecti...
What is the nickname of the place Redman grew up in?

Da Bricks

...edman grew up in a rough neighborhood, a place he affectionately calls Da Bricks and honors often in his songs. He played drums in church as a kid and...
Who encouraged Redman to write in his own style?

a college creativewriting teacher

... his songs. He played drums in church as a kid and credits a college creativewriting teacher for encouraging him to write in his own style. He was alw...
What did Darlene Noble say about Redman?

He was always an individual, very different, with a very vivid imagination

...raging him to write in his own style. He was always an individual, very different, with a very vivid imagination , Darlene Noble, Redman's mother, said...
Who was Redman's mother?

Darlene Noble

...always an individual, very different, with a very vivid imagination, Darlene Noble , Redman's mother, said of her son in Vibe. Redman met EPMD's Erick ...
Redman wrote and performed rhymes on what EPMD track?

Hardcore

...al New Jersey nightclub while deejaying for a group called One, Two Plus Three. He then wrote and performed rhymes on the classic EPMD track Hardcore ....
What school did Redman attend?

West Side High School

...d Speedway Avenue School and 13th Avenue School before attending West Side High School , an experience he described as off the hook. In 1987, Redman wa...
What was the reason for Redman's expulsion?

poor academic performance

...elled from Montclair State University his freshman year due to poor academic performance at age 16. Having no other options, Redman then went back hom...
At what age did Redman go by the name DJ KutKilla?

18

... kicked him out of her house for selling cocaine. Two years later, at age 18 , Redman was a young DJMC who went by the name DJ KutKilla. He freestyled ...
What was the name of the young DJMC that Redman went by?

DJ KutKilla

... years later, at age 18, Redman was a young DJMC who went by the name DJ KutKilla . He freestyled over funk and hip hop instrumental tracks on vinyl re...
Who discovered Redman while he was a DJ for Lords of the Underground?

Erick Sermon of EPMD

...und New York and New Jersey. Redman was eventually discovered by Erick Sermon of EPMD while he was a DJ for Lords of the Underground. Erick Sermon sai...
Where was Joshua born?

Berkeley, California

...Born in Berkeley, California , he is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff. But although Joshua loved playing the sax...
What legendary saxophonist is Joshua's father?

Dewey Redman

...Born in Berkeley, California, he is the son of legendary saxophonist Dewey Redman and dancer Renee Shedroff. But although Joshua loved playing the sax...
What year did Redman graduate from Harvard College?

1991

..., and he never seriously considered becoming a professional musician. In 1991 Redman graduated from Harvard College summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa wi...
Redman was accepted to Yale Law School for what reason?

deferred entrance for what he believed was only going to be one year

...dy been accepted by Yale Law School, but deferred entrance for what he believed was only going to be one year . Some of his friends (former students at...
Where did some of Joshua's friends relocate to?

Brooklyn

...f Music whom Joshua had met while in Boston) had recently relocated to Brooklyn , and they were looking for another housemate to help with the rent. Re...
When did Redman release his first self-titled album?

1993

...er Bros. Records and issued his first, selftitled album in the spring of 1993 , which subsequently earned Redman his first Grammy nomination. That fall...
Who were the stars in the movie Wish?

Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins

...rst Grammy nomination. That fall saw the release of Wish, where Joshua was joined by the allstar cast of Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden and Billy Higgins ....