Resilience and perseverance in the journey of Method Man. A timeline of obstacles and growth.
Clifford Smith Jr., or Method Man, is a prominent American rapper, record producer, and actor. He gained fame as a member of the Wu-Tang Clan and half of the duo Method Man & Redman. His stage name is derived from the 1979 film Method Man. Notably, he won a Grammy Award in 1996 for "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" with Mary J. Blige, with whom he later acted in Power Book II: Ghost.
In 1995, Method Man appeared in the documentary The Show, featuring an argument with U-God and Ghostface Killah.
In 2003, Method Man criticized Oli "Power" Grant and Mitchell "Divine" Diggs, the managers of the Wu-Tang Clan business, expressing discontent over financial matters.
Between 2004 and 2007, Method Man failed to file income tax returns for the state of New York, leading to his arrest in 2009.
In 2004, Method Man starred in a Fox sitcom called Method & Red. However, after only a short time on the air, the show was put on hiatus and never returned due to creative differences.
In August 2006, Method Man's fourth album, entitled 4:21: The Day After was released. The album failed to do well commercially due to lack of promotion from his label.
During a concert in 2006, Method Man criticized Diddy's decisions on Duets: The Final Chapter, the posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G., saying that Biggie never would have worked with some of the rappers.
In 2006, Method Man had a personal and publicized conflict with TV talk show host Wendy Williams after she discussed his wife's cancer diagnosis on air without his consent.
On May 17, 2007, Method Man was arrested in New York City for marijuana possession after being pulled over for an expired inspection sticker. He was charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, criminal possession of marijuana, DWI, and driving an uninspected motor vehicle and reached a plea agreement to perform community service.
Between 2004 and 2007, Method Man failed to file income tax returns for the state of New York, leading to his arrest in 2009.
On October 5, 2009, Method Man was arrested at his home in Staten Island for income tax violations for failing to file income tax returns between 2004 and 2007.
On June 28, 2010, Method Man pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was sentenced to a conditional discharge and paid a $106,000 fine.
In March 2011, the Crystal Meth album was postponed again.
Crystal Meth was supposedly going to be released in August 2016 but still hasn't been released.
As of 2025 the Crystal Meth album still hasn't been released
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