Music Review

Blackout! 2 (2009)

EW's GRADE
B+

Details Release Date: May 19, 2009; Lead Performance: Method Man and Redman; Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Time can fly when you're in a haze, and somehow 10 years have elapsed since fun-loving stoners Method Man and Redman teamed up for their collaborative album Blackout! Not to worry. Hip-hop's own Cheech and Chong boast chemistry that's as powerful as ever on Blackout! 2, this belated follow-up. They trade pop culture jokes and sly bluster over sturdy boom-bap beats as if East Coast rap's late-'90s renaissance never ended. Now, if only they could get the ball rolling on the long-promised sequel to their 2001 cinematic masterwork, How High... B+

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Originally posted May 13, 2009 Published in issue #1048 May 22, 2009 Order article reprints

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