Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by American rapper and
Wu-Tang Clan member
Method Man. It was released on November 17, 1998, by
Def Jam Recordings. The album's title and overall theme were heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the
second millennium. It features production from
RZA,
True Master,
Inspectah Deck,
4th Disciple,
Erick Sermon,
Havoc, and
Trackmasters, among others. The album also features a multitude of guest appearances from artists such as
Redman,
Left Eye,
Mobb Deep,
D'Angelo and various Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates such as
Streetlife, who appears on seven of the album's twenty-eight tracks.
Commercial performance
Tical 2000: Judgement Day debuted at number two on the US
Billboard 200 and number one on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 411,000 copies in its first week.[9][10] Upon its release, the album received mostly favorable reviews from music critics, though several disapproved of its over-abundance of skits. As of December 16, 1998, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States.[11] As of October 2009, the album has 1,605,000 copies in the United States.[12]
Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by American rapper and
Wu-Tang Clan member
Method Man. It was released on November 17, 1998, by
Def Jam Recordings. The album's title and overall theme were heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the
second millennium. It features production from
RZA,
True Master,
Inspectah Deck,
4th Disciple,
Erick Sermon,
Havoc, and
Trackmasters, among others. The album also features a multitude of guest appearances from artists such as
Redman,
Left Eye,
Mobb Deep,
D'Angelo and various Wu-Tang Clan members and affiliates such as
Streetlife, who appears on seven of the album's twenty-eight tracks.
Commercial performance
Tical 2000: Judgement Day debuted at number two on the US
Billboard 200 and number one on the US
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, selling 411,000 copies in its first week.[9][10] Upon its release, the album received mostly favorable reviews from music critics, though several disapproved of its over-abundance of skits. As of December 16, 1998, the album was certified
platinum by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States.[11] As of October 2009, the album has 1,605,000 copies in the United States.[12]