Tical 2000: Judgement Day

"Judgement Day"
Tical 2000: Judgement Day
Studio album by Method Man
Released	November 17, 1998[1][2]
Recorded	1997-1998
Genre	Hip hop[3]
Length	73:21
Label	Def Jam Recordings
Producer	RZA; Method Man (exec.); True Master; Inspectah Deck; 4th Disciple; Erick Sermon; Havoc; Mathematics; LB da Life Bringa; Qu'ran Goodman;
Method Man chronology
Singles from Tical 2000: Judgement Day
	"Judgement Day"; Released: October 20, 1998; "Break Ups 2 Make Ups"; Released: January 26, 1999;

Tical 2000: Judgement Day is the second studio album by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. The album was released on November 17, 1998 under 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. Judgement Day 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Entertainment Weekly	A–[3]
Los Angeles Times	[5]
NME	6/10[6]
Rolling Stone	[7]
Spin	8/10[8]
USA Today	[9]

Commercial performance

Tical 2000: Judgement Day debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, and number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while selling 411,000 copies in its first week.[10][11] Upon its release, the album received mostly favorable reviews from music critics, though several disapproved of its over-abundance of skits. On December 16, 1998, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies.[12] As of October 2009, the album has 1,605,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Judgement Day (Intro)"	Method Man	0:52
2.	"Perfect World"	RZA	3:00
3.	"Cradle Rock" (featuring Left Eye & Booster)	LB Da Life Bringa	4:13
4.	"Dangerous Grounds" (featuring Streetlife)	True Master	4:07
5.	"Sweet Love (Skit)"		0:06
6.	"Sweet Love" (featuring Cappadonna & Streetlife)	True Master	3:29
7.	"Shaolin What (Skit)"	4th Disciple	2:19
8.	"Torture"	True Master	3:23
9.	"Where's Method Man? (Skit)" (featuring Ed Lover)		1:04
10.	"Suspect Chin Music" (featuring Streetlife)	RZA	4:52
11.	"Retro Godfather"	RZA	2:50
12.	"Dooney Boy (Skit)"		0:15
13.	"Spazzola" (featuring Inspectah Deck, Killa Sin, Masta Killa, Raekwon & Streetlife)	Inspectah Deck	3:54
14.	"Check Writer (Skit)"		0:13
15.	"You Play Too Much (Skit)" (featuring Chris Rock)	Prince Paul	1:31
16.	"Party Crasher"	True Master, RZA	3:53
17.	"Grid Iron Rap" (featuring Streetlife)	True Master	3:23
18.	"Step By Step"	Erick Sermon	3:34
19.	"Play IV Keeps" (featuring Inspectah Deck, Mobb Deep, Streetlife & Hell Razah)	Havoc	3:33
20.	"Donald Trump (Skit)"		0:11
21.	"Snuffed Out (Skit)" (featuring Streetlife)	Mathematics	1:39
22.	"Elements" (featuring Polite & Star)	Inspectah Deck	3:58
23.	"Killin' Fields" (featuring Cho-Flo)	True Master	4:03
24.	"Big Dogs" (featuring Redman)	Erick Sermon	3:29
25.	"Break Ups 2 Make Ups" (featuring D'Angelo)	Qu'ran Goodman, Trackmasters	3:53
26.	"Message From Penny (Skit)" (featuring Janet Jackson)		0:28
27.	"Judgement Day"	Method Man, 4th Disciple	6:00
28.	"C.E.O. Outro""		0:04

Personnel

Method Man - performer, producer,
RZA - producer, performer, executive producer, engineer
Streetlife - performer
Left Eye - performer
Cappadonna - performer
Inspectah Deck - producer/performer
4th Disciple - producer
Prince Paul - producer
Havoc - producer
Qur'an Goodman, Trackmasters - producer
Erick Sermon - producer
Allah Mathematics - producer
Jeff Trotter - A&R executive/mastering
Donald Trump - Performer

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14]	5
UK Albums (OCC)[15]	49
US Billboard 200[16]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[17]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1999)	Position
US Billboard 200[18]	57
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[19]	15

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[20]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Silver	60,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)[22]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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"Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day - November 17, 1998" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. 1998-11-28. Retrieved 2018-11-10.
Weingarten, Marc (1998-11-20). "Tical 2000". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
Jason Birchmeier (1998-11-10). "Tical 2000: Judgement Day - Method Man | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
Soren Baker (1998-11-13). "Method Man Stays True to His Solo Mission". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
"Tical 2000: Judgement Day". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
Fernando, S.H. (1998-12-10). "Method Man: Tical 2000: Judgement Day". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2015-07-24.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
Shapiro, Peter (February 1999). "The Empire Strikes Black". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 2. pp. 105–107. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
Jones, Steve (1998-11-17). "A Method in his badness". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
Varga, George. Jewel worthy of her name with soaring second album. The San Diego Union-Tribune :December 2, 1998.
Chart Positions. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
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"XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES". October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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"American album certifications – Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[1] "Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day - November 17, 1998" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. 1998-11-14. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

[2] "Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day - November 17, 1998" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. 1998-11-28. Retrieved 2018-11-10.

[EW-3] Weingarten, Marc (1998-11-20). "Tical 2000". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

[allmusic-4] Jason Birchmeier (1998-11-10). "Tical 2000: Judgement Day - Method Man | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

[5] Soren Baker (1998-11-13). "Method Man Stays True to His Solo Mission". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

[6] "Tical 2000: Judgement Day". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2015-07-24.

[7] Fernando, S.H. (1998-12-10). "Method Man: Tical 2000: Judgement Day". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2007-05-06. Retrieved 2015-07-24.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[8] Shapiro, Peter (February 1999). "The Empire Strikes Black". Spin. Vol. 15 no. 2. pp. 105–107. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

[9] Jones, Steve (1998-11-17). "A Method in his badness". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2018-12-19.

[10] Varga, George. Jewel worthy of her name with soaring second album. The San Diego Union-Tribune :December 2, 1998.

[Billboard-11] Chart Positions. Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

[12] RIAA search: Tical 2000: Judgement Day. RIAA. Retrieved 2010-08-23.

[13] "XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES". October 18, 2009. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Method_Man-14] "Method Man Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[ac_UK_Method_Man-15] "Method Man | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved October 3, 2019.

[ac_Billboard200_Method_Man-16] "Method Man Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Method_Man-17] "Method Man Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 23, 2014.

[18] "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[19] "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.

[CanadaMethod_ManTical_2000:_Judgement_DayalbumCertRef-20] "Canadian album certifications – Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day". Music Canada.

[United_KingdomMethod_ManTical_2000:_Judgement_DayalbumCertRef-21] "British album certifications – Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Tical 2000: Judgement Day in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesMethod_ManTical_2000:_Judgement_DayalbumCertRef-22] "American album certifications – Method Man – Tical 2000: Judgement Day". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.