Tical 2000: Judgement Day | ||||
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Released | November 17, 1998 | |||
Recorded | October 1997 – August 1998 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 73:21 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
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Singles from Tical 2000:Judgement Day | ||||
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [2] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 6/10 [4] |
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Spin | 8/10 [7] |
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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 was produced by RZA,True Master,Inspectah Deck,4th Disciple,Erick Sermon,Havoc,and Trackmasters,among others. The album features guest appearances from Redman,Left Eye,Mobb Deep,D'Angelo,Streetlife (who appears on seven of the album's twenty-eight tracks),and others.
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Judgement Day (Intro)" | Clifford Smith, Jr. | Method Man | 0:52 |
2. | "Perfect World" |
| RZA | 3:00 |
3. | "Cradle Rock" (featuring Left Eye and Booster) |
| LB Da Life Bringa | 4:13 |
4. | "Dangerous Grounds" (featuring Streetlife) |
| True Master | 4:07 |
5. | "Sweet Love (Skit)" | Smith, Jr. | 0:06 | |
6. | "Sweet Love" (featuring Cappadonna and 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)" | Smith, Jr. | 0:15 | |
13. | "Spazzola" (featuring Inspectah Deck, Killa Sin, Masta Killa, Raekwon, and Streetlife) |
| Inspectah Deck | 3:54 |
14. | "Check Writer (Skit)" |
| 0:13 | |
15. | "You Play Too Much (Skit)" (featuring Chris Rock) | Christopher Julius Rock | Prince Paul | 1:31 |
16. | "Party Crasher" |
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| 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 Street Life, Inspectah Deck, and Mobb Deep) |
| Havoc | 3:33 |
20. | "Donald Trump (Skit)" | Donald John Trump | 0:11 | |
21. | "Snuffed Out (Skit)" (featuring Streetlife) | Charles | Mathematics | 1:39 |
22. | "Elements" (featuring Polite and 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) | 3:53 | ||
26. | "Message from Penny (Skit)" (featuring Janet Jackson) |
| 0:28 | |
27. | "Judgement Day" |
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| 6:00 |
28. | "C.E.O. Outro" | Russell Wendell Simmons | 0:04 | |
Total length: | 73:21 |
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [25] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] | Silver | 60,000* |
United States (RIAA) [27] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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