Darkside is one of my favorite albums....Whut is dope too.
the goofy weedhead image to gain a bigger white fanbase is what did him in His raps suffered and by the time Docs Da Name dropped I didnt wanna ever hear another Redman album ever again.
This.
The first time I heard Redman was on EPMD's
Business as Usual album. I was a little kid, lol. He was my favorite rapper from like '92 to '98. Easily. He was best when he was doing his thing with Erick and messing with the funk production.
Dare Iz A Darkside is my favorite Red album. Dark, hardcore, street Redman was the best Redman. When he got into all that comical shyt, he got corny to me. Early on, he was able to be funny and still keep his edge, like with the Uncle Quilly stuff. He just kinda turned into a clown later on, so I stopped listening.
But his run from
Whut? Thee Album to
Muddy Waters was untouchable. He was definitely one of the best in the game during that period.