Method Man, Redman & Raekwon discuss the art of Cypher.
Method Man, Redman & Raekwon are greats of hip-hop, and the legendary emcees are still going strong. The rappers made an appearance on Red Bull’s Los Angeles studio for Red Bull Spiral Freestyle series.
Before the freestyle, the trip sat down with Billboard to discuss the art of freestyle, while shouting out some of the rap legends. “Em always bodyin’ sh-t,” Redman said about Eminem. “What he was talking about [during a BET Hip-Hop Awards freestyle], the purpose he was talking about when he was freestyling is what I liked. He could have blacked out and just went HAM, but he talked about purpose and things that was going on, so [I] highly respect it.” “I really liked the Slaughterhouse/Eminem cypher. That sh-t was dope,” Method Man responds.
Redman Explains How His Different Dimensions Of Rhyming Is Similar To Eminem
“I have never heard anyone in the world that has ever made me want to change my verse. I know that I’m coming with something different and I’m coming to body sh-t,” continued Redman. “Like me and Eminem, when we wrote the record for “Off the Wall,” we wrote the song right there in the studio. I flew to Detroit. We wrote this song right there in the studio, and we laid it, and we didn’t go back. I didn’t hear his vocals — and I was like, “Damn, I should have tightened this. I should have said this. I need to go back.” No, we was very happy with what we wrote. I never in my life have changed my verse because of another man.”
“I like Kendrick Lamar’s freestyle on BET. Him and TDE,” said Redman. “There’s so many elements to a freestyle. It’s not just about bars. It’s the movement; it’s the body language. My favorite part of Kendrick’s freestyle was when he high-fived ScHoolboy Q. See, I pay attention to little things like that. It was the perfect high-five! It was clean and you heard it! I know when or if he sees this, he’ll be like, “Wow, that guy is detailed. He knows what he talking about.” Because I know that hand slap was practiced and perfected.”
Check out their Red Bull Spiral Freestyle below.
