4:21... The Day After

4:21 ...The Day After
Studio album by
Method Man
ReleasedAugust 29, 2006
Genres
Length62:05
LabelDef Jam
Producers
Method Man chronology
Tical 0: The Prequel
(2004)		 4:21 ...The Day After
(2006)		 Blackout! 2
(2009)
Wu-Tang Clan solo chronology
Made in Brooklyn
(2006)		 4:21... The Day After
(2006)		 More Fish
(2006)
Singles from 4:21... The Day After
  1. "Say"
    Released: June 9, 2006
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar
Entertainment WeeklyB
HipHopDX4/5
NowStarStarStar
PopMatters7/10
RapReviews8/10
Slant MagazineStarStarStarHalf star
Stylus MagazineB−
VibeStarStarStarHalf star
XXLStarStarStar

4:21 ...The Day After is the fourth solo album by the American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man. It was released on August 29, 2006, by Def Jam Recordings, to mostly positive reviews. The album has guest appearances by Fat Joe, Styles P, Redman and various Wu-Tang Clan members. It was produced by RZA, Havoc, Kwamé, Erick Sermon and Scott Storch, among others. U-God appears in the song "The Glide" but is not credited.

Background

In regard to RZA's contributions to the album, Method Man explained, "RZA was the first name I said when I spoke to Jay-Z, when he signed off on the album budget. I’m happy with the outcome, but I think RZA could have had a little bit more input, but he was busy at the time." "This is just more RZA on production, shit like that. But some of the shit I couldn't do, because some of these producers were screaming out these niggas want a $100,000 for a track. Fuck that! Kiss my ass. I'm not paying nobody a $100,000 for shit, unless I can live in that mothafucka."

Method Man explained the album's title: "The national weed smoking day is 4/20, so I named my album 4/21 the day after. Because after that day, you have this moment of clarity when you’re not high and you see things clearly."

Commercial performance

4:21... The Day After debuted at number 8 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 62,000 copies in its first week. It was Method Man's fifth consecutive Top 10 album in the United States, counting his previous solo albums and the collaboration Blackout! with Redman.

Track listing

4:21… The Day After track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
RZA2:10
2."Is It Me"
Scott Storch3:44
3."Problem"
Erick Sermon3:30
4."Somebody Done Fucked Up"
Havoc3:18
5."Shaolin Soldier (skit)"Smith, Jr. 0:21
6."Fall Out"
Kwamé3:24
7."Dirty Mef" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
2:59
8."4:20" (featuring Streetlife and Carlton Fisk)
4:34
9."Let's Ride" (featuring Ginuwine)
Mr. Porter3:10
10."The Glide" (featuring Raekwon, U-God, and La the Darkman)
RZA3:05
11."Kids (skit)"Smith, Jr. 0:47
12."Got to Have It"
Erick Sermon4:13
13."Say"
Erick Sermon3:49
14."Ya'Meen" (featuring Fat Joe and Styles P)
Deekay4:21
15."Konichiwa Bitches"
  • Smith, Jr.
  • Diggs
RZA2:59
16."Everything" (featuring Inspectah Deck and Streetlife)
Mathematics3:39
17."Walk On" (featuring Redman)
2:49
18."Pimpin' (skit)"Smith, Jr. 0:39
19."Presidential MC" (featuring Raekwon and RZA)
  • Smith, Jr.
  • C. Woods
  • Diggs
RZA4:30
20."4 Ever" (featuring Megan Rochell)
Kwamé4:04
Total length:62:05
United Kingdom bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
21."O.D."
  • Smith, Jr.
  • Holland
Kwamé3:32
Total length:65:37

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)98
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 14
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)74
French Albums (SNEP)35
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)8
UK Albums (Official Charts)80
UK R&B Albums (Official Charts)7
US Billboard 2008
US Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)4

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