Method Man On Maintaining Rap Longevity While Pursuing Acting

From music-making to performing, Method Man is in his bag, and he’s dishing on staying within the rap recreation whereas embarking on different pursuits!

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Method Man Says Music Has “Nothing To Do With [His] Acting”

The longtime Wu-Tang Clan member spoke on the topics throughout a brand new interview with Cassius Life, and he initially acknowledged his performing pursuits.

Method Man, 52, mentioned that — whereas he began by solely accepting roles the place “there wasn’t any acting involved whatsoever” — he finally obtained “serious” in regards to the craft after being attentive to all the opposite individuals who tirelessly work to assist the initiatives take off. He additionally mentioned ensuring to not be “the weakest link on [the] set.”

“I decided to take it serious when I saw exactly what these actors go through just to get a part and to survive on a daily basis. For me, that is motivation enough to go through every step that I have to go through in order to give my best performance. And not just my best performance but my 110% effort to make sure that I’m not the weakest link on this set. ‘Cause there are people that show up hours before I do to make sure everything runs smoothly.”

Following these observations, the Power: Book II star requested himself, “Who am I to come unprepared?”

He continued by addressing among the variations between the crafts, noting, “Hip-Hop has nothing to do with my acting.” Instead, he acknowledged how childhood trauma and “real life s**t” play into performing.

“I love being creative. But as far as the acting goes, Hip-Hop has nothing to do with my acting, whatsoever. What has a lot to do with my acting is post-traumatic stress disorder from my childhood and real-life things that happened. Not things that happened on the stage, interviews, concerts whatever. Real life s**t. Grocery store kind of s**t. Laundromat kind of s**t. Going back to school shopping for your kids type of things. Something genuine that keeps you grounded.”

He Acknowledges How He’s Seen Hip Hop Evolve Over The Years

Speaking of hip hop, which just lately marked its fiftieth anniversary, Method Man touched on how he’s seen the style shift since he entered the scene within the early Nineteen Nineties. Specifically, he gave hip hop its flowers for evolving right into a “billion-dollar business” that “sets the trend[s].”

“You seen how it went from a million-dollar business to a billion-dollar business. Just know this, Hip-Hop sets the trend for a lot of the cultures. A lot of the fashion, whether it be Timberland boots or those ugly-a** Balenciaga sock sneakers, Hip-Hop did that.”

Method Man shared that the style “changed the landscape” regardless of obstacles that individuals put in its method.

“There’s no denying that this music style has modified the panorama of how music is even listened to or how music is accepted. They maintain transferring the [goalposts] on us ’trigger each time we get a bit of win it’s one thing [that] drags us again, or they put one thing within the forefront that doesn’t symbolize all of us, only a small group of us. But you reside and also you study.

Regarding the ever-changing state of the rap recreation, he reflectively added, “I’ve seen people come, I’ve seen people go. And I am glad that I am still here [and] relevant enough to be mentioned amongst some of the greats.”