Method Man, Inspectah Deck and Masta Killa @ Towson University- September 24, 2006
“The energy you give to me, I’ll give back to you!” This was Method Man’s pledge to his audience at the onset of his show. The show kicked off with Masta Killa doing a short set, mostly comprised of material from his new “Made In Brooklyn” album. Although his music translates well to vinyl, his set did little to move the crowd. He was followed up by Inspectah Deck, who also did a short set of well known joints from Uncontrolled Substance and The Movement. Deck asked the audience, “Who has the hottest album this year?” He proceeded to list everything I hate about hip hop these days including Young Jeezy, Young Dro, Young Joc and about 13 emcees whose name begins with Lil’.
Next up was the main attraction, Mr. Tical himself. He performed with the energy and playfulness that you come to expect from Meth. He ran through his repertoire of material including classic Wu-bangers “Method Man” and “Ain’t Nothin’ Ta Fuck Wit,” solo hits like “Bring The Pain,” “What the Blood Clot,” and “How High.” He also delivered some new album material such as “Say” and “Ya’Meen.” Highlights included his tribute to ODB “Brooklyn Zoo,” and his salute to B.I.G. on “The What.” That was definitely the moment that made the crowd, or at least me, go crazy. Before he performed “The What,” he went off on P. Diddy for not including him on the Biggie Duets album. Meth asked, “How many cameos were there on Ready To Die?” He then added, “Biggie never would have worked with half the people on the Duets album!” Referring to the sub par Diddy collaborations on his Tical 0: The Prequel album, Meth exclaimed, “Meth and Puffy just don’t mix.” Meth had some assistance from Street Life who served as his hype man for the set. He also dove into the crowd repeatedly, doused the audience with bottled water and knocked down some pipe and drape along the way, to the security’s dismay. Although he couldn’t pronounce the university, he was performing at (It’s Towson, not Toe-son), he did his best to bring classic Shaolin to Baltimore.
