3/5
Ten years late, but right on time: Method Man and Redman are at the mic again for Blackout! 2. ‘Underground rap, that’s what you hearin’,’ the duo boast ‘mdash; and they almost convince us on ‘Four Minutes to Lockdown,’ a revival jam featuring Raekwon and Ghostface, with Roc-A-Fella champ Bink! on production duties. The Chef cooks up a fresh batch: ‘I’ll run with the get down/ Machete your mother/ Snatch your brothers/ Strap you down.’ And while Bink! throws down tom-tom percussion with a nod to RZA, Redman proves yet again why he’s not Clan material: ‘Any boy get served like tennis…’ Put those damn Weezy tapes away. But don’t trip ‘mdash; a couple worthy guest appearances can’t steal the whole show.