Editing Method Man (section)

===1992–1996: ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)'' and ''Tical''===
As Wu-Tang Clan ascended to hip hop stardom, Method Man was always one of the most visible members of the collective.<ref name="Source29">{{cite news |last1=Allah |first1=Sha Be |title=Today in Hip-Hop History: Method Man Dropped His Debut Album 'Tical' 29 Years Ago |url=https://thesource.com/2023/11/15/today-in-hip-hop-history-method-man-dropped-his-debut-album-tical-29-years-ago/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |work=The Source |date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> He was one of only two members (along with [[GZA]]) to get a solo song on the group's debut album ''[[Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)]]'' ("[[Method Man (song)|Method Man]]") and the first to release a solo album under the Clan's unusual contract which allowed its members to release albums under any [[record label]].<ref name="Source29" /> Method Man chose to sign with rap label [[Def Jam Recordings]],<ref name="NPR">{{cite news |last1=Kelly |first1=Frannie |title=The Wu-Tang Clan's 20 Year Plan |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2013/04/08/176519640/the-wu-tang-clans-20-year-plan |access-date=May 8, 2024 |publisher=NPR |date=April 8, 2013}}</ref> although [[Elektra Records]] A&R man [[Dante Ross]] initially wanted to sign him around the same time Ross signed fellow group member [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unkut.com/2009/04/dante-ross-the-unkut-interview-part-2-the-elektra-era/|title=Dante Ross – The Unkut Interview Part 2: The Elektra Era|website=Unkut.com|date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=January 12, 2019}}</ref> Method Man's solo debut, ''[[Tical (album)|Tical]]'' (1994), was critically acclaimed and well received, entering the American charts at #4<ref name="Source25">{{cite news |last1=Allah |first1=Sha Be |title=Today in Hip-Hop History: Method Man's Debut Album 'Tical' TUrns 25 Years Old! |url=https://thesource.com/2019/11/15/today-in-hip-hop-history-method-mans-debut-album-tical-turns-25-years-old/ |access-date=May 8, 2024 |work=The Source |date=November 15, 2019}}</ref> and eventually selling in excess of one million copies.<ref name="Source25" /> That album featured the hit single "All I Need", later remixed featuring Mary J. Blige, which won a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] ("[[I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By]]"). During this time Method Man also became close friends with fellow New York City-based rapper [[The Notorious B.I.G.]], and was the only guest rapper featured on his debut album ''[[Ready to Die]],'' on the song "The What". He was also featured on [[Spice 1]]'s album ''[[AmeriKKKa's Nightmare]]'' on the track "Hard 2 Kill". In 1995, he was also featured on "Got the Flava" off [[Showbiz and A.G.]]'s album ''[[Goodfellas (Show and A.G. album)|Goodfellas]]''. He also appeared on the [[Batman Forever (soundtrack)|Batman Forever]] soundtrack: his track, [[The Riddler (song)|The Riddler]], produced by [[RZA]] included a video with clips from the film. In 1996, Method Man appeared on [[Tupac Shakur]]'s album ''[[All Eyez on Me]]'', on the song "Got My Mind Made Up" alongside his rhyme partner [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], [[Tha Dogg Pound]] and [[Inspectah Deck]], whose verse did not make the released album version, although his nickname "Rebel INS" can be heard as the song fades. He was also featured on Redman's 1996 album ''Muddy Waters'' on the track "Do What Ya Feel".