Editing Method Man (section)

===2006–2007: ''4:21... The Day After''===
[[File:Wu Tang Clan f7858007.jpg|thumb|Method Man at the 2007 [[Eurockéennes]]]]
Method Man's fourth album, entitled ''[[4:21... The Day After|4:21: The Day After]]'' was released in August 2006 with a star lineup of producers featuring [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]], [[Erick Sermon]], [[Scott Storch]], [[Mathematics (producer)|Allah Mathematics]], [[Denaun Porter|Mr. Porter]], and fellow Wu-Tang Clan member, RZA. This time around, a more focused Method Man went back to his hip hop roots and both hip hop fans and the media took notice. He did an interview on the ItsHipHop.Tv.<ref>[http://www.thebreakdown.tv/shows/thebreakdown/3/10] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507091020/http://www.thebreakdown.tv/shows/thebreakdown/3/10|date=May 7, 2007}}</ref> Despite this being one of Meth's strongest solo efforts to date, the album failed to do well commercially due to it having no single or video, which Method Man has held discontent towards his own label for. However, he toured strongly all over the world to promote the album, and appeared onstage with fellow Wu-Tang member [[Inspectah Deck]], as well as New York up and comers [[Saigon (rapper)|Saigon]], and Gat Murdah. Meth cited various reasons for the problems between him and his label, Def Jam. While he puts most of the blame on personal agendas in the Def Jam offices, Meth did take some blame, himself, for giving in to his record label.

In early May 2007, Method Man's camp leaked the street single "New York New York" which became a popular track on the internet.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vozick |first=Simon |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038258,00.html |title='New York' State of Mind |website=EW.com |date=May 10, 2007 |access-date=December 17, 2012 |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019022609/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20038258,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>