Editing Tical 2000: Judgement Day

{{Infobox album
| name = Tical 2000: Judgement Day
| type = studio
| artist = [[Method Man]]
| cover = Tical 2000.jpg
| alt = 
| released = November 17, 1998
| recorded = October 1997 – August 1998
| studio = 
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length = 73:21
| label = {{hlist|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]|[[PolyGram]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[RZA]]|Method Man|[[True Master]]|[[Inspectah Deck]]|[[4th Disciple]]|[[Erick Sermon]]|[[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]|[[Mathematics (producer)|Mathematics]]|LB da Life Bringa|[[Da Youngsta's|Qu'ran Goodman]]}}
| prev_title = [[Tical (album)|Tical]]
| prev_year = 1994
| next_title = [[Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)|Blackout!]]
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Extra chronology
 | artist = [[Wu-Tang Clan anthology|Wu-Tang Clan solo]]
 | type = studio
 | prev_title = [[The Pillage]]
 | prev_year = 1998
 | title = Tical 2000: Judgement Day
 | year = 1998
 | next_title = [[Bobby Digital in Stereo]]
 | next_year = 1998
}}
{{Singles
 | name = Tical 2000: Judgement Day
 | type = studio
 | single1 = [[Judgement Day (Method Man song)|Judgement Day]]
 | single1date = October 20, 1998
 | single2 = [[Break Ups 2 Make Ups]]
 | single2date = January 26, 1999
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|author=Jason Birchmeier |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tical-2000-judgement-day-mw0000186448 |title=Tical 2000: Judgement Day - Method Man &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=1998-11-10 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = A−<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|last=Weingarten |first=Marc |url=https://ew.com/article/1998/11/20/tical-2000-2/ |title=Tical 2000 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=1998-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320225100/https://ew.com/article/1998/11/20/tical-2000-2/ |accessdate=2015-07-24|archive-date=2021-03-20 }}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{cite news|author=Soren Baker |author-link=Soren Baker|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-nov-13-ca-42172-story.html |title=Method Man Stays True to His Solo Mission |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=1998-11-13 |access-date=2015-07-24}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev4Score = 6/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/method-man/398 |title= Tical 2000: Judgement Day |publisher=[[NME]] |date=2005-09-12 |accessdate=2015-07-24}}</ref> 
| rev5 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/methodman/albums/album/130886/review/6067375/tical_2000_judgement_day |title=Method Man: Tical 2000: Judgement Day |last=Fernando |first=S.H. |date=1998-12-10 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506024848/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/methodman/albums/album/130886/review/6067375/tical_2000_judgement_day |archive-date=2007-05-06 |url-status=unfit |access-date=2015-07-24}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="Cross">{{cite book|last=Cross|first=Charles R.|author-link=Charles R. Cross|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-first=Nathan|editor2-last=Hoard|editor2-first=Christian|title=[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide|The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|edition=4th|year=2004|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|chapter=Method Man|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/539 539]}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev7Score = 8/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Shapiro |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Shapiro (journalist) |date=February 1999 |title=The Empire Strikes Black |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ttqr55UILl8C&pg=PA105 |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |volume=15 |issue=2 |pages=105–107 |access-date=2018-12-19}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[USA Today]]''
| rev8Score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/36073403.html?dids=36073403:36073403&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+17,+1998&author=Edna+Gunderson;+Steve+Jones;+David+Patrick+Stearns&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=A+Method+in+his+badness;+Beck's+back+to+his+roots&pqatl=google |title=A Method in his badness |last=Jones |first=Steve |date=1998-11-17 |work=[[USA Today]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716235014/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/access/36073403.html?dids=36073403:36073403&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+17,+1998&author=Edna+Gunderson;+Steve+Jones;+David+Patrick+Stearns&pub=USA+TODAY&desc=A+Method+in+his+badness;+Beck's+back+to+his+roots&pqatl=google |archive-date=2012-07-16 |access-date=2018-12-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
'''''Tical 2000: Judgement Day''''' is the second studio album by American rapper and [[Wu-Tang Clan]] member [[Method Man]]. It was released on November 17, 1998, by [[Def Jam Recordings]]. The album's title and overall theme were heavily influenced by the apocalypse theories surrounding the forthcoming end of the [[2nd millennium|second millennium]]. It was produced by [[RZA]], [[True Master]], [[Inspectah Deck]], [[4th Disciple]], [[Erick Sermon]], [[Havoc (Mobb Deep)|Havoc]], and [[Trackmasters]], among others. The album features guest appearances from [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]], [[Lisa Lopes|Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes]], [[Mobb Deep]], [[D'Angelo]], [[Streetlife (rapper)|Streetlife]] (who appears on seven of the album's twenty-eight tracks), and others.

==Commercial performance==
''Tical 2000: Judgement Day'' debuted at number two on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number one on the US [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] charts, selling 411,000 copies in its first week.<ref>Varga, George. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/sandiego/access/1244590231.html?dids=1244590231:1244590231&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+02%2C+1998&author=George+Varga&pub=The+San+Diego+Union+-+Tribune&desc=Jewel+worthy+of+her+name+with+soaring+second+album&pqatl=google Jewel worthy of her name with soaring second album]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}. ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' :December 2, 1998.</ref><ref name="Billboard">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r380214/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}} Chart Positions]. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved 2010-08-23.</ref> Upon its release, the album received mostly favorable reviews from music critics, though several disapproved of its over-abundance of skits. As of December 16, 1998, the album was certified [[RIAA Certification|platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for sales of over one million copies in the United States.<ref>[https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=Method+Man&col=certification_date&ord=desc#search_section]. [[RIAA]]. Retrieved 2010-08-23.</ref> As of October 2009, the album has 1,605,000 copies in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2009/10/xxl-scans-def-jams-entire-discography-record-sales/|title=XXL SCANS: DEF JAM'S ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHY & RECORD SALES|date=October 18, 2009|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = ''Tical 2000: Judgement Day'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 73:21

| title1 = Judgement Day (Intro)
| note1 =
| writer1 = [[Method Man|Clifford Smith, Jr.]]
| extra1 = [[Method Man]]
| length1 = 0:52

| title2 = Perfect World
| note2 =
| writer2 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[RZA|Robert Fitzgerald Diggs]]}}
| extra2 = [[RZA]]
| length2 = 3:00

| title3 = Cradle Rock
| note3 = featuring [[Lisa Lopes|Left Eye]] and [[Booster (musician)|Booster]]
| writer3 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Lisa Lopes]]}}
| extra3 = LB Da Life Bringa
| length3 = 4:13

| title4 = Dangerous Grounds
| note4 = featuring [[Streetlife (rapper)|Streetlife]]
| writer4 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Street Life (rapper)|Patrick Charles]]|[[True Master|Derrick Harris]]}}
| extra4 = [[True Master]]
| length4 = 4:07

| title5 = Sweet Love (Skit)
| note5 =
| writer5 = Smith, Jr.
| extra5 =
| length5 = 0:06

| title6 = Sweet Love
| note6 = featuring [[Cappadonna]] and Streetlife
| writer6 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Cappadonna|Darryl Hill]]|Charles|Harris}}
| extra6 = True Master
| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = Shaolin What (Skit)
| note7 =
| writer7 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[4th Disciple|El-Divine Amir Bey]]}}
| extra7 = [[4th Disciple]]
| length7 = 2:19

| title8 = Torture
| note8 =
| writer8 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Harris}}
| extra8 = True Master
| length8 = 3:23

| title9 = Where's Method Man? (Skit)
| note9 = featuring [[Ed Lover]]
| writer9 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Ed Lover|James Roberts]]}}
| extra9 =
| length9 = 1:04

| title10 = Suspect Chin Music
| note10 = featuring Streetlife
| writer10 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Charles|Diggs}}
| extra10 = RZA
| length10 = 4:52

| title11 = Retro Godfather
| note11 =
| writer11 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Diggs|Mike Cleveland|Ron Dean Miller|[[Vincent Montana, Jr.]]|Bert Reid}}
| extra11 = RZA
| length11 = 2:50

| title12 = Dooney Boy (Skit)
| note12 =
| writer12 = Smith, Jr.
| extra12 =
| length12 = 0:15

| title13 = Spazzola
| note13 = featuring [[Inspectah Deck]], [[Killa Sin]], [[Masta Killa]], [[Raekwon]], and Streetlife
| writer13 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Inspectah Deck|Jason Richard Hunter]]|[[Killa Sin|Jeryl Grant]]|[[Masta Killa|Jamel Irief]]|[[Raekwon|Corey Woods]]|Charles}}
| extra13 = [[Inspectah Deck]]
| length13 = 3:54

| title14 = Check Writer (Skit)
| note14 =
| writer14 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Lyor Cohen]]}}
| extra14 =
| length14 = 0:13

| title15 = You Play Too Much (Skit)
| note15 = featuring [[Chris Rock]]
| writer15 = [[Chris Rock|Christopher Julius Rock]]
| extra15 = [[Prince Paul (producer)|Prince Paul]]
| length15 = 1:31

| title16 = Party Crasher
| note16 =
| writer16 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Harris}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|True Master|RZA}}
| length16 = 3:53

| title17 = Grid Iron Rap
| note17 = featuring Streetlife
| writer17 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Harris|Charles}}
| extra17 = True Master
| length17 = 3:23

| title18 = Step By Step
| note18 =
| writer18 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Erick Sermon]]|[[Tupac Shakur|Tupac Amaru Shakur]]|[[Shock G|Gregory Edward Jacobs]]|[[Money-B|Ronald Brooks]]|[[Roger Troutman]]|Larry Troutman|[[Shirley Murdock]]}}
| extra18 = [[Erick Sermon]]
| length18 = 3:34

| title19 = Play IV Keeps
| note19 = featuring Street Life, Inspectah Deck, and [[Mobb Deep]]
| writer19 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Hunter|Charles|[[Prodigy (rapper)|Albert Johnson]]|[[Havoc (musician)|Kejuan Waliek Muchita]]}}
| extra19 = [[Havoc (musician)|Havoc]]
| length19 = 3:33

| title20 = Donald Trump (Skit)
| note20 =
| writer20 = [[Donald Trump|Donald John Trump]]
| extra20 = 
| length20 = 0:11

| title21 = Snuffed Out (Skit)
| note21 = featuring Streetlife
| writer21 = Charles
| extra21 = [[Mathematics (producer)|Mathematics]]
| length21 = 1:39

| title22 = Elements
| note22 = featuring Polite and Star
| writer22 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Hunter}}
| extra22 = Inspectah Deck
| length22 = 3:58

| title23 = Killin' Fields
| note23 = featuring Cho-Flo
| writer23 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Harris}}
| extra23 = True Master
| length23 = 4:03

| title24= Big Dogs
| note24 = featuring [[Redman (rapper)|Redman]]
| writer24 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Redman (rapper)|Reginald Noble]]|Sermon|[[Keith Murray|Keith Omar Murray]]|Rosalyn Noble|Rod Kirkpatrick}}
| extra24 = Erick Sermon
| length24 = 3:29

| title25 = [[Break Ups 2 Make Ups]]
| note25 = featuring [[D'Angelo]]
| writer25 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[D'Angelo|Michael Eugene Archer]]|[[Trackmasters|Jean-Claude Olivier]]|[[Trackmasters|Samuel Barnes]]}}
| extra25 = {{hlist|[[Da Youngsta's|Qu'ran Goodman]]|[[Trackmasters]]}}
| length25 = 3:53

| title26 = Message from Penny (Skit)
| note26 = featuring [[Janet Jackson]]
| writer26 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|[[Janet Jackson|Janet Damita Jo Jackson]]}}
| extra26 =
| length26 = 0:28

| title27 = [[Judgement Day (Method Man song)|Judgement Day]]
| note27 =
| writer27 = {{hlist|Smith, Jr.|Bey}}
| extra27 = {{hlist|Method Man|4th Disciple}}
| length27 = 6:00

| title28 = C.E.O. Outro
| note28 =
| writer28 = [[Russell Simmons|Russell Wendell Simmons]]
| extra28 =
| length28 = 0:04
}}

== Personnel ==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
* Method Man - performer, producer, 
* RZA - producer, performer, executive producer, engineer
* Streetlife - performer
* Left Eye - performer
* Cappadonna - performer
* Inspectah Deck - producer, performer
* 4th Disciple - producer
* Prince Paul - producer
* Havoc - producer
* Qur'an Goodman, Trackmasters - producer
* Erick Sermon - producer
* Allah Mathematics - producer 
* Jeff Trotter - A&R executive, mastering
* Donald Trump - performer
{{col-end}}

==Charts==
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}

===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Chart (1998)
! Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=186}}</ref>
| align="center"| 46
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|artist=Method Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 23, 2014}}
|-
! scope="row"| Canadian R&B Albums ([[SoundScan]])<ref>{{cite news |date=November 28, 1998 |title=Edmonton's Top 10 |newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]] |page=C3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116919662/edmonton-journal/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| align="center"| 1
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|40|artist=Method Man|album=Tical 2000: Judgement Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|France|15|artist=Method Man|album=Tical 2000: Judgement Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|32|id=10894|artist=Method Man|album=Tical 2000: Judgement Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|54|artist=Method Man|album=Tical 2000: Judgement Day|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|49|artist=Method Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 3, 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Method Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 23, 2014}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|1|artist=Method Man|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 23, 2014}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1999)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref>
| 57
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1999/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1999|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=December 5, 2018}}</ref>
| 15
|}
{{col-end}}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Method Man|title=Tical 2000: Judgement Day|award=Platinum|relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Method Man|title=Tical 2000 - Judgement Day|award=Silver|relyear=1998|certyear=2013|certmonth=07|id=9244-2650-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Method Man|title=Tical 2000|award=Platinum|relyear=1998}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Meth}}

{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Albums produced by 4th Disciple]]
[[Category:Def Jam Recordings albums]]