On this date in 1992, Brick Metropolis, NJ’s personal Reggie “Redman” Noble, dropped his debut solo launch Whut? Thee Album on the Def Jam imprint.
Produced primarily by the legendary EPMD’s Erick Sermon, Whut? launched the world to Redman, the most recent recruit to the supergroup The Hit Squad. The followers needed extra from what they obtained from the Newark native on “Hardcore” from EPMD’s ‘Enterprise By no means Private’ album, the place Redman was first heard by Erick and Parrish followers, making them Redman followers by default.
Tracks that propelled the album’s success embody singles such because the visible accompanying “Time 4 Sum Aksion”, “Tonight’s TDa Evening,” the weed-rolling anthem “How To Roll A Blunt,” and the start of the ever-evolving saga of “The Sooper man Lover.” This four-and-a-half mic album was licensed gold by the RIAA in lower than a yr and authorized official by the streets upon its launch.
Large shouts to Redman and Erick Sermon for making the Funk Physician Spock’s first venture an authorized Hip Hop traditional!
