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Tical 0: The Prequel
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 16 votes
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Album Info
Label: Def Jam
Release Date: 18 May 2004
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rap
Summary
Wu Tang Clan's Clifford Smith (aka Method Man) interrupts his budding acting career to return with his first solo disc in five years (and fourth overall). The guest roster includes Missy Elliott, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface, Redman, Busta Rhymes and RZA.
Also By This Artist: 4:21 ... The Day After
Also On Metacritic
MUSIC: Wu-Tang Clan: Iron Flag Wu-Tang Clan: The W
Also On The Web: Method Man @ Def Jam
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Q Magazine
Kanye West's debut aside, it's the essential hip hop album of the year so far. [Jun 2004, p.102]
Spin
Tical 0... takes that voice and plugs it into more than a dozen tried-and-true rap templates. [Jun 2004, p.104]
Tiny Mix Tapes
While Tical 0: The Prequel is an adequate and at times entertaining record, too much collaboration has overshadowed the rhyming prowess and lyrical wittiness of Method Man.
Read Full Review >Blender
Feels like surprisingly generic party rap. [May 2004, p.126]
Entertainment Weekly
Meth's rugged rhymes still flow with effortless finesse, but for the first time, he loses his identity. [14 May 2004, p.68]
Los Angeles Times
There's a sense of urgency when he is inspired by the production backing him, but when the beats coast along without much flair, Method Man does the same.
Read Full Review >Dot Music
It's, well, a thoroughly professional record. And therein lies the problem. Method Man, perhaps more than any other Wu-Tang member bar ODB, has personality to burn, and trying to force it into a box fit for any other hit rapper is an impossible task.
Read Full Review >Vibe
[He] sounds stuck in a rut. [June 2004, p.152]
All Music Guide
Give or take a couple hot tracks, this release is not likely to play a significant role in his legacy.
Read Full Review >Rolling Stone
The killer swarm of 1994's Tical and Tical 2000's astro-black ambition aren't anywhere to be seen. [27 May 2004, p.80]
Playlouder
A weak Meth album produced poorly and without imagination in the main, by an assortment of losers, with each track featuring a guest emcee.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle
Bogged down by Meth's lackadaisical approach and reliance on guest appearances, Tical 0: The Prequel falls flat on its befuddled front.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 6.5 (out of 10) based on 16 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Alex T. gave it a9:
Good album, not meths best but still tru wu.
Gnat gave it a6:
Just too weak for Meth-Tical. And I hear no Wu-style here. That's no good.
Spike Jams gave it a6:
This album is okay at most. It seems to be put together for the masses, not for the true fans of the Wu. It falls flat when comparing to his last two albums, and will go by the wayside in the decade that comes.
Devin O gave it a10:
this is one of meth's greatest albums (especially witout all the skits)he puts it down with luda ghostface and rza this album is tight!
billy b gave it a10:
dis is a bet cd ever
missy koi gave it an 8:
i loved this album, Method Mans flow is so tight. It was worth my $13~.
[Anonymous] gave it a 10:
An amazing album! Without a doubt, unless Dre decides to release the Detox, the best album of the year. Good Shit Tical!
