Method Man praised late Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy as an all-time great MC onThe Chris Gethard Show. In his heyday, he was top five in New York for sure, he said of Prodigy, who died in June at age 42.
Gethard, one of Rolling Stones 50 Funniest People Right Now, highlighted Mobb Deeps 1994 trackShook Ones (Part II) as an example of Prodigys brilliance. He also argued the top five assessment was high praise, coming from the Wu Tang Clan great to which Method Man added, I applaud excellence.
Im still a fan, he said. People tend to put themselves on this pedestal or whatever, and it gets to the point where theyre not fans anymore. Im always gonna be a fan. If I see something that I like and Im rockin with that person, Im a fan of that person. Ive got a top five MCs, but I just dont name them.
In a remote segment, correspondent Connor Ratliff sought out questions for the rapper on the New York City streets. One fan asked about two tonally opposite subjects: police brutality and whether he could be cast in a sequel of 2001 stoner comedy How High, which starred Method Man and musical collaborator Redman.
The best solution I could give [to solving police brutality] is that we have to tell our boroughs presidents to put more people that look like us and understand our communities in our communities, Method Man said. Regarding How High 2, he added, Its up in the air. Everyones moved on as far as that goes, but well see what we can do.
Thats a soft maybe, Ratliff relayed to the fan.