RZA talks about how they got Method Man to do the song 'All I Need'

sully

He also explained the story behind Method Man’s Mary J. Blige-assisted “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By,” a cut Meth originally did not want to do. According to RZA, Meth refused to make the song a single until he was given a car and a Mary J. Blige placement.

“Method Man, at the time, was considered the most hardest emcee in the game," RZA noted. "He had a song called ‘Bring the Pain.’ He’s 6’4” and in my neighborhood, he would walk around with the biggest gun you’ve ever seen. So, he did not want to be a pretty boy or a type of boy that girls liked, you know what I mean? I remember we did this song in my basement and I kind of forced him to do the song…We had to promise to buy him a new car and get Mary J. Blige to do the hook in order for this to be the single. It turned out this song became maybe a double platinum seller for him. Him and Mary won a Grammy [that] year.”

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DMTxCannabis

Yeah, I remember hearing that story.. good drop though..

Ear2DaSt

Huge hit classic!

lion_heart

Didn't Puff do the remix

Dub_Deux

Meth is a good actor, he stay getting screen time

idoitforhiphop10

I notice it's always the songs that artist don't like that become hits.

DMTxCannabis

idoitforhiphop10 wrote: »

I notice it's always the songs that artist don't like that become hits.

Yep.. same with Ruff Ryders Anthem by DMX..

CheefNAfterDark

that was a classic song.glad rza made meth do it

HerbalVaporCapers

song is a classic but...

sully wrote: »

So, he did not want to be a pretty boy or a type of boy that girls liked, you know what I mean?

Disciplined InSight

Old story..I remember another story where Inspectah Deck mentioned Meth as being the most grimiest nigga in the Clan.

RawAce

A nigga named the panty raider didn't wanna be liked by the ladies ?

Weird

_Menace_

M-E-T-H-O-D MAN!

dalyricalbandit

Stomp Johnson

Ticaaaaaaaal

The Lonious Monk

Meth has weird ears. He didn't like M-E-T-H-O-D Man either and that song ended up being the most successful of Enter the 36.

And I can understand not wanting to do some pretty boy shit, but as rap songs for the chicks go, All That I Need is about as grimey as it gets, especially the original version.

RawAce

yeah
the og version is GOAT status to me

i never play the remix

IResearch

That song/video is still dope

O.G.VETERAN

i always blame this song for the overdone rap & r&b collabs we are still hearing to this day

buttuh_b

First time I fucked my ex this song was playing. That's how I knew we had that hood love.

Man I miss her a lot