Despite the rumors abound, Method Man is an artist still signed to a major label, according to the publicity department at Def Jam Records.
“Method man is still a part of the Def Jam family and he is currently on tour supporting his newest release, 4:21…The Day After,” said publicist Jana Fleishman in a statement.
In the past, the rapper had some expressed discontent with the label, but had not requested to be dropped.
4:21…The Day After, while critically acclaimed by fans, gave the rapper his lowest debut with 62,000 units sold.
“I’ve seeing a lot of weird s**t going on up here since the transition. [Back in the ‘90s,] the procedure was way different. It was like I could just walk up in [chairman Lyor Cohen’s] office and say, ‘What’s good?’ So it’s not like that anymore,” Meth said in a recent interview with AllHipHop.com.
Below are the remaining Method Man Tour Dates:
Sept. 26 – Cleveland, OH — House of Blues
Sept 27 – Ann Arbor, MI — Blind Pig
Sept 28 – Bloomington, IN — Bluebird Nightclub
Sept 29 – Madison, WI — Barrymore Theater (TENT)
Oct 2 – Aspen, CO — Belly Up TavernOct 3 – Boulder, CO — Fox Theater
Oct 4 – Park City, UT — SuedeOct 8 – Portland, OR — Roseland
Oct 9 – Seattle, WA — Showbox
Oct 10 – Bellingham, WA — NightlightOct 12 – Sparks, NV — New Oasis
Oct 13 – Santa Cruz, CA — The Catalyst
Oct 14 – San Fran, CA — Mezzanine
Oct 15 – Santa Barbara, CA — UC Santa Barbara
Oct 16 – Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
Oct 17 – Los Angeles, CA — House of Blues
Oct 18 – San Diego, CA — 4th & B
Oct 19 – Phoenix, AZ — Marquee Theater
Oct 20 – Albuquerque, NM — Sunshine Theater
Oct 22 – Austin, TX — EmosOct 23 – Baton Rouge, LA — Spanish Moon – TENT
Oct 24 – Tallahassee, FL — The Moon
Oct 25 – Ft Lauderdale, FL — Revolution
Oct 26 – Orlando, FL — House of Blues
Oct 27 – Myrtle Beach, — House of Blues
Oct 29 – Carrboro, NC — Cats Cradle
Oct 30 – Charlottsville, VA — Star Music Hall
Nov 1 – Philadelphia, PA — TLA
Nov 2 – Washington, DC — 930 Club
Nov 3 – Hartford, CT — Webster Theater – TENT
Nov 6 – Burlington, VT — Higher Ground
Nov 7 – Boston, MA — Avalon
Nov 9 – Baltimore, MD — Sonar
Nov 11 – New York, NY — Nokia Theater