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Method Man

With his laid-back, swaggering delivery and gritty rhymes, Clifford Smith, who goes by Method Man, was the gold-toothed member of hip-hip collective Wu-Tang Clan and marked himself out as a solo star with a string of hit albums in the 1990s. Smith had a tough upbringing in the Staten Island projects and grew up trading raps and selling drugs on street corners until childhood friend RZA masterminded a plan for a group of young, local rappers. Alongside his cousins Ol' Dirty Bastard and GZA, Method Man helped the collective mix raw, primitive beats and tales of street life wit...