First of all, we are in the business of giving flowers when folks are alive and this brother here!
Can we talk about Method Man on the cover of Essence!
GIRL!
Method Man is Februrary’s digital cover star sharing where he is these days in his career noting that we should definitely be taking him seriously and not lightly.
Read below via Essence!
Thirty years in the entertainment industry, Method Man wants nothing more than to be taken seriously.
After gaining fame as a rapper with Wu-Tang Clan beginning in 1992, Method Man, born Clifford Smith Jr., has made what he describes as “a hell of a transition” to an actor — and an acclaimed one at that.
In 2021, Meth, as he is often affectionately referred to, won an NAACP Image Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Davis Maclean on the Starz spin-off Power Book II: Ghost.
He also has a recurring guest starring role in the Epix series Godfather of Harlem.
As our digital cover star for February, Method Man talked to us about the work he put in to show the powers that be he had the acting chops to be on the silver screen, and a few of the pitfalls along the way.
On believing in himself
“Understand, I was a Black boy living in some of the worst areas in New York,” says the 50-year-old rapper turned actor, who was raised in the Clifton neighborhood of Staten Island.
“I’ve always felt like I wasn’t enough. I’ve been told that from the gate, ‘You don’t belong here.’ Sometimes even without words.”
Sis get into these pictures!
About being a sex symbol
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“I don’t understand that sh–. I go to the gym for my own peace of mind. I don’t do it to become someone’s sex symbol or a pinup on someone’s wall. I do it for me.”
“People like attention. I’m the same as everybody else. But at the end of the day, take me seriously, not lightly.”
You are not the same sir! #respectfully
