Redman

Solo Artist

Photo: Jim Winstead Jr. · CC BY 2.0
Active 1990-present
Origin Newark, New Jersey
Albums 9
Tracks 192
Most frequent collaborator Erick Sermon · 58 tracks
Genres East Coast Hip HopHardcore Hip Hop
Complete Artist
98%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 189 of 192 tracks

Does Redman write his own songs?

He is credited on 183 of his 192 studio tracks and is the only writer on 39 of them. The nine he is not on are eight skits and one posse cut written by Erick Sermon and PMD. No other rapper in this catalogue writes on a higher share of his own records.

By the Numbers

9
Studio Albums
192
Tracks Credited
98%
Self-Written
36
Years Active
463
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 189 / 192 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 192 tracks: how many Redman wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Redman has a writing credit98%
23%
75%
2%
Sole author45tracks23%
Co-written144tracks75%
Outside writers3tracks2%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Redman's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 192 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)98%
Composer (music)98%
Producer49%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Redman's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 98%
95%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
1992Whut? Thee Album
1994Dare Iz a Darkside
1996Muddy Waters
1998Doc's da Name 2000
2001Malpractice
2007Red Gone Wild: Thee Album
2010Reggie
2015Mudface
2024Muddy Waters Too
Early · 98% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

99%
1990s
Whut? Thee Album, Dare Iz a Darkside +2 more
100%
2000s
Malpractice, Red Gone Wild: Thee Album
100%
2010s
Reggie, Mudface
100%
2020s
Muddy Waters Too

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Redman sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Redman
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Tim McGraw2%
Xscape17%
En Vogue32%
LeAnn Rimes41%
TLC59%
Mary J. Blige70%
Public Enemy85%
98%Redman
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Who Really Wrote the Hits signature songs

Blow Your Mind
Whut? Thee Album
Written by Redman, The Gap Band, Reginald Noble, Raymond Calhoun
Co-wrote
Time 4 Sum Aksion
Whut? Thee Album
Written by Redman, DJ Muggs, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin, Roger Troutman, Zapp, Reginald Noble, Lawrence Muggerud, Larry Troutman
Co-wrote
Tonight's da Night
Whut? Thee Album
Written by Redman, Jesse Stone, Rick James, Reginald Noble
Co-wrote
Rockafella
Dare Iz a Darkside
Written by Redman, Leon Haywood, George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Bootsy Collins, Reginald Noble, George Clinton Jr., Bernard George Worrell, William Collins
Co-wrote
Can't Wait
Dare Iz a Darkside
Written by Redman, Erick Sermon, Rick James, Big Daddy Kane, Reginald Noble, Antonio Hardy
Co-wrote
Whateva Man
Muddy Waters
Written by Redman, Erick Sermon, Reginald Noble
Co-wrote
It's Like That (My Big Brother)
Muddy Waters
Written by Redman, K-Solo, Just-Ice, Kurtis Mantronik, Reginald Noble, Kevin Madison, Joseph Williams, Kurtis Khaleel
Co-wrote
Da Goodness
Doc's da Name 2000
Written by Redman, Busta Rhymes, Irving Mills, Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Reginald Noble, Trevor Smith
Co-wrote
I'll Bee Dat!
Doc's da Name 2000
Written by Redman, Rockwilder, Beenie Man, Jeremy Harding, Questlove, Black Thought, Malik B., Kenyatta Saunders, James Gray, Reginald Noble, Dana Stinson, Moses Davis, Ahmir Thompson, Tariq Trotter, Malik Smart
Co-wrote
Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)
Malpractice
Written by Redman, Rockwilder, DJ Kool, Reginald Noble, Dana Stinson, John Bowman
Co-wrote

Discography 9 albums

The discography also lists the collaboration albums El Nino with Def Squad, Blackout!, How High and Blackout! 2 with Method Man. Those are credited to other acts and sit outside this one.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of RedmanRedman192 tracks
Photo of Erick Sermon58Erick Sermon, 58 tracks R25Rockwilder, 25 tracks DS20Dana Stinson, 20 tracks GC12George Clinton, 12 tracks GM8Gov Mattic, 8 tracks GS7Garry Shider, 7 tracks MM6Method Man, 6 tracks on Wu-Tang Clan's page RS6Roni Size, 6 tracks S6Saukrates, 6 tracks AJ6Armon Johnson, 6 tracks RR6Ready Roc, 6 tracks MR6Melanie Rutherford, 6 tracks KM5Keith Murray, 5 tracks CS5Clifford Smith, 5 tracks on Wu-Tang Clan's page EP5Executive producer#Music, 5 tracks BC4Bootsy Collins, 4 tracks RJ4Rick James, 4 tracks GC4George Clinton Jr., 4 tracks AD4Adam Deitch, 4 tracks DM4Da Mascot, 4 tracks TH4Theory Hazit, 4 tracks RT3Roger Troutman, 3 tracks BW3Bernie Worrell, 3 tracks GM3Garry M. Shider, 3 tracks PR3Pete Rock, 3 tracks J"3Johnny "Guitar" Watson, 3 tracks DL3David Lee Spradley, 3 tracks GM3Garry Marshall Shider, 3 tracks HG3Hurricane G, 3 tracks K3KRS-One, 3 tracks LP3Lawrence Parker, 3 tracks JP3Jamal Phillips, 3 tracks C'3Chris 'Max' Pinset, 3 tracks M&3Mike & Keys, 3 tracks SW3Shariff Williams, 3 tracks DM2DJ Muggs, 2 tracks on Cypress Hill's page LF2Lowell Fulson, 2 tracks JM2Jimmy McCracklin, 2 tracks GB2George Brown, 2 tracks LO2List of P-Funk members, 2 tracks DL2David L. Spradley, 2 tracks P2PMD, 2 tracks TF2Ty Fyffe, 2 tracks TN2The Notorious B.I.G., 2 tracks BR2Busta Rhymes, 2 tracks CW2Christopher Wallace, 2 tracks on The Notorious B.I.G.'s page R2Roz, 2 tracks DH2Debbie Harry, 2 tracks CS2Chris Stein, 2 tracks TD2The D.O.C., 2 tracks TC2Tracy Curry, 2 tracks ME2Missy Elliott, 2 tracks T2Timbaland, 2 tracks TM2Timothy Mosley, 2 tracks RR2Rick Rubin, 2 tracks AY2Adam Yauch, 2 tracks A2Ad-Rock, 2 tracks on Beastie Boys's page MD2Mike D, 2 tracks on Beastie Boys's page AF2Adam F, 2 tracks DK2DJ Kool, 2 tracks T2Treach, 2 tracks on Naughty by Nature's page NP2Neil Phillips, 2 tracks I2Icarus, 2 tracks CM2Curtis Mayfield, 2 tracks EH2Ellis Hall III, 2 tracks E2E3, 2 tracks CP2Chris Pinset, 2 tracks CD2Caesar Dow, 2 tracks C"2Chris "Max" Pinset, 2 tracks RD2Runt Dog, 2 tracks I2Icadon, 2 tracks SD2Snoop Dogg, 2 tracks FE2Faith Evans, 2 tracks RR2Rick Rock, 2 tracks RT2Ricardo Thomas, 2 tracks O"2Oran "Juice" Jones, 2 tracks OE2Oran Edward Jones II, 2 tracks Z1Zapp, 1 track LT1Larry Troutman, 1 track R"1Robert "Kool" Bell, 1 track CC1Claydes Charles Smith, 1 track RM1Robert Mickens, 1 track DB1Don Boyce, 1 track RW1Ricky Westfield, 1 track D"1Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, 1 track RB1Ronald Bell, 1 track RB1Robert Bell, 1 track CS1Claydes Smith, 1 track DT1Dennis Thomas, 1 track DS1DJ Scratch, 1 track JB1James Brown, 1 track CM1Charlie Marotta, 1 track TR1Teddy Riley, 1 track on Blackstreet's page G1Guy, 1 track GG1Gene Griffin, 1 track AH1Aaron Hall, 1 track TG1Timmy Gatling, 1 track TG1The Gap Band, 1 track MB1Mr. Bozack, 1 track JS1Jesse Stone, 1 track JV1Jim Vitti, 1 track W"1Walter "Junie" Morrison, 1 track JT1J.S. Theracon, 1 track KB1Keni Burke, 1 track AF1Allan Felder, 1 track NJ1Norma Jean Wright, 1 track KM1Kenneth M. Burke, 1 track FW1Fred Wesley, 1 track JS1Jabo Starks, 1 track JS1John Starks, 1 track JS1J. Stewart, 1 track NW1Norman Whitfield, 1 track LH1Leon Haywood, 1 track BG1Bernard George Worrell, 1 track WC1William Collins, 1 track RA1Robert Alexander Anderson, 1 track AS1A. Stillman, 1 track BD1Big Daddy Kane, 1 track VM1Vaughan Mason, 1 track RT1Robert Telson, 1 track RR1Reynaldo Rey, 1 track TG1Timothy Gatling, 1 track AS1Alton Stewart, 1 track JW1John Watson, 1 track S1Showbiz, 1 track AL1Alan Lomax, 1 track EB1Eric Burdon, 1 track CC1Chas Chandler, 1 track GR1Gloria Rodríguez, 1 track RL1Rodney LeMay, 1 track BC1Bryan Chandler, 1 track SW1Starang Wondah, 1 track R1Rock, 1 track TD1Top Dog, 1 track SP1Sean Price, 1 track LS1Louieville Sluggah, 1 track BP1Baby Paul, 1 track JM1Jack McNair, 1 track JB1Jahmal Bush, 1 track DY1Dashawn Yates, 1 track BP1Barret Powell, 1 track PH1Paul Hendricks, 1 track RK1R. Kelly, 1 track DP1DJ Premier, 1 track GM1Galt MacDermot, 1 track RK1Robert Kelly, 1 track CM1Chris Martin, 1 track on Coldplay's page AS1A. Stanton, 1 track N1Napalm, 1 track CT1Chris Tricarico, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. Showing the 150 most frequent of 436. R Rockwilder · DS Dana Stinson · GC George Clinton · GM Gov Mattic · GS Garry Shider

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Data Insight

He is credited on 183 of his 192 studio tracks and is the only writer on 39. Erick Sermon is the other name on 43 tracks, more than any collaborator anyone else in this catalogue has, and Rockwilder on 20. The nine tracks Redman does not write are eight skits and one Def Squad posse cut.

Quick Facts

  • Self-writtenCredited on 183 of his 192 studio tracks
  • Written alone39 tracks carry his name and no other
  • Constant partnerErick Sermon, credited as a writer on 43 tracks
  • Biggest albumDoc's da Name 2000 sold 1,056,000 in the US and is certified platinum
  • Gold recordsFour of the nine albums are certified gold
  • Other workDef Squad member and half of the duo Method Man & Redman

Creative Fingerprint

A writer on almost every track he has released, with the same producer beside him from 1992 to 2024.

The Story

Reginald Noble came up in Newark under Erick Sermon of EPMD, who produced most of his 1992 debut and stayed on his records for the next thirty years. Nine studio albums followed, along with the Def Squad, the long partnership with Method Man that produced two Blackout! albums and the film How High, and a late return in 2024 with Muddy Waters Too.

Frequently Asked Questions Redman

Does Redman write his own songs?
He is credited on 183 of his 192 studio tracks and is the only writer on 39 of them. The nine he is not on are eight skits and one posse cut written by Erick Sermon and PMD. No other rapper in this catalogue writes on a higher share of his own records.
Who is Erick Sermon to him?
The EPMD producer who signed him and produced most of the 1992 debut. Sermon is credited as a writer on 43 Redman tracks, from Whut? Thee Album in 1992 through Muddy Waters Too in 2024.
How many albums has he released?
Nine studio albums: Whut? Thee Album (1992), Dare Iz a Darkside (1994), Muddy Waters (1996), Doc's da Name 2000 (1998), Malpractice (2001), Red Gone Wild: Thee Album (2007), Reggie (2010), Mudface (2015) and Muddy Waters Too (2024).
Which album sold the most?
Doc's da Name 2000, at 1,056,000 in the United States. It is his only platinum album. Whut? Thee Album, Dare Iz a Darkside, Muddy Waters and Malpractice are all certified gold.
Which album does he write most of himself?
Whut? Thee Album and Muddy Waters Too, each with nine tracks carrying only his name. The debut and the album released 32 years later have the same answer.
Who else writes with him?
Rockwilder on 20 tracks, George Clinton on 11 through the P-Funk records he samples, and Method Man on six. Keith Murray and Saukrates turn up on several more.
What is Def Squad?
The group he formed with Erick Sermon and Keith Murray in the late 1990s. Their album El Nino is credited to Def Squad rather than to him and sits outside this catalogue.
What about the Method Man albums?
Blackout! in 1999, How High in 2001 and Blackout! 2 in 2009 are credited to Method Man & Redman as a duo, so they are not counted here either.
Is he still recording?
Muddy Waters Too came out on Christmas Eve 2024, 32 years after the debut, and runs 81 minutes across 32 tracks. He writes on every one of them.
Does he produce?
Yes. He produces tracks on most of his own albums and takes an executive producer credit on the later Gilla House records.

Sources

Wikipedia: Redman Wikipedia: Redman discography File:Redman (rapper) (cropped).jpg - Wikimedia Commons