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Redmanmade his rapping debut on the EPMDsongs "Hardcore" and "Brothers on my Jock", after Erick Sermonof the seminal group spotted him freestyling in a New Yorkclub and added him to their crew of aspiring emcees (along with K-Soloamong others). Redman's 1992 Def Jamdebut Whut? Thee Albumbroke into the USTop 50, achieved gold status in the United States, and prominent hip-hop magazine The Sourcesubsequently named Redman Rap Artist of the Year for 1993. Redman's solo career continued throughout the remainder of the decade, with each of his albums selling at least half a million copies. His musical style has remained very consistent, rarely deviating from a combination of Redman's unique braggadocious wit and hard, p-funk-influenced beats. In addition to releasing albums under his own name, he is part of the group Def Squad(along with Keith Murrayand Erick Sermon) with whom he released the 1998 album El Nino, and also has formed a close partnership with labelmate Method Man (of the Wu-Tang Clan) with whom he released the 1999 album Blackout!.

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