The 53-year-old took the stage at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on Sunday, June 2, along with Redman, and he was seemingly not satisfied by the crowd's lack of enthusiasm.
- June 4, 2024
AceShowbiz - Method Man won't be returning to Hot 97's Summer Jam. The "Can It Be All So Simple" rapper declared that he will never perform at the music festival again, suggesting that he wasn't satisfied with the crowd at this year's edition.
The 53-year-old took the stage at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York on Sunday, June 2, along with Redman. Other veteran artists who performed at the event included Big Daddy Kane, EPMD as well as Jadakiss.
However, when the festival shared a video from his set on Instagram, Method expressed his disappointment in the comment section. "Not our crowd at all," he penned. "Thanks again, New York and the whole tri-state (that showed up to the event) plus Pete[er Rosenberg] and Ebro [Darden] I got love for you guys, but never again.. at this point the generation gap is just too wide for me.. #nevercomingback."
Many have since shown support to Method Man. "god sees u bro doesn't matter the crowd u made dem red&mef frequencys lived up one more time threw dimensions and made ODB dance and proud," one user wrote, while another penned, "i swear smh they just don't know they just witnessed greatness."
A third added, "@methodmanofficial I'm not mad at you or @redmangilla for never coming back! This generation don't appreciate REAL HIP-HOP! @oldmanebro knows this too!" A different user chimed in, "@methodmanofficial that's really gracious, it's really a different world. But those who know, know. We love ya!"
"I wish the rest of our generation [would] show up at this show," someone else opined. "@hot97 Summer Jam is for one hit wonders not LEGENDS cause unfortunately this young generation don't care about our generation. Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, etc…These kids don't know Hip-Hop! Busta gets on stage and does that same damn Chris Brown verse over and over cause that’s all they know."
One day before the event in New York, Method Man and Redman linked up with Black Thought, Common and Freeway for an all-star remix of "4,3,2,1" at J.Period’s Live Mixtape set at Roots Picnic over the weekend. During the show, The Roots spitter rapped new verses over classic beats such as Wu-Tang Clan's "Protect Ya Neck", Method Man's "Bring the Pain" and Redman's "Tonight's Da Night".
