Redman Drops Some Quick Bars And Lights Up In 'Wus Really Hood' Video
Redman AKA everyone's favorite blunt-rolling rhyme spitter was once the subject of what is perhaps, no, without question, the single greatest episode of MTV's Cribs that ever was. From the split wires on his doorbell to the fridge-top shoebox full of cash to the dude that was out cold on the floor while the whole thing was being filmed, Reggie Reg kept the realness at all-time highs, offering a glimpse at what it was like to not be one of the inordinately wealthy entertainers and athletes that had graced the show up until that point. But even with all the regular-ness of his home, there are so many questions left to be answered. Where's all of the furniture? Is that really his home? And who was that man on the floor? Fortunately, the good people of Thrillist have put together something they like to call An Oral History Of Redman's Notorious MTV Cribs Episode and it's got the full script on how this marvel of modern television came together complete with gems from the producers and camera crew, which we've extracted a few compelling clips from and is available for you to read in its entirety by hitting the link below.
>>>Read An Oral History Of Redman's Notorious MTV Cribs Episode (via Thrillist) Redman on the realness:"While everybody was trying to show a lavish house, the lavish life of living, that’s not always the case. Not every entertainer’s living lavish. They may have a more lavish set on the street, but it’s still real for a lot of cats out here in the entertainment game. We’re okay, but we’re not rich, and that’s what I wanted to display to my fans... I always try and think about what the 'hood would say when I do things.""They show up fucking early. I wanted to at least clean up a bit, since I ain’t have any real furniture in there and shit, and I thought I had a little bit of time and I didn’t. When they knocked on the door I was still sleepy-eyed and they were like, “You know what, this is good, let’s just roll with it. You just get back into bed and we’ll make it like we just disturbed you,” and we played it right on out from there. Not too much setup, not too much dialogue to go over. We just winged it."
"When they were in there filming, I did have a moment of thinking, “I don’t want to show that my city can’t live the good and lavish life too.” But then I was like, “Fuck it, this isn’t about nobody else but me. I invited these guys to my house and now I got to go with it.” This is just something that we do. Everything you see was real. It’s just everyday life for us."
