With the third single from his highly anticipated album The Meth Lab, Method Man joined forces with lifelong cohorts Inspectah Deck and Raekwon. “The Purple Tape” is laced with dramatic piano and menacing beats, all coming together to support rhymes that bring the confident swagger of classic hip hop to the next generation. The track asserts “Wu Tang is for the children,” and the supremacy of Staten Island’s finest remains absolute.
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