Wu Tang Clan's Method Man To Destiny's Child: "I Apologize"
Method Man, one of Wu-Tang Clan's founding members, has apologized to Destiny's Child for an old beef he had with them.
In a recent appearance on the My Expert Opinion Podcast, the rapper turned actor told a story about when he thought the girl group acted "Hollywood" only to later realize that maybe he was the one being immature. Method Man said this about the second time he met them:
"We were at Janet Jackson's Icon and I remember I had just come off stage and where we were sitting, there were nothing but VIPs. We had *NSYNC up here, Destiny's Child right there, Tommy Lee was over here, [Pamela Anderson]. And I see the girls, so I kinda moseyed out of my seat to go over and say what's up to them. Now, this is still me in my low self-esteem era. But I'm thinking like, comfort zone here, I'm gonna say what's up to the girls. I love them, I'm just gonna say hi. I go over to say hi to them and when I said hi, they didn't even turn around and acknowledge me."
He continued:
"Now, my ass, in my head, with my low self-esteem is like, 'They just shitted on me.' When in fact, they didn't even hear me. It was so loud in that motherfucker. That's the excuse that I'm giving right now-they didn't even fucking hear me."
Method introduced to them again later that night by producer Rockwilder, but this time around he decided to play, what he thought, was their game and refused to extend his hand:
"Afterward, Rockwilder, he was gonna do the 'Bootylicious' song for them. He comes over, he's talking to them, he's like, 'Oh, you know Red and Meth?' And they put their hands out to shake, and I kept my hand here and was like, 'Go 'head with that Hollywood shit.'"
Filled with regret years later, Method Man called out his own insecurities:
"neither Kelly, Beyoncé, or Michelle ever did any-fucking-thing to me."
He added:
"But me being so miserable and in that fucking moment, I felt like they wasn't treating me the way I should have been treated. Who am I to think that about these girls? They're here to promote themselves and break records and things of that nature. And it was not about me, it was about Janet fucking Jackson. And to this day, man, I don't think I've ever apologized for that."
With that said, Method Man, looking directly into the camera, gave these heartfelt words:
"I apologize to Beyoncé, I apologize to Kelly Rowland and Michelle-y'all did not deserve that, at all."
Emotional growth can be a powerful thing. Well played, sir.
