Throwback: Happy Belated 54th Birthday, Method Man!

2025 is rushing by. It’s March. And March is a very busy month in music history. 

• The Who frontman  Roger Daltrey celebrated his 81st birthday on March 1
• Karen Carpenter was born 75 years on March 2
• Lou Reed one of the most influential figures of the past 75 years or so, was born 83 years ago on March 2
• Tone Lōc celebrated his 59th birthday on March 3
• The legendary soul artist Bobby Womack was born on this day 81 years ago
• Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted celebrated his 62nd birthday on March 4
• Pink Floyd‘s David Gilmour celebrated his 79th birthday on March 6
• The Monkees‘ Mickey Dolenz celebrated his 80th — yes, 80th! — birthday on March 8
• The pioneering Ornette Coleman was born 95 years ago on March 9
• U2‘s Adam Clayton celebrates his 65th — yes, 65th! — birthday on March 13
• Roy Haynes was born 100 years ago on March 13
• The legendary Lightnin’ Hopkins was born 113 years ago on March 15
• Sly and the Family Stone frontman Sly Stone celebrated his 82nd birthday on March 15
• Public Enemy‘s Flavor Flav celebrated his 66th birthday on March 16
• Smashing Pumpkins founder and frontman Billy Corgan celebrated his 58th on March 17
• The legendary Wilson Pickett, one of the major figures in the development and popularization of soul music was born on this day 84 years ago on March 18
• The wildly talented and breathtakingly beautiful Vanessa Williams celebrated her 62nd birthday on March 18
• Queen Latifah, one of the most regal, powerful and defiantly feminist artists in hip-hop history celebrated her 55th — yes, 55th! — birthday on March 18
• The legendary Lee “Scratch” Perry was born 89 years ago on March 20 
• The legendary bluesman Edward James “Son” House was born 122 years ago on March 21
• DJ Premier, one of hip-hop’s greatest and most beloved producers celebrated his 59th birthday on March 21

This month has been extraordinarily busy and there was a birthday that I stupidly forgot about — and it’s one I should shout out or I’d look foolish: Method Man celebrated his 54th birthday back on March 2. (I know. I know. I also did that last year. My bad.)

Meth has been a part of music I’ve loved since I was a child, including some of hip-hop’s most beloved songs.

Happy belated birthday, brother! May there be many more!