By David Ma

“Now, you know you don’t own a Benz / Yes, I do and chrome’s the trim,” says Redman to himself on “Redman Meets Reggie Noble,” a track off his 1992 debut, Whut? Thee Album.  Even then, he drew a line between himself and Redman, a boastful blunt smoking, gun-toting rap character who’s nothing like Reggie (besides the blunt smoking part).  17 years later, his new album Reggie Noble 9 ½ furthers this distinction and caps a career that’s made him known in the world of both rap and entertainment.

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