Redman

Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by the stage name Redman, is an American rapper. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he became popular as an artist on the Def Jam label in the

Reginald "Reggie" Noble (born April 17, 1970), better known by the stage name Redman, is an American rapper. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he became popular as an artist on the Def Jam label in the early 1990s.

After Erick Sermon (of the seminal rap group EPMD) spotted Redman freestyling in a New York nightclub, Sermon added him to the Hit Squad crew of aspiring MCs (along with K-Solo and Das EFX). Redman made his rapping debut on the EPMD songs "Hardcore" and "Brothers On My Jock" off their third album Business As Usual (Def Jam 1990). Redman's 1992 Def Jam debut Whut? Thee Album broke into the US Top 50, achieved gold status in the United States. Prominent hip hop magazine The Source subsequently named Redman the Rap Artist of the Year for 1993.