2015 "Respect The Classics" reissue, with a 3D Lenticular cover. Redman may have become a household name among the rap community by the end of the '90s, but there was a time when he garnered little more than a cult following. Why? Well, Dare Iz a Darkside illustrates this better than any of his other '90s albums -- nowhere else has Redman ever been this odd, to be quite frank. It's fairly evident here that he'd been listening to his George Clinton records and that he wasn't fronting when he alluded to "A Million and 1 Buddah Spots" that he'd visited. In fact, this album often divides his fans. Many admire it for its eccentricities, while others deride it for being quite simply too inaccessible. It's almost as if Redman is trying to puzzle listeners on Dare Iz a Darkside with his continually morphing persona. In fact, there's actually little questioning his motives -- it's a matter of fact that Redman's trying to be as crazy as he can without alienating too many of those who first knew him for his affiliation with EPMD. The reason most fans either feel devotion or disdain for this album isn't the beats, but rather Redman's antics. If you appreciate his wacky sense of insane humor, this album is a gold mine. If you're more into his latter-day Method Man-style rhymes, then this album probably isn't one you want to bother with. After all, though Redman became a household name by the end of the '90s, it surely wasn't because of albums like this. A1 Dr. Trevis 2:09 A2 Bobyahed2dis 3:23 A3 Journey Throo Da Darkside 2:27 A4 Da Journee 0:31 A5 A Million And 1 Buddah Spots 1:41 A6 Noorotic 3:00 A7 Boodah Session 0:23 A8 Cosmic Slop 3:32 A9 Rockafella (R.I.P.) 3:27 A10 Rockafella 5:08 B1 Green Island 5:42 B2 Basically 2:03 B3 Can't Wait 4:13 B4 Winicumuhround 4:28 B5 Wuditlooklike 3:20 B6 Slide And Rock On 3:54 B7 Sooperman Luva II 4:56 B8 We Run N.Y. 4:13 B9 Dr. Trevis (Signs Off) 1:44
