Redman

Redman signed to Def Jam after building his reputation as a member of EPMD's Hit Squad, and Whut? Thee Album, his 1992 solo debut, proved he could carry a record entirely on his own chaos and technical skill. Produced almost entirely by his mentor Erick Sermon, the album debuted on the Billboard 200 and went on to be certified gold, establishing the funk-drenched, unhinged persona Redman built the rest of his career on.