Redman is slated to be the featured artist on Activision's True Crime: New York City video game and is soon to begin shooting How High's sequel with Method Man.

True Crime's soundtrack will premiere Red's "Rush the Security," a song also featured on the Newark, NJ emcee's forthcoming album, Red Gone Wild. The soundtrack is set to hit stores November 15th. In addition to contributing two new, original cuts to the soundtrack, Funk Doc will also be a character in the game. A digitized Redman will enter the game as a reward when players reach a certain level. The 80-song soundtrack features an eclectic roster including previously-recorded tracks from Jay-Z, A Tribe Called Quest, rock legend Bob Dylan, punk band Ramones and alternative rock acts like Velvet Revolver and My Chemical Romance.


"As an East Coast artist who paid his dues performing in the clubs of New York City, Redman's inspired rhymes bring the gritty realism of the city to life in our game," said Activision worldwide executive of music Tim Riley via a statement. "His bold lyrics and hard-edged funk beats capture the vibes of the city from Washington Heights to Harlem and all the way down to Battery Park."


True Crime: New York City comes nearly a year after the release of True Crime: Los Angeles. True Crime: New York will be available on PlayStation 2, Xbox and Nintendo Game Cube. The game has yet to be rated and is scheduled to hit stores this fall.


In other Redman news, he and his partner-in-rhyme Method Man recently announced that they will soon start shooting a sequel to their 2001 comedy, How High. According to Dark Horizons, the tandem revealed the news during a concert at Melbourne, Australia's Festival Hall this past weekend. Red and Meth told the crowd that the film's script is presently being written and that production on the movie is set to begin next year for a late 2006 theatrical release. As of late, Red has been hard at work plotting his return to the game. He recently shot a video for the aforementioned "Rush The Security" in Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. The video was directed by J. Jesses Smith, who also directed DMX's "We Right Here," Wu Tang Clan's "Pinky Ring" and Jadakiss' "We Gon Make It."