tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58641292009-08-29T12:28:15.641-07:00The Dirty Version: Ol' Dirty Bastard Live & UncutAll the latest and dirtiest on ODB aka Dirt McGirtBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1113584477001435222005-04-15T10:00:00.000-07:002005-04-15T10:01:17.003-07:00ODB Album Preview: Star-Studded A Son Unique Is Radio Ready Missy Elliott, Pharrell, Joe Budden help preserve his legacy on posthumous LP. by Hillary Crosley One of the most animated rappers of all time, Ol' Dirty Bastard is still riffing about sex, drugs, jail and tomfoolery. Only now he's not around see his fans enjoy it.And it seems like a lot of people will be enjoying A Son Unique, since theBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1101020461537170842004-11-20T23:00:00.000-08:002004-11-20T23:01:01.536-08:00The first posthumous OL’ DIRTY BASTARD album will be released in January.
But fans need not worry that Tupac-style vultures are already descending on the late rapper’s estate. The mixtape ‘Osirus’ was completed a month ago and always intended as New Year release.
The mix features 14 exclusive new tracks with a galaxy of producers including DJ Premier, The Heatmakers, Dame Grease, Chops and Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1100888551956104502004-11-19T10:21:00.000-08:002004-11-19T10:22:31.956-08:00RZA remembered back to when Jones was a young teenager and chose the righteous name of Ason Unique. He said that as Ason Unique, his cousin was radiant, beautiful and angelic, more powerful than he was in the ODB persona. As the years passed and RZA gave him the name of Ol' Dirty Bastard, he noticed his cousin changing more and more, adopting the characteristics of his stage moniker and going Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1100803613981995482004-11-18T10:29:00.000-08:002004-11-18T10:46:53.980-08:00"He was wild," [his father, William] Jones said, smiling. "He would kid around all the time and joke. We used to have a lot of family over and he would be the jokester. All the rest of them could sing. Dirty couldn't sing, so he would do something to make everybody laugh. He was a good kid. We used to go fishing in Far Rockaway [Queens] and that was his passion. People don't know he loved to fishBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1100455666004530162004-11-14T10:05:00.000-08:002004-11-14T10:07:46.003-08:00Cherry Jones, ODB's mother, was informed shortly after his death and called the phone call "every mother's worst dream." "My son, Russell Jones, passed away," she said in a statement. "To the public, he was known as Ol' Dirty Bastard, but to me, he was known as Rusty, the kindest, most generous soul on earth. I appreciate all the support and prayers that I have received. Russell was more than a Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1097796216996982832004-10-14T16:21:00.000-07:002004-10-14T16:23:36.996-07:00A look back at Dirty's more infamous exploits to date.
Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1097188272712047252004-10-07T15:26:00.000-07:002004-10-07T15:31:12.713-07:00
NuTech will be releasing "Free To Be Dirty", a DVD with live performances from Ol' Dirty Bastard. On this DVD you can watch ODB delivering nan electrifying, unpredictable and unforgettable performance. He performs greatest hits such as Shimmy Shimmy Ya, Got Your Money, Nigga Please along with new hits from his upcoming album. Together with Buddha Monk and other members of the Brooklyn Zoo he Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1092981302345324932004-08-19T22:47:00.000-07:002004-09-05T14:49:10.006-07:00"My style is classic / born to be classy / peace to OD the Bastard / and fuck America"
-- Fatlip, "Joe's Turkey"Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1092980634040161882004-08-19T22:42:00.000-07:002004-08-19T22:43:54.040-07:00Television network Spike TV announced a new reality series today starring Ol' Dirty Bastard.
The series, named Stuck To ODB, follows one regular guy as he tries to stay within 10 feet of ODB for five full days. If he succeeds he will win a $25,000 prize.
Stuck To ODB premieres September 14 and can be seen after that date every Tuesday at 10:00 PM (ET) / 11:00 PM (PT).
(Source: Wu-Tang Corp.)
Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1092980547473749692004-08-19T22:39:00.000-07:002004-08-19T22:42:27.473-07:00Nothing but questions arise when it comes to Wu-Tang's most famous member, Ol' Dirty Bastard and also known nowadays as Dirt McGirt. After being home for more than a year already fans all over the world ask themselves "What is going on with ODB?". He has been fairly quiet the last year. Hey come on, we're talking about ODB here, there have been times that he was in the news almost every day of Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1085003449775917752004-05-19T14:49:00.000-07:002004-05-19T14:50:49.776-07:00But I'd be remiss in my journalistic duties if, amidst all this glowing praise, I neglected to mention the inexplicable abomination lurking at the end of the album. Unable to resist branding his handiwork with the Wu-Tang seal, the RZA brings in Ghostface Killah and Masta Killa (no relation) to create "Black Mamba," a truly laughable song that seeks to do for Kill Bill what "Wild Wild West" did Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1082920091772303412004-04-25T12:08:00.000-07:002004-04-25T12:13:06.483-07:00Wu Tang Clan going for closure: "The Wu Tang Clan say fans can expect at least one last album."Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1081320556593661212004-04-06T23:49:00.000-07:002004-04-06T23:53:02.543-07:00SOHH.com : Your Low-Carb Hip-Hop Source : 2004.04.07: "Old Dirty Bastard and R. Kelly are among the celebs featured in Blender magazine's '50 Craziest Pop Stars Ever' while cover boys Outkast talk breakup rumors.
Ranking at no.9 and no.48 respectively, Old Dirty Bastard aka Dirt McGirt along with accused and later exonerated crooner, R. Kelly, stand among crazed legends such as Little Richard, Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1079167556750971402004-03-13T00:45:00.000-08:002004-03-13T00:49:08.530-08:00Ol' Dirty Bastard 'will never leave' Wu-Tang Clan: "OL' DIRTY BASTARD has denied rumours that he is to quit WU-TANG CLAN saying the he 'will never leave'.
The rapper signed to Roc-A-Fella in May following his release from jail, in which he spent two years on drug charges.
ODB's manager Jarred Weisfeld said: 'Dirty never left Wu, he will never leave Wu and his album has five songs produced by The Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1077917007225575782004-02-27T13:23:00.000-08:002004-02-27T13:26:56.216-08:00In an article about album-bundled DVDs, RollingStone.com notes that the eponymous Dirt McGirt album has now been pushed back to a May release and will reportedly include a DVD including live New York performance footage. "[H]e also waxes poetic on Michelle Pfeiffer and the value of masturbating while in prison."Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1074998283107502912004-01-24T18:38:00.000-08:002004-01-24T18:40:08.763-08:00Ol' Dirty Bastard Hits Campaign Trail With New Album
Dirty will soon hit the road like a man trying to get elected. Touring for the first time since emerging from prison last year, his short outing begins February 9 in New York at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill and ends February 13 at the Dragonfly Club in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. After completing his February run, Dirty will perform seven orBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1069303667362453702003-11-19T20:47:00.000-08:002003-11-19T20:47:53.843-08:00BILLBOARD: "After a tumultuous recent history which has seen its members incarcerated, dropped from record labels and at odds with one another, pioneering hip-hop collective the Wu-Tang Clan will embark on what is said to be its final tour next year, Billboard.com can reveal. The 60-city outing will likely get underway in May or June, coinciding with Riverhead Books' release of the comprehensive Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1067379219817251012003-10-28T14:13:00.000-08:002003-10-28T14:21:21.313-08:00But the performance that everyone may remember the longest was the paroled-in-February OL' DIRTY BASTARD's not so triumphant return from prison Friday at the Knit. Surrounded by his Brooklyn Zoo posse and a few women apparently auditioning for Girls Gone Wild, the man now known as Dirt McGirt stood in a motionless daze, staring confusedly out into the frat boys and hipsters going apeshit over hisBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1067272138803729552003-10-27T08:28:00.000-08:002003-10-27T08:28:59.580-08:00Nicole: did you see odb last night?
Bjorn: what
Bjorn: oh, at b.b. king?
Bjorn: 's
Nicole: yeah
Nicole: pirooz23: odb was on ecstasy. couldnt function
method horse: whoaaa
pirooz23: needed help with all his songs
pirooz23: could barely move. he kept telling them to turn up his mike, over and over again
pirooz23: he was hilarious. it was a shame thoug
Bjorn: not bad
Bjorn: i mean: d'oh
Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1067025809189348182003-10-24T13:03:00.000-07:002003-10-24T13:09:10.916-07:00* RZA, B. B. King Blues Club and Grill, 243 West 42nd Street, Manhattan, (212) 997-4144. RZA, the Wu-Tang Clan's visionary producer (and not-always-visionary rapper), plays a show in Midtown in support of his rather disappointing new CD, 'Birth of a Prince' (Wu-Records/Sancturary/BMG). It may not be a great performance, but it's sure to be an interesting one, especially since Dirt McGirt (Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1067025590384318892003-10-24T12:59:00.000-07:002003-10-24T13:04:06.280-07:00JC Chasez Theorizes About Girl-On-Girl Action, Nabs Ol' Dirty For Video
"With 'Some Girls (Dance With Women),' Chasez will likely be getting some attention of his own. The song, due at radio and video outlets at the end of November, features a provocative accompanying video and a remix with a guest appearance from Dirt McGirt, the rapper formerly known as Ol' Dirty Bastard."
"The record companyBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1065816221528638992003-10-10T13:03:00.000-07:002003-10-10T13:45:04.696-07:00Free tickets to see ODB and RZA on Carson Daly 10/28
New Yorkers, click the link above to sign up for free tickets to a taping of Last Call with Carson Daly with musical guests Ol' Dirty... and the RZA!
Bonus guest: Norm MacDonald, star of such modern cinematic masterworks as Dirty Work and Screwed.
Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1065704003658770092003-10-09T05:53:00.000-07:002003-10-09T05:53:23.063-07:00ODB Lends A Hand As State Property Shoot Four Videos In Three Days
"It's kind of a funny story with ODB," Jimmy said with a chuckle. "He was supposed to show up at 10 a.m., but he showed up at 10 p.m. I love him! When ODB finally did come up, we bashed in a couple of cop car windows. He's looking crazy, doing his ODB thing. Whether he was late or not, he still did his thing and it was my Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1064602180813690512003-09-26T11:49:00.000-07:002003-09-26T11:49:40.263-07:00Killah Priest Reunites with Wu, Talks Possible Gravediggaz Reunion
Regardless of the pulled RZA/GZA track, Killah Priest has tracks coming out on various Wu Tang solo projects, and recently even scored Ol' Dirty Bastard (a.k.a. Dirt McGirt) for a new remix to be included as a bonus track on a re-release of Black August. To celebrate the coup, Priest is currently making a tour of radio stations, Bjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5864129.post-1064601195247112672003-09-26T11:33:00.000-07:002003-10-09T05:59:55.853-07:00ODB Living It Up And 'Blending In' With His Food
"I terrorize this sh--," Dirty said rather nonchalantly prior to meeting up with Rock. "The album is going pretty good. It's terrorizing, and I calmed down a little. I'm blending in with my foods. We just working it out, taking it day by day. Taking a hit, plugging it into the archives and just waiting for sh-- to boil. It's a surprise. It's gonnaBjornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12213052384885453891noreply@blogger.com