Ol' Dirty Bastard

midnight rain · 12-12-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Ol' Dirty Bastard was a Wu-Tang rapper and easily stood out for his sloppy, off-beat, and dangerously unstable style. To me this guy really put the icing on the cake for the Wu-Tang, adding comic relief and a touch of the absurd.

Bringing him up because I just got the Return to the 36 Chambers album and I find it absolutely hillarious and charming, but the way I find The Joker off Batman funny - in a sort of he's nobody to mess with kind of way.

Sad about his death, but the man was a raving lunatic so you know it was to happen at one point.

But then again, was he a raving lunatic? Some have made the assertion that ODB was simply in character. I personally don't buy it because his behavior seemed far too self-destructive.

Discuss.

I'm with you haha.

Though whether it was flat-out mental instability or the drugs he was taking is anybody's guess.

storymilo · 12-12-2010, 08:13 AM

^Hahaha. I love the part where the guy in the background says "Dirty."

simplephysics · 12-12-2010, 10:21 AM

Wow, he looks really high in that video. Gotta love the eye connection though.

Samm · 12-12-2010, 05:33 PM

I love return to the 36 chambers and I have to agree, he must of been bat **** insane to make that album. However It might just of been acting as I noticed on wutang group releases he is much more "subdued"

euphmatik · 12-15-2010, 12:18 AM

I watched the WU in concert a couple times and it would have been every more nuts if ODB was there too!!

Placeholder_ · 01-09-2011, 04:33 PM

He's the 'real deal' in that he was probably legitimately insane.

Those Wu classics just wouldn't be the same without his off-kilter lunacy, but on his own, it's a little much for me. I think his style works far better within a framework of 'normalcy' so to speak.

Hank The Drifter · 01-10-2011, 05:25 AM

Its neck and neck between ODB and GZA for which one of the Wu Tang members is my favorite. Ol' Dirty Bastard's Return to 36 Chambers was one heckuva album. I think its fairly overlooked by fans (of Wu's solo albums.) because of Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... however I think Return to 36 Chambers is right there with those two albums and deserves more credit. I might be off about the fact the album and artist are underrated but that's just from personal experience.

rockt · 01-24-2011, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by bonesaw-orchestra

There's something about ODB that really got me into the Wu. He was just a hilarious guy, character or not - he fit in the mix.

Agreed. Any good gang needs a member that's a little off the rails. He's got some of the most entertaining & original flowz.

It's unfortunate that some of the later stuff was obviously pieced together in pro tools; but you can't hold it against him. He lived it to the max.

View Poll Results: Ol' Dirty was
The real deal - a dangerous clown prince of rap.	21	80.77%
A great character actor, with minor mental issues that were exaggerated	5	19.23%
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01-09-2011, 04:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
Placeholder_ Groupie Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ontario Posts: 22	He's the 'real deal' in that he was probably legitimately insane. Those Wu classics just wouldn't be the same without his off-kilter lunacy, but on his own, it's a little much for me. I think his style works far better within a framework of 'normalcy' so to speak. __________________ http://www.last.fm/user/Placeholder_

01-10-2011, 05:25 AM	#17 (permalink)
Hank The Drifter Take it easy, but take it Join Date: May 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 213	Its neck and neck between ODB and GZA for which one of the Wu Tang members is my favorite. Ol' Dirty Bastard's Return to 36 Chambers was one heckuva album. I think its fairly overlooked by fans (of Wu's solo albums.) because of Liquid Swords and Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... however I think Return to 36 Chambers is right there with those two albums and deserves more credit. I might be off about the fact the album and artist are underrated but that's just from personal experience. __________________ “If a song can't be written in 20 minutes, it ain't worth writing.” - Hank Williams

12-12-2010, 08:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
storymilo Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,845	^Hahaha. I love the part where the guy in the background says "Dirty."

12-12-2010, 05:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Samm Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 68	I love return to the 36 chambers and I have to agree, he must of been bat **** insane to make that album. However It might just of been acting as I noticed on wutang group releases he is much more "subdued"

12-15-2010, 12:18 AM	#15 (permalink)
euphmatik Groupie Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Vancouver Posts: 15	I watched the WU in concert a couple times and it would have been every more nuts if ODB was there too!!