Thursday, March 12, 2009

Ol Dirty Bastard – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

Ol Dirty Bastard
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Elektra




First off, RIP to tha ODB. How much is this guy missed?

Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version may be the greatest rap album of all time. Like all Wu-Tang solo albums, the rest of the Clan shows up as guests so it’s basically just another Wu-Tang album. What makes this one special is the singular, collaborative vision of Ol Dirty Bastard (lyrics) and the RZA (music). These two, away from the full Wu-Tang effort, produced magnificent results. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is similar to Straight Outta Compton, in that both were written like rock album, with a heavy concentration on the musicianship, yet both are unmistakably hip-hop in aesthetics. I wish all hip-hop was like this.

You can’t have a discussion about rap’s all-time greats without mentioning Ol Dirty Bastard. Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is up there with Ridin’ Dirty, Ready to Die and the other elite hip-hop albums. Highly recommended.




Ol Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (part1)

Ol Dirty Bastard - Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (part2)




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