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ODB-Greatest rapper ever
A. Pierre | Somewheres | 01/24/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"You can argue for a month straight talking about the greatest rappers and this names will come up-2Pac, Dr Dre, Biggie Smalls, Eminem among several others but there is one rapper that is slept upon..Ol Dirty Bastard. He is so talented and his voice is unlike any other rapper out there-dead or alive. His subject matter is honesty but mixed in a comedic way. Unlike Eminem, his subject matter changes and his voice isnt annoying to listen to after awhile. There will never be anther rapper like him. As for the cd, I will purchase it. I have a couple of mixtapes of ODB and he doesnt disappoint..his voice is so unique and unmatched. ODB to me is the greatest rapper to ever walk earth and I really miss him...I may never met him or known him, but he has a huge impact that no other artist can claim. Long live the underrated and greatest rapper in the world-Russel Jones aka Ol Dirty Bastard aka Ason aka Dirt Mcgirt aka Osirius"
The Greatest He's Ever Done....
Infamous Jones | 01/05/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Man, peace to the Jones Family and the rest of the Clan brothers about Dirty. Starting off, this is definitely better than both Nigga Please and Trials & Tribulations. It's on borderline to top Return To The 36 Chambers as well. No weird ass singing either from Dirty too much on the album. The DJ Premier Pop Shots is a good track to start off with, showing off ODB's rhyming skills. It's actually a VERY good combination of party songs (Move Back, Go Go Go) and rhyme songs (Pop Shots, High In The Clouds) enough to keep the listener glued to thier headphones. Rahzel, the Godfather of beatboxing, is also a refreshing act as he brings his skills to the 2 skits he does. Sadly, the only Wu affiliate on the album is Cappadonna, no Wu-Tang brothers. The last tracks (Remixes of Dirty Dirty and Pop Shots) are very entertaining as well. This is probably his most solid album..Peace O'l Dirty
Dame Dash, if you are smart, you WILL release ODB's Roc-A-Fella Album!!"
Nice mix tape by ODB
Chris | St.Louis,MO | 02/17/2005
(4 out of 5 stars)
"I am going to do it my old way where I will do it song by song but with a little Twist. I will have the Lyrics-Production and X Factor for each song on this album. Rest in Peace O.D.B.
2.Dirty Dirty 10/9.5/10/9/10=97 This one is a little Grimey.
3.Go Go Go 8/8/8/8/7=79 This one is a experimental club song with the members of Blazah Blazah and it is not really bad.
4.Who can make it high like Dirty-9/8/9/9/10=91 Dope one folks
5.High in the clouds-10/9/10/10/10=99 this one features Black Rob and of course O.D.B. makes it nice and weird.
7.Dirty Run-9/8/10/9/10=96 yes this is yet another sick one
8.Stand up-8/6/7/5/7=67 This one features Cappadona but is a little to wild for my taste and probally most people
9.Don't stop Ma-8/8/9/8/6=79 I think it features 8Ball are at least it sounds like them at least Dirty South feel to it.
10.If yall want war-9/9/8/8/10=88 well this one has Royal Flush on it. The Beat was almost a 10 on it thought very close.
11.P**** Keep Calling-7/7/7/7/9=75 well it is strange
12.Down South-8/6/6/6/9=70 Well this one feels like Down South
14.Caked up-7/9/8/6/8=78 This one is a little street style.
15.F*** Yall-10/9/10/10/10=99 Well not the best beat but ODB does some freestyling on this track and that makes it worthwhile
16.Move Back-8/9/8/7/8=80 This one is street style to.
17.Fire-10/9/10/10/10=98 This one is crazy and he yells out Fire a bunch of times ODB also does good lyrically on this one.
Total Lyrics-132 out of 150 or a 8.8 on the lyrics
Total Beats- 115 out of 150 or a 7.7 on the Production side
Total XFactor137 out of 150 or a 9.1 on what you cant see
Total Replay-124 out of 150 or a 8.3 on the Total replay value
Total Flow -136 out of 150 or a 9.1 on the Rappers Flows
Total -644 out of 750 or a 8.5866
Strenghts-well every thing by O.D.B is right on point it also has a great feel to the entire album which makes it good
Weeknesses-The Beats are a little generic at times and plus there is some lost replay value and the guest hurt.
What it should score-3.5 to 4.5 Mics it is in the middle there"
"whats rap without dirt?? whats the world without dirt??"
shawn | 01/16/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"this is by far the best ODB cd of all time in my opinion. from the first to the last of it he rips it lyrically. you can really see how he evolved by leaps and bounds. his mature and deep lyrics are accompanied by a flow that i certainly wasn't to expect. i was expecting more of the "warriorrrrrr come out and playayayayay" type flow but to my own pleasent surprise he rips every song from pop shots to the sparks remix as a mature and more evolved emcee. something that upset me at first but then grew on me was the production of this album. im more into the underground scheme of production (rza, nu mark, etc). a majority of the beats on this cd are more along the lines of "crunk" and mainstream. i didnt really appreciate that at first cause i feel like it faded the originality of odb's skill. but i grew to really enjoy how the beats perfectly incorporated dirty's more gangsta approach towards the album. even the skits are ill, since when have skits been worth listening to? even tho i would have wanted more collaborations with wu members on the album, his work with cappadonna, rhymefest, jae millz, and blayzay blayzay were definitely masterpieces. which is where im going to end it. this album is a MASTERPIECE in every sense of the word. when it comes to the credibility of dirty as an emcee, nothing changed. this albums amazing. R.I.P. Russel Jones. the osirus will forever live in the hearts of those who felt wut he was about"
ODB Rises From the Dead to Hit Us Up Wit His Genius
Raphael | VA | 01/05/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"As if Return to the 36, N*gga Please, and Trials & Tribulations hadn't already solidified ODB as one of the GREATEST M.C's of ALL time...he hits us up with one of his most genius works yet...Osirus. This album brings so many elements of everything ancient and modern in the rap game. You will hear everything from kung fu clips, reminiscent of the Wu-Tang's classic albums, to Mozart's Requiem bein' mixed with a crazy ass beat in "Fire." He vocalizes like a pro, like the one and only original President MC, his dirtiness..Ol' Dirty Bastard at the top of his game (sadly pulled from us too early). This album caps off an incredible career of brutally honest lyricist who kept it too real for most, but not too real for his true Wu Bangin' fans! After all, we are all truly "Buck naked in the Wu-Tang clothes"...OOooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. R.I.P. ODB..Keep it Real in Death."