Track Listing 1. Brooklyn Zoo 2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya 3. Got Your Money - (with Kellis) 4. Recognize 5. Proteck Ya Neck II the Zoo 6. Rollin' Wit You 7. Cold Blooded 8. Nigga Please 9. Good Morning Heartache - (with Lil' Mo) 10. All in Together Now 11. I Can't Wait 12. Brooklyn Zoo - (Clean LP version) 13. Give It to Ya Raw - (LP version) 14. Raw Hide 15. Fantasy - (remix, with Mariah Carey) 16. Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are) - (with Pras Michel/Mya)
| Details | | Producer: | Johnny "D" DeMario (Compilation) | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel: Ol' Dirty Bastard (rap vocals). Additional personnel: Kelis, Mariah Carey (vocals); Lil' Mo, Pras Michel (rap vocals); Mya. By 2005, the number of Ol' Dirty Bastard compilations almost outnumbered his official studio releases, building the already larger-than-life myth of the late hip-hop legend. THE DEFINITIVE OL' DIRTY BASTARD STORY is comprehensive enough to put the kibosh on further milking of the former Wu-Tanger's name. A double-disc set (the second of which is a DVD containing videos and an interview), THE DEFINITIVE brings together the brightest moments from ODB's two solo releases (RETURN TO THE 36 CHAMBERS: THE DIRTY STORY and NIGGA PLEASE), and adds single versions, B-sides, Pras's "Ghetto Supastar" (with a prominent ODB cameo), and a remix of the Mariah Carey/ODB duet "Fantasy." ODB's flair for drama, drugs, and endless legal complications sometimes overshadowed his talents as a rapper, which is a shame. At his sharpest, he unfurled a surreal style blending comedy, street-thug menace, verbal playfulness, and vocal gymnastics in an utterly imaginative way. Hip-hop heads will want to own the individual albums, but THE DEFINITIVE's mix of essential album tracks, bonus features, and a well annotated booklet full of photos and shout-outs from his Wu-Tang brethren offers a superb overview of this wild, sui generis rapper.
Editorial Reviews The Ol' Dirty signature is that tremble in his flow - a seizure vibrato that he deploys like a trumpeter and that sounds as if he's about to explode... - Grade: B+ Spin
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