Old Dirty Bastard, otherwise known as Big Baby Jesus and Dirt McGirt, died Saturday in a recording studio. ODB was paid to entertain, and he entertained--even when he wasn't getting paid. I can't name a single song he recorded, but I know that he crashed the Grammys presentation onstage. I also know he famously brought MTV along as he got food stamps from welfare offices in New York, despite earning piles of money from his rap records with the Wu-Tang Clan. ODB, apparently, was a ladies man, having spawned more than a dozen offspring with numerous women. He leaves behind a drug habit, more than a baseball team full of children, an unfinished rap album, and, especially, a mournful public knowing that the likes of ODB--refreshing, unpredictable, and really, really different--come around (at least for those of us living outside the projects) once in a lifetime. Old Dirty Bastard, rest in peace.

Pour out a little liquor!

Ol' Dirty Bastard's life was way more entertaining than his music. When ODB got out of prison, MTV (or VH1 perhaps) broadcast an "ODB Gets Out of Prison Special" (I forget the real title of the show). My favorite scene was when Ol' Dirty cussed out one of his babies' mamas for trying to squeeze more money out of him.

Paul, I saw that special and vividly remember the scene you refer to. It was classic.

If I recall correctly, I think his words went something like:

"B@#$!, I'm not givin' you no more money. I just gave yo' a$$ 100,000 dollars, and.....I'm gettin' blood test-ess-ess for all 'dem d@mn kidz too."

i was talking to a couple of my cocoa colored friends and they told me they had gone to the Jay-Z concert at the Fleet Center on Sunday night. My question to them was if any one of the artists had a moment for ODB, they looked at me funny and stated that it was strange but no one made one reference to him? Was ODB frowned upon by other rappers? I always thought he was one of the most unique but I dont think I could name one of his songs! Will Wutang still live 4-ever?