“Ol’ Dirty Bastard” or simply “ODB“, was one of the founding members of the super hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard brought a measure of humor and a touch of the absurd to the Wu-Tang Clan. Often noted for his unusual microphone technique. ODB’s stage name came from a 1980 kung fu film entitled Ol’ Dirty and the Bastard, the relevance of which was articulated by Method Man‘s assertion that there was “no father” to Jones’ style.
After establishing the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard went on to a successful solo career. However, his professional success was hampered by erratic personal behavior and frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died in late 2004 of an accidental drug overdose, two days before his 36th birthday. RIP Ol Dirty!
Jay-Z Debuts Glossy New Website to Celebrate his Greatest Hits Collection
Rap Artist, Entrepreneur, Business Man and Hip Hop Mogul Jay-Z is out to set yet another trend, not in music or publishing this time, but his own website.
In anticipation of the release of his upcoming anthology, The Hits Collection, Jay has decided to incorporate a state of the art website that introduces a truly interactive experience for true Jigga fans.
The site gives fans a way to not only learn the history and career of Jay-Z, but also gives an exclusive look at behind the scenes photos, videos and a discography released during the period selected.
The Hits collection is due in stores November 22 and Jay-Z’s highly anticipated book Decoded hits stores November 16.
Click here to check out the Jay Z Hit Collection website
via Hip Hop DX
* Please note: figures below approximated to nearest thousandth.
Top 200 Album Sales (Top 10 Hip Hop/R&B)
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 5 | Lil Wayne | I Am Not A Human Being |
45,000 | 411,000 |
| 7 | Eminem | Recovery | 38,000 | 2,936,000 |
| 16 | Trey Songz | Passion, Pain & Pleasure |
21,000 | 472,000 |
| 20 | N*E*R*D | Nothing | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| 32 | Bruno Mars | Doo Wops & Hooligans |
15,000 | 129,000 |
| Rank | Artist | Album | This Week | Est. Total |
| 46 | Rick Ross | Teflon Don |
10,000 | 463,000 |
| 50 | Waka Flocka Flame | Flockaveli |
9,100 | 86,000 |
| 61 | Pitbull | Armando |
7,200 | 7,200 |
| 158 | Ice Cube | I Am The West | 2,600 | 44,000 |
| 194 | Pimp C | The Naked Soul of Sweet Jones | 2,000 | 33,000 |
Wake Up people, in 2010, the nationwide epidemic of police brutality still exist. Remember Rodney King and Malice Green? Do your research.
Oscar Grant was a young Black man returning home by way of the Fruitvale BART station after celebrating the New Year. This was the only excuse the police needed to end Grant’s life execution-style.
via CSMonitor.com (Oakand, CA)
Former cop Johannes Mehserle was sentenced Friday to ONLY two years in jail for the death of Oscar Grant – much less than he would have incurred had the judge applied California’s “gun enhancement” law that normally mandates heavy sentences when firearms are used in a crime.
The jury found, however, that there was sufficient evidence to suggest that Mr. Mehserle, a former BART police officer, believed the weapon he was using to subdue Grant was a taser, not a gun.
Mehserle had been called to the Fruitvale station of the BART system in the early hours of New Years Day last year with four other officers to look into reports of a fight on a train. Mehserle tried to arrest Grant but reported that Grant was not cooperating. Grant was on his stomach when Mehserle shot him in the back. The shooting was caught on video by another BART passenger and quickly went viral on Youtube.
Checkout the video below: Do you think a 2 year jail sentence is sufficient for shooting an unarmed man in the back?
Log on to: JusticeForOscarGrant.org for more info
via AllHipHop
While details are sketchy, early reports state that Wiz Khalifa was at a show at Eastern Carolina University when police reportedly stopped his show 45 minutes into his set. Looks like as soon as you start making good music these days, you get arrested. FREE WIZ!
The popular Pittsburgh rapper, known for his hit single “Black and Yellow,” has boasted about smoking about $10,000 in weed per month.
The 22-year-old rapper was in town to perform at Wright Auditorium, as part of the national “Waken Baken Tour 2010.”
For more on Wiz Khalifa Arrested click here
#FREEWIZ
****GWOP UPDATE****
Young Khalifa was released after posting $300,000 bail the next day.
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