Ol' Dirty Bastard – Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version

Ol' Dirty Bastard’s debut album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, is a masterclass in winging it. The spontaneity of his live stunts extended to his raps: You never knew what he was going to do or say next, and maybe he didn’t either.

In The Wu-Tang Manual, RZA, the Wu’s producer, chief creative mastermind, and self-appointed abbot, dubbed him a “freelance rhyme terrorist.” Two forces are at war with each other on Return to the 36 Chambers: RZA’s diligence and Ol' Dirty Bastard's inconsistency.

It’s an oxymoron, a work of orchestrated negligence, a makeshift classic. But beyond its place in the Ol' Dirty Bastard mythology or in Wu-Tang lore, The Dirty Version is above all a brash indictment of American classism and respectability politics.

Unapologetic and raw, he turned to Uncle Sam and hollered, this is the savage you created, and did it with a Cheshire grin.

Vinyl, LP, Orange Transparent / Blue Transparent.

Tracklist:
A1 Intro
A2 Shimmy Shimmy Ya
A3 Baby C'mon
A4 Brooklyn Zoo
B1 Hippa To Da Hoppa
B2 Raw Hide
B3 Damage
B4 Don't U Know
C1 The Stomp
C2 Goin' Down
C3 Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)
C4 Snakes
D1 Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)
D2 Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo
D3 Cuttin' Headz