AltMarket, the peer-to-peer trading and fundraising platform with products and features for the entertainment industry, today announced the launch of its cryptocurrency trading platform. Concurrent with this launch is the opening of the presale for the O.D.B. Coin, an officially-licensed cryptocurrency from the Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan. The exchange and information […]
As one of the most innovative traveling photo shows around, Off Safety has garnered an amazing rep for showcasing iconic Hip-Hop photography that spans over decades. The latest is both a tribute exhibition and capsule collection in dedication to the collective legends known simply as Wu-Tang Clan, who we just saw kill it onstage at […]
On this date in 2000, Dipset general Cam’ron released his second album Sports, Drugs And Entertainment on Untertainment Records, which was owned by his former manager Lance “Un” Rivera. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Originally titled The Rough, Rough, Rough Album, S.D.E. features appearances Destiny’s Child, Noreaga, Dutch & Spade, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Prodigy, Freekey […]
On this day in 1999, the late great Ol’ Dirty Bastard of the Wu-Tang Clan released his second LP Ni**a Please on the Elektra label. Before it’s release, ODB was quoted saying that the then-untitled album had two contenders for its name; God Made and Dirt Don’t Hurt and The Black Man Is God, White Man […]
For several years since the release of the documentary Dirty, which was a low-budget, yet candid view of the life and times of Russell Jones aka Ol’ Dirty Bastard of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, rumors have swirled around a real silver screen flick about the late, illustrious Wu-Tang swordsman. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Sony’s […]
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s estate sent Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday (July 11) testing Weezy’s pending applications to trademark the expression “New Dirty Bastard,” as per The Blast. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The letter asserts that Young Money’s request for trademarks, filed on May 31, infringe on the estate’s “full […]
The family of Russell Jones aka Ol’ Dirty Bastard are willing to share the “Bastard” name with Lil’ Wayne. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information According to recent reports, ODB’s estate, which is overseen by the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s widow Icelene Jones, sent a letter to Young Money Entertainment, explaining that the ODB estate owns […]
What is Lil’ Wayne getting himself into? Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The Young Money CEO has reportedly set out to trademark the name “New Dirty Bastard” to use in his music production and entertainment services, according to a report from The Blast. The name is of course derived from the co-founder of the legendary […]
On June 3, 1997, the Witty Unpredictable Talent And Natural Game gave the world a double dose of their killer bee stings when they dropped the Wu Tang Forever double CD LP. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The album was executively produced by the Abbott himself, RZA, along with assistance from 4th Disciple, Inspectah Deck […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ol’ Dirty Bastard released his debut solo LP, Return of the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version. Released by Elektra Records, Return of the 36 Chambers was only the second solo LP by any Wu-Tang member. Largely produced by fellow Wu-Tang emcee RZA, the album had a mostly positive commercial […]
As the phenomenon of cryptocurrency takes its course into the music industry, hip-hop culture has been hit on the scale of its most influential figures. Hip-hop figures in the likes of Nas, The Game, and members of the iconic classic hip-hop group, Wu-Tang Clan tend to own clever minds about the evolution of technology, on […]
Hip-hop’s presence in what was once called the Gramophone Award now known as the exalted Grammy Award is one founded in an adventure. Presented by the Recording Academy in 1958, the Grammy Award honors musicians whose craft is primarily done in the English language and have achieved mass popular appeal. Such analysis appears to be […]
The fruit bowl of the Wu-Tang Clan’s strategic entry into the music industry is one with many longstanding pedigrees. In 1995, Wu Wear became the leading street-wear clothing brand of the era, and it was only because of the brand’s ability to capture the fervor of their famed brand ambassadors. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information […]
The greatness of Ol’ Dirty Bastard comes from one tactic, being raw. Being a “raw figure” in the culture of hip-hop has nothing to do with how hardcore, street savvy, or how impressionable your toughness appears to be. As lead by example by the “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” emcee, being raw is centered around being able to […]
“The max-imum of MC’s are populating, the min-imum of those MC’s are dominating, now all and together now, to what what who. Rhymes come stinky like a girl’s poo poo.” Russell Tyrone Jones also known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard cursed, screamed and rhymed his way into Hip=Hop and into our hearts. With lyrics like “Ooo […]
The legacy of Ol’ Dirty Bastard is unmatched being that there is no father to his style. Notorious for his gritty themes and raw styling, it is safe to say he is a founding notable of full-fledged unadulterated rapping. Comparatively to that of the raps of legendary underground blaxploitation film actor, Rudy Ray Moore. Visit streaming.thesource.com […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, the prolific Wu-Tang Clan took the first steps of one the most powerful careers to date by releasing their debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) LP. With a martial arts title and righteously murderous lyrics, this may be one of the most ferocious and raw debuts Hip Hop has ever […]
On this day Hip Hop history we celebrate the birth of one of the culture brightest stars, the late-great Ason Jones better known as the Ol’ Dirty Bastard. To Hip Hop, Dirt Dog was more than a rapper. His personality and ostentatious demeanor were representative of the soul of Hip Hop. He did not let the […]
It’s quite hard to imagine fashion mogul and muse Victoria Beckham a.k.a Posh Spice as a British rapper, but once upon a time it happened. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Back in 2003 Beckham spent some time in a recording studio with good friend and Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Damon Dash making a “radio-geared, Hip Hop infused” […]
On this date in 1995, Russell Jones aka Ol’ Dirty Bastard dropped the premier single from his debut album Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version on Elektra Records. Produced by in-house Wu producer True Master, this track was Dirty’s second highest charting single, only to be topped by “Got Your Money” from his […]
