With his spiky hair, broken teeth, slurred raps and taste for hard partying and
unpredictability, Ol' Dirty Bastard became one of hip hop's great, eccentric
wild men. As a founding member of legendary New York rap collective Wu-Tang
Clan, he helped create one of the genre's most innovative sounds with references
to martial arts movies, surrealism, drugs and cartoonish violence. ODB's solo
debut Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1996) came with that
trademark oddball style, reaching Number 7 in the US and earning a Grammy Award
nomination for Best Rap album. His lifest...