The stunning method Ol’ Dirty Bastard disrespected LL Cool J

The late emcee, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, was an extremely putting determine who profoundly impacted hip-hop throughout his life. As a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, the lyricist (actual identify Russell Jones) performed a pivotal function in launching the Staten Island collective into the mainstream with their 1993 debut album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

Jones introduced darkish humour, dynamism and a vigorous edge to hip-hop along with his distinctive half-rapped, half-sung supply. His vocals have been all the time loud, and, as a cultural determine, Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB) was undoubtedly a raucous character.

From ‘I Got Your Money’ featuring Kelis to ‘Brooklyn Zoo’, ODB made some unbelievable songs. Nonetheless, though Jones was charismatic and intensely audacious, behind the scenes, he could possibly be fairly disrespectful and a bit brash, and one incident that highlights this precisely is when the Brooklyn lyricist not directly disrespected LL Cool J at Chung King Studios.

Chung King Studios was a pillar of New York hip-hop throughout the Nineteen Eighties and Nineteen Nineties. From Run-DMC and The Beastie Boys to Nas and Jay-Z, the recording facility has seen an unfathomable quantity of stars utilizing its studios.

Throughout the Nineteen Nineties, the studio was situated within the Hudson Sq. neighbourhood of Decrease Manhattan. In a brand new interview with Frank 151 journal, the studio’s founder, John King, recalled an incident in 1995 when Jones obtained extraordinarily indignant at LL Cool J, disclosing, “One of my favourite stories was when [Ol’ Dirty Bastard] and I were sitting in the office. We might’ve been snorting something, I don’t know, and we were drinking champagne and celebrating!”

He continued, “ODB had just done really well on his [Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version]; his hair was doing the full O.D.B. [signature look] and stuff. And LL [Cool J] was supposed to come in and be on the session that day. And he didn’t come in!” 

Nonetheless, this was when Jones went over the sting. Detailing what occurred after LL’s no-show, King divulged, “ODB just got up at one point—stopped, got up and walked over and pulled LL’s record off the wall and pissed on it!”

It was by no means clarified which album Ol’ Dirty urinated on, as LL had recorded at Chung King courting again to his 1985 debut, Radio. Nonetheless, King nonetheless has the report in possession as he unveiled, “I still have the record with the piss all over it! It’s at my house. I haven’t done the montage yet.”

Regardless of it being stunning, Jones’ substance abuse was well-known within the business and in 2004, the Brooklyn emcee died of an overdose. You may hear extra concerning the stunning Chung King incident within the video beneath.