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Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Michael K. Williams: ‘Wire’ Actor to Star as ODB in ‘Dirty White Boy’
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Michael K. Williams: ‘Wire’ Actor to Star as ODB in ‘Dirty White Boy’
Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Michael K. Williams: ‘Wire’ Actor to Star as ODB in ‘Dirty White Boy’
Looks like Ol' Dirty Bastard's finally going to get his moment on the big screen -- in a way. While a documentary about the fallen Wu-Tang member was released in 2009, it has been revealed that actor Michael K. Williams (best known as 'The Wire's gay hit man Omar Little) has been cast to play ODB in the feature 'Dirty White Boy,' a biopic about ...
It’s Showtime: Hip-Hop and R&B Musicals Starring Beyonce, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj & More
It’s Showtime: Hip-Hop and R&B Musicals Starring Beyonce, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj & More
It’s Showtime: Hip-Hop and R&B Musicals Starring Beyonce, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj & More
Musicians have the most interesting lives, so interesting that biopics are often made about them. However, if their main hustle is in fact music, then why aren't there more musicals made in their honor? Sure The Who had 'Tommy,' The Beatles had 'Rain' and someone attempted to make a musical around David Bowie's 'Major Tom' -- he put the kabash on that though...
Ol’ Dirty Bastard: FBI File on Wu-Tang Clan MC Revealed
Ol’ Dirty Bastard: FBI File on Wu-Tang Clan MC Revealed
Ol’ Dirty Bastard: FBI File on Wu-Tang Clan MC Revealed
Ol' Dirty Bastard was a man of lyrical talents during his storied music career. He also was a man who found himself in a string of legal troubles. Seven years after his death, the Wu-Tang Clan member's FBI files are being disclosed. In the 94-page file, which was obtained by a man named Rich Jones, who used a Freedom of Information Act request to get access, a look is given into ODB's troubled lif
RZA Dedicates New ‘Gone’ Video to ODB — Watch
RZA Dedicates New ‘Gone’ Video to ODB — Watch
RZA Dedicates New ‘Gone’ Video to ODB — Watch
Numbers have always played a key role in Wu-Tang Clan mythology -- '36 Chambers,' '8 Diagrams,' etc. -- so it's fitting that group mastermind RZA would issue a tribute to Ol' Dirty Bastard on the seventh anniversary of his death. Earlier this week, RZA dedicated his new video for the mournful track 'Gone' to ODB, as well as to fellow rapper Heavy D, boxing legend Joe Frazier and "all the fall
Top 10 Hip-Hop Grammy Moments
Top 10 Hip-Hop Grammy Moments
Top 10 Hip-Hop Grammy Moments
It's that time of year again and award season is upon us. On Sunday (Feb. 13), fans, artists, industry execs and everyone in between will convene at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, to celebrate the industries top hitmakers on music's biggest night...
Stream Wu-Tang’s New Album on AOL
Stream Wu-Tang’s New Album on AOL
Stream Wu-Tang’s New Album on AOL
'Pollen: The Swarm Part Three' -- volume three in Wu-Tang Clan's Swarm franchise -- will drop June 22, but fans eager for the "real WUTANG indulgence," as the group puts it, can head over to AOL's new releases now and stream the album its entirety...
RZA Wore His Own Tights for George Washington Role
RZA Wore His Own Tights for George Washington Role
RZA Wore His Own Tights for George Washington Role
RZA is a master of most things, but he's quickly adding the visual arts to his list of Abbot-like activities. Before we hit 2010, he was teasing fans with a new project that somehow referenced Emanuel Leutze's classic 1851 'George Washington Crossing the Delaware' painting...

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