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EXCLUSIVE: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, one of the founders of the Wu Tang Clan, is getting the podcast treatment.
A new series, hosted by Khalik Allah, will tell the story of the rapper, the stage-crashing, secret weapon of the Staten Island group.
Eight-part series ODB: A Son Unique will explore the complex man also known as Ason Unique (and born Russell Tyrone Jones), who struggled with addiction and mental health and died in 2004, a few days before his 36th birthday.
The show, which launches on November 7, comes from USG Audio, Novel and Talkhouse.
Host Khalik Allah, who started his career photographing the Wu Tang Clan, will explore the story of the young prankster who grew up in Brooklyn before becoming part of hip hop history. As well as the Wu Tang records, he also recorded three solo albums – Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, Nigga Please and A Son Unique.
It will feature archival interviews with Popa Wu, who served as a mentor for both Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Allah, and new interviews with Buddha Monk, Raekwon, detective Derrick Parker, Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s brother Ramsey Jones, biographer Jaime Lowe, lawyer Peter Frankel, and writer and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib.
USG Audio is behind series such as Alligator Candy, The Lost Kids, The Followers: House of Prayer and The End Up. Novel is behind series such as The Bellingcat Podcast and Superhero Complex, while Talkhouse is behind How Long Gone, Alison Roman’s Solicited Advice, That’s How I Remember It with Craig Finn and Jeff Tweedy’s Listening.
Listen to the trailer here.
Allah said, “To me, Ol’ Dirty Bastard is a legend and a prophet of hip hop. To lend my voice as a host to this podcast has been a true honor and a way of praising the life of one of
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Peacock is finally ready to show the world Ted, its event series from Seth MacFarlane.
redveil ended his set at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival this past Sunday (November 12) with a statement on the violence in Gaza, where more than 11,100 people — about half a percent of the densely inhabited strip’s population — have died due to Israel’s ongoing airstrikes, ground invasion, and blockade since Hamas fighters killed roughly 1,400 Israelis (including 260 attendees of a music festival) and took roughly 240 more hostage on October 7. Among Gaza’s dead are more than 4,000 children, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
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Seth Rogen is swapping the film lot for the pottery studio.
has left fans and former lovers alike in a . Gwyneth Paltrow, for instance, briefly dated Perry in 1993 prior to his big break on Friends. In a tribute to the late actor, shared via Instagram on Sunday, spoke movingly of Perry and their summer romance, which began when they met at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts.
about Matthew Perry following the “Friends” alum’s death at age 54 on Saturday.The Oscar winner shared an emotional tribute for the late star via Instagram on Sunday.“I met Matthew Perry in 1993 at the Williamstown Theater Festival in Massachusetts. We were both there for most of the summer doing plays. He was so funny and so sweet and so much fun to be with,” Paltrow, 51, began.“We drove out to swim in creeks, had beers in the local college bar, kissed in a field of long grass.
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