An innovative homage to Mc and Wu-Tang Clan co-founder Ol' Dirty Bastard that explores New York City's Five Boroughs like never before, the new graphic novel anthology Odb: Oddities, Discord, and B-Sides: Lyrical Ruckus in the City spotlights stories from some of the most talented artists and writers working today, with Ol' Dirty Bastard himself featured as the anthology's guide through the eerily unexpected and altogether enthralling sides of The Big Apple.
A collaboration between Lion Forge, Oni Press, and Four Screens that is officially authorized by Icelene Jones, Odb’s wife and administrator of the Estate of Odb, Odb: Oddities, Discord, and B-Sides: Lyrical Ruckus in the City is now on Kickstarter, and we have a look at preview pages from one of the anthology's chilling tales, and we've also been provided with an exclusive quote from Icelene Jones!
Below, you can check out preview pages from "Demon Flow...
A collaboration between Lion Forge, Oni Press, and Four Screens that is officially authorized by Icelene Jones, Odb’s wife and administrator of the Estate of Odb, Odb: Oddities, Discord, and B-Sides: Lyrical Ruckus in the City is now on Kickstarter, and we have a look at preview pages from one of the anthology's chilling tales, and we've also been provided with an exclusive quote from Icelene Jones!
Below, you can check out preview pages from "Demon Flow...
- 12/13/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
A&e Network has signed on for a feature documentary about Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the late founding member of pioneering hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
The film, under the working title Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, will be co-directed by Sam Pollard and Pollard’s son, editor Jason Pollard. A&e promises a “definitive” look at the performer born Russell Jones, produced with the cooperation of Odb’s estate and featuring “a never-before-seen personal archive shot by his wife, Icelene Jones, and access to his closest friends and family.”
“This culture-defining special,” A&e says, “humanizes Odb as a man, a father, and a husband like never before… providing an intimate picture of Odb’s life and reflecting on his lasting impact on music and culture.”
The film is being produced by Pulse Films, with...
The film, under the working title Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, will be co-directed by Sam Pollard and Pollard’s son, editor Jason Pollard. A&e promises a “definitive” look at the performer born Russell Jones, produced with the cooperation of Odb’s estate and featuring “a never-before-seen personal archive shot by his wife, Icelene Jones, and access to his closest friends and family.”
“This culture-defining special,” A&e says, “humanizes Odb as a man, a father, and a husband like never before… providing an intimate picture of Odb’s life and reflecting on his lasting impact on music and culture.”
The film is being produced by Pulse Films, with...
- 4/1/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow filed a seven-figure breach of contract lawsuit in New York on Tuesday. It accuses the Wu-Tang Clan’s production company of “willfully” refusing to pay Odb’s estate its fair share of record royalties and publishing income over the last decade.
In her 10-page filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Icelene Jones, administrator of her late husband’s estate, is demanding damages of at least $1 million, plus interest.
The complaint describes Odb — real name Russell Tyrone Jones — as “a world-renowned rapper, producer, and songwriter at the...
In her 10-page filing obtained by Rolling Stone, Icelene Jones, administrator of her late husband’s estate, is demanding damages of at least $1 million, plus interest.
The complaint describes Odb — real name Russell Tyrone Jones — as “a world-renowned rapper, producer, and songwriter at the...
- 2/9/2022
- by Tomás Mier and Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
The estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard will mark the 25th anniversary of the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s 1995 classic Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version with a deluxe reissue. The original LP, Odb’s debut solo album, was also recently certified platinum by the RIAA, the estate announced Thursday.
The Return to the 36 Chambers reissue will come in a variety of formats, including an expansive digital-only version — out March 27th via Rhino — packed with 43 tracks: the original LP (featuring Wu-Tang cohorts like Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Gza and more), instrumentals,...
The Return to the 36 Chambers reissue will come in a variety of formats, including an expansive digital-only version — out March 27th via Rhino — packed with 43 tracks: the original LP (featuring Wu-Tang cohorts like Ghostface Killah, Method Man, Raekwon, Gza and more), instrumentals,...
- 3/5/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Just minutes before premiering “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” at New York’s Beacon Theatre Thursday night during the Tribeca Film Festival, director Sacha Jenkins stepped up to the podium and gave a “freestyle” for his speech, emphasizing that the Wu-Tang Clan story is an American success story.
“I wanted to make a film to help people understand who these folks are and how they are a reflection of, and a reaction to, the environment that they come from,” Jenkins said, adding why he decided to name the four-part docuseries “Of Mics and Men”: “We all know the American classic, ‘Of Mice and Men,’ and oftentimes as black artists, we are put in a black box and they want us to talk about our art during Black History Month.
“But we are Americans and this is American art, and America is not going to change until America starts treating us like Americans,...
“I wanted to make a film to help people understand who these folks are and how they are a reflection of, and a reaction to, the environment that they come from,” Jenkins said, adding why he decided to name the four-part docuseries “Of Mics and Men”: “We all know the American classic, ‘Of Mice and Men,’ and oftentimes as black artists, we are put in a black box and they want us to talk about our art during Black History Month.
“But we are Americans and this is American art, and America is not going to change until America starts treating us like Americans,...
- 4/26/2019
- by Eric Diep
- Variety Film + TV
Sacha Jenkins’ documentary lets the Wu-Tang Clan speak for themselves, as it should, considering all the surviving members are eager participants. Starting with the simple assertion that the Staten Island-born hip-hop group was named after the best — the best “sword style,” as RZA puts it — and became the best rap brotherhood there ever was, “Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” chronicles every meaningful beat of the group’s ongoing career. And they do it as they’ve done just about everything: together.
RZA, ever the frontman, introduces each member over the course of a zig-zagging 20-minute opening. There’s Ghostface Killah, “the most dangerous villain”; Method Man, who always had the best hooks; Raekwon, the “eloquent” chef of the streets; U-God, who RZA notes “always had an aggressive violence” to him; Inspectah Deck, who “saw everything”; the 2007 addition and “slang master” Cappadonna; the man who “through his realness” became Masta Killa; Gza,...
RZA, ever the frontman, introduces each member over the course of a zig-zagging 20-minute opening. There’s Ghostface Killah, “the most dangerous villain”; Method Man, who always had the best hooks; Raekwon, the “eloquent” chef of the streets; U-God, who RZA notes “always had an aggressive violence” to him; Inspectah Deck, who “saw everything”; the 2007 addition and “slang master” Cappadonna; the man who “through his realness” became Masta Killa; Gza,...
- 1/29/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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