How was this moment with ODB viewed in real time?
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brehs, we need an answer
Only people that cared was crackers.
How do you feel about this in real time?
Shout to Ason Unique, Rest in Heavenly Peace, god
The plethora of photos at the end of this one (starting at 6:49) would shut up the mutt munchers, if they ever learned how to operate honestly, but they’ll act like they never saw it.
How do you feel about this in real time?
Shout to Ason Unique, Rest in Heavenly Peace, god
The plethora of photos at the end of this one (starting at 6:49) would shut up the mutt munchers, if they ever learned how to operate honestly, but they’ll act like they never saw it.
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Plankton
Superstar
I remember thinking it was some troll shyt as if it was just an act done on a movie type set. I knew enough to know that you don't reveal you have income to public assistance because they will snatch that away. Plus it didn't make sense that he would be in a food stamps category being in a successful rap group. I thought that it was all an act to push the "dirty b*stard" persona.
I remember this one interview Dirty did where he was in the street with his crew walking in the street barefoot like it was regular. That too I thought was an act to push this "dirty b*stard" persona.
I remember this one interview Dirty did where he was in the street with his crew walking in the street barefoot like it was regular. That too I thought was an act to push this "dirty b*stard" persona.
Everyone I knew: "He's wyling!
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ODB being ODB and having the audacity. I don't know anyone who was upset about it.
'ODB being ODB and having the audacity. I don't know anyone who was upset about it.
H. Selassie
Black Royalty
Caller: “As a black single mother, tell me what are you doing for the community?”
ODB: “Nuffin!”
. .. . MTV was the pioneer of fake "Reality TV" moments . . .. . that was definitely one of the early ones . . . .. the Grammy thing was probably forced by the label for the same reason . . . .
Watch the Toure video above. Their plan was just to drive Dirt around the hood in a limo and interview him as a 'rags to riches' piece. The welfare part was 100% Dirt's idea and was real.
As was the Grammy thing. The only people who would be shocked at ODB doing it would be the ones unaware of the countless times he'd already snatched mics at other people's rap shows previously.
Why's everyone trying to write a full conspiracy script before they even bother to check for a fact?
It wasn’t nothing big, during that era anyone that dropped may have been likely to be on stamps. People weren’t really entering the game with money or backers like today, literally fresh off the block. Wu were hip hop grunge fashion wise. So the gritty, grimy aesthetic was embraced. His album was just part of the lore.
. . . very hard to get through that video with Toure soundin like an elderly Ryan Reynolds with a COPD lisp . . . . . i was fully outdoors and in my prime in 95 in a multitude of combat zones and i dont remember ODB being the most anticipated . . .. i do remember that his whole persona was based on the corner store clowns that every hood got . . .. MTV / VH1 / BET always been boosted from exploitative and exaggerated "Reality" shows . .. especially featuring non-whites . . . .. and their target demographic was and always will be Sam - dikk - and - Becky in the suburbs . . . .. . ODB was a paragon of the "approachable savage" stereotype .. . . his debut album cover was the EBT card . . which was designed and implemented by white and asian intern graphic designers on the marketing team in 3Q 1994 . . . . . MTV capitalized on the upcoming visual when the tape was about to drop . . . . . Loud Records funded that MTV piece .. . . no conspiracy. . . . . .. it was paid-promotion . . .. . .
Whether you can get through it or not, the origin of the piece is explained in detail there by the very person who produced it. If you want to continue to add onto your being wrong and willfully ignorant, do you.
I mean, you can't even get his label correct in your alternative history there.