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Return To The 36 Chambers : The Dirty Version

Ol' Dirty Bastard

Return To The 36 Chambers : The Dirty Version

Label: Get On Down

Genre: Hip-Hop

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It's safe to say that hip hop has never seen an album like Ol’ Dirty Bastard's 1995 solo debut ‘Return To The 36 Chambers’. The brief glimpses of ODB's unhinged genius provided by Wu-Tang Clan's landmark ‘Enter The Wu-Tang’ album two years earlier were begging to be expanded on to a larger canvas, and, with RZA guiding production, the album promised to give Dirty the creative license to make one of the most bizarre, entertaining and original LPs in hi hop history. With his raspy, drunken flow and dark sense of humour, Dirty fearlessly attacks from all angles, throwing himself fearlessly into punchy rhyme attacks (‘Damage’, with GZA), drugged-out party jams (the monster singles ‘Brooklyn Zoo’ and ‘Shimmy Shimmy Ya’) and bizarre, grimly hilarious fantasies of sex and violence (‘Don't U Know’ and the R&B-tinged ‘Sweet Sugar Pie’).


Backed by RZA's appropriately gritty, dissonant beats and appearances from the Clan, ‘Return To The 36 Chambers’ became an instant hit, selling over a million copies and earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album in 1996. The album stands as a high water mark in the Wu-Tang Clan's collective creative output and was selected as one of the Best 100 Rap Albums by The Source magazine in 1998. In honouring the legacy of one of hip hop's most innovative releases, Get On Down’s unique special edition double LP reissue in custom clear poly cover contains the complete original album, remastered for optimal sound quality, plus oversized 8”x10” laminated food stamp ID card replicating the stark front cover image, and full colour high gloss insert featuring extended artwork and detailed liner notes.