Ol’ Dirty Bastard Podcast In Development From USG Audio
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s life will be narrated through a new podcast series. According to Deadline, the eight-part series ODB: A Son Unique will debut on Tuesday (Nov. 7). The series will be hosted by Khalik Allah and detail the rise and fall of the Wu-Tang Clan’s “secret weapon.”
Allah began his career snapping pictures of ODB and the Wu and will be able to give first-hand accounts of the icon. ODB: A Son Unique will also include archived audio from the energetic legend. The podcast will feature interviews from detective Derrick Parker, ODB’s brother Ramsey Jones, Hanif Abdurraqib, Buddha Monk, Peter Frankel, and Raekwon.
Khalik Allah spoke about the upcoming podcast in a press release for the series. He described his former collaborator and friend as one of Hip-Hop’s “prophets.” Allah also opened up about what fans could look forward to from ODB: A Son Unique.
“To me, Ol’ Dirty Bastard is a legend and a prophet of Hip-Hop,” he expressed. “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 the most unique geniuses in music. Our lives intersected in many ways, from having mutual friends to both having been enrolled in the curriculum of the Five Percent Nation.”
“Working on this podcast has been a privilege and now I hope the world gains a new perspective on the short but profound life of Ason Unique, also known as the Ol’ Dirty Bastard; the Brooklyn emcee stormed the 1998 Grammy stage and said ‘Wu-Tang is for the children.'”
The news arrives a year after the announcement of ODB’s A&E Networks documentary, Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard. The forthcoming documentary has exclusive rights to unseen archival footage from the late rapper’s wife, Icelene Jones and is the first of its kind to be approved by ODB’s estate.
“I am thrilled to tell the full story of my husband,” she shared in a statement. “With this documentary, the world will learn about the son, husband, father, and artist. I’m proud of the team that we built, including Pulse, my production partners Nicole Beckett and Messiah Jacobs at Four Screens, and our directing team, the Pollards.”
Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard is scheduled to premiere in 2023.
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