February 4, 2023
Ol’ Dirty Bastard Drops ‘Brooklyn Zoo’ – Today in Hip-Hop
[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 2, 1995: Today is the 28th anniversary of Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard dropping his first single, "Brooklyn Zoo," from his debut solo album, Return to the 36th Chambers: The Dirty Version, on Elektra Records. The 17-song collection features the late ODB's sporadicly infectious rap style and marked his ascension from Wu-Tang Clan founder to solo MC."Brooklyn Zoo," produced by True Master and ODB, is backed by a simple piano medley, compromised of one vigorously long verse on which Dirty deems himself a "one-man army" and describes the savage streets of his home borough, Brooklyn, N.Y. The charismatic rhymer delivers a story of...