When ODB signed a contract with The Roc a few months ago radio and fans rejoiced that Dirt McGirt had found a new home. It now seems as if we may have been the only ones truly happy. Fellow Wu-Tang members are said to upset that ODB signed a contract with a fellow camp and now proclaims himself an official Roc member.
From Raekwon to Inspectah Deck, Wu members have said they are
Pretty concerned about his new affiliation. “I haven’t been able to sit him down and drill him,” Inspectah Deck told MTV. “A lot of people feel it’s a betrayal thing. I would say that too. That’s like going to war in Iraq and you be like, ‘I don’t want to fight for America’ and you joining the Iraqis? no disrespect to the Roc. Me, I couldn’t have made that move.” Method Man has also spoken out about Dirt McGirt’s Roc alignment. I’m glad Dirty got that deal with Roc-A Fella ’cause it shows we ain’t over yet,” Method Man said. “The only thing I have a problem with is him rocking their flag like that, the Roc-A-Fella chain. Dirty is an entity within himself.”
The RZA, who is currently in the studio working on ODB’s new album, realizes some of the group members are leery about the deal, but shouldn’t be. “When he told me that’s what he really wanted to do, I sat down with Dame Dash and we talked all about it. I know some are upset about it,” RZA told MTV. “They’re upset about it based on the egos. To me, this is the best chance we can get. You have an album that ends up with Jay-Z, Meth, Ghostface, Beanie Sigel, Freeway … mad n—as you never could get on one album. That’s how I look at it. We could sit here and talk egos and go back and forth with that sh– or we can make history. Let’s not even play ourselves. Dame saw it the same. Let’s get it poppin’, yo.”
