Today (November 13) marks the 10th anniversary of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s passing at age 35, just two days ahead of his birthday. Speaking with XXL, some of the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s family members explained their plans to celebrate his legacy a decade later.
Young Dirty Bastard, the rapper’s son, announced an event in Atlanta to commemorate his father.
“I’m going to have something in this new store coming up in Georgia in the heart of Atlanta,” he said. “It’s going to be real good. Slick Polo is going to come through. I have a bunch of artists coming through and showing love. We’re going to have a bunch of candles at the store and we’re going to bring him back.
Icelene Jones, ODB’s wife, detailed the family’s difficulties following his death and said “everybody else is making money except for us.”
“I feel bad because a lot of things aren’t going our way,” she said. “This is the 10-year anniversary and we were supposed to have a big thing in New York. We wanted to do different things but got no support, no money to make it happen. It’s just sad. Everybody else is making money except for us. We don’t have any help, we don’t have any support. Everybody who helps us gave up.”
Young Dirty Bastard, who spoke with HipHopDX last year about his own music career, also addressed plans to release a movie about his dad.
“Well, by putting this movie out, a couple of movies,” he said of plans to continue his legacy. “People just be making one movie about a person. In this movie I kind of want to transform him into a real black superhero that had powers. His ability was to rap but he has strength. But when he raps on the stage I want all the people to feel that energy. I want people to understand that he was more than just a rapper. He was for the universe. He was for the reform of different nations. Making everything work; that’s what he’s about. The only way to keep pushing the legacy is through the children. We’re his children, obviously. We got books coming out. We got films coming out. We got a couple reality shows coming out. All types of stuff, just to keep him alive. Shaquita is coming out with a clothing line. Taniqua wants to do a million things. His legacy is going to live forever.”
Get a job bitch and stop trying to live off ODB. It’s been ten years bitch. At least your son is out there hustlin
Word. She’s not making money, because she’s not making money. Period. She blew through whatever she had coming, and has been holding her grubby manicured hands out ever since.
No kidding. She got MAD ROYALTIES too in the couple years after his death as well, just cause shes a broke project bitch who was living above her means, doesnt mean RZA or anyone else needs to support her
Damn that photo. Nigga can’t even afford a dentist for his fuckin teeth. I’d do nigga a favor by knocking him in his mouth.
even rza
when’s his album “a son unique” coming out? ive heard about it since a month after he died and it never came out.
i guess the title would be more fitting for his sons album now, huh?
Last I heard Dame Dash had the rights to the album, never dropping unfortunately. Had some quality bangers on it
she and the kids was on welfare when dirty was alive. what she thought was gon change?
exactly, why’s ydb there expecting a handout. make your way son, just like your dad did.
good for what he is doing, but it always seems to be connected to dad
Bum bitch!
Yeah they gave up supportin you. It’s been 10 years. Get on your own 2.
GET A JOB—JAAAY–OOOOHH—-BEEEE—–> B!TCH!!!
I AM TIRED OF ALL THE LOSER FAMILIES OF HIPHOP ARTIST CRYING LIKE THE WORLD OWE THEM SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THEIR LOST LOVED ONE. THIS GOES FOR BIG PUN’S FAT B!TCH OF A WIFE TOO AND HIS KIDS.
YES WE LOVED BIG PUN—>NOT HIS FAMILY
YES WE SOMEWHAT TO AN EXTENT LOVED ODB—–>NOT HIS FAMILY AND SURE NUFF NOT HIS NO-TALENT HAVING ASS SON.
SO WE OWE YALL SH!T? WE SUPPOSE TO JUST GIVE YALL MONEY BECAUSE YOU HAPPENED TO BE A FAMILY OF ODB AND PUN? WHAT DID YOU CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR MUSIC WHEN THEY WERE ALIVE
GTFOH!!!
IF U CANT GET A JOB, GO GET SOME GOVT. CHEESE. YOU A BLACK AMERICAN AINT YAH?
Who the fuck is we? They didn’t ask for shit from you. Undo the caps lock you goddamn clown.
Especially since I would consider “ODB’s family” as a pretty vague term… how many different kids with how many different women did he have?
Chu mean “somewhat to an extent loved ODB”, Dirt McGirt was the fuckin MAN, and Return to the 36 Chambers is a goddamn CLASSIC! All-time classic… i loved Ol’ Dirty way more than ‘somewhat to an extent’, and his shit is STILL untouched to this day.
People TRY and sound like him, nobody comes close. Ason keeps planets in orbit!!
get a job lazy ass
“We got books coming out. We got films coming out. We got a couple reality shows coming out. All types of stuff, just to keep him alive. Shaquita is coming out with a clothing line. Taniqua wants to do a million things. LOL these ole no name niggas makin a living off the shit dirty said 20 years ago
Yeah, they need to focus on one thing. Trying to do a million things = accomplishing nothing.
ICELENE!!
Iceline can come live with me, come a little closer baby…
You know who I ask when I’m in need of money?! Me!! That;s who, get of yo lazy as up and get yo money! Shit doesn’t happen by sitting on your ass! Remember that quote, “Good things come to those who wait”
Well that shit ain’t true! Get up yo lazy ass and make it happen!
Here’s the thing… you normally have to work to make money. I don’t think Ol’ Dirty has been to work in like 10 years…
Cold-blooded!!! lmaaaoooo
She sounds just like Big Pun’s wife. These cats are dead and gone; get off on your own feet and move on instead of trying to eat for the rest of your life off your dead husband’s legacey. And besides, it’s not like these dudes made major money during their day like a Michael Jackson or Ray Charles to hold you down for the rest of your life after they are gone…
Sound like the family is only trying to use his name for money and not legacy…
Because the people who grew up on Wu is now in there 30’s – 40’s and could give a shit about a reality TV show about his wife when the dude had 13 kids by 7 women…..
You using for your own profit and how the son going to put out a movie when the rights go to his wife who is not his mother…Ask Richard Pryor son how that works
Need I say more?
get a job bitch
His legacy? Take drugs and desrespect women? Wow, what a contribution to the society!
thats what life insurance is for.
Fund your own movie instead of extending your hand for someone else to do it. I don’t doubt they loved their father, but he left them without a dime. Instead of using him to try and lace your pockets, go start your own legacy down at the laundry mat. Their clothes must smell something fierce.
^^^^buffoon
Very sad that the Wu don’t help out with their problems so much for family