Return to the 36 Chambers [Explicit Lyrics]

Editorial Reviews
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Return's title and various lyrics acknowledge Wu-Tang's self-built mythology, but Ol' Dirty Bastard's solo debut, like the man himself, runs on its own idiosyncratic power. Rapping forcefully and on point--mumbling, singing, allowing weird wordless sounds to escape his throat in an assertion of his right to make random noise--ODB slips from mode to mode like Marvin Gaye juxtaposing the gruff and the smooth in the same song. The production, mostly by the RZA, sets the man down in the middle of funky, shape-shifting tracks to scream for blood, shout out to the Temptations and "you other grooops!" and threaten "any MC in any 52 states." "I love that guy," ODB secret identity Russell Jones declares of his alter ego at the outset; after a listen to this disc, it's likely at least part of you will, too. --Rickey Wright

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Return to the 36 Chambers [Explicit Lyrics]

Tracks:

Intro
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
Baby C'mon
Brooklyn Zoo
Hippa To Da Hoppa
Raw Hide
Damage
Don't U Know
The Stomp
Goin' Down
Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)
Snakes
Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)
Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo
Cuttin' Headz
Dirty Dancin' (Bonus Track-CD Only)
Harlem World (Bonus Track-CD Only)

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Return's title and various lyrics acknowledge Wu-Tang's self-built mythology, but Ol' Dirty Bastard's solo debut, like the man himself, runs on its own idiosyncratic power. Rapping forcefully and on point--mumbling, singing, allowing weird wordless sounds to escape his throat in an assertion of his right to make random noise--ODB slips from mode to mode like Marvin Gaye juxtaposing the gruff and the smooth in the same song. The production, mostly by the RZA, sets the man down in the middle of funky, shape-shifting tracks to scream for blood, shout out to the Temptations and "you other grooops!" and threaten "any MC in any 52 states." "I love that guy," ODB secret identity Russell Jones declares of his alter ego at the outset; after a listen to this disc, it's likely at least part of you will, too. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

Yeah baby he likes its raaaaawwww!.......2007-03-23

ODB is one those people who is the life of the party, the only one with personality out of the group. Even though he is not the best MC out of the Wutang Clan he is not the worst(hello Ugod anybody). Standout Tracks: SHIMMY SHIMMY YA, BROOKLYN ZOO, HIPPA TO DA HOPPA, RAWHIDE, DAMAGE, THE STOMP, SNAKES, PROTECT YA NECKII THE ZOO, CUTTIN HEADZ and HARLEM WORLD. I'll admit that I still laugh my a** off when I hear Drunk Game(Sweet Sugar Pie). Filler: Brooklyn ZooII(Tiger Crane)(Ghostface verse was fire but the rest of the song is...... and Dirty Dancin(sounds like it was poorly mixed). Bottom Line: This Is ODB's best effort and unfortunately the best album he ever made(check every album after this one if you have doubt). Rza and company werent slacking on the production and Ol' Dirty and the guest appearances were exceptional on this album. REST IN PEACE RUSSELL JONES AKA ODB AKA DIRT MCGIRT AKA you know the rest!

I don't even like your profile!.......2007-03-23

Like common perceptions of ODB, I thought he was a clown. After listening to this whole album, I think ODB is a modern day Screamin' Jay Hawkins. When ODB rhymes welfare with.....welfare, not only is it hilarious, but incredibly heady as well, considering the shame associated with that word and the powerful and ironic way he rhymes it twice in a couplet. Forget all the serious hip hop heads. What's genius about ODB is that he's oblivious to pretension. He's pure.

Tell me who's ever made an album like this?!!.......2007-02-03

I remember when this came out when I was a teenager. My friend had it playin in his tape deck, I didn't know what to think. "What the hell is this?" There's no father to his style, total freedom of self expression! Brilliant, I had to have it. Swiped his copy and never gave it back! Played it more than any other tape I ever owned. Played the damn thing till it wouldn't play no more and was forced to find a buddy with a copy on disc to steal off of! Haha..

My personal fav of the Wu catalog, hell it's one of my favorite albums of all time! Nothing sounds like it. One of the most original and misunderstood artists, this album still sounds just as crazy and intense as the day it first came out. My favorite tracks are Don't You Know and Goin Down, "Soooome..wheeere oover the raainboww!" Come on, are you kiddin me? The beats were grimmey and erie, mixing perfect with ODB's drunken attitude and style. The contributions from Wu members help ground the album with their straightforward rhymes while at the same time complimenting Dirt McGirt's unique vocal approach. This album stand in a class all it's own. No-one will ever be able to duplicate what this MC brought to the table, let alone know where to even start!

This album is an example of a artist doin his own thing and goin for it.
If you want to hear the same old thing, another boring, sharp dressin, mediocre MC, spitting the same old monotone raps that we've been hearing for the last countless years than turn on the TV and save your money. "This is something old,,, and dirty....... and duurrtayyy!
Yeah"

Rest in Peace O.D.B.

Solid Wu Tang Solo by a very dope yet very wierd mc...ODB.......2006-09-06

I'm not a huge fan of ODB but I love Wu Tang So I eventually gave this album a try. First let me start off by saying there were only 2 or 3 tracks I was feeling, I donno it was pretty hard to get adjusted too for some reason. The sound was wierd especially just hearing O.D.B without any back most of the time. But Time went on and some day I just finally started getting into this album, so to make it sure unlike most wu albums it may take awhile for some maybe few to get into. I was many people who at once though the rzarecta wasted some very precious beats on O.D.B(Like I was saying b4 i really wasnt diggin most of the album but as time went by i really started to appreciate it and started getting adjusted more to O.D.B crazy yet very profound lyrics). Its not the best wu solo out there but it still deffenitley is a must have. O.D.B rips the mic in some pretty dope songs and RZA backs it up with his usual crazy style of Kun Fu crazy wu tang banger beats.

1. Intro
2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya - 10/10 c
3. Baby C'mon - 9/10
4. Brooklyn Zoo - 10/10
5. Hippa To Da Hoppa - 10/10 CLASSIC ODB TRACK
6. Raw Hide - 8/10
7. Damage - 9.5/10
8. Don't U Know - 8/10
9. The Stomp - 10/10
10. Goin' Down -8/10
11. Drunk Game - 7/10
12. Snakes - 9/10
13. Brooklyn Zoo II - 8/10
14. Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo - 8/10
15. Cuttin' Headz - 8/10
16. Dirty Dancin' 7/10
17. Harlem World - 7/10

It has its ups and downs but no doubt a wu banger, pick this one up its probably odb's best and rza brings out his usual dope production.

Final Score
4.2/5

ODB solo debut is niiiice -- R.I.P........2006-05-01

The 2nd member of the Wu to drop a solo did it with fashioon. Everyone loved the Single Shimmy Shimmy Ya and the odd and crazy drunk style was off the charts. With 16 songs you get a good deal of ODB but guests are heavy, on about half of the songs and all of the Wu is the album other then Inspectah Deck and U-God and some Wu-related cats as well. Production is the classic Wu age sound and mostly handled by the RZA (13 of the 17 songs). With ODB, True Master and 4th Disciple all doing a little as well. Of the 16 songs there is 2 or 3 I skip over, I can only take so much off his drunk rambling some times. A few are almost classic material or classic and the rest are good with maybe 3 that are ok. For real Wu fans and fans of the ODB you have to have this, it's definitely his best solo album.

#2 - 10 (CLASSIC!!, nothing else to say)
#3 - 6.5
#4 - 9 (nice beat)
#5 - 9 (tight beat)
#6 - 8 (f/ Method Man & Raekwon)
#7 - 7.5 (f/ GZA)
#8 - 5 (f/ Killah Priest)
#9 - 8
#10 - 7
#11 - 3.5 (After a while it gets too annoying)
#12 - 8.5 (f/ killah Priest, RZA, Masta killa, buddah monk -- nice beat)
#13 - 7 (f/ ghostface killah -- has some nice samples and odb moments after the song)
#14 - 9 (f/ buddah monk, prodigal sun, 12 0' Clock, 60 second assassin, murdo, zu keeper, shorty $h!+ stain -- tight beat)
#15 - 8 (f/ RZA)
#16 - 7.5 (f/ method man)
#17 - 4

R.I.P
Russell Tyrone Jones -- b. 11/15/68 - d. 11/13/04 --- b. Fort Green, NY

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