Return to the 36 Chambers

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Ol’ Dirty BastardReturn To The 36 Chamberson 2LP

It’s safe to say that hip-hop has never seen an album likeOl’ Dirty Bastard’s1995 solo debutReturn to the 36 Chambers. The brief glimpses of ODB’s unhinged genius provided byWu-Tang Clan’slandmarkEnter the Wu-Tangalbum two years earlier were begging to be expanded on to a larger canvas, and, withRZAguiding production, the album promised to give Dirty the creative license to make one of the most bizarre, entertaining and original LPs in hip-hop history.

With his raspy, drunken flow and dark sense of humor, Dirty fearlessly attacks from all angles, throwing himself fearlessly into punchy rhyme attacks (“Damage,” withGZA), drugged-out party jams (the monster singles “Brooklyn Zoo” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya”) and bizarre, grimly hilarious fantasies of sex and violence (“Don’t U Know” and the R&B-tinged “Sweet Sugar Pie”).

Backed byRZA’sappropriately gritty, dissonant beats and appearances from theWu Tang Clan,Return to the 36 Chambersbecame an instant hit, selling over 1 million copies and earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Album in 1996. The album stands as a high water mark in theWu-Tang Clan’scollective creative output and was selected as one of the Best 100 Rap Albums of all time byThe Sourcemagazine in 1998.

In honoring the legacy of one of hip-hop’s most innovative releases,Get On Downis proud to present this incredible and unique special edition ofOl’ Dirty Bastard’sReturn to the 36 Chambersas a double LP which contains the complete original album, remastered for optimal sound quality.

1. Intro
2. Shimmy Shimmy Ya
3. Baby C’mon
4. Brooklyn Zoo
5. Hippa to da Hoppa
6. Raw Hide
7. Damage
8. Don’t U Know
9. The Stomp
10. Goin’ Down
11. Drunk Game (Sweet Sugar Pie)
12. Snakes
13. Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane)
14. Proteck Ya Neck II The Zoo
15. Cuttin’ Headz