Ol' Dirty Bastard

ODB's widow files cease-and-desist order against Rock the Bells

2013-05-17 16:27:00

When Tupac Shakur returned from the grave to "perform" at last year's Coachella, fans' jaws dropped. But the family of at least one hip-hop luminary isn't quite as thrilled about the prospect of a post-mortem show. Icelene Jones, the wife of deceased...

Rock the Bells 2013 books Tyler the Creator, Big Krit, Wu-Tang Clan

2013-05-15 06:00:00

When Rock the Bells sets up in San Bernardino this fall, the traveling hip-hop festival will feature two of hip-hop’s most revered – and dead – voices: Wu-Tang Clan’s uproarious�fallen member�Ol’ Dirty Bastard and godfather...

Coachella 2013: Wu-Tang Clan, Jurassic 5 bring 'real hip-hop'

2013-04-15 10:51:00

"How many of y’all in here love real hip-hop?,” Raekwon asked during the Wu-Tang Clan’s performance at Coachella on Sunday night. “No disrespect to none of y'all," he continued. "But we came to steal this … tonight."...

Notes on a Year: Ann Powers on pop music

2010-12-19 00:00:00

"Let's have a toast," sang Kanye West in September of this sometimes seemingly endless year, debuting a new song, "Runaway," on the MTV Video Music Awards. Over a glassy keyboard sample and an old-school breakbeat, West intoned a gentle melody. "Runaway,"...

Rap foes put 20 artists on a hit list

1996-05-31 00:00:00

WASHINGTON -- Escalating their attack on "gangsta music," anti-rap crusaders C. DeLores Tucker and William Bennett called on major record labels Thursday to sever their relationship with artists whose songs contain explicit sexual and violent lyrics....

Chi-Tunes: N.O.R.M.

2012-05-01 18:52:00

Chicago rapper N.O.R.M. answered our Chi-Tunes questionnaire. Do the same and your band could appear in RedEye! What makes your live show great? It features laser lights, video animation, and (unfortunately) ME! I'm kidding...we DON'T have laser...

Lollapalooza parties recap: Shot down by Vampire Weekend -- twice

2009-08-10 15:36:00

I like to think I dress nice. I could be wrong, but I do make an effort to fit in at these swanky events. And yet, I couldn't help but question my style when I went to W Chicago-City Center Thursday for Pete Yorn's show. When I arrived, one of the PR...

Concert review: Lauryn Hill, Tribe & Wu Tang @ Rock the Bells

2010-08-30 08:48:17

From the Midnight Sun blog: Rock The Bells had the potential to be epic. The tour, which came to Merriweather Post Pavilion last night, boasted some of hip-hop's most legendary acts: Lauryn Hill, Wu Tang Clan, Rakim, KRS-One, Snoop Dogg and A Tribe...

'Rock the Bells'

2007-05-04 00:00:00

One of the most surprisingly tense experiences at the movies so far this year is "Rock the Bells," a documentary about a promoter's attempt to reunite rap superstars the Wu-Tang Clan for a July 2004 San Bernardino festival. Chang Weisberg hustles to...

Feed your iPod

2007-05-02 14:35:12

JUNE 5 The Long Blondes, "Someone to Drive You Home" The Long Blondes are British. They also have mad style, great songs and a singer (the effortlessly fresh Kate Jackson) with enough flair to command the top spot of last year's NME magazine "Cool List."...

Movie review: 'Rock the Bells'

2007-06-28 00:00:00

3 stars (out of four) "Making-of" films have a glorious history of heroic impediments to be overcome: the boat in "Burden of Dreams," Marlon Brando in "Hearts of Darkness" and in "Rock the Bells," a recalcitrant Bastard. "Bells," a documentary opening...

Backstage confidential

2005-11-09 00:00:00

If you want to hear true awards show dish, ask the stage managers. They're not in the public eye, their credits go by quickly on-screen, and they're only on camera when things go wrong. But these crucial crew members — a handful of them on...

Mariah Carey embraced her hip-hop side when she collaborated with rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard on the remix of "Fantasy" off her fifth studio album, "Daydream," in 1995. The album featured more R&B influences and went multi-platinum.

2012-07-26 17:01:00

This cannot come soon enough.

2012-03-27 14:25:00

Wu-Tang Clan member Ol' Dirty Bastard rails against the group's loss to Shawn Colvin at the 1998 Grammy Awards.

2005-12-26 17:34:23