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What Had Happened Was

Ol' Dirty Bastard

What Had Happened Was

Talkhouse

Music Interviews, Music

5.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2022

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Near the end of his run at Elektra Records, Dante Ross signed Ol Dirty Bastard after hearing him feature on Wu-Tang's first single 'Proteck Ya Neck'. Dante worked closely with ODB aka Ason Unique aka Big Baby Jesus on his debut album Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version and in the process became familiar with all of the aspects of this talented, charismatic and at times troubled superstar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I just love it when I add that little extra bit of sauce.

0:12.7

This is Tony Island, audio network, your home for creator, conversations.

0:19.5

I'm open my Google to what happened was season 3 episode 10 with our guest Dante Ross.

0:24.8

I'm coming at you from yet another hotel room.

0:29.3

I'm currently in Canterbury in the southeast of the United Kingdom doing this wrap tour.

0:36.8

It's been going damn fabulous again.

0:40.3

Thanks for asking.

0:41.3

But that's not what you're here for.

0:43.3

You're here to hear Dante talk about his marvelous exploits and wrap adventures.

0:49.4

And this week, oh my goodness, we have one I've been really excited for people to hear

0:54.5

because this project was very formative for me and any insight I had into the creation

1:03.1

of it and bits into the lifestyle of the human being of the one and only old dirty bastard.

1:12.1

It was real important to me.

1:13.9

Dante signed old dirty to electro records and they worked on his debut album Return to

1:22.9

the 36 Chambers of Dirty Virgin so we get to hear all about the artwork.

1:26.8

We get to hear all about the MTV news segment where we're dirty, you know, went and picked

1:33.2

up his full stamps in the limo.

1:35.8

We get to hear all about the songs that Rizzo brought to them and the ones that Dante

1:41.6

and him had to finish in the studio and trying to get dirty to wrap on the finish.

1:47.5

Actually, that's a key to some of the moments on the album, just trying to get it done.

1:55.2

But you'll hear about all that right now, no more spoilers.

2:00.9

We're near the end of this season and didn't want to say a quick thing about this episode.

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