Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)

Ol'-Dirty-Bastard:-A-Tale-of-Two-Dirtys-(2024)
Ol’ Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys (2024)

Some weeks ago I got to see the latest documentary about ODB called Ol Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys, and I would like to give my opinion on it. The international film is directed by Sam Pollard & Jason Pollard and was made by Four Screens & Pulse Films. Mark your calendars, because on August 25, 2023, at 9 PM EST, we will be able to watch it on A&E Network. The next day it is available to stream on all platforms.

I know this may sound strange, but before I express my opinions on the movie, I would like to first pay respect to the artistry of Ol’ Dirty Bastard and explain what the relationship entails in detail. A while ago I started this blog, I used to have this practice which I now call a workout, which is going through and listening to every single album of an artist in one sitting. I feel like I embarked on some sort of an all-around Wu-Tang Clan workout in 2016 when I was about 17. Even to this day, I continue to engage in the said marathon, but I have already completed both of ODB’s albums. I liked both of the projects and I estimate that I accepted them nearly in the same way if that is even possible. Then there are exceptions to this rule; so for example, if we were to play this game where there was a theoretical gun to my head, I’d probably grab the second parade album.

I mean, I always thought that the title of that particular project was rather crazy but this documentary told me that it was even crazier since the title is supposed to be a million times more crazy than it already is. This seems to me a crazy assessment of the events that transpired. I guess most of this split knowledge about the events that took place before this movie was common knowledge – but I had no clue about that until now.

If he had done so, to be honest, he may just I don’t know, have come up with the hardest title for a Hip-Hop album that has ever been and will probably be. Is that something troubling? Maybe, just find it very entertaining and even quite edgy in a sense owning up to an album with such a title. What would be an album with that title even sound like, imagine. See, even the titles are what I am talking about, if you may. But, wait, there was something else that interested me as well and it was actually the appearance of Bryonn Bain in the official footage of the film when I interviewed him. I think I was just approaching 16 as I started with Saigon’s album The Greatest Story Never Told 3: The Troubled Times of Brian Carenard. this recording, Bain sings in two of the interludes Definitions and Reincarnated. I remember those two interludes being my all-time favorites from that album. It’s rather strange, but I am under the impression it has nearly been a decade since I last heard about it. Time flies, That’s how older I was then. His works attracted me in particular when I found out that Bryonn was a singer.

As soon as I noticed that he was a Trini-born teacher, activist and prisoner advocate, I discovered him on Twitter.

There is one of my posts from an account that has since been deleted because of the things I posted while on my mental health journey, I can see why this account was deleted. That’s also why I really enjoyed making this documentary because this is something I am very passionate about. When talking about an old dirty bastard film, one is supposed to talk about mental health pretty much as a given but somehow this is not the case. As I have already been in 3 institutions in my life due to different types of mental problems, this part of the movie resonated with me to the extent that I could empathize with ODB the most. Due to the visuals that accompanied some other aspects of his life, it was tough to bear these sections. For instance, I became unusually transfixed by a photo of Icelene and the rest of his family as they visited him at the Clinton Correctional Facility. I’m unsure of the details, but there’s something about that photograph that strikes me as out of place. It seems bleak, yet I guess the combination of seeing how heavy he has become and a few other things explains this outlook. I will say that beginning of that movie, my eyes did start to feel warm and tearful.

But the tears began to trickle down their cheeks when they reminisced about his demise. Undoubtedly, this movie is heartbreaking and made me feel a certain way. That is probably the only thing I would like to comment on concerning content. For the most part, yes, but these were the things that were most prominent to me, and yes, I do not wish to reveal too much. Considering the overall perspective I have of the film, I do think that it was brilliant. This documentary is a must-watch for die-hard followers of the Wu-Tang. It’s a no-brainer if you enjoyed Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s music. It felt as though everyone was trying to portray Ol’ Dirty Bastard the artist and Ol’ Dirty Bastard the individual concurrently. The A & E Network’ has slotted it for airing on August 25 with effect from 9 PM EST. Don’t forget to set the time for it.

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