R.I.P.O.D.B / National Philanthropy Day Fiesta

November 15th marked the day of Ol'Dirty Bastard's birth, 2 days after his death, and National Philanthropy Day - so we celebrated with an Ol' Dirty Party. 40 oz's. of malt liquor, Braden and Laura's mac & cheese, cornbread, watermelon, and all the accoutrement necessary for a good time to honor one of the best rappers of all time. Russel Tyrone Jones, nicknamed Ol' Dirty Bastard, aka Dirt McGurt, aka Big Baby Jesus, aka Osiris, aka ODB, aka Old Dirty Chinese Food Restaurant, and whatever other aliases that transpired throughout the years, was an original member of the Wu-Tang Clan (founded by brothers RZA and GZA in the late 80's / early 90's) and his voice was laced throughout every Wu song (just about) until his death in 2004, and what a philanthropist he was. Started on a cheap Chrome Hydraulics 808 drum kit, the infamous Wu-beats first began making necks break on their '93 album, "Enter the 36 Chambers," the very album that defined why ODB was ODB - as Method Man said, "There's no father to his style." Since the early '90's this album has become a staple for any hip-hopper's CD repertoire, and for a very good reason: it's one of the first GANGST-ASS albums out there! From the slums of Shaolin (Staten Island), the Wu-Tang Clan brought it raw to countless people worldwide, proving that there were grimey ass folks in NY, and setting the stage for all gangster rap to come, and I believe that none of this could have been done without their very own chrome vampire-teeth'd rapper, ODB. Celebrate this day from now on, ya dig?