This is the story of Old Dirty Bastard, aka Ason Unique, the magnetic secret weapon of the Wu-Tang Clan and hip hop hall of famer.

Photographer Khalik Allah takes us on a journey into ODB’s world, exploring the beliefs, background and experiences that shaped his unforgettable music.

ODB was a radical, who lived a life of unlikely highs and heart wrenching lows. We go in search of this deeper, more complicated side to a man the mainstream media presented as a joke.

ODB was known as a larger-than-life and comic rapper. Ol’ Dirty’s life was so much more. He spoke truth to power and paid a cost.

ODB: A Son Unique is produced by Novel and Talkhouse for USG Audio

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