For O.D.B., Fun Was Too Much or Not at All

Love the observation at the end of this paragraph about the late Dirt McGirt. Side story. Just rented Coffee and Cigarettes, Jim Jarmusch's series of short films about, well, coffee and cigarettes. The GZA/RZA/Billmurray (one word, the way the Wu-Tang pronounce it) skit is hilarious. Go rent it, now. And pour out a little of your morning latte for the ODB.

The New York Times > Arts > Music > Critic's Notebook: For O.D.B., Fun Was Too Much or Not at All: "More recently, after a series of arrests (including one for possession of crack cocaine), O.D.B. was sentenced to two years in prison; no doubt some people who read about it imagined him as just another rapper in trouble with the law. But in life, as on record, O.D.B. was a hip-hop anomaly. For hip-hop stars, unlike rock 'n' roll stars, there is nothing glamorous about being out of control. O.D.B. burned hot in a world where stars are supposed to stay cool. "