A Son Unique

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A Son Unique
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Studio album by
Ol' Dirty Bastard
ReleasedJune 21, 2005 (Digitally)
Genre Hip hop
Length44:24
Label
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Ol' Dirty Bastard chronology
Osirus
(2005)		A Son Unique
(2005)
Singles from A Son Unique
  1. "Intoxicated"
    Released: 2004
  2. "ODB, Don't Go Breaking My Heart"
    Released: 2005
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A Son Unique is the third and final studio album by Ol' Dirty Bastard. It was supposed to be released after ODB's death in 2004 but was eventually shelved. [3] It was meant to be distributed by label owner Damon Dash. However, label issues prevented the album's release. Despite this, it has been available as a digital download and promo CDs had been circulating on the resale market.

Contents

Background

On the day of its planned release, A Son Unique was made available on iTunes. The release was eventually cancelled by ODB's label, Roc-A-Fella. The album was finally going to be released in November 2009 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of ODB's death, but eventually got delayed again. As of 2020, A Son Unique has never been physically released, but available on digital music distribution services.

Before releasing A Son Unique, ODB changed his stage name from Ol' Dirty Bastard to Dirt McGirt. The working title for the album was Dirt McGirt.

Track listing

A Son Unique track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lift Your Skirt" (featuring Missy Elliott)
 Mark Ronson 2:40
2."Pop Shots" (featuring Lil' Fame)
 DJ Premier 3:38
3."Operator" (featuring The Clipse)
 The Neptunes 4:02
4."Back in the Air" (featuring Ghostface Killah)
 RZA 4:04
5."Work for Me" (featuring Young Chris)
 Rockwilder 4:01
6."ODB, Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (featuring Macy Gray)
 Damon Elliott 3:39
7."Stomp" (featuring RZA)
RZA2:46
8."How Ya Feelin' Dirty"JonesDamon Elliott3:10
9."Intoxicated" (featuring Raekwon, Method Man & Macy Gray)
RZA4:18
10."Dirty and Grimey" (featuring N.O.R.E.)
 Dame Grease 3:31
11."Danger Zone" (featuring Joe Budden)
Boola2:57
12."Skrilla" (featuring RZA)
  • Jones
  • Diggs
RZA2:57
13."Don't Hurt Me" (featuring Rhymefest)
 Soul Diggaz 2:49
Total length:44:24

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References

  1. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (13 November 2006). "Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Son Unique". Rolling Stone . Straight Arrow. ISSN   0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2008-01-05.
  2. ↑ Rodriguez, Jayson (June 2005). "Revolutions: ODB – A Son Unique". Vibe . InterMedia Partners. p. 157. ISSN   1070-4701. Archived from the original on May 26, 2005. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Son Unique [Clean]: Ol Dirty Bastard". Amazon. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
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