In Brief

*** Ol’ Dirty Bastard, “Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version,” Elektra. The debut solo album by this Wu-Tang Clan member is hilarious, crude, outrageous and daring. Couched in catchy old-school beats, his raps often seem like berserk commentaries on whatever comes into his head.

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