The following is an excerpt from the new book, The Dirty Version: On Stage, In The Studio And In The Streets With Ol’ Dirty Bastard by rapper/producer and ODB’s friend Buddha Monk and author Mickey Hess. (You can purchase it here.) The “Ghetto Superstar” chapter details Dirty‘s everyday interactions with the people of Brooklyn, showing how he was one of them at heart, but also touches on the dark side of hip-hop stardom, as the eccentric rapper (who passed away 10 years ago this past November) is confronted by dangerous stick-up kids out to tax. Rest In Paradise, Ason Unique. Read more at ego trip
