They say that just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not watching you, and in
Ol' Dirty Bastard's case the saying is completely true. ODB's insanity is well documented, as well as his paranoia, but thanks to the recent release of
FBI documents, we now know that the Feds really were after Russell Jones. (
FOIA in the motherfucking house!)
Over the course of 95 pages, the FBI details not only their extensive tracking of ODB, but their belief that the entire Wu-Tang Clan was essentially a criminal enterprise. Hold on, let me think of an eloquent, educated way to say this...holy shit balls, I can't fucking believe this is real.
Oh, it is, and page after page of documents reveal that ODB was legitimately insane and (allegedly) deeply, deeply involved in some serious shit. Oh yeah, there was that one time he fucking shot a NYPD cop, that time he was arrested in L.A. for wearing body armor and the murder the FBI believes ODB ordered after he was robbed of a large amount of PCP (angel dust). And that's just the first ten pages.
At this point every story I've ever heard about ODB, no matter how insane, has turned out to be true. You could tell me he once placed a live grizzly bear in a dude's car and I'd completely believe it. Ladies and gentlemen, the man, the legend, Ol' Dirty Bastard.....
Read the FBI's File on ODB & Wu-Tang
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