The Osiris of this

Its crazy to know that I have been around for so many hip hop moments. The life span of some artists. Their passing and just moments in the hip hop culture that I would not have thought I would see in person. One of which is the passing of one of the major members of Wu-Tang Clan. The man who had more trouble then you could think of. Big Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt the guy who wanted his money back. The O.D.B as you can see aka Old Dirty.

Can't believe that eight years ago that he passed. I think this was during the period when I was getting really into my hip hop. All of the styles and just revisiting classic albums and artists. Which would include one of the most diverse groups in my opinion...Wu-Tang. You had a crew of friends who melded hip hop lyricism and Kung Fu. Two things that are always a good mix. (Kung Faux for example) You had all these members and then you get to O.D.B. He seemed to be the crazy persona that every group has. He brought rugged gutter style with the ability to give you some crazy flows. He was a versatile artist, he was on hip hop, rnb, anything where he would talk crazy on. That was his appeal, he was able to be so out there that you knew that once he was on a song he was going to give you some gold. Just think back to when O.D.B and Moriah Cary got together for the remix of Fantasy. You know that there was a lot of doubt about this collaboration. Yet it goes down as one of both of their most memorable songs. Its just that spark of energy that he brings to the track.

He was just that kind of artist he may have been someone of a 'Hip Hop Folk Star," but he was someone that everyone could identify with. He may have had his legal troubles and did his fair share of dirt. In this day who hasn't, he just showed even you can go through trials on your everyday and still make it. He would have been 44 years old on the 13th. Rest in Peace to the Dirt Dog, Dirt McGirt, O.D.B., Ason Unique, Osirus, Dirt McGirt, Rainman, Big Baby Jesus.

Hip Hop Lesson

The Punchline:

The punchline is something very simple that all hip hop artists need to be able to grasp and utilize as a part of their hip hop weaponry. What a punchline is in the basic point is the ending line of your "bar" its the last part that ends the bar. When you listen to anyone rhyme there are a lot of punchlines. Its the "zinger" that makes the crowd oohh and ahh when they hear it.

Some quality examples of punchlines can be by your favorite artists:

"Yo, I got slugs for snitches, no love for bitches,

Puttin' thugs in ditches when my trigger finger itches"

-Big L

"Immortal technique desintegrates Mic's when i spit

i cause more casualties than sunken slave ships"

-Immortal Technique

"If you go platinum, it's got nothing to do with luck,

It just means that a million people are stupid as f*ck"

-Immortal Technique

Some artists are also classified as a punchline artist. They specialize in dealing out damage in freestyle battles or in verse's on songs. Every line they end as a hard ending finisher. Its as if there was a fatality after everyline the way they attack the artist/track/cd. You will usually hear a lot more punchlines when it comes to mixtapes or diss tracks for artists. Many of the punchlines are usually a good way to either pass the mic, start a verse or just to check the crowd to make sure they are still following. You have to be able to utlize the power of the punchline. For exampe in a battle if the punchline you thought would have went hard but yet as you said it, no one really got it then there is a problem. The punchline has to have the ablility to touch the masses but yet get that ohh and ahh attack effect. But you cant really use your punchline untill you have the ablity to move the crowd...

Hip Hop Lesson

The Punchline:

The punchline is something very simple that all hip hop artists need to be able to grasp and utilize as a part of their hip hop weaponry. What a punchline is in the basic point is the ending line of your "bar" its the last part that ends the bar. When you listen to anyone rhyme there are a lot of punchlines. Its the "zinger" that makes the crowd oohh and ahh when they hear it.

Some quality examples of punchlines can be by your favorite artists:

"Yo, I got slugs for snitches, no love for bitches,

Puttin' thugs in ditches when my trigger finger itches"

-Big L

"Immortal technique disintegrates Mic's when i spit

i cause more casualties than sunken slave ships"

-Immortal Technique

"If you go platinum, it's got nothing to do with luck,

It just means that a million people are stupid as f*ck"

-Immortal Technique

Some artists are also classified as a punchline artist. They specialize in dealing out damage in freestyle battles or in verse's on songs. Every line they end as a hard ending finisher. Its as if there was a fatality after every line the way they attack the artist/track/cd. You will usually hear a lot more punchlines when it comes to mixtapes or diss tracks for artists. Many of the punchlines are usually a good way to either pass the mic, start a verse or just to check the crowd to make sure they are still following. You have to be able to utilize the power of the punchline. For example in a battle if the punchline you thought would have went hard but yet as you said it, no one really got it then there is a problem. The punchline has to have the ability to touch the masses but yet get that ohh and ahh attack effect. But you cant really use your punchline untilyou have the ability to move the crowd...