A Son Unique

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = A Son Unique | type = studio | artist = [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] | cover = A son unique CD large.jpg | alt = | released = June 21, 2005 (Digitally) | recorded = | studio = | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | length = 44:24 | label = {{hlist|[[Dame Dash Music|Dame Dash]]|[[Roc-A-Fella Records|Roc-A-Fella]]|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]}} | producer = *[[Mark Ronson]] *[[DJ Premier]] *[[Pharrell Williams]] *[[RZA]] *[[Rockwilder]] *[[Damon Elliott]] *[[Dame Grease]] *[[Soul Diggaz]] | prev_title = [[Osirus (album)|Osirus]] | prev_year = 2005 | year = 2005 | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = A Son Unique | type = Studio | single1 = Intoxicated | single1date = 2004 | single2 = ODB, Don't Go Breaking My Heart | single2date = 2005 }} }}

{{Music ratings | rev1 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oldirtybastard/albums/album/7513677/review/12451251/a_son_unique |title=Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Son Unique |first=Rob |last=Sheffield |date=13 November 2006 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=Straight Arrow |issn=0035-791X |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080105040458/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oldirtybastard/albums/album/7513677/review/12451251/a_son_unique |archivedate=2008-01-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' | rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vibe.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=254|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526213209/http://www.vibe.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=254|archive-date=May 26, 2005 |title=Revolutions: ODB – ''A Son Unique''|first=Jayson|last=Rodriguez|date=June 2005|magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|page=157|publisher=InterMedia Partners|issn=1070-4701|accessdate=March 4, 2024}}</ref> }}

'''''A Son Unique''''' is the unreleased [[studio album]] by [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]. It was supposed to be released as his third album after ODB's death in 2004 but was eventually shelved.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IU3YAK |title=''Son Unique'' <nowiki>[Clean]</nowiki>: Ol Dirty Bastard |website=Amazon |accessdate=7 October 2011}}</ref> 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.

==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 2025, ''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== {{track listing | headline = A Son Unique ''track listing'' | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 44:24

| title1 = Lift Your Skirt | note1 = featuring [[Missy Elliott]] | writer1 = {{hlist|[[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Tyrone Jones]]|[[Missy Elliott|Melissa Arnette Elliott]]}} | extra1 = [[Mark Ronson]] | length1 = 2:40

| title2 = Pop Shots | note2 = featuring [[M.O.P.|Lil' Fame]] | writer2 = {{hlist|Jones|[[M.O.P.|Jamal Grinnage]]}} | extra2 = [[DJ Premier]] | length2 = 3:38

| title3 = Operator | note3 = featuring [[The Clipse]] | writer3 = {{hlist|Jones|[[No Malice|Gene Elliott Thornton Jr.]]|[[Pusha T|Terrence LeVarr Thornton]]|[[Pharrell Williams|Pharrell Lanscilo Williams]]}} | extra3 = [[The Neptunes]] | length3 = 4:02

| title4 = Back in the Air | note4 = featuring [[Ghostface Killah]] | writer4 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Ghostface Killah|Dennis David Coles]]}} | extra4 = [[RZA]] | length4 = 4:04

| title5 = Work for Me | note5 = featuring [[Young Chris]] | writer5 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Young Chris|Christopher Francis Ries]]}} | extra5 = [[Rockwilder]] | length5 = 4:01

| title6 = ODB, Don't Go Breaking My Heart | note6 = featuring [[Macy Gray]] | writer6 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Macy Gray|Natalie Renée McIntyre]]|[[Damon Elliott|Damon William Elliott]]}} | extra6 = [[Damon Elliott]] | length6 = 3:39

| title7 = Stomp | note7 = featuring [[RZA]] | writer7 = {{hlist|Jones|[[RZA|Robert Fitzgerald Diggs]]}} | extra7 = RZA | length7 = 2:46

| title8 = How Ya Feelin' Dirty | writer8 = Jones | extra8 = Damon Elliott | length8 = 3:10

| title9 = Intoxicated | note9 = featuring [[Raekwon]], [[Method Man]] & Macy Gray | writer9 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Raekwon|Corey Woods]]|[[Method Man|Clifford Smith, Jr.]]}} | extra9 = RZA | length9 = 4:18

| title10 = Dirty and Grimey | note10 = featuring [[N.O.R.E.]] | writer10 = {{hlist|Jones|[[N.O.R.E.|Victor James Santiago, Jr.]]|[[Swizz Beatz|Kasseem Daoud Dean]]}} | extra10 = [[Dame Grease]] | length10 = 3:31

| title11 = Danger Zone | note11 = featuring [[Joe Budden]] | writer11 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Joe Budden|Joseph Anthony Budden II]]}} | extra11 = Boola | length11 = 2:57

| title12 = Skrilla | note12 = featuring RZA | writer12 = {{hlist|Jones|Diggs}} | extra12 = RZA | length12 = 2:57

| title13 = Don't Hurt Me | note13 = featuring [[Rhymefest]] | writer13 = {{hlist|Jones|[[Rhymefest|Che Armond Smith]]}} | extra13 = [[Soul Diggaz]] | length13 = 2:49 }}

==Possible Leftover Songs==

- “Why You Build Me Up?” (Solo Version). Was later released on [[Rhymefest]]’s 2006 album “[[Blue Collar (album)|Blue Collar]]” only appearing singing the chorus.

- “Osirus” (Lyrical Virus) 2 versions of the song were released. • Lyrical Virus (Produced By : [[J-Love]]) released on [[Osirus: The Official Mixtape|Osirus : The Official Mixtape]]. • Osirus was Released on O.D.B.’s compilation album “[[Message to the Other Side – Osirus Part 1]]”.

- “Coochie Banging” (featuring [[Ludacris]]) Remixed Version released on [[The Black Keys]] 2009 album “[[Blakroc|BlackRoc]]”

- “No More (Wasted Time)” (Unreleased) Produced By : Unknown

- “High In The Clouds” (featuring Black Rob) Released on Osirus : The Official Mixtape.

- “Dirty, Dirty” (featuring Rhymefest) Released on Osirus : The Official Mixtape.

- “Who Can Make It Happen Like Dirt” Released on Osirus : The Official Mixtape.

- "Welcome Home" was one of the first songs he recorded when he got released from Prison. shares the same beat as [[Lumidee]]'s 2003 song "[[Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)]]"

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050418002004/http://www.eurweb.com/story.cfm?id=19892 ODB lives on!] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20050421182950/http://www.dashmusicgroup.com/Artist.aspx?v=av&key=38 Damon Dash Music Group] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061212040451/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1542037/20060929/carey_mariah.jhtml MTV announces release date]

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