''A Son Unique'' is the third and final

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by Ol' Dirty Bastard. It was supposed to be released after ODB's death in 2004 but was eventually shelved. It was meant to be distributed by label owner

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. However, ODB was posthumously dropped from Roc-A-Fella Records, and the album has never been released. 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

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. 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 2020, ''A Son Unique'' has never been physically released, but available on digital music distribution services. Before releasing ''A Son Unique'', ODB changed his

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from Ol' Dirty Bastard to Dirt McGirt. The working title for the album was ''Dirt McGirt''.

Track listing

References

External links

ODB lives on!

Damon Dash Music Group

MTV announces release date
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