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Clyde Smith

You're the one breaking it down, Hashim. I'm just linking to it.

Clyde

geno2005

Dirty is a classic hip-hop artist. Regardless of what he had gone through his career. He will be remembered and his old album sales will increase.

BlkScholar

On the day after he died, the NY Post ran a story with the headline "Dead 'Dirty Bastard'". You can find it here: http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/34095.htm

I won't begin to describe my disgust at the treatment by the media, and in particular the NY Post.

Steven Samuel

Interesting. I actually wrote to FOX about a report on ODB that I didn't appreciate.

Today while watching Good Day Live, I didn't appreciate the fact that you referred to Ol' Dirty Bastard as a ex-convict / ex-felon first before mentioning that he was a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan.

I am writing to find out how you will handle other celebrities that have served time? The next time you do a story on Martha Stewart will you refer to her as an ex-convict? Probably not.

And in about 4 hours I got a response...

Thank you for your recent email regarding coverage on ODB following his death. The station did not mean to offend anyone, but merely was trying to do the best it could to get the information out as quickly as possible. Thanks again for writing to us and bringing this issue to our attention.

...

Seriously, we need to find one common cause to stand up for an flood them with complaints. 'Dead Dirty Bastard' is a really f'ed up title. To sensationalize is one thing but to be straight up disrespectful is another.

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