In the United States, the album debuted at number 10 on the
Billboard 200 and number two on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 93,000 copies sold in the first week.[11] It was certified Gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America on December 6, 1999. The album also peaked at number 59 in Germany and number 64 in the Netherlands.
It was the last album to be released in ODB's lifetime before his death on November 13, 2004, due to complications of a
drug overdose.[12]
Album name
Before its release Ol' Dirty Bastard announced multiple title possibilities for the album, including God Made Dirt and Dirt Don't Hurt and The Black Man Is God, White Man Is the Devil.[13] In a 1997 interview with
MTV, which went unreleased until 2015, he said that the album might be called Dirty's World.
In the United States, the album debuted at number 10 on the
Billboard 200 and number two on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums with 93,000 copies sold in the first week.[11] It was certified Gold by the
Recording Industry Association of America on December 6, 1999. The album also peaked at number 59 in Germany and number 64 in the Netherlands.
It was the last album to be released in ODB's lifetime before his death on November 13, 2004, due to complications of a
drug overdose.[12]
Album name
Before its release Ol' Dirty Bastard announced multiple title possibilities for the album, including God Made Dirt and Dirt Don't Hurt and The Black Man Is God, White Man Is the Devil.[13] In a 1997 interview with
MTV, which went unreleased until 2015, he said that the album might be called Dirty's World.