:en:The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones
| type = Compilation album
| artist = Ol' Dirty Bastard
| cover = Thetrialsandtribulationsofrusselljones.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 19, 2002
| recorded = 1994–2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = East Coast hip hop
| length = 49:16
| label = D3
| producer = {{hlist|One Eye|Tytanic|TrackStars|Brooklyn ZU}}
| prev_title = Nigga Please
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Osirus
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{Music ratings
| noprose = yes
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r580085|tab=review|label="Ol' Dirty Bastard: The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones > Review" |first=Jason |last=Birchmeier |accessdate=7 October 2011}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2Score = C− {{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,250784,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080305205940/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,250784,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 5, 2008 |title=The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones Review |last=Sinclair |first=Tom |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2002-04-19 |accessdate=2012-04-08}}
| rev3 = Los Angeles Times
| rev3Score = {{Rating|2|4}} {{cite news |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/17/entertainment/ca-rack17/2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013224132/http://articles.latimes.com/2002/mar/17/entertainment/ca-rack17/2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 13, 2012 |title=In Brief (Ol' Dirty Bastard, "The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones," D3.) |last=Baker |first=Soren |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=2002-03-17 |accessdate=12 November 2013}}
| rev4 = RapReviews
| rev5 = Robert Christgau
| rev5Score = {{Rating-Christgau|cut}}{{cite web |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Ol%27+Dirty+Bastard |title=CG: Ol' Dirty Bastard |last=Christgau |first=Robert |publisher=RobertChristgau.com |accessdate=2012-04-08}}
| rev6 = Rolling Stone
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}} {{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/oldirtybastard/albums/album/174563/review/5941939/the_trials_and_tribulations_of_russell_jones |title=Ol' Dirty Bastard: The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones |first=Kathryn |last=McGuire |date=9 May 2002 |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=RS 895 |publisher=Straight Arrow |issn=0035-791X |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015231855/http://rollingstone.com/artists/oldirtybastard/albums/album/174563/review/5941939/the_trials_and_tribulations_of_russell_jones |archivedate=15 October 2007}}
}}
The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones is a compilation album by Ol' Dirty Bastard, released in 2002. It was called "a haphazard, slapdash affair that seems cobbled together mainly to exploit ODB’s notoriety for a fast buck. The mush-mouthed Jones barely appears on some tracks, and when he does, his crude, unfunny rhymes are even more incomprehensible than usual. To compensate, the producers drafted a legion of guest stars including Mack 10, Too Short and Insane Clown Posse, and padded the CD out with tapes of ODB’s pointless ramblings."{{cite web |url=https://tinnitist.com/2022/03/29/classic-album-review-ol-dirty-bastard-the-trials-and-tribulations-of-russell-jones/|title=Classic Album Review: Ol' Dirty Bastard The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones |first=Darryl |last=Sterdan |date=29 March 2022 |publisher=Tinnitist |accessdate=20 February 2025}}
Track listing
- "Intro"
- "Caught Up" - (featuring Mack 10, Royal Flush)
- "Dirty & Stinkin'" - (featuring Insane Clown Posse)
- "Dogged Out" - (featuring Big Syke, Too Short)
- "Free With Money"
- "Anybody" - (featuring E-40, C-Murder)
- "Waitress #13"
- "Reunited"
- "Here Comes the Judge" - (featuring Buddha Monk)
- "Cute Devils"
- "I Wanna Fuck" - (featuring Royal Flush)
- "Highjack"
- "Lintballz" - (featuring 12 O'Clock, Prodigal Sunn, Hell Razah, Popa Chief & Buddha Monk)
- "Zoo Two"
- "Anybody (Remix)" - (featuring E-40, C-Murder)
- "Taking a Shit"
- "C'mon"
- "Dirty & Stinkin'" (Remix) - (featuring Insane Clown Posse)
Re-made songs
Many of these songs contain lyrics that were used on other albums from ODB, including his debut LP Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, and his second full-length release Nigga Please. Other lyrics on this album were used on releases by ODB's group Wu-Tang Clan.
- "Dirty and Stinkin'" contains lyrics from "Recognize" on Nigga Please and "Last Call" (a single released on the Bully movie soundtrack)'
- "Dogged Out" contains lyrics from "Dog Shit" on Wu-Tang Clan's Wu-Tang Forever
- "Zoo Two" contains lyrics from "Damage (feat. GZA)" and "Brooklyn Zoo II (Tiger Crane) [feat. Ghostface Killah]" on Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
- "C'mon" is a remake of "Baby C'mon" on Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version
Year-end charts
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!scope="col"|Chart (2002) !scope="col"|Position |
| scope="row"|Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031106073523/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|archivedate=November 6, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}
| 192 |
|---|
| scope="row"|Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|archivedate=October 12, 2003|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html|title=Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}
| 95 |
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