The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones

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."^[7]

The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones
Compilation album by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Released	March 19, 2002
Recorded	1994–2002
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	49:16
Label	D3
Producer	One Eye Tytanic TrackStars Brooklyn ZU
Ol' Dirty Bastard chronology
Nigga Please (1999) The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones (2002) Osirus (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	C− [2]
Los Angeles Times	[3]
RapReviews	(3.5/10) [4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Rolling Stone	[6]

Track listing

1. "Intro"
2. "Caught Up" - (featuring Mack 10, Royal Flush)
3. "Dirty & Stinkin'" - (featuring Insane Clown Posse)
4. "Dogged Out" - (featuring Big Syke, Too Short)
5. "Free With Money"
6. "Anybody" - (featuring E-40, C-Murder)
7. "Waitress #13"
8. "Reunited"
9. "Here Comes the Judge" - (featuring Buddha Monk)
10. "Cute Devils"
11. "I Wanna Fuck" - (featuring Royal Flush)
12. "Highjack"
13. "Lintballz" - (featuring 12 O'Clock, Prodigal Sunn, Hell Razah, Popa Chief & Buddha Monk)
14. "Zoo Two"
15. "Anybody (Remix)" - (featuring E-40, C-Murder)
16. "Taking a Shit"
17. "C'mon"
18. "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

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8]	192
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9]	95