Revisiting a moment like Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s truly drunken freestyle on Yo! MTV Raps — as part of a listicle up here — makes you realize just how much better the modern rap scene would be if Ol’ Dirt Dog was still around. Rappers would not get away with so many lame shenanigans if they thought there was a chance of ODB turning up unannounced and politely informing them, “I don’t even like your motherfuckin’ profile — give me my fuckin’ shit, ch-ch-blaow!” The guy would have been great as a roving rap quality inspector.

Plus, you know that come August 8th, Jay and ‘Ye would wake up to find ODB literally sitting on their throne — likely slumped over in some sort of passed-out state. The man always did have a great sense of occasion.