Def Jam released a promo release on the CD in the cardboard sleeve " Shut 'Em Down ( Exclusive Advance ) " in February 1998 . The contents of this CD differed significantly from the final version of the album : " Broke Willies " was originally called " Stones " , " Rob & Vic " was originally called " Love Of Money " ( and had a completely different beat ) , the song " I Do n't Wan na Die " was later removed ( since R. Kelly did not give permission for using his chorus ) , there was a X1 's verse in the song " Ghetto Starz " , " Overshine " was not a hidden track , in the song " Black Dust " the line from the verse of Sonny Seeza was cut , " The Worst " was named " Onyx vs. Wu-Tang " . In addition , the original cover of the album was too similar to the cover of the album " All We Got Iz Us " and the members of Onyx thought that people could get confused , so they changed it The 40th Annual Grammy Awards , were held on February 25 , 1998 , at Radio City Music Hall , New York City . Sticky Fingaz told Ol' Dirty Bastard of his plan to take over the stage to promote Onyx 's new album " Shut 'Em Down " at evening Grammys was going to take place . " ... This time I need to promote ' Shut 'Em Down ' album ... Me and my DJ LS One , we ai n't even have tickets to the Grammys ... we just walked through security , talking to each other like we supposed to be here ... I went to the bathroom , I washed my hands and I 'm looking at the mirror and saw a nigga ODB , I 'm like ' Who the fuck is this ? What up my nigga ! Yo , I 'm about to go shut this shit down , basically go onstage and promote the motherfucking album ' and I told the nigga my plan , he 's like , ' Alright ! Let 's go ! Do it ! ' . Along the way , I stopped to talk to a motherfucking bitch ... ODB was with U-God . I was with LS One , so I asked ' Yo ! LS , where 's this nigga Dirty go ? ' . He 's like ' I do n't know ' . We walk into the auditorium , open the door , and who the fuck do I see onstage ? ODB . I 'm like , ' This motherfucker stole my shit and did it without me ? ' " . Ol' Dirty stole his idea and did it without him . Shawn Colvin 's trip to the podium to pick up her award for Song of the Year was interrupted by the Wu-Tang Clan 's Ol' Dirty Bastard who stole the mic to praise his group , and his new clothes , after Wu-Tang lost the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album . The album in question was Wu-Tang Forever . They lost to Puff Daddy 's " No Way Out " . O.D.B. urged the crowd to " Please calm down , " and launched into a confusing speech thusly : " ... I went and bought me an outfit today that cost me a lot of money , because I figured that Wu-Tang was gon na win . I do n't know how you all see it , but when it comes to the children , Wu-Tang is for the children . " We teach the children . Puffy is good , but Wu-Tang is the best . I want you all to know that this is ODB , and I love you all , peace " . This incident was immortalized by Sticky Fingaz in the song " Shut 'Em Down Remix " : " They scared to death mothaFuckas trying to ban me / I 'm the one who told Ol' Dirty to Shut down the Grammys "
40th Annual Grammy Awards
40th Annual Grammy Awards
Shut 'Em Down (album)