The casting search for the star of the upcoming Ol’ Dirty Bastard biopic went down to “The Wire.”

Michael K. Williams has been tapped to play the late rapper in “Dirty White Boy,” based on the true story of 22-year-old Jarred Weisfeld, a VH1 intern-turned-manager for the Wu Tang Clan star, according to the press release.

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