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New York, United States (1988 – 2004)
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004) was an American rapper from New York known by the stage name Ol’ Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB by mainstream media) since 1988. He was one of the founding members of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard simultaneously brought a measure of humor and a touch of the absurd to the Wu-Tang Clan. Often noted for his unusual mic technique (critic Steve Huey writes of Jones’s “outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes” delivered “in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style”), Jones’s stage name came from a 1980 kung fu film entitled Ol’ Dirty & The Bastard, the relevance of which was articulated by Method Man’s assertion that there was “no father” to Jones’s style.
After establishing the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard went on to a successful solo career. However, his professional success was hampered by his erratic personal behavior and frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died in late 2004 of a drug overdose in a recording studio.
Life and Career
Ol’ Dirty Bastard was born Russell Jones in Brooklyn in 1968, and grew up in the neighborhood of Fort Greene. As he got older, he started hanging out more and more with his cousins Robert Diggs and Gary Grice; they all shared a taste for rap music and kung-fu movies.
Ol’ Dirty Bastard simultaneously brought a measure of humor and a touch of the absurd to the Wu-Tang Clan. Often noted for his unusual mic technique (critic Steve Huey writes of Jones’s “outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes” delivered “in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style”), Jones’s stage name came from a 1980 kung fu film entitled Ol’ Dirty & The Bastard, the relevance of which was articulated by Method Man’s assertion that there was “no father” to Jones’s style.
After establishing the Wu-Tang Clan, Ol’ Dirty Bastard went on to a successful solo career. However, his professional success was hampered by his erratic personal behavior and frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died in late 2004 of a drug overdose in a recording studio.
Life and Career
Ol’ Dirty Bastard was born Russell Jones in Brooklyn in 1968, and grew up in the neighborhood of Fort Greene. As he got older, he started hanging out more and more with his cousins Robert Diggs and Gary Grice; they all shared a taste for rap music and kung-fu movies.
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ElizabethzABish wrote:
ODB <3
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xGreenx wrote:
Wu-Tang Killerrr Bees on a swarm!
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aaronWHAT wrote:
it was dirt then cuz mcgirt you aint seen
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Singed_Carrion wrote:
"lawl @ chris palko fan throwing stones" MissMurderous I presume
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raperka wrote:
shimmy shimmy ya
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sjm26b wrote:
damn, the FBI had a 90+ rap sheet on Dirty.
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WeirdoRipper wrote:
lawl @ chris palko fan throwing stones
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benboRG14 wrote:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jan/11/fbi-wu-tang-clan-ol-dirty-bastard?newsfeed=true
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Chippa182 wrote:
liveeeeee and uncut!
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joshraw wrote:
lol @ dis galdem [2]
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FaustFest wrote:
Y U HATIN'
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aaronWHAT wrote:
lol @ dis galdem calling ODB overrated.
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aaronWHAT wrote:
dirty n stinkin 4ever . RIP
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weastcoast wrote:
R.I.P ODB!
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binstone wrote:
ODB DIED FOR OUR SINS!
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jussi_m wrote:
another 1 http://www.last.fm/music/Ol%27+Dirty+Bastard/+images/71645444
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jaska138 wrote:
He died on my birthday :/
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pauliscooler wrote:
Шикарно!
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nialldapoet wrote:
R.I.P ODB
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Jenny_Babydoll wrote:
R.I.P (((
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