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Ol' Dirty Bastard
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American rapper (1968–2004)
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Russell Tyrone Jones, known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard or ODB, was an American rapper, songwriter, and musician. Born in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York, in 1968, he was a member of the groups Wu-Tang Clan and Zilch. His musical career began in 1992, and he performed within the East Coast hip-hop and hardcore hip-hop genres. He released music through record labels including Roc-A-Fella Records, MNRK Music Group, RCA Records, and Elektra.
Jones died of a myocardial infarction in Manhattan in 2004. He was convicted of assault and had a medical history of schizophrenia. He was represented by Broadcast Music, Inc. for copyright purposes and spoke English.
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Russell Tyrone Jones, better known by his stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as O.D.B.), was an American rapper and producer. He was one of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, a rap group primarily from Staten Island, New York, which rose to mainstream prominence with its 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Known for
- Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys — Self (archival footage)2024
- ODB: Wu Tang Forever — As Himself2024
- Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men — Self (archive footage)2019
- Dirty: One Word Can Change the World — Himself2009
- Wu: The Story of the Wu-Tang Clan — Himself (Archived Footage)2008
- Rock the Bells — Himself2006
- Free to Be Dirty: Live! — Himself2005
- State Property: Blood on the Streets — Dirt McGirt2005
- Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 12002
- The Replacements — O.D.B.2000
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1968
- Active to
- 2004
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 985,717
- Total plays
- 12,330,520
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Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper and a founding member of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. He began releasing solo material with the album "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" (1995). His work was characterized by free-associative, often profane lyrics delivered in a style that blended rapping and singing. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ol%27
Key facts
- Born
- Russell Tyrone Jones , ( 1968-11-15 ) November 15, 1968, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- November 13, 2004 (2004-11-13) (aged 35), New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Rapper
- Years active
- 1992–2004
- Children
- Between 7 and 13, including Young Dirty Bastard
- Relatives
- GZA (cousin) RZA (cousin) 60 Second Assassin (cousin) 9th Prince (cousin) Flavor Flav (cousin) Prodigal Sunn (cousin)
- Genres
- East Coast hip-hop
- Works
- Ol' Dirty Bastard discography
- Labels
- Loud Elektra Warner Roc-A-Fella
- Formerly of
- Wu-Tang Clan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Russell
- Family name
- Jones
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Fort Greene
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- hardcore hip-hop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Loud Records
- Image
- Ol' Dirty Bastard.png
- Convicted of
- assault
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- Commons category
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- date of birth
- 1968-11-15
- date of death
- 2004-11-13
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- member of
- Zilch
- birth name
- Russell Tyrone Jones
- pseudonym
- Ol' Dirty Bastard (ODB)
- start of work period
- 1992-00-00
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- medical condition
- schizophrenia
- name in native language
- Ol' Dirty Bastard
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. Jones also released music as a solo artist beginning with Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995). He was noted for his "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style".
His professional success was hampered by frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died on November 13, 2004, of an accidental drug overdose, at age 35. He is the father of rapper Young Dirty Bastard.
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