Ol' Dirty Bastard
Ol' Dirty Bastard | |
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Ol' Dirty Bastard at a Wu-Tang Clan concert | |
| Born | Russell Tyrone Jones November 15, 1968 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 13, 2004 (aged 35) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1992–2004 |
| Criminal charges | drug possession, attempted murder, burglary, assault, criminal possession of a weapon |
| Criminal penalty | 2–4 years imprisonment |
| Children | Between 7 and 13, including Young Dirty Bastard |
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| Genres | East Coast hip-hop |
| Discography | Ol' Dirty Bastard discography |
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| Formerly of | Wu-Tang Clan |
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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. He was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, which 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.