Ol' Dirty Bastard
Biography
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004) was an American rapper who went by the stage name Ol Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB). 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 microphone technique (critic Steve Huey writes of Jones "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes" delivered "in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style"[1]), Jones stage name came from a 1980 kung fu film entitled Ol Dirty and The Bastard[1], the relevance of which was articulated by Method Mans assertion that there was "no father" to Jones style.[2]
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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 an accidental drug overdose only two days before his 36th birthday.[3]
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