Ol' Dirty Bastard
Artist Type: Person
Artist Born:
1968
Artist Died:
2004
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Artist Biography
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004) was an American rapper known by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard (often shortened to ODB by mainstream media). 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.
Biography
Life and Career
Artist Discography
Albums
A Son Unique (2005-06-21)
Nigga Please (1999-09-14)
O.D.B.E.P. (1997)
Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995-03-28)
The Osirus Mixtape (2005-01-04)
The Trials and Tribulations of Russel Jones
The Trials and Tribulations of Russell Jones (2002-03-19)
Singles
Got Your Money (2000)
Shimmy Shimmy Ya (1995-06-06)
