Ol' Dirty Bastard

Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004) was an American rapper and occasional producer, 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' "outrage... more

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  • Nov 15, 1968

Date of death:

  • Nov 13, 2004 (age 36 years)

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Also known as:

  • Russell Tyrone Jones,
  • OL'DIRTY BASTARD,
  • Ol Dirty Bastard,
  • ODB,
  • Old Dirty Bastard,
  • O.D.B.,
  • Dirt McGirt,
  • Russell Jones
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