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DEAD 'DIRTY BASTARD'
New York Post ^ | November 14, 2004 | PHILIP MESSING, MICHAEL POPE and ZACH HABERMAN

Posted on 11/14/2004 2:06:05 PM PST by Tom D.

DEAD 'DIRTY BASTARD'

By PHILIP MESSING, MICHAEL POPE and ZACH HABERMAN

November 14, 2004 -- Revered, troubled and often outlandish rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard mysteriously collapsed and died yesterday at a Manhattan recording studio, police said.

The 35-year-old ODB, one of the founding members of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan, became ill and suffered breathing difficulties at about 4:40 p.m. inside 36 Records on West 34th Street.

One of his four friends in the studio called 911. Rescue workers arrived five minutes later, but were unable to revive the hip-hop star.

ODB, whose real name is Russell Jones, was declared dead a short time later.

Fellow Wu-Tang founder Ghostface Killah raced to the studio to grieve.

"I'm taking it hard," he said. "This ain't no joke, just like you lose your mother or your brother.

"That was my brother, my heart, my soul, my pride, my joy. I guess he's with the Father now. He's in good hands." ......

.......Jones has taken on several personas throughout his career, each with a different moniker — including Big Baby Jesus and Dirt McGirt. He was to turn 36 tomorrow. ......

.....He was arrested in 1997 for failing to pay child support for three of his 13 children. ......

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: black; rapper
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I saw this headline in the New York Post this AM and assumed that it was something about Arafat.
1 posted on 11/14/2004 2:06:06 PM PST by Tom D.
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To: Tom D.
They call that a "Tautology"
2 posted on 11/14/2004 2:08:34 PM PST by gorush (Exterminate the Moops!)
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To: Tom D.

Alas, poor Dirty Ol' Bastard, we hardly knew you.


3 posted on 11/14/2004 2:08:47 PM PST by metalcor
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To: Tom D.

He probably didn't vote.

Shoulda' listened to P. Diddly ...


4 posted on 11/14/2004 2:09:59 PM PST by GaltMeister (Can I get me a terrorist huntin' license in hea?)
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To: Tom D.
I guess he's with the Father now. He's in good hands." ......

Um, no comment.

5 posted on 11/14/2004 2:10:43 PM PST by Who dat?
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To: Tom D.
A deep, sensitive person, onme who contributed so much to society is called to his eternal home....

in hell.

6 posted on 11/14/2004 2:11:06 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Free Republic is 21st Century Samizdat)
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To: Tom D.

Smells like a cocaine overdose...


7 posted on 11/14/2004 2:11:20 PM PST by JDoutrider (Defeating Kerry was only the opening salvo in the war on leftist hate...)
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To: metalcor
Alas, poor Dirty Ol' Bastard, we hardly knew you.

Or, like me, never heard of him.

8 posted on 11/14/2004 2:11:32 PM PST by Leroy S. Mort
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DEAD 'DIRTY BASTARD'

LOL, I thought you were talking about Arafat, too.

9 posted on 11/14/2004 2:12:50 PM PST by Victoria Delsoul
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To: Leroy S. Mort

His name pretty much says all you need to know.


10 posted on 11/14/2004 2:17:20 PM PST by metalcor
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To: Tom D.

Rest in peace 'Ol Dirty Bastard. I hardly knew ye. Actually I did know a smelly old bastard once. He lived next door to me and had about 20 cats and stacks and stacks of old newspapers. He's lucky they never caught fire or that house would have gone up in flames in like 30 seconds. When that smelly old bastard finally kicked the bucket, I wanted to say "Rest in peace, smelly old bastard" but my father would have kicked the crap out of me. I was only a kid then. But now, I can say "Rest in peace, 'Ol Dirty Bastard" with no consequences. Next time I hear his one big hit "Yo! Your Sistah Is A Big Fat Ho," I'll try paying more attention to the lyrics so that I can better appreciate the art of 'Ol Dirty Bastard.


11 posted on 11/14/2004 2:17:56 PM PST by SamAdams76 (Red Sox Win The World Series...And Bush Wins Re-election Too!)
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ODB's mom, Cherry Jones, last night called her son "the kindest, most generous soul on earth."...he was a loving father, brother, uncle and most of all, son."

Really?

Then why this:

He was arrested in 1997 for failing to pay child support for three of his 13 children.

Real loving, ain't he?

He can make 'em, but he won't support 'em.

Real asset to society.

I'd say good riddance, except now I know that my tax money will most likely be going to support all 13 of them.

Maybe he had some insurance.

12 posted on 11/14/2004 2:19:57 PM PST by OldSmaj (Islam is a false religion. It's adherents and followers are doomed to hell.)
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To: GaltMeister

He probably didn't vote.

Shoulda' listened to P. Diddly ...



Spewed my monitor with that one!
LOL!


13 posted on 11/14/2004 2:21:20 PM PST by Muzzle_em
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To: Leroy S. Mort

I've known a lot of dirty bastards in my life but never Dirty Bastard. There are probably a lot of dirty bastards that I'm unaware of.


14 posted on 11/14/2004 2:22:56 PM PST by hardhead (Liberty Watch - http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/liberty-watch)
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He can make 'em, but he won't support 'em.

Isn't this what C4M supporters defend?

15 posted on 11/14/2004 2:28:41 PM PST by Balto_Boy
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To: GaltMeister

hehe


16 posted on 11/14/2004 2:29:08 PM PST by Se7eN
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To: hardhead

17 posted on 11/14/2004 2:34:33 PM PST by Callahan
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To: Tom D.
Aw come on, Ol Dirty Bastard was a member of the Wu Tang clan, along with Redman, RZA, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon the Chef. In fact you can get your own Wu Tag Clan name by clicking here.

My Wu name is Temporary Spastic what is yours?

18 posted on 11/14/2004 2:39:29 PM PST by ThreeYearLurker
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To: Tom D.

When you are an "O.D.B." in your early 20's, it seems fitting that you would die of natural causes at 35.


19 posted on 11/14/2004 2:42:47 PM PST by beckham
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To: Tom D.

I can see that most posters came here not to praise O.D.B., but to bury him. ;)


20 posted on 11/14/2004 2:45:33 PM PST by beckham
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