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. ......
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Alas, poor Dirty Ol' Bastard, we hardly knew you.
He probably didn't vote.
Shoulda' listened to P. Diddly ...
Um, no comment.
in hell.
Smells like a cocaine overdose...
Or, like me, never heard of him.
LOL, I thought you were talking about Arafat, too.
His name pretty much says all you need to know.
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.
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.
He probably didn't vote.
Shoulda' listened to P. Diddly ...
Spewed my monitor with that one!
LOL!
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.
Isn't this what C4M supporters defend?
hehe
My Wu name is Temporary Spastic what is yours?
When you are an "O.D.B." in your early 20's, it seems fitting that you would die of natural causes at 35.
I can see that most posters came here not to praise O.D.B., but to bury him. ;)
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