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Nickdfresh
11-14-2004, 04:45 AM
Rapper O.D.B. Collapses, Dies in Studio


By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer


NEW YORK — The rap artist O.D.B., whose utterly unique rhymes, wild lifestyle and incessant legal troubles made him one of the most vivid characters in hip-hop, collapsed and died inside a recording studio Saturday. He was 35.

O.D.B. had complained of chest pains before collapsing at the Manhattan studio, and was dead by the time paramedics arrived, said Gabe Tesoriero, a spokesman for O.D.B.'s record label, Roc-a-Fella.

The cause of death was not immediately clear, but O.D.B. had recently finished a prison sentence for drug possession and escaping a rehab clinic. He would have turned 36 on Monday.

O.D.B. -- also known as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Dirt McGirt, Big Baby Jesus or his legal name of Russell Jones -- was a founding member of the seminal rap group the Wu-Tang Clan in the early 1990s. With his unorthodox delivery -- alternately slurred, hyper and nonsensical -- O.D.B. stood out even in the nine-man Clan, which featured such future stars as Method Man, RZA and Ghostface Killah.

The Wu-Tang blueprint was for each member to pursue solo projects, and O.D.B.'s were among the best. He released hit singles such as "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and "Got Your Money," and appeared on remixes with artists like Mariah Carey.

"There's nobody like him in the game," RZA told The Associated Press in an April interview, when asked if O.D.B. could resume his career after prison. "He's got a lot of problems he's got to iron out, of course, but as far as a one-of-a-kind person, a one-of-a-kind artist, he's one of a generation, one of a lifetime. He's a very rare commodity."

But as his fame increased, so did his erratic behavior, and fans came to expect the unexpected from O.D.B.

When MTV News followed him around at the height of his popularity, he took the camera crew and several of his kids (he was said to have more than a dozen, by numerous mothers) to the welfare office -- in a limousine -- to get an allotment of food stamps.

And he received them.

In February 1998, he crashed the stage at the Grammy Awards and hijacked a microphone from singer Shawn Colvin as she accepted an award, apparently upset over losing the best rap album Grammy to P. Diddy (then known as Puff Daddy). He complained that he spent a lot of money for new clothes because he thought he was going to win. The rapper later apologized.

Over the years, he was wounded in shootings and arrested on a veritable laundry list of charges, including menacing security officers, illegally possessing body armor, driving with a suspended license, shoplifting and threatening a former girlfriend.

In 2000, after escaping a court-ordered stint in a California rehabilitation center, authorities searched for him for a month. He was finally arrested in Philadelphia -- three days after performing in a New York City concert with his Wu-Tang clique.

He was sentenced in 2001 to two to four years in prison for drug possession, plus two concurrent years for escaping from the clinic. He was released in 2003 and immediately signed with Roc-a-Fella.

He heralded his return with a news conference alongside singer Carey -- pop fans may know him best for his memorable cameo on her hit "Fantasy," featuring rhymes like "me and Mariah, go back like babies with pacifiers."

Tesoriero said O.D.B. had been working on his comeback album for more than a year and was almost finished.

"Russell inspired all of us with his spirit, wit, and tremendous heart," Roc-A-Fella founder Damon Dash said in a statement. "The world has lost a great talent, but we mourn the loss of our friend."

His mother, Cherry Jones, said she received the news of her son's death in a phone call, which she called "every mother's worst dream."

"To the public he was known as Old Dirty Bastard, but to me he was known as Rusty. The kindest most generous soul on earth," her statement said. "Russell was more than a rapper, he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son."

JCOOK
11-14-2004, 04:58 AM
GOOD FUCKING RIDDENCE ,ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA...... TAKE YOUR DIRT NAP AND LEAVE ME ALONE

Nickdfresh
11-14-2004, 05:07 AM
Originally posted by JCOOK
GOOD FUCKING RIDDENCE ,ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE DUMBING DOWN OF AMERICA...... TAKE YOUR DIRT NAP AND LEAVE ME ALONE

True, but the crazy fucker did have his entertainment value. I heard him on Stern a few years back and he was hysterical, both intentionally and unintentionally funny.

JCOOK
11-14-2004, 05:13 AM
Originally posted by Nickdfresh
True, but the crazy fucker did have his entertainment value. I heard him on Stern a few years back and he was hysterical, both intentionally and unintentionally funny.

I can entertain you.Does that make me worth more than a degenerate piece of shit wannabe hype machine

distortion9
11-14-2004, 10:27 AM
35 is ancient in rapper years.

Loki
11-14-2004, 10:37 AM
fools, all will join hel in eternal agony in niflhelm. mock not those who hast made the journey before thee.

JCOOK
11-14-2004, 11:32 AM
Originally posted by Loki
fools, all will join hel in eternal agony in niflhelm. mock not those who hast made the journey before thee.

Go sucketh a rats ass:D

WARF
11-14-2004, 12:24 PM
Wow.

I'm at a loss for words.

I am a huge fan of the wu-tang clan.

manwiththedogs
11-14-2004, 12:24 PM
Say what you will...ODB was one funny muthafucka.
He was responsible for the single greatest press conferance of all time (sure to be replayed on Stern next week) not to mention the MTV news segment where he admitted to still receving a monthly welfare check. Rest in Peace.

diamondsgirl
11-14-2004, 12:45 PM
that guy cracked me up! Thats too bad. :(

WARF
11-14-2004, 07:49 PM
This is the worst news I've heard all year.

Figs
11-14-2004, 08:41 PM
Old Dead Bastard

Switch84
11-14-2004, 09:45 PM
Originally posted by Figs
Old Dead Bastard


:p That's what I named the ODB thread at DDLR yesterday! He was the comic relief of Wu-Tang Clan.

RIP, Dirty.

Loki
11-14-2004, 10:28 PM
Originally posted by JCOOK
Go sucketh a rats ass:D

leave thine sire out of thine taunts, vermin. thine ham-fisted jibes will avail thee for naught. thou art a bungler, here to entertain. jump & dance, buffoon. let the army cast its pearls before thee, swine.

JCOOK
11-15-2004, 05:05 AM
Originally posted by Loki
leave thine sire out of thine taunts, vermin. thine ham-fisted jibes will avail thee for naught. thou art a bungler, here to entertain. jump & dance, buffoon. let the army cast its pearls before thee, swine.

I am sorryth but I ameth a retardeth what the for uncarneleth knowledge doest thou speaketh of, fargin icehole corcksucker?;)

ODShowtime
11-15-2004, 11:39 AM
Man this is weak. my thread in House of Music had pictures!

Loki
11-15-2004, 01:30 PM
Originally posted by JCOOK
I am sorryth but I ameth a retardeth what the for uncarneleth knowledge doest thou speaketh of, fargin icehole corcksucker?;)

so, thou didst learn thine english skills the same place thou didst learn thine political rhetoric. Haw haw. worship at the feet of thine adulterous idols, prattling cur. the army is not amused with thine antics nor thine spam, baseless coward.

Mezro
11-15-2004, 01:37 PM
One less piece of shit to clog the system.

Mezro...I loved the story where he took a limo to get food stamps for his 50 kids...ODB = POS...

ELVIS
11-16-2004, 10:11 PM
Originally posted by ODShowtime
Man this is weak. my thread in House of Music had pictures!

I don't know why people don't put pics when they start a thread...

Lazy I guess...

ELVIS
11-16-2004, 10:13 PM
ODB was a disgrace to the human race...

He was a funny guy though...

knuckleboner
11-16-2004, 10:21 PM
eh... i feel sorry for his kids (all dozen or so of them).

he was a talented performer.

but in the end, though a death at 35 is tragic no matter what, i think he'll have wound up basically killing himself.

ELVIS
11-16-2004, 11:13 PM
I think that is exactly what he did...

Nickdfresh
11-17-2004, 07:45 AM
Originally posted by ELVIS
I don't know why people don't put pics when they start a thread...

Lazy I guess...

Frankly I was surprized anyone posted on my "lazy" thread on a Roth site. Certainly I would have never thought it had gotten this many posts.

SoCalChelle
11-17-2004, 01:18 PM
So how was this "unexpected"?

Nickdfresh
11-17-2004, 01:33 PM
I think I thought it would fall by the wayside like my ususal posts. But I forgot this guy had a following from people hearing him on Stern.

ODShowtime
11-17-2004, 02:02 PM
I've always been an ol' dirty fan. The food stamps thing on MTV is priceless. He brought "one of his families"

I LOVE IT!