this is the link. i couldn't post it.http://www.mtv.com/news/a...lines=true

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Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies
11.13.2004 7:56 PM EST

Sources close to ODB said he had been complaining of chest pains earlier in the day.

Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard died on Saturday (November 13) in New York, according to his spokesperson.

Sources close to ODB said he had been complaining of chest pains earlier in the day. No further details are available as of yet.
MTV News will have more on this story as it develops. — Shaheem Reid

Damn... RIP old dirrrrty, can't be a long life livin' like that...

How sadly ironic.

Wu-Tang Clan member Ol’ Dirty Bastard passed away today (November 13). The cause of death is not known at press time.

While details are sketchy, sources told AllHipHop.com that the rapper collapsed and died in a Manhattan recording studio.

The nine members of the veteran rap group appearedat The Theater at the Continental Airlines Arena for their first joint East Coast appearance in five years, in which Ol' Dirty took part.

One of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, the 35-year-old helped lay down the foundation for some of the most influential Hip-Hop in history.

He brought an air of humor to the macho world of rap, yet maintained enough integrity to be taken serious amongst a fickle Hip-Hop audience.

The Brooklyn born rapper was featured on Wu-Tang’s groundbreaking album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).

Shortly afterwards, he was shot in the stomach by another rapper during an argument on the street in Brooklyn.

He recovered and released the classic Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, which spawned the hit singles "Brooklyn Zoo" and "Shimmy Shimmy Ya," which powered the album to gold status.

In 1998 the rapper further solidified his place in Hip-Hop history. That year, he rushed out of a recording studio to help save the life of a four-year-old girl who had been hit by a car and was trapped underneath.

The next day he appeared at the Grammy Awards and rushed the stage during Shawn Colvin’s acceptance speech for her Grammy Award winning song “Sunny.”

Dressed in a red suit, the rapper told the crowd that Wu-Tang shouldn’t have lost their Grammy to Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and then uttered the now famous words: “Wu-Tang is for the children.”

In 1998 he was shot again in Brownsville, Brooklyn, after two robbers pushed their way into his girlfriend's apartment. The bandits stole money and jewelry and shot ODB once. The bullet entered his back and went through his body, all superficial wounds.

After being treated in a New York emergency room, he ignored doctor’s warnings and left the hospital.

He was arrested several more times the following year for various charges, including threatening bouncers at the House of Blues in Los Angeles and for lounging on his balcony in the nude in Berlin, Germany. No charges were filed in that case.

Later that year, he was arrested and charged with attempted murder, after police claimed he jumped out of his car and started shooting at them. Those charges were dismissed when the police failed to present credible evidence.

In October of 2000, the rapper was almost finished a stint in rehab when he made a run for it, spending a month as a fugitive, during which time he performed at the Hammerstein Ballroom in front of hundreds of stunned fans.

He left the premise that evening but was captured a short time later in Philadelphia, singing autographs in a McDonald's parking lot.

He was extradited to New York, where he stood trial. In April of 2001, he received a sentence of two to four years in state prison.

After emerging triumphantly from jail and rehab, the rapper inked a deal with Roc-A-Fella Records in May of 2003.

I'm happy to be here,” Ol' Dirty said at the press conference. “I thought I wasn't gonna be able to touch another microphone. I'm happy my eyes are still open."

The rapper also had launched his own clothing line, Dirty Wear.

The news comes as Hip-Hop community was mourning the passing of another rapper, Mac Dre, who was shot to death in Kansas City.




http://www.allhiphop.com/...s/?ID=3738

first Barry White, then Rick James, then Ray Charles, now ODB...all the legends are leaving
George Clinton and James Brown better be saying some Hail Mary's tonite

he was just starting to get his life together.

Who the fuck is Mack Dre?

I'm a part of the hip hop community, don't know who the hell he is.

RIP Big Baby Jesus.

meltwithu said:

Old Dirty Bastard was a legend?

minneapolisgenius said:

we're all legends to somebody

crack kills.

minneapolisgenius said:

i terms of hip hop history he is.

jerseykrs said:

if it's the same Mack Dre I'm thinking he is a cat that put out independent shit out of the Bay Area in the early 90's./

OH BULLSHIT!!!! What the fuck is going on?

a moment of silence. RIP Ason

minneapolisgenius said:

Exactly....I can see it already...he will be deified like most artist that die young. All his ridiculous antics will go out the window.

minneapolisgenius said:

Clearly he/she is kidding you guys, geez... they fucking better be




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[Edited 11/13/04 19:26pm]

Huh? What?

Ol' Orignial Man

Dirty Older than dirt

Bastard son of no man

Rest in peace bruh!

Rapper O.D.B. Collapses, Dies in Studio

30 minutes ago

Entertainment - AP Music

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer

NEW YORK - The rap artist O.D.B., whose demented 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, said Gabe Tesoriero, a spokesman for Roc-a-Fella records. He was dead by the time paramedics reached him, Tesoriero said.

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 utterly unique delivery — alternately slurred, hyper and nonsensical — O.D.B. stood out even in the eight-man Clan, which featured such future stars as Method Man, RZA and Ghostface Killa.

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.

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 fame, 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 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 (news) as she accepted an award, apparently upset over losing the best rap album Grammy to P. Diddy (then known as Puff Daddy (news - web sites)). 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 2001 he was sentenced to two to four years in prison for drug possession, plus two concurrent years for escaping from a rehab 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."

In an April 2004 interview with The Associated Press, RZA was asked whether O.D.B. would be able to revive his career after leaving prison.



"There's nobody like him in the game," RZA said. "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."
[Edited 11/13/04 20:07pm]

R.I.P- Dirt Dog

From CNN.com (if not already posted by the time you get this):


Rapper O.D.B. dies at recording studio
Saturday, November 13, 2004 Posted: 9:43 PM EST (0243 GMT)



Russell Jones, aka O.D.B., was a founding member of Wu-Tang Clan, a popular rap group.


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NEW YORK (AP) -- The rap artist O.D.B., who lived a life as wild as his lyrics, collapsed and died inside a recording studio Saturday, his record label said. He was 35.

O.D.B. had complained of chest pains before collapsing at the Manhattan studio, according to a statement from Roc-a-Fella records.

O.D.B., also known as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Dirt McGirt or his legal name of Russell Jones, was a founding member of the hit rap group the Wu-Tang Clan in the early 1990s. With his offbeat, unorthodox delivery, he segued into a successful solo career and released several hit singles.

But he was frequently in trouble with the law, mostly for drug possession.

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 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. Later in 1998, he was wounded in a shooting during a robbery in his apartment.

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

O.D.B. would have turned 36 on Monday.

SassierBritches said:

People are saying it was ODBsity

damn.

OMG WTF...

CinisterCee said:

It's really fucking shocking. You'd figure they guy could survive anything. I really dug his second album. RIP.

CinisterCee said:

okay, i really liked ODB and i thought he was really really funny in spite of his own self-inflicted drama and tragedies, and his greatest hits album is The Shit...but that ODBsity comment is hiLARious.

i think he woulda laffed.

PurpleCharm said:

I doubt he'll be deified. His weirdness will be celebrated though, as it should be I suppose.

....and thousands of children will now be fatherless!

Seriously I was into "Return to the 36 Chambers" back in the day and it's still a great album. ODB was distinctive unlike so many rappers nowadays.

i'm sure mariah carey is heartbroken.