Rapper O.D.B. found dead in studio

AP | Nov. 13, 2004 | AP

[JellyJam]

Rapper ODB found dead in studio at age 36

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.

[CaptainAwesome2]

thats a shame

[West Coast Conservative]

Old Dirty Bastard??? LOL...what a name.

[South40]

Crack + healthy heart don't go together.

[StormEye]

Never heard of him.

[squidward]

Just released from prison on drug charges. My guess is that he overdosed. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Never liked this guy.

[Mannaggia l'America]

O.D.B., also known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Dirt McGirt or his legal name of Russell Jones

Now known as D.D.B.

[Senator Pardek]

You mean rapper D.O.A.

[Mr. Mojo]

Too much crack, most likely.

[JustAnotherOkie]

The rumor is Karl Rove is behind it.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Cocaine-induced heart-attack. Bets, anyone? (I truly have no idea who this person is.)

[notkerry]

One less criminal to worry about!

[COEXERJ145]

Old Dirty Bastard??? LOL...what a name.

Probably now means OverDosing Bastard.

[Shortwave]

He's been officially renamed "O.D."

[nuconvert]

never heard of him

[TFine80]

Beat me to it. I guess he didn't live to be that old after all.

[JellyJam]

O.D.B. DOA of OD

[tuffydoodle]

"D.D.B."

LOL best laugh I've had all day.

[NYC GOP Chick]

R.I.P., Old Dirty Bastard!

[BallyBill]

Honestly surprised he lived this long. Didn't know much about him, but he was a real character.

[tet68]

It's a thugs life.
My homies will be heart broken.

[SamAdams76]

Damn, they just keep on dying. When will the madness end?

So many music stars dead. Skeeter Davis, Johnny Ramone, Laura Branigan, that guy who sang with McFadden & Whitehead, the girl in that girl group, Rick James, Syreeta Wright, Juice Newton and that drummer for that well-known rock band. They just keep dropping like flies. Before you know it, we'll have no more music.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

O.D.B. had complained of chest pains before collapsing ...

Do you think the entrance wound or the exit wound is what he was complaining about?

/sarcasm

[80skid]

Does this violate his parole?

[JellyJam]

Actually, that was my first thought when I first heard he died: Another rapper's been gunned down. But it turned out to be his heart.

[Terabitten]

Laura Branigan

Laura Branigan died? Sh*t! When did that happen?

[montag813]

[oceanview]

was this the guy who appears on the Stern show from time to time?

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

thanks.

[TontoKowalski]

Before you know it, we'll have no more music.

I'm with you, brother. With the sad passing of Old Dirty Bastard, the world has lost a true artist. An inspiring voice has sadly faded away. A once-in-a-generation talent silenced by cruel death.

[talosiv]

You guys "slay" me ....

[JellyJam]

Sadly, she died in August of a brain aneuryism.

[inkling]

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

August 26th

[NeoCaveman]

Rest in Peace Old Dirty Bastard.

[Senator Pardek]

"Fret" not - Cream is reuniting!

[Hank Rearden]

Another Mozart-level talent, lost to the world for all time.

Who was that again?

[MarineMomJ]

Ya think with all that money, he could have invested in some good dental work! Yuck!!

[JOE6PAK]

$20 says Drug death.

[Pointblank]

I am nauseated to hear that FOX referred to this crack addict by a gang nickname rather than the name on his birth or death certificate This is the root of the problem in this nation. People do not have to honor their parents name, they can simply call themselves IcePick or $hitbreath or TeaBag.

[SamAdams76]

I'll never be able to listen to "Your sistah is a big fat Ho" the same way again. Truly tragic.

[TontoKowalski]

Rest in Peace Old Dirty Bastard.

Now there's a sentence you don't read everyday!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Could people please think of his kids? The little Bastards.

[Fedora]

I didn't need the pic on that one! :)

[LasVegasMac]

Crack + healthy heart don't go together.

Yep.

Sounds like he should have using the "light" version.

Shame, I tell ya.

LVM