OLD DEAD BASTARD ??
 

NEW YORK - 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 (news) as she accepted an award, apparently upset over losing the best rap album Grammy to 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. 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.....

sucks hake:

ODB NOOOOOOO!!!!!! I heard this while i was playing Gta and i went on a killing spree. wait, isnt that what you are supposed to do?

Fuck...

RIP

holy fucking shit.

chest pain? bullshit

well. cocaine is a heluva drug

hey, dirtay, baby I got your money.

That sucks. hake:

Bummer dude...

that guy was the shit

rock:

That fucking sucks....I was a huge fan of his...

RIP - SHIMMY SHIMMY YA, OH BABY I LIKE IT RAW FO LIEF!

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Shimmy shimmy ya, shimmy yam, shimmy yay,
Gimme the mic so I can take it away.
Off on a natural charge, bon voyage
Yeah, from the home of the Dodgers, Brooklyn squad
Wu-Tang Killerrr Bees on a swarm!
Rain on ya dollar's ass, disco dorm!
For you to even touch my skill,
You gotta have the one Killer Bee and he ain't gonna kill. Now
My producer slam, my flow is like bam!
Chop that down, pass it all around!
Lyrics get hard, quick cement to the ground!
For any MC in any 52 states,
I gets psycho killerrrr Norman Bates!
My producer slam, sharp like bam!
Jump on stage, and then I dun-daaaah!

damn hes ugly oOo:

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one of the best albums from one of the most original arstists... that crazy fucker will be missed...

Uhh....

Too bad, but thats what drugs do to you. Lesson learned.

word

Rick James and Old Dirty were both on Chappelle Show (sp?) awhile ago. [During the Election thing and the Rick James thing] They're both dead now. Who's next? Charlie Murphy?

We don't know if it was a direct result of taking drugs....That's an assumption.

It'd doesn't say much in that article, but chest pains would signify a heart attack, would it not? Not an overdose.

He probably had an undiagnosed heart condition.

Fuck him,burn in hell drug addicts. hellfire:

[quote="TGB!":140b5]Jesus.

annoy: [/quote:140b5]


correction ... Big Baby Jesus.

Damn, he was one of the more creative rap artists out there.

heart condition from smoking to much crack.

....and burn in hell anyone that eats fast food, drives cars, and works on fishing boats?

Good one, you're a fucking genius.

good

shitty :(

Who cares about that bum ?They all shoud die soon.Can you imagine the jail population will decrease drastically.

RIP beer:

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I'm sorry, I don't understand what ODB did to deserve all you people shitting on him after his death.

Sure he probably did drugs - We know he smoked weed and got pissed as hell, vicitimless crimes. Does that mean he deserves this kinda sending off? I mean, it's not like anyones asking for your sympathy - Just a little respect. If you can't say anything good, don't say anything at all.

Ninty, you've suprised me here - Thought you had a little more respect.

I knew I'd get ragged on after reading all the "oh man this sucks" posts. But to tell you the truth, my opinion hasn't changed.

True, it says "he was frequently in trouble with the law, mostly for drug possession", and I guess thats better than killing people, but I think I would still call him a criminal.

If this had been Joe on the street, who had been in and out of jail, who died, we'd probably all say, who cares. But because this guy made some music that people liked, it seems like his offences are voided because of that.

I think a lot of celebrities get away with a lot of things.

If all the drug dealers/addicts murderers and other criminals were to die, I think the world would probably be a better place.

Well can you start your holy crusade on drugs and crime somewhere other than this thread, out of respect?

I mean, we care that this guy died over other "drug addicts" because he made music, great music, and was a huge influence to hiphop - he was an original member of the wu-tang clan - probably one of the greatest and most original hiphop groups out of the east coast, ever. Now that he's dead, we don't get to hear any of his music anymore - It sucks even more because he was relatively young, and we could of heard alot more good music from him had he stayed alive longer....

That's why it sucks. That's why I care, and that's why I wouldn't care if it was some other "drug addict."

His offences shouldn't even come into it anyway, because they're drug offences - victimless crimes, he isn't the scourge of the earth, so I don't see why he desrves the disrespect, mang....

I'd rather see drug addicts get help, than all die.

No-ones asking for sympathy at all, just not a lecture....

damn, he got fucking fat.

How come you don't put spaces in between your sentences? What the fuck is wrong with you?

I dont think I could care less if I tried

[quote="Sgt>Stackem":278c5]I dont think I could care less if I tried[/quote:278c5]

Great. It's obvious why....

rip