ODB is RIP

[Supreme Olajuwon]

:'(

[KayfabeMan]

Just read on AOL News that ODB - Old Dirty Bastard, formerly of the Wu-Tang Clan, is dead. He was 35. They said something about chest pain and such, and as soon as I can get the article back I'll post it.

[DaveWadding]

yeah, RIP :(

[KayfabeMan]

Rapper O.D.B. Collapses, Dies in Studio
Rap Artist Complained of Chest Pain

NEW YORK (Nov. 13) - 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."

http://cdn.news.aol.com/aolnews_photos/0e/07/20041113215709990001

[Boondock Saint]

WTF. OUt of nowhere.

RIP ODB

[Ska-Wars]

Heard on the radio this morning. I wasn't a fan or anything, but that is a shock. 35 is way too young.

[Funky Fly]

Holy shit. RIP.

[Sephiroth]

WTF!!! O...D...B RIP, can't believe this shit!!! :'(



RIP ODB :wavesad:

[Hardkore Kidd J]

Just read about it. Sad to hear about ODB passing on. :wavesad: RIP :'(

[VonErich Lives]

hmm... druggie dies of a probably heart attack... there's a shock...

Anyway, I did like some of his music, not that I could tell you now what was his, but damnit I knew when I saw him on TV singing (ok, rapping) it. :)

Anyway, can't have remorse when people die from probably drug complications, but that's just me.

[Dazz]

Fuck me, what a shocker, he was by far my favourite member the Wu Tang Clan.

R.I.P :'(

[Danny Electric]

'And the girls they call me dirty and then lift up their skirt'

RIP :(

[The Miz]

WU TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN TO FUCK WIT

[Optik]

Sad and shocking news...

RIP to ol dirty....

[RoXer]

WU TANG CLAN AINT NOTHIN TO FUCK WIT

Beat me to it

[Ogen]

One of those people that makes music what it is.Just a great character.

[Jesus Shuttlesworth]

Damn, it's too bad. Wu Tang is the shit. RIP

[OssMan]

yeah WTF, I was watching Ol' Dirty Kung Fu (an old Wu Tang movie, also where ODB got his name) on Saturday, and then today I heard that he was dead. like I commemorated his death somehow. last night I was listening to his album also. I am like a prophet of death.

[Innovator]

damn, thats a shocker, RIP

[road doggy dogg]

Damn that's nuts

RIP

[samichna]

Wu Tang Financial

[Penner]

wu tang's awesome

RIP ODB

[The Naitch]

I'm gonna bump Got Your Money and pour out some liquor.

[samichna]

Yeah, bump it, The Naitch.

[DegenerationY]

Sad <s>and shocking news</s>...

One out of two ain't bad.

He was a good entertainer, but he was a tremendous loser. Oh well, population control.

[Bad Company]

RIP ODB

[Funky Fly]

One out of two ain't bad.

He was a good entertainer, but he was a tremendous loser. Oh well, population control.
Population control my ass. He's left behind 12 or 13 kids.

[FakeLaser]

If you saw ODB on Parole (HILARIOUS STUFF) you pretty much knew this was coming. Well, actually, if you had any common sense you had to know this was coming.

RIP

[OssMan]

Population control my ass. He's left behind 12 or 13 kids.thirteen kids from nine wives.

WU TANG IS FOR THE CHILDREN

[Optik]

If you saw ODB on Parole (HILARIOUS STUFF) you pretty much knew this was coming. Well, actually, if you had any common sense you had to know this was coming.

RIP

Sad thing is supposdly he has been clean for the last 3 years...

[Funky Fly]

Sad thing is supposdly he has been clean for the last 3 years...
Yeah, I heard that too. He also had mad weight gain in prison. Probably a side effect from not being on the drugs anymore.

[Kris P Lettus]

Stankin ass hoes!

You're the type of bitch don't appreciate sheeeit
Never had sheeeit, so you won't be sheeeeit
That pussy there, couldn't satisfy a hair
on my body, treat me like a lolli and slob me down
*SLURP, SLURP* I'm Doo Doo Brown! Hehahahaha
Tossed salad, oh you in some shit now
Callin me a dog, well leave a dog alone
Cause nothin can stop me from buryin my bones
in the backyard, of someone else's house
Ol Dirt Dog, but I'm not dog out
Here comes Rover, sniffin at your ass
But pardon me bitch, as I shit on your grass
That means hoe, you been shit-ted on!
I'm not the first dog that's shitted on your lawn


I'm heart broken..

*pours out beer*

:'(

[Kris P Lettus]

Yeah, I heard that too. He also had mad weight gain in prison. Probably a side effect from not being on the drugs anymore.

http://gxpmall.bizland.com/ol_dirty_bastard_small.jpg

[FakeLaser]

Yeah, I heard that too. He also had mad weight gain in prison. Probably a side effect from not being on the drugs anymore.What was weird was on the On Parole special ODB claimed he never really ate in prison because everyone would take his food, which made no sense because he came out of jail weighing like 200 lbs more.

[Kris P Lettus]

because he came out of jail weighing like 200 lbs more.


He might've gained 50lbs... but 200???

O_o

[FakeLaser]

I was clearly exaggerating.

[Kris P Lettus]

I was clearly drunk...

:$

[The Naitch]

Population control my ass. He's left behind 12 or 13 kids.

:rofl:

[Optik]

Yeh, you can clearly tell he gained alot of weight during his time there...


Ol Dirty Bastard Funeral Tomorrow, ODB Reality Show On Hold
By Nolan Strong
Date: 11/17/2004 4:00 pm

Ol’ Dirty Bastard will be laid to rest tomorrow (Thursday) November 18th at the Christian Cultural Centre in Brooklyn, New York.

A private ceremony will take place for the family and friends of the rapper, followed by a public memorial service, in which thousands are expected to attend.

According to the deceased rapper’s handlers, his estate is set to be divided among 7 of his children.

His wife, Icelene Jones, stated that she expected a battle to ensue over his estate, because the rapper did not leave a will.

Results from Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s autopsy thus far have been inconclusive, but an official statement is not expected for another week.

Sources stated that the rapper complained of chest pains prior to collapsing and dying at 36 Records in Manhattan on November 13th.

The New York Post reported that the rapper had been “up for two days” snorting cocaine. Other sources stated that shortly before his death, he was on various prescribed medications.

His manager dismissed the speculation, stating that the rapper had been laying low since he had been released from prison and had turned his life around.

In related news, executives at Spike TV are trying to determine what to do with a reality show they created with Ol' Dirty, titled "Stuck on ODB."

The show was filmed last summer and one contestant who was fitted with an electronic ankle bracelet for five days and ordered to stay within 10 feet of Ol’ Dirty at all times.

If the contestant goes out of the designated 10 feet, the bracelet beeps and the contestant lost money out of a cash prize pot.

“Right now things are on hold due to the tragic circumstances," a Spike spokesman said in a statement.