Ol' Dirty Bastard

Ol' Dirty Bastard
Ol' Dirty Bastard
Birth name	Russell Tyrone Jones
Also known as	Dirt Dog, Dirt McGirt, O.D.B., Ason Unique, Osirus, Big Baby Jesus, Joe Bananas
Born	November 15, 1968
Origin	Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Died	November 13, 2004 (aged 35); New York City,; New York,; United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	1986–2004
Labels	Loud; RCA; Elektra; Roc-A-Fella Records; Sure Shot Recordings; NuTech Digital; Dame Dash Music Group; Koch Records;
Associated acts	Wu-Tang Clan,; Brooklyn Zu,; E-40,; Mariah Carey,; Kelis
Website	Myspace

Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), better known by his stage name Ol’ Dirty Bastard was an American rapper and music producer. He is probably best known for being one of the founding members of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan. He also had a solo career and released two studio albums during that time.

He died on 13 November 2004 from a drug overdose at the age of 35.

Personal life[change | change source]

Jones was African American. He had 3 children. He had problems with drug addiction, meaning he could not stop taking them. He also broke the law a lot; his convictions included attempted assault and using cocaine.^[1] He was shot by robbers in 1998.^[1]

Jones died on November 13, 2004 due to an accidental drug overdose of a mixture of cocaine and prescription drug Tramadol, just two days before his 36th birthday.