o.d.b dead[views:9607][posts:26]__________________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 4:02am - intricateprocess ""] so you've probably already heard Updated: 12:17 AM EST 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." |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 4:18am - the_reverend ""] oh baby he likes it raw... |
| __________________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 4:20am - intricateprocess ""] hahahah |
| __________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 4:56am - Kalopsia ""] yup, i don't care |
| __________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 7:08am - powerkok ""] 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. Ya, I feel REAL sorry for this guy....pff. |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 8:33am - thornnvine ""] ODB aka Big Baby Jesus is dead???!!!???? ah man, that cat was unreal. Ok I'll admitt I liked the Wu-Tang Clan. That dude was fucking funny. A real piece of work. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 8:48am - dirtycrayon ""] one of my nephews is named after him raekwon osiris hahahaha |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 9:05am - dirtycrayon ""] i wonder if his clothing label will be popular now since he's dead... "dirt mcgirt" if you're interested. the sad thing is that even while dead the mothers of his 13 plus kids still aren't going to get any money because he doesn't have any. and guess who's going to be taking care of his 13 plus kids... us thank you very much ol dirty bastard aka dead beat dad may you rip |
| ___________________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 10:17am - intricateprocess ""] i thought it was pretty funny when he went to jail for stealing a pair of shoes from someone |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 10:19am - Joe/NotCommon ""] Thank god, one less faggot rapper in the world |
| _________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 10:34am - xericx ""] i think joe is the most open mined person i've ever een on a message board...fuck the rest of you. |
| ______________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 10:42am - RustedAngel ""] who cares, why would you post this on a metal board? |
| ________________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 10:44am - Joe/NotCommon ""] xericx said:i think joe is the most open mined person i've ever een on a message board...fuck the rest of you. thats what I've been saying all along, yo. |
| _________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 11:22am - JayTUS ""] I was in Miami my senior year of high school and we were heading back to the hotel around 3 in the morning. We went to the garage our car was parked at and get in and then Ol Dirty walks in behind us with two security guards (from the garage) and this HOT white chick. He's chewing these two dudes out because his car got towed and I'm looking at this gun hanging out of his back pocket and all of a sudden my friend Freddy, completely oblivious to what is going on, looks at me and goes "hey Jay, how much money do you have on you?" and my friend Chris and I just looked at him with huge eyes and I go "I forgot my wallet at home" and he's about to say something and my friend nudges him and points to the gun, haha. We get off the elevator and we start yelling at him, haha, like, "do you have any idea who that was?" and "that dude raps about robbing people and you pick a great time to ask me about how much money I have." So random... |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 11:27am - anonymous ""] your a faggot. |
| _________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 11:34am - JayTUS ""] And you're too chickenshit to post a name. |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 11:43am - dreadkill ""] i laughed when i heard about this. i love celebrity deaths, especially when some talentless celebrity dies. i like some of wu tang's stuff, but odb was (just my theory, not a fact) some guy they grew up with who they thought was funny so they let him be a part of it. i never liked any of his contributions. the last time a celebrity death made me laugh this hard was when that girl from tlc died. |
| _____________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 12:00pm - salty_fist ""] ODB was my favorite rapper. This news saddens me. |
| _______________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 12:50pm - the_reverend ""] dreadkill said:who they thought was funny so they let him be a part of it. you sir are wrong. this guy WAS funny. |
| ____________________________________ [Nov 14,2004 12:56pm - Jellyfish ""] wu tang is the shit. ODB dying dosent surprise me. |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 1:25pm - dirtycrayon ""] Autopsy: Rapper O.D.B. Had Drug Overdose "The death of rapper O.D.B. was deemed an accident by the medical examiner, who said Wednesday that he died from the combined effects of cocaine and a prescription painkiller." http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=176039 |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 1:52pm - the_reverend ""] how the fuck is that an accident? |
| __________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 1:54pm - succubus ""] accidental drug overdose.. he didn't mean to die |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 1:57pm - dirtycrayon ""] he probably didn't know that mixing coke & a painkiller could be deadly |
| ______________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 2:19pm - the_reverend ""] in the after-life, he'll be right next to some guy who's like "oh man! all I did was walk around bagdad with a USA is AOK shirt on with a couple $10 hanging out of my pockets listening to britney spears on my iPod and the next thing you know, I'm getting beheaded and now I'm here!" |
| _______________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 2:29pm - dugoxistance ""] haha. now that's funny. |
| ___________________________________ [Dec 15,2004 4:29pm - dreadkill ""] ha |