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RIP Dirt McGurt.....
special finger moustache and hessian for the dearly departed....
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big baby jesus, fwiw.....
Fuckin' A. Dirt McGirt mothafucka.
That man sure could take off his shirt.
He taught me about the wonders of Cristal and Pedialite.
May we all live more care free and optimistically becuase of the the lessons his life has taught us. You CAN get away with shit, you can be wealthy without conventional talent, you can be a well paid recording artist on welfare and win the lottery.
RIP
R.I.P. O.D.B.
Wait, iceman died?
Wild-man hip-hopster and Wu-Tang Clan cofounder ODB, whose sprawling rap sheet long overshadowed his groundbreaking rap credits, died Saturday after collapsing in a New York recording studio.
He would have turned 36 on Monday.
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ODB's death was confirmed Sunday by his label, Roc-A-Fella Records. The cause of death was withheld pending an autopsy, but the rapper--whose aliases included Ol' Dirty Bastard, Big Baby Jesus, Dirt McGirt and his given name, Russell Jones--had a sad history of drug abuse. He had been complaining of chest pains before his collapse, a publicist said.
"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."
ODB emerged in the 1990s as a key figure in the Wu-Tang collective alongside such other up-and-comers as Method Man, RZA and Ghostface Killah. His solo tracks included "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" and "Got Your Money," and he cameoed with Mariah Carey on "Fantasy."
But by the end of the '90s, his erratic behavior, fueled by a cocaine habit, derailed his career. In February 1998, he was so steamed after Wu-Tang lost a rapping Grammy to P. Diddy that he he stormed the stage during Shawn Colvin's acceptance and hijacked the microphone in protest.
Things went downhill from there. Later that year, he was shot during an apparent home-invasion robbery, was busted for shoplifting clothes and had warrants issued after skipping out on court dates.
All told he racked up more than a half-dozen arrests over the next three years, on charges ranging from menacing security guards to illegally wearing body armor to threatening an ex-girlfriend to driving with a suspended license to possessing crack cocaine.
In November of 2000, he was collared at a Philadelphia McDonald's days after he dared to show up at a Wu-Tang show while on the lam after skipping out on court-ordered drug treatment.
The outlaw rapper was transferred to Manhattan where was sentenced to two to four years in prison for his litany of misdeeds.
He spent two years in a state penitentiary followed by a brief sojourn in a psychiatric hospital where doctors gauged his mental fitness.
Finally, in May 2003, he was free again and ready to start over. He landed a new record deal with Roc-A-Fella, and, at a press conference with Dash and Carey, announced his latest name change, to Dirt McGirt. He said he was eager to relaunch his career with his first album since 1999's Nigga Please.
"I just want to jump in there like a swimming pool," Jones told reporters, saying he was lining up collaborations with 50 Cent, Jay-Z, old Wu-Tang mate Ghostface Killah and Carey.
A publicist for Roc-A-Fella Records said Sunday that ODB had nearly wrapped the album. There was no immediate word on a whether it would be released posthumously.
In a statement, his mother, Cherry Jones, said her son's death was "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," she continued. "Russell was more than a rapper, he was a loving father, brother, uncle, and most of all, son."
Aside from his mother, ODB is reportedly survived by more than a dozen children by several women.
I was waiting for the punchline where his chest pain was caused by the five bullets fired into his chest (by a fellow wu tanger, of course).
Another great musical talent passes from the scene;)
Just saw the building on the news, and my brother (DJ) records there--if he's back from playing in Europe, there's a slight chance he was there this weekend. Gonna call him and see what's up.
Well, at least Big Baby Jesus took great care to keep the Bastard blood line going. RIP ODB. :frown:Quote:
Originally Posted by truth