Rapper O.D.B. Collapses, Dies in Studio


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.

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Nooooooooooooo...OMG.....i can't believe it...I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED O.D.B....Yuh for real?...Gees man....wow!.....OMG...


Man....yuh life can be snuffed out just ike that man...wow!

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sorry to hear but if i said i knew him i would be lying.

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Karma is a ..............so be careful what u do in life!.

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HOLY CRAP!!!!!

I can't believe he's dead!!! Whaaaaa???? What a shocker. It was probably lack of teeth that killed him LOL.......but seriously that's news to me!

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Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.

I don't know him. Mi don't have a clue!

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WHERE BROOOOOKLYYYYYYYYYYNNNNNNNNNN AT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HE WAS DIFFERENT THATS WHY I LIKED HIM. HE WAS DOING ALL OF THIS CRAZY FAKE SH*T THESE RAPPERS ARE DOING NOW. RIP DIRT NOW YOU CAN CHILL WITH EAZY, PAC, AND BIG IN HIP HOP HEAVEN

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Saying i love you has nothing to do with doing it. it's easy to say and hard to do.

Wow I just can't believe it, It's such a shame to hear that.
R.I.P O.D.B

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