Person · Male
Ol’ Dirty Bastard
Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer
- From
- Fort Greene, United States
- Active
- 1968–2004
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 43
- east coast hip hop
- hip hop
About
Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. Jones also released music as a solo artist beginning with Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995). He was noted for his "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style".
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His professional success was hampered by frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died on November 13, 2004, of an accidental drug overdose, at age 35. He is the father of rapper Young Dirty Bastard.
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Discography
Albums
Singles
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Shimmy Shimmy Ya / Brooklyn Zoo
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Brooklyn Zoo / Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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Dirty Dirty
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Where’s Your Money
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Intoxicated Apple Music
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High in the Clouds
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Dirty and Stinkin’
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Last Call
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I Speak The Truth
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Got Your Money
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Recognize
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Got’s Like Come on Thru
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Shining Star
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Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)
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Fix
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Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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Brooklyn Zoo
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Also known as
Baby Jesus · Dirt McGirt · O.D.B. · ODB · OL'DIRTY BASTARD · Ol Dirty Bastard · Old Dirty Bastard · Ol’ Dirty · Russell Jones · Russell T. Jones · Russell Tyrone Jones
Tags
- hip-hop
- rap
- rap musicians
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- d50548a0-3cfd-4d7a-964b-0aef6545d819
- ISNI
- 0000000054912727
- IPI
- 00187272836
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.