Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), better known by his stage name Ol\' Dirty Bastard (or O.D.B.), was an American rapper and producer. He was one of the founding members of the Wu-Tang Clan, a rap group primarily from Staten Island, New York which first rose to mainstream prominence with their 1993 debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers).\n', '

His professional success was hampered by frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died on November 13, 2004, of a drug overdose, two days shy of his 36th birthday.\n', '

Ol\' Dirty Bastard was noted for his "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style". His stage name was derived from the 1980 martial arts film Ol\' Dirty and the Bastard (also called An Old Kung Fu Master, starring Yuen Siu-tien).\n', '

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