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Ol' Dirty Bastard, 1968-2004


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  • Variants

    • Bannanas, 1968-2004
    • Bastard, Ol' Dirty, 1968-2004
    • Big Baby Jesus, 1968-2004
    • Dirt Dog, 1968-2004
    • Dirt McGirt, 1968-2004
    • Joe Bannanas, 1968-2004
    • Jones, Russell, 1968-2004
    • McGirt, Dirt, 1968-2004
    • O. D. B., 1968-2004
    • ODB, 1968-2004
    • Osirius, 1968-2004
    • Osirus, 1968-2004
    • Unique Ason, 1968-2004
  • Additional Information

    • Birth Date

        1968-11-15
    • Death Date

        2004-11-13
    • Birth Place

        Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
    • Associated Language

        English
    • Field of Activity

      Hip-hop

      Rap (Music)


    • Occupation

      Rap musicians

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  • Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes

  • Sources

    • found: Chef aid : the South Park album, p1998:container ('Ol [sic] Dirty Bastard)
    • found: All-music guide, Nov. 25, 1998(Ol' Dirty Bastard, b. Russell Jones; rap vocalist)
    • found: Time, Sept. 7, 1998:p. 152 (Ol' Dirty Bastard, a.k.a. Russell Jones, ODB, Osirius, Big Baby Jesus)
    • found: Entertainment weekly, Aug. 13, 1999(ODB, b. Russell Jones)
    • found: AMG, Feb. 27, 2004(Ol' Dirty Bastard; b. Russell Tyrone Jones, Brooklyn, 1969; in April 1998, announced he was scrapping his Ol' Dirty Bastard alias (which headed up a long list that included Osirus [sic], Joe Bannanas [sic], Dirt McGirt, Dirt Dog, and Unique Ason) and calling himself Big Baby Jesus)
    • found: Rapdirt.com: Dirt McGirt performs at NN King's Web site, Feb. 27, 2004(Ol' Dirty Bastard, aka Dirt McGirt)
    • found: AllHipHop.com news, Nov. 13, 2003, Web site, Feb. 27, 2004(Dirt McGirt, formerly known as Ol' Dirty Bastard)
    • found: MTV.com news, May 1, 2003, Web site, Feb. 27, 2004(the artist formerly known as Ol' Dirty Bastard and Big Baby Jesus announced that he's signed with Roc-A-Fella Records and has chosen a new nickname, Dirt McGirt)
    • found: Email from Baker & Taylor, Feb. 27, 2004(JC Chasez's Schizophrenic [SR], 2004 (Dirt McGirt))
    • found: New York times, Nov. 14, 2004(O.D.B., 35, rap artist; d. Nov. 13, 2004, Manhattan; b. Russell T. Jones; founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan)
    • found: AMG, Apr. 5, 2005(Ol' Dirty Bastard; b. Russell Jones, Nov. 15, 1968, Brooklyn, N.Y.; d. Nov. 13, 2004, Brooklyn, N.Y.)
    • found: Social security death index, Apr. 5, 2005(Russell Jones; b. Nov. 15, 1968; d. Nov. 13, 2004)
    • found: Dirty [VR] c2004:container (Ol' Dirty Bastard; Russell Jones; ODB; O.D.B.)
    • notfound: US copyright file, Aug. 9, 1999.
  • LC Classification

    • ML420.O536
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  • Change Notes

    • 1998-11-25: new
    • 2015-12-06: revised
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