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Ol' Dirty Bastard

Hip-Hop/Rap

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Listen to Fantasy (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard) by Mariah Carey, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fantasy (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard)Mariah Carey
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Forgiveless (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard)SZA
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Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)Pras
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Reunited (feat. GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA & Method Man)Wu-Tang Clan
Listen to Protect Ya Neck (feat. RZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah & GZA) [Shao Lin Version] by Wu-Tang Clan, see lyrics, music video & more!
Protect Ya Neck (feat. RZA, Method Man, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Ghostface Killah & GZA) [Shao Lin Version]Wu-Tang Clan
Listen to Duel of the Iron Mic (feat. Masta Killa, Dreddy Kruger, Inspectah Deck & Ol' Dirty Bastard) by GZA, see lyrics, music video & more!
Duel of the Iron Mic (feat. Masta Killa, Dreddy Kruger, Inspectah Deck & Ol' Dirty Bastard)GZA

More albums from Ol' Dirty Bastard

Listen to N***a Please (20th Anniversary Edition) by Ol' Dirty Bastard
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Watch Fantasy (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard) [Remix] music video by Mariah Carey
Fantasy (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard) [Remix]
Mariah Carey
Watch Shimmy Shimmy Ya music video by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Shimmy Shimmy Ya
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Watch Brooklyn Zoo music video by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Brooklyn Zoo
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Watch Forgiveless (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard) [Lyric Video] music video by SZA
Forgiveless (feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard) [Lyric Video]
SZA
Watch Brooklyn Zoo music video by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Brooklyn Zoo
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Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Extended Version)
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Watch Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Extended Version) music video by Ol' Dirty Bastard
Shimmy Shimmy Ya (Extended Version)
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Ol' Dirty Bastard Essentials
The wildest member of the Wu unleashes truly unhinged rhymes.
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About Ol' Dirty Bastard

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Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Born
November 15, 1968
Genre
Hip-Hop/Rap
Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s name derives from his avowal that there was “no father to his style.” The Wu-Tang Clan founding member, born Russell Jones in Brooklyn in 1968, demonstrates his raw crooning and absurdist lyrics on “Shimmy Shimmy Ya,” whose backward vocals exemplify the nonconformism that made him the Wu-Tang’s X factor. ODB’s off-kilter presence shines on Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) tracks like “Protect Ya Neck” and “Da Mystery of Chessboxin’,” where he offset the Wu’s laser-sharp lyrics with genre-bending vocal histrionics and unorthodox cadences. He did more of the same on his debut solo album, 1995’s Return to the 36 Chambers, which represents the most outlandish chamber in the Wu-Tang universe. His releases were infrequent after that, but he still dropped occasional moments like 1999’s Dolemite-referencing “Got Your Money” with Kelis, produced by The Neptunes. Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s life was cut tragically short in 2004, but his irreverent, raunchy lyrics and elongated vocal runs have made him one of rap’s most genuinely inimitable talents.
Ol' Dirty Bastard has also released music as a member of Wu-Tang Clan and Manchuz.
Musical InfluencesOl' Dirty Bastard's musical influences include Rick James, Run-DMC, Patti LaBelle and more.
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