Ol' Dirty Bastard

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hip hop musician human member of musical group rapper recording artist songwriter

Ol' Dirty Bastard was an American rapper and founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan, known for his wild persona, distinctive vocal style, and influential role in 1990s hip-hop.

Aliases (1)

Ol’ Dirty Bastard ×3

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	hip hop musician → human → member of musical group → rapper → recording artist → songwriter →
activeYearsEnd	2004 →
activeYearsStart	1992 →
alsoKnownAs	Big Baby Jesus → Dirt McGirt → Joe Bananas → ODB → Osirus →
associatedAct	Busta Rhymes → Cappadonna → GZA → Ghostface Killah → Inspectah Deck → Mariah Carey → Masta Killa → Method Man → Pras → RZA → Raekwon → U-God →
birthName	Russell Tyrone Jones →
burialPlace	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
collaboratedOn	remix of "Fantasy" by Mariah Carey → single "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1968-11-15 →
dateOfDeath	2004-11-13 →
debutAlbum	"Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" →
debutAlbumReleaseDate	1995-03-28 →
ethnicGroup	African American →
gender	male →
genre	East Coast hip hop → hardcore hip hop → hip hop →
hasChild	Young Dirty Bastard →
influenced	1990s hip hop culture →
influencedGenre	alternative hip hop →
inspiredBy	Five Percent Nation teachings →
legacy	considered one of the most eccentric figures in hip hop → influenced later experimental and alternative rappers →
mannerOfDeath	accidental drug overdose →
memberOf	Wu-Tang Clan →
nominatedFor	Grammy Award for Best Rap Album →
nominatedForWork	"Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" →
notableAppearance	album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)" →
notableFor	distinctive vocal delivery → unconventional rhyme style → wild onstage persona →
notableWork	album "Nigga Please" → album "Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version" → single "Brooklyn Zoo" → single "Shimmy Shimmy Ya" →
occupation	rapper → record producer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States →
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States →
positionInGroup	founding member of Wu-Tang Clan →
recordLabel	Elektra Records → Loud Records → Razor Sharp Records →
religiousOrPhilosophicalBelief	Five-Percenter →
secondStudioAlbum	"Nigga Please" →
secondStudioAlbumReleaseDate	1999-09-14 →
styleCharacteristic	improvisational ad-libs → off-kilter rhythms → slurred, sing-song delivery →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cappadonna → GZA → Ghostface Killah ("Ol’ Dirty Bastard") → Inspectah Deck → Masta Killa → Method Man → Prince Rakeem → RZA → Raekwon → U-God →	associatedAct
Birth of a Prince →	featuresArtist
Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) →	featuresMember
Fantasy (Bad Boy Remix) ("Ol’ Dirty Bastard") →	featuringArtist
Wu-Tang Forever ("Ol’ Dirty Bastard") →	groupMembersFeatured
Wu-Tang Clan →	member
RZA →	producedFor
Robert Fitzgerald Diggs →	relative