# Ol' Dirty Bastard (Russel Jones) pronounced dead

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**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 13, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368 "2004-11-13T23:17:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gray05](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cc9497/32.png) [@Gray05](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gray05)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/1 "2004-11-13T23:17:06Z")

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> **[Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard Dies](http://www.mtv.com/news/1493725/rapper-ol-dirty-bastard-dies/)**
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> Sources close to ODB said he had been complaining of chest pains earlier in the day.

I got odds, on saying it was drug related.

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**Author:** ![SP71Supra](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sp71supra/32/5955_2.png) [@SP71Supra](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SP71Supra)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/2 "2004-11-13T23:27:23Z")

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yeah just saw the shit… rick james death was also “unknown causes”

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**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/3 "2004-11-13T23:34:36Z")

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ODB was cool. ☹

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**Author:** ![Turbo\_Silverado](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbo_silverado/32/5990_2.png) [@Turbo\_Silverado](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Turbo_Silverado)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/4 "2004-11-14T06:06:41Z")

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> [@Darkstar](#):
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> ODB was cool. ☹

x2

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**Author:** ![rookee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rookee/32/5972_2.png) [@rookee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rookee)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/5 "2004-11-14T06:30:47Z")

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remember when mtv followed him around for a day and he cashed his welfare check. he was laughing “i’m a millionaire but i still cash my welfare check” :lol:

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**Author:** ![SSsuperchargedE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sssuperchargede/32/5958_2.png) [@SSsuperchargedE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSsuperchargedE)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/6 "2004-11-14T07:30:01Z")

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> [@Darkstar](#):
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> ODB was cool. ☹

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**Author:** ![BriansZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@BriansZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BriansZ)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 8:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/7 "2004-11-14T08:16:07Z")

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> [@SP71Supra](#):
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> yeah just saw the shit… rick james death was also “unknown causes”

A couple of weeks after Rick James died they said it was because of an enlarged heart and they also found a few drugs in his system…  
[http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/9695179.htm?1c](http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/living/people/9695179.htm?1c)

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**Author:** ![HaNnIBaL64](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hannibal64/32/5954_2.png) [@HaNnIBaL64](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HaNnIBaL64)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/8 "2004-11-14T08:32:15Z")

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> [@Darkstar](#):
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> ODB was cool. ☹

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**Author:** ![1320](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/1320/32/5949_2.png) [@1320](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1320)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/9 "2004-11-14T08:45:48Z")

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:sadwavey: im downloading Wu-Tang clan - “Dog shit” right now…

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**Author:** ![snowhitejolf95](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@snowhitejolf95](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowhitejolf95)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/10 "2004-11-14T08:47:06Z")

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rip

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**Author:** ![Bravada\_442](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bravada_442/32/5982_2.png) [@Bravada\_442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bravada_442)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 10:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/11 "2004-11-14T10:23:06Z")

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That sucks… It’s like the Chapelle show curse. First Rick James dies after all those skits, and then with the racial draft and the rizza and them pronouncing that odb would now change his name to Ol’ Dirty Chinese Restaurant, and he croaks too, yikes

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**Author:** ![ShalerPunk](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shalerpunk/32/5976_2.png) [@ShalerPunk](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ShalerPunk)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/12 "2004-11-14T11:06:48Z")

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:sadwavey:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2004, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/13 "2004-11-14T11:51:42Z")

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great he cashes welfare checks that are paid by our tax dollars…he sure is cool:rolleyes:

it sucks he died but that is pretty shitty

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**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/14 "2004-11-15T05:44:02Z")

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this sucks, ODB was the man…wu-tang forever

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**Author:** ![slowkid02](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@slowkid02](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowkid02)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 5:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/15 "2004-11-15T05:59:00Z")

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Rip Odb

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/16 "2004-11-15T16:47:50Z")

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❌ maybe micheal jackson will go next

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/17 "2004-11-15T17:35:51Z")

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> [@SHAG](#):
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> ❌ maybe micheal jackson will go next

why did u get to old for him? 🌑

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**Author:** ![Shaggy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shaggy/32/5945_2.png) [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/18 "2004-11-16T00:37:43Z")

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> [@8.1crew](#):
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> why did u get to old for him? 🌑

instead i’ve turned too, bald, diet program, non drinking, non tempermental, non smoking, white guys in thier 30’s who have f-bodys ☹

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**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/19 "2004-11-16T04:28:22Z")

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> [@SHAG](#):
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> instead i’ve turned too, bald, diet program, non drinking, non tempermental, non smoking, white guys in thier 30’s who have f-bodys ☹

:weak:

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**Author:** ![imported\_showtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/51bf81/32.png) [@imported\_showtime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_showtime)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2004, 4:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ol-dirty-bastard-russel-jones-pronounced-dead/170368/20 "2004-11-16T04:51:07Z")

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Wu-Tang Forever…R.I.P. ODB “Dirt McGirt”  
 ![http://www.pitt.edu/~jssst37/html/wuny.jpg](http://www.pitt.edu/~jssst37/html/wuny.jpg)

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