Saturday, November 13, 2004
Sad, Sad Day
Today we lament the passing of Russell Jones. You probably know him better as ODB or Ol' Dirty Bastard from Wu Tang Clan. He died in the studio Friday at the age of 35. He was a pioneer in the field of "keepin' it real". He not only sang about the thug life, he lived it.
Over the years, he was wounded in shootings and arrested on a veritable laundry list of charges, including menacing security officers, illegally possessing body armor, driving with a suspended license, shoplifting and threatening a former girlfriend. Heck, he just got out of jail not to long ago. And not only that, he had tons of kids, each with different mothers.
His mom called him Rusty, but to me he'll always be Big Baby Jesus. I think that psuedonym suited him best.
ODB, or BBJ or Rusty, you'll all be missed.
Over the years, he was wounded in shootings and arrested on a veritable laundry list of charges, including menacing security officers, illegally possessing body armor, driving with a suspended license, shoplifting and threatening a former girlfriend. Heck, he just got out of jail not to long ago. And not only that, he had tons of kids, each with different mothers.
His mom called him Rusty, but to me he'll always be Big Baby Jesus. I think that psuedonym suited him best.
ODB, or BBJ or Rusty, you'll all be missed.
