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"Its sad that I had to think about it after he perished, Dirty was the life of all of us"
- Raekwon (taken from his The Next 48 Hours: Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... Pt II series)
Today marks the sixth anniversary of the death of one of Hip Hop's greatest personalities, Ol' Dirty Bastard. Born Russell Tyrone Jones, Ol' Dirty collapsed at The RZA's recording studio, two days before his 36th birthday.
Known by a list of aliases including Dirt McGirt, Dirtbag, Ason Jones, Ason Unique and my personal favorite
Big Baby Jesus, O.D.B. will forever will be missed by a wide plethora of music fans, not just by those who listen to Hip Hop.
Earlier this year, during my time at indie record label
One Little Indian, I had a totally unexpected conversation with their American Rock and Roll artist,
Dan Sartain about Ol' Dirty. As a result of my ignorance I saw us as two people that wouldn't necessarily have much in common, with me being a Hip Hop head and Dan being an Alabama born and raised Rock and Roll, however we ended up having the most emphatic conversation about
Wu-Tang and O.D.B. than I have ever had with any fellow Hip Hop fan...
