# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ol-dirty-bastard
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:26:01.747Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ol-dirty-bastard"
name: "Ol' Dirty Bastard"
slug: "ol-dirty-bastard"
description: "Russell Tyrone Jones, known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard, was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. Jones also released music as a solo artist beginning with Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995). He was noted for his \"outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style\"."
tagline: "American rapper (1968–2004)"
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birthDate: "1968-11-15"
deathDate: "2004-11-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump