The Arbitrary ChuckJerry

The rap world lost quite a character over the weekend with the death of Russell Jones aka Ol' Dirty Bastard aka ODB aka Dirt McGirt aka Big Baby Jesus just two days before his 36th birthday.

ODB was a character and a half and it probably comes as no surprise to any of us that at various points in his life he recived treatment for his mental health. Here are some of the things I remember ODB for:

Going up on the stage during the Grammys after Wu Tang didn't win and saying that they should have won not only because they were the best rap group, but also because he had gone to the trouble of getting a new outfit.

Doing a segment on MTV News where even after he blew up with the Wu Tang Clan he was still receiving welfare checks. He and Kurt Loder rolled up in a limo to the welfare office to get his check.

He was on TRL with a couple of people he had collaborated with on a song. They were talking about how they each represented charity or another and Carson Daly or whoever was hosting says, "Well, this artist represents this charity and this artist represents such and such a charity. ODB, what charity do you represent?" ODB, without a moment's hesitation says, "None. I don't represent no damn charity. I represent myself."

He actually named his second solo album "Nigga Please".

On top of all this, he left behind 13 children. Now we all know that ODB was crazy, who in the world is sleeping with this man and having 13 of his children? I wonder how many baby mommas he had.

In a direct quote from ODB's mom, she says that Dirt McGirt was, "The kindest most generous soul on earth". We know you love your son and all, but the hyperbole here is really unwarranted. Anyone who is arrested at some point for being in a shootout with police is not the kindest, most generous soul on earth.

He was funny, though.