Music / PlaylistPlay DirtyListen to Tanner's exclusive mix in memory of fallen Wu-Tang member ODB, who died ten years ago todayShareLink copied ✔️November 13, 2014MusicPlaylistTextAlex DenneyIllustrationStefania Lucchesi We can hardly believe it’s been ten years since the passing of Russell Tyrone Jones, AKA Big Baby Jesus, AKA Ason Unique, AKA Dirt McGirt, AKA the Wu-Tang Clan’s lovable loose-cannon-in-residence Ol’ Dirty Bastard. In his exclusive mix for Dazed, NYC producer Tanner pays funky tribute to a much-missed talent whose unhinged creativity on the mic remains without peer even to this day. Founding the group alongside cousins Robert “RZA” Diggs and Gary “GZA” Grice in the early 80s, ODB lit up the Wu’s early releases and subsequent solo records with his frequently off-the-chain verses. Jones’ constant scrapes with the law and eccentric behaviour spoke to a troubled character, but ultimately helped cement his legend: he was reportedly fond of returning to his old Brooklyn neighbourhood to hand out money on the streets, yet famously collected food stamps in a limo on MTV in 1995. His hedonistic lifestyle finally caught up with him in 2004, when he fatally overdosed on a mixture of cocaine and tramadol. But his surreal brand of potty-mouthed poetry lives on. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE5 tracks you can’t miss from March 2026ADL: The best and worst tracks on Yeat’s new album Nike The unexpected history of Nike’s Air Max‘A cig in one hand and an inhaler in the other’: Fcukers know how to partyThis book looks inside the mad world of Lee ‘Scratch’ PerryPenfoldsTroye Sivan invites us to his Paris Fashion Week launch eventDazed Mix: Lauren AuderZaylevelten is leading a Gen Z Nigerian rap revolutionBillionhappy is the ‘king’ of the Nu China rap sceneWhat makes a good sex song?Rap band WHATMORE are the sound of New York adolescence ‘Emo boy got the party lit’: The UK underground has a new identity crisisEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy