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Inside the Unseen World of Ol' Dirty Bastard: A&E's New Documentary Peels Back the Layers

In an exclusive interview, Ol' Dirty Bastard's ex-wife, Icelene Jones, and son, Bar-Sun Jones, discuss the making of 'ODB: A Tale of Two Dirtys.'

When Wu-Tang Clan made their debut with the single “Protect Ya Neck” in 1992, the world was also introduced to the unhinged personality of Ol’ Dirty Bastard with the opening lyrics, “First things first, man, you're fuckin' with the worst / I'll be stickin' pins in your head like a fuckin' nurse.” Known for his wildly unconventional, free-flowing rhymes blending high levels of technical rapping and melodic singing, it was fitting for the Brooklyn native to have his moniker inspired by the 1980 Chinese martial arts film Ol’ Dirty and the Bastard. What would follow was a roller-coaster career that led to one of the best rap debuts of the 90s, hits with pop icons like Mariah Carey, an infamous MTV documentary, rushing the Grammy Awards stage, saving a little girl during a car accident, legal troubles, addiction and an untimely death by overdose in 2004. ODB’s widow, Icelene Jones, who serves as an executive producer on the film, hopes the documentary preserves her late husband’s story in a way the world has yet to see.

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