Rapper ODB found dead in studio at age 35
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The rapper ODB, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan whose erratic behaviour and incessant legal troubles made him a figure as wild as his lyrics, collapsed and died inside a recording studio at age 35.
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Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
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Tony Thompson, who sang with &#39;90s  R&B group Hi-Five, has died of an apparent drug overdose at the  age of 31.
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US rapper ODB, who collapsed at a Manhattan recording studio, last month, died of a drug overdose.
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ODB, the rapper best known for his work with the Wu-Tang Clan and as a solo artist for his collaboration with Kelis on the track &#39;Got Your Money&#39;, has died.
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Hip-hop fans are mourning the premature death of Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper. Real name Russell Jones, he collapsed in a studio in New York after complaining of chest pains.
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Rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, equally well known for his scrapes with the law and offbeat antics as for his work with rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, died suddenly in New York Saturday of unknown causes, his record label said.
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The death of the influential Southern rapper Pimp C, below, has been ruled an accident attributable to an overdose of drugs celebrated by Three 6 Mafia and the Pimp C group Underground Kingz in the 2000 single âSippinâ on Some Syrup,â The Associated Press reported. The Los Angeles County coronerâs office identified the drugs as codeine and promethazine, essential ingredients of âsyrup.â The coronerâs office said Pimp C, whose real name was Chad Butler, had sleep apnea, an ailment that can cause breathing during sleep to stop for as long as 30 seconds. Capt. Ed Winter of the coronerâs office said that sleep apnea, combined with large amounts of prescription-strength cough syrup, killed Pimp C on Dec. 4 in West Hollywood, Calif. He was 33.
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NEW YORK -- Medical officials in New York City say the results of an autopsy performed on the rapper ODB won&#39;t be available for several days.
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The rap artist O.D.B., who lived a life as wild as his lyrics, collapsed and died inside a recording studio Saturday, his record label said. He was 35.
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ODB, Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard of the Wu Tang Clan, whose legal name is Russell Jones, takes the stage unannounced in this Feb. 25, 1998 file photo at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
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An album featuring 15 new songs by rapper O.D.B. is slated to hit stores in January, less than two months after his death.
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Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard, whose criminal lifestyle and strange behavior overshadowed his work as one of the founding members of rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, collapsed and died in New York on Saturday, his record label said.
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Rap artist Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard, whose demented rhymes and wild lifestyle made him one of the most colourful characters in hip hop, has died in a recording studio.
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Revered, troubled and often outlandish rapper Ol&#39; Dirty Bastard mysteriously collapsed and died yesterday at a Manhattan recording studio, police said.
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Autopsy results for the rapper known as ODB, a former Jersey City resident who died at a Manhattan recording studio, will not be available for several days, the city medical examiner&#39;s office said yesterday.
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Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83.