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Remembering Russell Jones, aka Ol' Dirty Bastard

Published November 16, 2004 at 12:00 AM EST

Day to Day producer Christopher Johnson has an appreciation of rap star Russell Jones -- AKA Ol' Dirty Bastard, one of the founders of the Wu-Tang Clan rap collective. Jones died on Saturday of unknown causes in a New York recording studio.

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