Thomas Marten
Brian Chan
Health
Period 2
June 17th 2015
In the world today, people do not know the true consequences and information about the drugs they may be taking. Many take drugs to relieve stress, relax, or just because they enjoy the high. These people, however, do not know what these drugs will do to their body in the short and long term future. One person in particular, Russell Tyrone Jones, or better known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard, either did not know the severe consequences of the mixture of drugs he was taking or did not care about what the drug would do to his body. Someone could take drugs for a long period and survive, but one will build a tolerance to that drug. Therefore, the person must have larger doses each time to create …show more content…
Russell was born in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up with his cousins, they all acquired a taste in the style of rap. Together, they formed the rap group Force of the Imperial Master. Later, as they grew more popular, they added more people into their group. When doing so, they re-named their group of nine to the Wu-Tang Clan. This was the beginning to a very long career for the Ol' Dirty Bastard. The Wu-Tang Clan hit the mainstream with their debut album called Enter the Wu-Tang. Their album was said to combine street poetics, kung fu mythology, ingenious production, and entrepreneurial savviness. Their popularity continued as they added new members to the Wu-Tang. They again released a new album in 1997 called Wu-Tang Forever, featuring many of the new members. Though successful, Russell Tyrone Jones had ambitions farther than the clan. Therefore, he bounced of his success in the clan and went solo.
His debut album as a solo artist was Return to the 36 Chambers. The album was an instant hit. It made the top 10 of Billboard’s main album charts. Even more, Russell’s two singles in the album “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “Brooklyn Zoo” were featured. Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s remix of Mariah Carey’s hit “Fantasy” was another success. However, this was only an appetizer to his next song “Ghetto Superstar.” This song reached the top 10 charts for the R&B …show more content…
Music writer Steve Huey wrote; "it was difficult for observers to tell whether Ol' Dirty Bastard's wildly erratic behavior was the result of serious drug problems or genuine mental instability." Jones collapsed about 4:35 pm on November 13, 2004, just two days before his 36th birthday, at a recording studio. He was pronounced dead at 5:04 pm that day . His funeral was at the Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center and collected a crowd of thousands. The cause of his death was a drug overdose, and an autopsy found a mixture of cocaine and the prescription drug known as tramadol. The overdose was ruled accidental and many witnesses confirmed this with their responses, saying that he complained of pain in his chest before his dreadful
Brian Chan
Health
Period 2
June 17th 2015
In the world today, people do not know the true consequences and information about the drugs they may be taking. Many take drugs to relieve stress, relax, or just because they enjoy the high. These people, however, do not know what these drugs will do to their body in the short and long term future. One person in particular, Russell Tyrone Jones, or better known as Ol’ Dirty Bastard, either did not know the severe consequences of the mixture of drugs he was taking or did not care about what the drug would do to his body. Someone could take drugs for a long period and survive, but one will build a tolerance to that drug. Therefore, the person must have larger doses each time to create …show more content…
Russell was born in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up with his cousins, they all acquired a taste in the style of rap. Together, they formed the rap group Force of the Imperial Master. Later, as they grew more popular, they added more people into their group. When doing so, they re-named their group of nine to the Wu-Tang Clan. This was the beginning to a very long career for the Ol' Dirty Bastard. The Wu-Tang Clan hit the mainstream with their debut album called Enter the Wu-Tang. Their album was said to combine street poetics, kung fu mythology, ingenious production, and entrepreneurial savviness. Their popularity continued as they added new members to the Wu-Tang. They again released a new album in 1997 called Wu-Tang Forever, featuring many of the new members. Though successful, Russell Tyrone Jones had ambitions farther than the clan. Therefore, he bounced of his success in the clan and went solo.
His debut album as a solo artist was Return to the 36 Chambers. The album was an instant hit. It made the top 10 of Billboard’s main album charts. Even more, Russell’s two singles in the album “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” and “Brooklyn Zoo” were featured. Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s remix of Mariah Carey’s hit “Fantasy” was another success. However, this was only an appetizer to his next song “Ghetto Superstar.” This song reached the top 10 charts for the R&B …show more content…
Music writer Steve Huey wrote; "it was difficult for observers to tell whether Ol' Dirty Bastard's wildly erratic behavior was the result of serious drug problems or genuine mental instability." Jones collapsed about 4:35 pm on November 13, 2004, just two days before his 36th birthday, at a recording studio. He was pronounced dead at 5:04 pm that day . His funeral was at the Brooklyn's Christian Cultural Center and collected a crowd of thousands. The cause of his death was a drug overdose, and an autopsy found a mixture of cocaine and the prescription drug known as tramadol. The overdose was ruled accidental and many witnesses confirmed this with their responses, saying that he complained of pain in his chest before his dreadful