- One of the more curious inclusions in Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s file is a Newsday clipping from Dec. 28, 1999, detailing the New York City nightclub shooting that resulted in Sean “Puffy” Combs and his then-girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, being arrested. Why this incident would be included in Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s FBI file outlining his own criminal activity remains a mystery. Nothing in the file indicates any connection between the two stars and Jones or the Wu-Tang Clan.
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- ODB’s robbery at gunpoint was, it seems, one of several incidents involving rappers being “robbed at gunpoint at various locations, including home invasions,” according to the FBI file. Those committing the crimes were allegedly “former industry insiders who had banded together,” and police interviewed a source who said that he or she sold stolen jewelry in exchange for cash to an associate of the robbers. An undercover police officer then met with the buyer allegedly connected to the rap robbery crime ring and sold him or her “jewelry represented as stolen” on three occasions in exchange for cash. Despite this development, the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the matter, citing a “lack of investigative merit,” and closed the case.
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- On Jan. 30, 1999, the FBI’s request that Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s criminal record be released to them was granted by then-New York Police Department Commissioner Howard Safir. Robert “Ol’ Dirty Bastard” Jones was arrested a total of nine times between April 1, 1987, and Jan. 15, 1999, for crimes ranging from petty larceny to attempted first-degree murder. The most curious charges against ODB stemmed from an arrest on Nov. 12, 1997, when he was charged both with contempt and nonsupport of a child, and his arrest on Jan. 15, 1999, when he was charged with attempted murder in the first/second degree, criminal use of a firearm, and … unlawful wearing of a body vest. ((the first person arrested for this infraction under a new California law).
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- Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB) was imprisoned for not respecting the terms of his probation. Meanwhile, his band Wu Tan Clan was trying to do some recording for a new album called the W. They managed to record ODB’s voice via the telephones that prisoners use to talk to visitors, and include it as part of the new album.
ODB’s voice contributed to the song “Conditioner,” which also featured Snoop Dog. Shortly before the W was released, ODB was being transported between a rehab center and court and made an escape. He used his temporary freedom to attend the record release party. He dressed in an orange jacket with a large hood that obscured his identity.
He wasn’t recognized by the party goers until he was introduced. Some police officers were outside, so ODB performed quickly and then left to avoid being seen and captured. Six days later, ODB decided to sing some autographs at a McDonalds in North Philadelphia.
The autographs caused a lot of fuss and noise, and confused and uncertain of what was happening the manager called the police. ODB initially thought the police were just more fans, but then they drew their guns. ODB was recaptured, even though he tried to flee, and taken back to prison.
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- ODB’s robbery at gunpoint was, it seems, one of several incidents involving rappers being “robbed at gunpoint at various locations, including home invasions,” according to the FBI file. Those committing the crimes were allegedly “former industry insiders who had banded together,” and police interviewed a source who said that he or she sold stolen jewelry in exchange for cash to an associate of the robbers. An undercover police officer then met with the buyer allegedly connected to the rap robbery crime ring and sold him or her “jewelry represented as stolen” on three occasions in exchange for cash. Despite this development, the U.S. Attorney’s Office declined to prosecute the matter, citing a “lack of investigative merit,” and closed the case.
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- On Jan. 30, 1999, the FBI’s request that Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s criminal record be released to them was granted by then-New York Police Department Commissioner Howard Safir. Robert “Ol’ Dirty Bastard” Jones was arrested a total of nine times between April 1, 1987, and Jan. 15, 1999, for crimes ranging from petty larceny to attempted first-degree murder. The most curious charges against ODB stemmed from an arrest on Nov. 12, 1997, when he was charged both with contempt and nonsupport of a child, and his arrest on Jan. 15, 1999, when he was charged with attempted murder in the first/second degree, criminal use of a firearm, and … unlawful wearing of a body vest. ((the first person arrested for this infraction under a new California law).
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- Ol’ Dirty Bastard (ODB) was imprisoned for not respecting the terms of his probation. Meanwhile, his band Wu Tan Clan was trying to do some recording for a new album called the W. They managed to record ODB’s voice via the telephones that prisoners use to talk to visitors, and include it as part of the new album.
ODB’s voice contributed to the song “Conditioner,” which also featured Snoop Dog. Shortly before the W was released, ODB was being transported between a rehab center and court and made an escape. He used his temporary freedom to attend the record release party. He dressed in an orange jacket with a large hood that obscured his identity.
He wasn’t recognized by the party goers until he was introduced. Some police officers were outside, so ODB performed quickly and then left to avoid being seen and captured. Six days later, ODB decided to sing some autographs at a McDonalds in North Philadelphia.
The autographs caused a lot of fuss and noise, and confused and uncertain of what was happening the manager called the police. ODB initially thought the police were just more fans, but then they drew their guns. ODB was recaptured, even though he tried to flee, and taken back to prison.
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