Ol' Dirty Bastard's Birth Card: The 5 of Clubs

In the record

Russell Tyrone Jones (November 15, 1968 – November 13, 2004), known professionally as Ol' Dirty Bastard (often abbreviated as ODB), was an American rapper who was one of the founding members of the New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan, formed in 1992. The birth-card coordinate for November 15 is the 5 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 2026 Performers with Wu-Tang Clan induction.

Rock Hall record

• 2026 Performers — inducted member of Wu-Tang Clan

The 5 of Clubs coordinate

Ol' Dirty Bastard's birthday maps to the 5 of Clubs (The Dynamic Innovator). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame vote and not a verdict on Ol' Dirty Bastard. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You pressure-test an idea in public and let the better one win.

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Ol' Dirty Bastard in the public record

Jones also released music as a solo artist beginning with Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (1995). He was noted for his "outrageously profane, free-associative rhymes delivered in a distinctive half-rapped, half-sung style". His professional success was hampered by frequent legal troubles, including incarceration. He died on November 13, 2004, of an accidental drug overdose, at age 35. He is the father of rapper Young Dirty Bastard. Russell Tyrone Jones was born on November 15, 1968, in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, New York City. On the 1997 released Wu-Tang track "Reunited", Jones claimed his ancestors sold Manhattan to Europeans. Later in an interview on The Howard Stern Show on February 26, 1998, Jones detailed his Shinnecock indigenous heritage publicly.

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Ol' Dirty Bastard (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the cards

No sentence in the sourced record shows a clear echo of the published language for 5♣, 4♣, 5♥, 7♥, 9♠, A♠, 8♥, 3♦, 7♦, 5♠, J♥, 9♣, 2♥, K♥, K♦, 6♥. None is claimed here. The coordinate rests on the calendar date alone, and this page does not forecast induction.

Also on the record

1. He and his cousins Robert Diggs and Gary Grice shared a taste for rap music and martial arts-style movies.
2. Jones, Diggs, and Grice (later known as Ol' Dirty Bastard, RZA, and GZA respectively) formed the group Force of the Imperial Master, which became known as All in Together Now after their successful underground single of the same name.
3. They eventually added six more members to their group, calling it the Wu-Tang Clan.
4. The group released their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in 1993, receiving notable commercial and critical success.

Other inductees with this card

• André 3000 — 2025 Performers with Outkast
• Andy Mackay — 2019 Performers with Roxy Music
• Angus Young — 2003 Performers with AC/DC
• Anni-Frid Lyngstad — 2010 Performers with ABBA
• Bill Medley — 2003 Performers with The Righteous Brothers
• Carl Gardner — 1987 Performers with The Coasters
• Carly Simon — 2022 Performers
• Cass Elliot — 1998 Performers with The Mamas & the Papas
• Danny Lohner — 2020 Performers with Nine Inch Nails
• Dino Danelli — 1997 Performers with The (Young) Rascals
• Eminem — 2022 Performers
• Frank Infante — 2006 Performers with Blondie
• 12 more inductees share this card.

FAQ

What is Ol' Dirty Bastard's birth card?

The 5 of Clubs. November 15 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Rock Hall induction?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Ol' Dirty Bastard's dates come from?

Birth date 1968-11-15 is the day-precision date on Ol' Dirty Bastard's Wikipedia infobox, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Inductee identity comes from the Wikipedia Performers list, which cites RockHall.com. Year-only dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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