{"id":306652,"date":"2026-07-27T15:55:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306652\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:55:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:55:46","slug":"ol-dirty-bastard-honored-with-odb-jones-way-street-naming-in-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306652\/","title":{"rendered":"Ol’ Dirty Bastard Honored with ODB Jones Way Street Naming in Brooklyn"},"content":{"rendered":"

Late Wu-Tang Clan<\/a> great\u00a0Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard<\/a> (born Russell Tyrone Jones) was honored in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, on Saturday, July 25th, where you can now drive on ODB Jones Way on a stretch of Putnam Avenue.<\/p>\n

The eccentric rapper\u2019s friends, family, and local officials, led by Council Member Chi Oss\u00e9 \u2014 who spearheaded the designation \u2014 were on hand at the ceremony. ODB\u2019s 1995 classic \u201cBrooklyn Zoo\u201d played in the background as a string was pulled to reveal the new street sign.<\/p>\n

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ODB\u2019s eldest brother, Ramsey Jones, spoke to New York photographer Howard Weiss<\/a> about their familial connection to the location. \u201cI am very honored to be here, because my grandmother\u2019s house is on this block on Putnam Avenue, right next to where the mural is,\u201d he said before introducing their mother, Cherry Jones. \u201cWe\u2019re here to commemorate my brother\u2019s street renaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The mural, now in the backdrop of the ODB Jones Way sign, is a recreation of the cover of Ol\u2019 Dirty\u2019s 1995 debut,\u00a0Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version<\/a>, which itself features a replica of an NYC public assistance ID.<\/p>\n

Wu-Tang acknowledged the honor by posting a photo of ODB at the Putnam Ave and Franklin Ave location on their official Instagram account<\/a> with the caption, \u201cOl\u2019 Dirty Bastard. Unique Ason. Big Baby Jesus. Call him whatever you want \u2014 Bed-Stuy is calling it ODB Jones Way. We heard you. We\u2019ll keep it raw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Of course, fans blasted Wu-Tang Clan\u2019s music in the background and poured\u00a040s of malt liquor on the ground to celebrate the joyous occasion.<\/p>\n

Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard\u2019s legacy remains strong more than two decades after he died at 35 in November 2004 from a drug overdose.\u00a0In 2023, former Mayor Eric Adams declared November 15th<\/a> as Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard Day.<\/p>\n

This fall, Ol\u2019 Dirty\u2019s son, Barsun Unique Jones, who performs as Young Dirty Bastard, will continue carrying his father\u2019s legacy by performing with incoming Rock & Roll Hall of Famers<\/a> Wu-Tang Clan on their \u201cThe Final Chamber Tour.\u201d <\/a>Look for deals and sold-out tickets at Vivid Seats<\/a>, where new customers can use promo code CONSEQUENCE20 to receive $20 off their first order of $200 or more. The Vivid Seats Rewards program also offers members a free ticket for every 10 tickets purchased.<\/p>\n

For more, read why Consequence named Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard as one of the greatest vocalists<\/a> of all time.<\/p>\n

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Brooklyn now has ODB Jones Way. Bed-Stuy honored Ol\u2019 Dirty Bastard, born Russell Tyrone Jones, with a street co-naming at Franklin and Putnam avenues. Family, community members and hip-hop fans gathered to celebrate the Wu-Tang Clan founding member\u2019s Brooklyn legacy. Video by Howard Weiss \/ NYC In Focus #ODBJonesWay<\/a> #OlDirtyBastard<\/a> #WuTangClan<\/a> #BedStuy<\/a> #Brooklyn<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c original sound \u2013 Howard Weiss<\/a> <\/p>\n