Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s Friends and Family Gather in Bed-Stuy to Celebrate Re-Naming of Brooklyn Street in Honor of Late Wu-Tang Clan Legend

Putnam Avenue will now also be known as ODB Jones Way.

Rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard (aka. ODB & Dirt McGirt) attends a news conference to announce his signing with Roc-A-Fella Records at the Rihga Royal Hotel May 1, 2003 in New York City.

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You can now officially take a drive on ODB Jones Way in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. On Sunday (July 26), friends, family and fans gathered on Putnam Avenue to celebrate the street’s renaming in honor of late Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard (born Russell Tyrone Jones).

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