Young Dirty Bastard | |
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 Young Dirty Bastard in 2019 | |
| Born | Barsun Unique Jones April 9, 1989 |
| Children | 6 |
| Father | Ol' Dirty Bastard |
| Website | youngdirtybastard |
Barsun Unique Jones [lower-alpha 1] (born April 9, 1989), better known by his stage names Boy Jones [2] [3]
Barsun Unique Jones [4] was born on April 9, 1989, to Russell Tyrone Jones (better known as Ol' Dirty Bastard) and Icelene Jones, [5] making him a cousin of rappers RZA and GZA. [6] He is the eldest of his father's 13 children. [lower-alpha 2] [4]
Young Dirty Bastard grew up in Brooklyn. He was often suspended from grade school. He grew up in a violent neighbourhood; armed family members serving as security were a constant presence in his life and his father was shot at twice during his (Young Dirty Bastard's) childhood. [5] Despite his father's fame, his family struggled to bring in money when he (Ol' Dirty Bastard) was incarcerated. [8]
His father accompanied him to a show at the Apollo Theater when he was nine, inspiring him to become a rapper. Soon after that, he compiled a notebook filled with "hundreds" of rhymes, and began recording rap music on a computer. His father advised him to choose another career path. Disregarding his father's advice, [3] Young Dirty Bastard began rapping in earnest in his mid-teens, around the time his father died of an accidental drug overdose. [5] During the funeral, he took the stage and declared that "[my father, Ol' Dirty Bastard] ain't going nowhere... He lives through me." [9] Subsequently, his mother took the family out of New York City to Norcross, Georgia, hoping to improve Young Dirty Bastard's school grades, [3] and to escape relatives who wanted Ol' Dirty Bastard's royalties. [5] Afterward, he dropped out of school to focus on making music. [3] RZA began mentoring him and took him on tour, familiarizing him with the other members of the Wu-Tang Clan. [9] He took the place of his late father. [10]
At the 2013 Rock the Bells festival, he performed alongside a hologram of his late father, [11] [12] for which he had provided the physical model [3] and the voice. [6] [12]
In October 2018, he performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! along with the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan. [13]
In April 2019, Young Dirty Bastard performed "Triumph" with the surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . [14] In November of that year, he formed the musical group 2nd Generation Wu with rappers iNTeLL, PXWER, and Sun God, who are all sons of members of the Wu-Tang Clan. They released their debut single that month. [15] [16] In October 2019, his manager claimed that he had "about ten" albums completed. [17]
In 2019, Young Dirty Bastard made his reality television debut on the show Growing Up Hip Hop: New York . [18] He also tried out for the role of Ol' Dirty Bastard, [19] his father, in Wu-Tang: An American Saga , but the role ultimately went to T.J. Atoms. [20] RZA stated that he decided not to cast him because his acting skills were inadequate, conceding that he bears a strong visual resemblance to his father. [19]
As of 2014, Young Dirty Bastard was planning to create a black hockey team. [21]
When performing with the Wu-Tang Clan, he fills the role of his father. [4] According to Creative Loafing , Young Dirty Bastard has a similar "guttural drawl". [3] Speaking on his own style, Young Dirty Bastard claimed that his father's soul "jumped" into him when he died, resulting in him being able to imitate his father well. [22] He cites religious leader Elijah Muhammad, civil rights activist Malcolm X, [4] Eminem, 50 Cent, [5] and the Wu-Tang Clan [23] as influences. In particular, he describes RZA as his mentor. [4] [5] [3]
In 2014, Young Dirty Bastard revealed that he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He stated that he would not seek any professional medical treatment, as he distrusted doctors. [24] In 2019, he further elaborated that he had survived cancer "a few times" and had a heart attack at some point. [17] He has also voiced support for the conspiracy theory that AIDS was artificially created. [24]
He does not smoke or drink, [6] [25] which he attributes to his father's early death and his mother's disapproval. [5] He describes himself as vegetarian, but eats chicken. [26] He is a follower of the Nation of Islam. [4]
As of 2019, Young Dirty Bastard has six children, [5] and lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia as of 2014. [3]
Young Dirty Bastard's cousins and fellow rap artists Odion and David Turner were murdered in 2021 in Portland, Oregon. [27]
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