He now wants to be called Ol' Dead Bastard due to him recently (Some Time Saturday) dying.

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His crazy ass will be missed by some and celebrated by others. I have no opinion since I never listened to the WTC (other than on the Dave Chappelle Show) and the only songs I know about are "CREAM" and "Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nothing to Fuck With" *

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* Don't mind me I'm very tired!
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