The death of ODB

I was listening to the news and they were telling of the death of Old Dirty Bastard and I had to suddenly pinch myself to see if I, or one of my close associates had died.Sure enough it was a rapper that I have shared a common name with for several years. He was Russell Something and I found he died of some drug mixture . He was 30 something years old. Do you suppose his frieds/family will have Old Dirty Bastard engraved on his tombstone?I must admit that I cannot relate to rap or this genere of music. I was cruising through Clay City way too fast yesterday listening to Smokey Robinson as he sang his greatest hits. I don't own anything by Snoop Dog, nor will I, but I got a lecture from a friend in NYC when I asked the Nigerian cab driver who he was playing on the cd. He said "R. Kelly" and I kinda liked it. My friend said he molested women and younger girls, and that I shouldn't like him(R. Kelly). This same colleague loves Clay Aiken and gave me his new Christmas tape. I honestly think the tape sucks on its own merits. I think I'll buy the R. Kelly cd. I also must admit I speed very fast when Radar Love comes on the radio.I think I'll miss old Dirty Bastard because he found an identity he was comfortable with. Maybe I can speed through Eastern Kentucky listening to R. Kelly, but I won't admit it.