Here's Who Inherited These Rapper Fortunes After They Passed Away

Ol' Dirty B****** (ODB), born Russell Jones, died in 2004 of a drug overdose only days before he would have turned 36, per MTV News. Early reports of his estate didn't agree on how many kids he had, with estimates ranging to over a dozen, while his wife, Icelene Jones, only mentioned three, according to UPI. It seems the number accepted by ODB's family was seven, the three from his marriage and four outside it.

However, The New York Daily News reported (via Gigwise) that ODB's widow originally tried to block the other four children from getting their share of the estate, something the rapper's manager vowed to fight: "We made him a promise, if or when he ever passes, all his seven children will be taken care of." Meanwhile, ODB's sister opined, "...it looks like his money is definitely going to be an issue." Jones even said she saved DNA in case other claimants came forward, per UPI.

As for what ODB earned after his death, in 2011, Jones sued Wu-Tang Productions Inc. for a million dollars, claiming it "willfully refused to compensate or provide accounting records to the estate of Ol' Dirty B******," and that she had "no indication of the exact amount the estate is still owed" (via Page Six).

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