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NYC Renames Street ODB Jones Way to Honor Rapper

7/27/2026

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On July 26 2026, New York renamed Putnam Avenue ODB Jones Way to honor rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Russell Tyrone Jones).
The dedication ceremony gathered the late MC’s friends, family and local officials.
Brother Ramsay Jones told photographer Howie Weiss the sign stands on the block where their grandmother lives.
The block also displays a mural of Jones’s first solo album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.

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On July 26 2026, New York renamed Putnam Avenue ODB Jones Way to honor rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Russell Tyrone Jones).
The dedication ceremony gathered the late MC’s friends, family and local officials.
Brother Ramsay Jones told photographer Howie Weiss the sign stands on the block where their grandmother lives.
The block also displays a mural of Jones’s first solo album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version.