Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 , 1968 â `` November 13 , 2004 ) was an American rapper and producer who was better known by his stage name , Ol' Dirty Bastard . Russell Tyrone Jones ( November 15 , 1968 â `` November 13 , 2004 ) was an American rapper and occasional producer , who went by the stage name Ol' Dirty Bastard or simply ODB .