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94-467: Prior, he signed to local record label Slip-n-Slide Records for the release of his debut album Based on a True Story (1997) and its sequel, www.thug.com (1998). Becoming the flagship artist for the label, he signed a joint venture deal with Atlantic Records to release Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 (2000), Thugs Are Us (2001), and Thug Holiday (2002), which were met with moderate commercial success. He followed up Thug Matrimony with

188-667: A concealed weapon and violating probation and served 15 months in Florida state prison. Then in February 2003, he was arrested on gun charges following a dispute at a basketball game, and again in September 2003 after police found cocaine and marijuana in his pocket. He pleaded guilty to cocaine and weapons charges and received probation. On April 3, 2014, he was arrested outside of his home in Miramar, Florida . According to his arrest report, he

282-462: A 21 August 1987 interview with Tommy Vance on BBC Radio 1 's Friday Rock Show , Dio said, "I was not, and never will be, Ozzy Osbourne. He was the vocalist and songwriter in that era who helped create that band and make it what it was, and what it is in its classic form." The conflict between Iommi and Osbourne commenced almost immediately in their working collaboration. Responding to a 1969 flyer that read, "Ozzy Zig Needs Gig- has own PA", which

376-422: A Madman , a collection celebrating his entire solo career. A CD version contained 17 singles from across his career, never before compiled together. The DVD version contained music videos, live performances, and interviews. In August 2015, Epic Records president Sylvia Rhone confirmed with Billboard that Osbourne was working on another studio album; in September 2019, Osbourne announced he had finished

470-410: A Thug Still a Thug on September 25, 2009, under his own Dunk Ryder Records label, which by now had grown to include fellow Miami artists Ice "Billion" Berg, Fella, Bad Guy, Kasino, A-Dot, NoLove, Dutch Dirty and Gold Rush, most of which eventually parted ways with the label to start their own independent ventures. He released a single featuring Jeezy , called "I Can't Leave These Streets Alone", and then

564-567: A True Story in 1997; the album was popular in the Miami area. In 1998, when his next album www.thug.com was released, Trick removed "Dollars" from his stage name. Club-oriented track " Nann Nigga ", featuring Trina , became a national hit, peaking at the third spot of the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart. Atlantic Records signed Trick Daddy to the label in 1998 and released Book of Thugs: Chapter AK Verse 47 that year. " Shut Up ",

658-717: A collection of live recordings from 1981. In 1988, Osbourne appeared in The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years and told the director Penelope Spheeris that "sobriety fucking sucks". Meanwhile, Osbourne found Zakk Wylde , who was the most enduring replacement for Rhoads to date. Together, they recorded No Rest for the Wicked with Castillo on drums, Sinclair on keyboards, and Daisley co-writing lyrics and playing bass. The subsequent tour saw Osbourne reunited with erstwhile Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler on bass. A live EP (entitled Just Say Ozzy ) featuring Geezer

752-513: A complete success". Decades later, AllMusic 's Eduardo Rivadavia called the album a "masterpiece, essential to any heavy metal collection", while also claiming the band displayed "a newfound sense of finesse and maturity". The album marked the band's fifth consecutive platinum selling album in the US. Sabotage was released in July 1975. Again there were favourable reviews. Rolling Stone stated, " Sabotage

846-616: A dark figure at the end of his bed. Butler told Osbourne about it, and together they wrote the lyrics to " Black Sabbath ", their first song in a darker vein. The band's U.S. record label, Warner Bros. Records , invested only modestly in it, but Black Sabbath met with swift and enduring success. Built around Tony Iommi's guitar riffs, Geezer Butler's lyrics , Bill Ward's dark tempo drumbeats, and topped by Osbourne's eerie vocals, their debut album Black Sabbath and Paranoid were commercially successful and also gained considerable radio airplay. Osbourne recalls, however, that, "in those days,

940-593: A dollar bill. At that point, he was also charged with cocaine possession. His bond was set at $ 6,000 for both charges. Trick Daddy announced that he has lupus , which has affected his skin, but he stopped taking medication to combat the disease. He stated "for every medicine they gave me I had to take a test or another medicine every thirty days or so to make sure that medicine wasn't causing side effects dealing with kidney or liver failure…I just said all together I ain't taking no medicine." Trick Daddy has faced financial difficulties, having declared bankruptcy three times,

1034-660: A fan of the band and credited their 1963 song " She Loves You " with inspiring him to become a musician. In the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne , he said that the Beatles made him realise that "[he] was going to be a rock star the rest of [his] life". In late 1967, Geezer Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, and recruited Osbourne to serve as its vocalist. The band played two shows, and then broke up. Osbourne and Butler reunited in another band, Polka Tulk Blues, which included guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward , whose band Mythology recently broke up. They renamed

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1128-458: A major factor in the subsequent collapse of TVT. Lucas started a division of Slip-n-Slide devoted to rock music and signed pop singer Qwote and R&B singer Shonie in 2008. In 2009, Slip-n-Slide signed Jagged Edge , an R&B group that had been previously signed to Def Jam . Previously, Slip-n-Slide focused on developing new artists from the South Florida area. Slip-n-Slide records

1222-593: A major line-up change was the introduction of former David Lee Roth guitarist Joe Holmes . Wylde was considering an offer to join Guns N' Roses . Unable to wait for a decision on Wylde's departure, Osbourne replaced him. In early 1996, Butler and Castronovo left. Inez and Randy Castillo ( Lita Ford , Mötley Crüe ) filled in. Ultimately, Faith No More 's Mike Bordin and former Suicidal Tendencies and future Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo joined on drums and bass respectively. A greatest hits package, The Ozzman Cometh ,

1316-535: A neck vertebra . An operation was performed to lift the collarbone, which was believed to be resting on a major artery and interrupting blood flow to the arm. Sharon later revealed that Osbourne had stopped breathing following the crash and was resuscitated by Osbourne's then personal bodyguard, Sam Ruston. While in hospital, Osbourne achieved his first ever UK number one single, a duet of the Black Sabbath ballad, " Changes " with daughter Kelly . In doing so, he broke

1410-717: A practice of bringing in outside composers to help pen Osbourne's solo material instead of relying on his recording ensemble. The album was mixed by veteran rock producer Michael Wagener . Osbourne was awarded a Grammy Award for the track "I Don't Want to Change the World" from Live & Loud , for Best Metal Performance of 1994 . Wagener also mixed the live album Live & Loud released on 28 June 1993. Intended to be Osbourne's final album, it went platinum four times over, and ranked at number 10 on that year's Billboard rock charts . At this point Osbourne expressed his fatigue with touring, and proclaimed his "retirement tour" (which

1504-465: A reference to his 1992 tour of the same name, with support from Stone Sour on the North American portion of the tour. He later insisted that he would not retire, "It's 'No More Tours', so I'm just not doing world tours anymore. I'm still going to be doing gigs, but I'm not going on tour for six months at a time anymore. I'd like to spend some time at home." On 6 September 2019, Osbourne featured on

1598-561: A small two-bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston. Osbourne gained the nickname "Ozzy" as a child. He dealt with dyslexia at school. His accent has been described as a "hesitant Brummie ". At the age of 11, he suffered sexual abuse from school bullies. He claims to have attempted suicide multiple times as a teenager. Osbourne left school at the age of 15 and was employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner, and slaughterhouse worker. At

1692-543: A suspended license. The following morning, he was released on $ 6,100 bond . On January 11, 2020, Trick Daddy was pulled over in Miami by the police because they suspected he was driving while under the influence . After officers smelled alcohol on his breath and he failed a field sobriety test , Trick Daddy was taken into custody at the Hammocks District Station for driving under the influence. While handing over his possessions, police found cocaine wrapped inside

1786-470: A two-week deadline to find a new guitarist and resume the tour, Robert Sarzo , brother of the band's bassist Rudy Sarzo, was chosen to replace Rhoads. Former Gillan guitarist Bernie Tormé , however, flew to California from England with the promise from Jet Records that he had the job. Once Sharon realised that Jet Records had already paid Tormé an advance, he was reluctantly hired instead of Sarzo. The tour resumed on 1 April 1982, but Tormé's blues-based style

1880-543: Is closely affiliated with fellow Miami based label Poe Boy Music Group . Ozzy Osbourne John Michael " Ozzy " Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English musician and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath , during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness". Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, providing lead vocals from their self-titled debut album in 1970 to Never Say Die! in 1978. The band

1974-564: Is entirely new material where Osbourne covers his favourite songs by his biggest influences and favourite bands, including the Beatles , John Lennon , David Bowie and others. In November 2005, Osbourne released the covers album Under Cover , featuring 10 songs from the fourth disc of Prince of Darkness and 3 more songs. Osbourne's band for this album included Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell , bassist Chris Wyse and Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin . Osbourne also helped judge

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2068-646: Is his personal favourite. Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo soon replaced Kerslake and Daisley. Aldridge had been Osbourne's original choice for drummer, but a commitment to Gary Moore had made him unavailable. Sarzo had played in Quiet Riot with Rhoads, who recommended him for the position. On 19 March 1982, the band was in Florida for its Diary of a Madman tour, a week away from playing Madison Square Garden in New York City. A light aircraft piloted by Andrew Aycock,

2162-439: Is my last party, because after this I'm going back to Birmingham and the dole ." However, Don Arden signed him to Jet Records with the aim of recording new material. Arden dispatched his daughter Sharon to Los Angeles to "look after Ozzy's needs, whatever they were", to protect his investment. Arden initially hoped Osbourne would return to Sabbath, who he was personally managing at that time, and later attempted to convince

2256-418: Is not only Black Sabbath's best record since Paranoid , it might be their best ever." In a retrospective review, AllMusic was less favourable, noting that "the magical chemistry that made such albums as Paranoid and Volume 4 so special was beginning to disintegrate". Technical Ecstasy , released on 25 September 1976, was also met with mixed reviews. AllMusic gives the album two stars, and notes that

2350-483: Is one of the few albums amongst the 100 best-sellers of the 1980s to have achieved multi-platinum status without the benefit of a top-40 single. As of August 1997, it had achieved quadruple platinum status, according to RIAA . "I envied Ozzy's career..." remarked former Sabbath drummer Bill Ward . "He seemed to be coming around from whatever it was that he'd gone through, and he seemed to be on his way again; making records and stuff… I envied it because I wanted that... I

2444-617: The 2007 tour were offered to fans free of charge, which led to some controversy. In 2008, Ozzfest was reduced to a one-day event in Dallas , where Osbourne played, along with Metallica and King Diamond . In 2010, the tour opened with a Jersey Shore spoof skit starring Osbourne. Osbourne appeared as the headliner closing the show after opening acts Halford and Mötley Crüe . The tour, though small (only six US venues and one UK venue were played), generated rave reviews. Down to Earth , Osbourne's first album of new studio material in six years,

2538-596: The Ivor Novello Award for Lifetime Achievement from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors . In the early 2000s, Osbourne became a reality television star when he appeared in the MTV reality show The Osbournes alongside his wife and manager Sharon and two of their children, Kelly and Jack . He co-stars with Jack and Kelly in the television series Ozzy & Jack's World Detour . Osbourne

2632-544: The Liberty Square apartment complex in Liberty City after relocating from Goulds . The building where he grew up was colloquially known as " Pork-N-Beans " in reference to the color of the apartment doors. His father, Charles, was a local pimp . While Young was a teenager, Charles took him and his brother Derek "Hollywood" Harris to live with him, and during that time, Young and Hollywood began to deal crack cocaine on

2726-724: The Party at the Palace concert in the grounds of Buckingham Palace . In 2003, Osbourne recruited former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted , though his time with Osbourne would be short. Osbourne's former bassist Robert Trujillo replaced Newsted in Metallica during this same period. On 8 December 2003, Osbourne was rushed into emergency surgery at Slough 's Wexham Park Hospital when he had an accident with his quad bike on his estate in Jordans, Buckinghamshire . Osbourne broke his collar bone , eight ribs, and

2820-537: The UK Albums Chart . A few days after the release, Osbourne told iHeartRadio that he wanted to make another album with Andrew Watt , the main producer of Ordinary Man . One week after the release of the album, an 8-bit video game dedicated to Osbourne was released, called Legend of Ozzy. Osbourne has started working on his follow up album, once again with Andrew Watt. In November 2021, Sony announced that Osbourne's album would be released within six months; it

2914-637: The Was (Not Was) pop dance track " Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed) ". Remixed and rereleased in the early 1990s for a Was (Not Was) hits album in Europe, it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart . In 1983, Jake E. Lee , formerly of Ratt and Rough Cutt , joined Osbourne to record Bark at the Moon . The album, cowritten with Daisley, featured Aldridge and former Rainbow keyboard player Don Airey. The album contains

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3008-759: The title track . In 2004, Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets was released, with hit single " Let's Go ", produced by Lil Jon , featuring Twista , and sampling the guitar riffs from the Ozzy Osbourne hit " Crazy Train ". That year, Trick Daddy guest-performed on the Ying Yang Twins ' " What's Happnin! ", which reached #30 on the Hot 100, #7 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #9 on the Hot Rap Singles. "Let's Go" peaked on #7 on

3102-519: The 1980s, it received platinum certification and went Double Platinum in the early 21st century. Reviews of the album were unfavourable. Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone famously dismissed Master of Reality as "naïve, simplistic, repetitive, absolute doggerel ", although the very same magazine would later place the album at number 298 on their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, compiled in 2003. In September 1972, Black Sabbath released Black Sabbath Vol. 4 . Critics were dismissive of

3196-459: The 2005 UK series of the X-Factor where his wife Sharon was one of the main judges. In March 2006, he said that he hoped to release a new studio album soon with longtime on-off guitarist, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society . In October 2006, it was announced that Tony Iommi , Ronnie James Dio, Vinny Appice , and Geezer Butler would be touring together again, though not as Black Sabbath but under

3290-649: The Album in 2006, " I'm So Hood " from We the Best in 2007, and "Out Here Grindin'" from We Global in 2008, all among numerous other rappers. "Born-N-Raised" peaked at #83 on the Hot R&;B/Hip-Hop Singles, and "I'm So Hood" peaked at #19 on the Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Tracks. He appeared on Pitbull 's 2007 album The Boatlift . Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide in 2008 and released his 8th studio album Finally Famous: Born

3384-501: The Dead", and Osbourne with wife Sharon were guest hosts on WWE Raw . In December, Osbourne announced he would be releasing a new album titled Soul Sucka with Gus G , Tommy Clufetos on drums, and Blasko on bass. Negative fan feedback was brought to Osbourne's attention regarding the album title. In respect of fan opinion, on 29 March Osbourne announced his album would be renamed Scream . On 13 April 2010, Osbourne announced

3478-532: The Hot 100, #4 on the Rhythmic Top 40, and #4 on Hot Rap Tracks. Back by Thug Demand followed in 2006, with singles "Bet That" and "Tuck Ya Ice" charting on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. This album launched the career of Trick Daddy's Group, Dunk Ryders with their record "Damn Right" featuring Dray Skky , and Trick's Joint Venture Label Deal with Cash Money Records. Following Back By Thug Demand , Trick Daddy appeared on several singles by DJ Khaled : "Born-N-Raised" in 2006 from Listennn...

3572-485: The No More Tours II would be canceled after almost two years of being postponed. Osbourne effectively retired from touring, citing his accident in 2019 which resulted in the singer suffering spinal damage, while affirming his plan to continue smaller-scale live performances as his health permitted. In September 2023, he revealed that he was working on a new album with a planned 2024 release while also preparing to go on

3666-544: The US ; Billboard 200 . The RIAA certified the album gold and platinum in that same year, and double platinum in April 1999. The line-up on Ozzmosis was Wylde, Butler (who had just quit Black Sabbath again), Steve Vai , and Hardline drummer Deen Castronovo , who later joined Journey . Keyboards were played by Rick Wakeman and producer Michael Beinhorn . The tour maintained Butler and Castronovo and saw Sinclair return, but

3760-456: The US. He has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions. He rejoined in 1997 and helped record the group's final studio album, 13 (2013), before they embarked on a farewell tour that ended with a 2017 performance in their native Birmingham . His longevity and success have earned him the informal title of the "Godfather of Metal". Osbourne has sold over 100 million albums, including his solo work and Black Sabbath releases. He

3854-503: The Ultimate Sin tour. At the time of its release, The Ultimate Sin was Osbourne's highest-charting studio album. The RIAA awarded the album Platinum status on 14 May 1986, soon after its release; it was awarded Double Platinum status on 26 October 1994. Jake E. Lee and Osbourne parted ways in 1987. Osbourne continued to struggle with chemical dependency. That year, he commemorated the fifth anniversary of Rhoads' death with Tribute ,

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3948-521: The age of 17, Osbourne was convicted of robbing a clothes shop, but was unable to pay the fine; his father also refused to pay it in order to teach him a lesson, resulting in Osbourne spending six weeks in Winson Green Prison . He participated in school plays, including Gilbert and Sullivan 's The Mikado and HMS Pinafore . Upon hearing the first hit single of the Beatles at age 14, he became

4042-512: The album in four weeks following his collaboration with Post Malone . In April 2017, it was announced that guitarist Zakk Wylde would reunite with Osbourne for a summer tour to mark the 30th anniversary of their first collaboration on 1988's No Rest for the Wicked . The first show of the tour took place on 14 July at the Rock USA Festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin . On 6 November 2017, Osbourne

4136-506: The album, but it reached gold status in less than a month and was the band's fourth consecutive album to sell over one million copies in the United States. In November 1973, Black Sabbath released the critically acclaimed Sabbath Bloody Sabbath . For the first time, the band received favourable reviews in the mainstream press. Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone called the album "an extraordinarily gripping affair" and "nothing less than

4230-506: The albums Back by Thug Demand (2006) and the independently-released Finally Famous: Born a Thug, Still a Thug (2009), and notably guest appeared on hometown native DJ Khaled 's singles " I'm So Hood " in 2007 and " Out Here Grindin' " in 2008. Maurice Samuel Young was born on September 27, 1974, at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami , Florida . His mother, Pearl Brockington of South Carolina , raised him and his 10 brothers and sisters in

4324-595: The band Earth. But after being accidentally booked for a show instead of a different band with the same name, they decided to change the band's name again, settling on the name Black Sabbath in August 1969. The band's name was inspired by the film of the same title . Black Sabbath noticed how people enjoyed being frightened during their appearances, which inspired their decision to play a heavy blues style of music laced with gloomy sounds and lyrics. While recording their first album, Butler read an occult book and woke up seeing

4418-459: The band was "unravelling at an alarming rate". In 1978, Osbourne left the band for three months to pursue a solo project called Blizzard of Ozz , a title which had been suggested by his father. Three members of the band Necromandus , who had supported Sabbath in Birmingham when they were called Earth , backed Osbourne in the studio and briefly became the first incarnation of his solo band. At

4512-403: The band wasn't very popular with the women". At about this time, Osbourne first met his future wife, Sharon Arden . After the unexpected success of their first album, Black Sabbath were considering her father, Don Arden , as their new manager, and Sharon was at that time working as Don's receptionist. Osbourne admits he was attracted to her immediately but assumed that "she probably thought I

4606-411: The band's tour bus driver, carrying Rhoads and Rachel Youngblood, the band's costume and make-up designer, crashed while performing low passes over the band's tour bus. The left wing of the aircraft clipped the bus, causing the plane to graze a tree and crash into the garage of a nearby mansion, killing Rhoads, Aycock, and Youngblood. The crash was ruled the result of "poor judgement by the pilot in buzzing

4700-464: The bill with a reformed Black Sabbath during the 1997 Ozzfest tour, beginning in West Palm Beach , Florida . Osbourne reunited with the original members of Sabbath in 1997 and has performed periodically with them since. Since its beginning, five million people have attended Ozzfest which has grossed over US$ 100 million. The festival helped promote many new hard rock and heavy metal acts of

4794-404: The bus and misjudging clearance of obstacles". Experiencing firsthand the horrific death of his close friend and bandmate, Osbourne fell into a deep depression . The tour was cancelled for two weeks while Osbourne, Sharon, and Aldridge returned to Los Angeles to take stock while Sarzo remained in Florida with family. Gary Moore was the first to be approached to replace Rhoads, but refused. With

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4888-498: The early 1970s in which Osbourne and Butler were fighting in a hotel room. Iommi pulled Osbourne off Butler in an attempt to break up the drunken fight, and the vocalist proceeded to turn around and take a wild swing at him. Iommi responded by knocking Osbourne unconscious with one punch to the jaw. After leaving Black Sabbath , Osbourne recalled, "I'd got £96,000 for my share of the name, so I'd just locked myself away and spent three months doing coke and booze. My thinking was, 'This

4982-457: The expletive "dick" from Trick Daddy's Thugs Are Us album. Perkins bought the edited version of the album for her 11-year-old son to play at a party. Years later, TVT Records was ordered in court to pay Slip-n-Slide $ 2.3 million in compensatory damages and $ 6.8 million in punitive damages for blocking the release of Welcome to the 305 , an unreleased album that rapper Pitbull recorded with Slip-n-Slide before he signed to TVT. This would be

5076-499: The fan favourite " Bark at the Moon ". The music video for "Bark at the Moon" was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanitorium outside London, England. Within weeks the album became certified gold. It has sold three million copies in the US. 1986's The Ultimate Sin followed (with bassist Phil Soussan and drummer Randy Castillo ), and touring behind both albums with former Uriah Heep keyboardist John Sinclair joining prior to

5170-446: The film Just Another Day playing Roman, a drug dealer. The film is about the intersecting lives of an aspiring rapper and an old successful rapper over the course of one day. In 2018, Trick Daddy started appearing in the VH1 reality series Love & Hip Hop: Miami . In 2017, he started his podcast co-hosted by Supa Cindy. In 1993, Trick Daddy was convicted of cocaine possession, carrying

5264-482: The final episode aired on 21 March 2005. The success of The Osbournes led Osbourne and the rest of his family to host the 30th Annual American Music Awards in January 2003. The night was marked with constant "bleeping" due to some of the lewd and raunchy remarks made by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Presenter Patricia Heaton walked out midway in disgust. On 20 February 2008, Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne hosted

5358-457: The group's debut album Blizzard of Ozz , credited simply to Osbourne, thus commencing his solo career. Co-written with Daisley and Rhoads, it brought Osbourne considerable success on his first solo effort. Though it is generally accepted that Osbourne and Rhoads started the band, Daisley later claimed that he and Osbourne formed the band in England before Rhoads officially joined. Blizzard of Ozz

5452-584: The late 1990s and early 2000s. Ozzfest helped Osbourne to become the first hard rock and heavy metal star to hit $ 50 million in merchandise sales. In 2005, Osbourne and his wife Sharon starred in an MTV competition reality show entitled " Battle for Ozzfest ". A number of yet unsigned bands send one member to compete in a challenge to win a spot on the 2005 Ozzfest and a possible recording contract. Shortly after Ozzfest 2005, Osbourne announced that he will no longer headline Ozzfest. Although he announced his retirement from Ozzfest, Osbourne came back headlining

5546-532: The latest of which came on the day his home was to be foreclosed upon and auctioned away. Trick Daddy's ex-wife Joy filed for a divorce from him, as she revealed on part 2 of the Love & Hip Hop: Miami Season 2 reunion. Slip-n-Slide Records Slip-N-Slide Records is an American record label, founded in 1994 by Ted Lucas. Ted Lucas founded the label in 1994. Slip-n-Slide signed local rapper Trick Daddy Dollars in its early years; he debuted in 1997 with

5640-428: The locally popular album Based on a True Story and broke into mainstream success the next year with his second album www.thug.com , having dropped "Dollars" from his stage name. The album included hit single " Nann Nigga ", featuring the new rapper Trina . He released some more albums under Slip-n-Slide and scored another top hit in 2004 with " Let's Go " featuring Twista and Lil Jon . His last Slip-n-Slide album

5734-526: The moniker " Heaven & Hell ", the title of Dio's first Black Sabbath album . Osbourne's next album, titled Black Rain , was released on 22 May 2007. His first new studio album in almost six years, it featured a more serious tone than previous albums. "I thought I'd never write again without any stimulation... But you know what? Instead of picking up the bottle I just got honest and said, 'I don't want life to go [to pieces]'", Osbourne stated to Billboard magazine. Osbourne revealed in July 2009 that he

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5828-520: The place, and everybody was playing a different thing. We'd go back and sleep it off, and try again the next day." In May 1978, Black Sabbath began touring in support of Never Say Die! with Van Halen as an opening act. Reviewers called Sabbath's performance "tired and uninspired" in stark contrast to the "youthful" performance of Van Halen, who were touring the world for the first time. The band recorded their concert at Hammersmith Odeon in June 1978, which

5922-664: The record of the longest period between an artist's first UK chart appearance (with Black Sabbath's " Paranoid ", number four in August 1970) and their first number one hit: a gap of 33 years. Since the quad accident, apart from some short-term memory problems, he fully recovered and headlined the 2004 Ozzfest, in the reunited Black Sabbath. In March 2005, Osbourne released a box set called Prince of Darkness . The first and second discs are collections of live performances, B-sides , demos and singles. The third disc contained duets and other odd tracks with other artists, including " Born to Be Wild " with Miss Piggy . The fourth disc,

6016-470: The release date for Scream would be 15 June 2010. The release date was later changed to a week later. A single from the album, "Let Me Hear You Scream", debuted on 14 April 2010 episode of CSI: NY . The song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Rock Songs chart, peaking at No. 7. On 9 August 2010, Osbourne announced that the second single from the album would be "Life Won't Wait" and the video for

6110-518: The request of the other band members, Osbourne rejoined Sabbath. The band spent five months at Sounds Interchange Studios in Toronto , where they wrote and recorded their next album, Never Say Die! "It took quite a long time", Iommi said of Never Say Die! "We were getting really drugged out, doing a lot of dope. We'd go down to the sessions, and have to pack up because we were too stoned; we'd have to stop. Nobody could get anything right; we were all over

6204-560: The road following a successful spinal surgery earlier that month. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Osbourne at number 112 on its list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time. Osbourne achieved greater celebrity status via his own brand of reality television. The Osbournes , a series featuring the domestic life of Osbourne and his family (wife Sharon, children Jack and Kelly, occasional appearances from his son Louis, but eldest daughter Aimee did not participate). The program became one of MTV's greatest hits. It premiered on 5 March 2002, and

6298-465: The singer to name his new band "Son of Sabbath", which Osbourne hated. Sharon attempted to convince Osbourne to form a supergroup with guitarist Gary Moore . "When I lived in Los Angeles", Moore recalled, " [Moore's band] G-Force helped him to audition musicians. If drummers were trying out, I played guitar, and if a bassist came along, my drummer would help out. We felt sorry for him, basically. He

6392-475: The song " Take What You Want " by Post Malone . The song would peak on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at number 8, making it Osbourne's first US Top 10 single in 30 years since he was featured on Lita Ford's " Close My Eyes Forever ". On 21 February 2020, Osbourne released his first solo album in almost ten years, Ordinary Man , which received positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number three on

6486-436: The song would be directed by his son Jack . When asked of his opinions on Scream in an interview, Osbourne announced that he is "already thinking about the next album". Osbourne's current drummer, Tommy Clufetos , has reflected this sentiment, saying that "We are already coming up with new ideas backstage, in the hotel rooms and at soundcheck and have a bunch of ideas recorded". In October 2014, Osbourne released Memoirs of

6580-474: The streets. Trick appeared on the track "Scarred" by former 2 Live Crew member Luther "Luke" Campbell , produced by Darren "DJ Spin" Rudnick, from Luke's 1996 album Uncle Luke . The song became a hit and immediately caught the attention of fans and record producers alike. Ted Lucas, a former concert promoter and then-CEO of Slip-n-Slide Records, signed the rapper to the newly formed record label. Slip-n-Slide released Trick Daddy Dollars' debut album Based on

6674-421: The streets. At 15 years old, Young was arrested for drug and firearm possession. The day he was released, Young was arrested on an attempted-murder charge for shooting a man during a street fight. He was convicted and sent to prison at 20 years old. His brother was murdered the same year. After he was released from prison, Ted Lucas, founder of Slip-n-Slide Records , urged Young to focus on a rap career and stay off

6768-413: The support of Butler and Ward, Osbourne was ejected from Black Sabbath. The reasons provided to him were that he was unreliable and had excessive substance abuse issues compared to the other members. Osbourne claims his drug use and alcohol consumption at that time was neither better nor worse than that of the other members. The band replaced Osbourne with former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio . In

6862-535: The tour. In 2006 Osbourne closed the event for just over half the concerts, leaving the others to be closed by System of a Down . He also played the closing act for the second stage at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on 1 July as well as Randalls Island , New York on 29 July. After the concert in Bristol, Virginia , Osbourne announced he would return for another year of Ozzfest in 2007. Tickets for

6956-563: Was Back By Thug Demand in 2006. In 2008, Trick Daddy left Slip-n-Slide for his own label Dunk Ryders Records. Other rappers signed to Slip-n-Slide include Trina , Rick Ross , and Plies . Rick Ross signed to Slip-n-Slide in the early 2000s. During his early years under the label, he did guest performances on some releases; he released two albums under the label, Port of Miami in 2006 and Trilla in 2008. Ross left Slip-n-Slide in 2009. On June 26, 2001, Renee Perkins of District Heights, Maryland sued Slip-n-Slide for failing to edit

7050-425: Was a lunatic". Osbourne later recalled that the best thing about eventually choosing Don Arden as manager was that he got to see Sharon regularly, though their relationship was strictly professional at that point. Just five months after the release of Paranoid , the band released Master of Reality . The album reached the top ten in both the United States and UK, and was certified gold in less than two months. In

7144-452: Was also announced that Zakk Wylde will have full involvement in the album following his absence on Ordinary Man . On 24 June 2022, Osbourne announced his thirteenth album would be titled Patient Number 9 and released the title track along with an accompanying music video that same day. The album was released on 9 September 2022. In January 2023, Osbourne announced that the European leg of

7238-558: Was also later released. Despite the difficulties, Osbourne moved on after Rhoads' death. Speak of the Devil , known in the United Kingdom as Talk of the Devil , was originally planned to consist of live recordings from 1981, primarily from Osbourne's solo work. Under contract to produce a live album, it ended up consisting entirely of Sabbath covers recorded with Gillis, Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge. In 1982, Osbourne appeared as lead vocalist on

7332-551: Was always hovering around trying to get me to join, and I wasn't having any of it." In late 1979, under the management of the Ardens, Osbourne formed the Blizzard of Ozz, featuring drummer Lee Kerslake (of Uriah Heep ), bassist-lyricist Bob Daisley (of Rainbow and, later, Uriah Heep), keyboardist Don Airey (of Rainbow and, later, Deep Purple ), and guitarist Randy Rhoads (of Quiet Riot ). The record company would eventually title

7426-607: Was announced as the headline act for the Sunday of the 2018 Download Festival held annually at Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. Having previously graced the main stage in previous years fronting Black Sabbath, this will be his first-ever Download headline solo appearance. The Download Festival set comes as part of Osbourne's final world tour announcement that morning. On 6 February 2018, Osbourne announced that he would embark on his final world tour dubbed No More Tours II ,

7520-482: Was bitter. And I had a thoroughly miserable time." Osbourne's second album, Diary of a Madman , featured more songs co-written with Lee Kerslake. For his work on this album and Blizzard of Ozz , Rhoads was ranked the 85th-greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003. This album is known for the singles " Over the Mountain " and " Flying High Again " and, as Osbourne explains in his autobiography,

7614-656: Was born at Maternity Hospital in Marston Green on 3 December 1948, and grew up in the Aston area of Birmingham . His mother, Lilian (née Unitt; 1916–2001), was a non-observant Catholic who worked at a Lucas factory. His father, John Thomas "Jack" Osbourne (1915–1977), worked night shifts as a toolmaker at the General Electric Company . Osbourne has three older sisters named Jean, Iris, and Gillian, and two younger brothers named Paul and Tony. The family lived in

7708-484: Was caught by police who were surveilling his home under the suspicion that he was running a grow house . Once police entered his home with a warrant and drug sniffing dogs , they reportedly found one gram of cocaine in Trick Daddy's bedroom, along with a 9mm pistol and ammunition in another bedroom. Police charged Young with possession of cocaine, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, and driving with

7802-508: Was currently seeking a new guitar player. While he states that he has not fallen out with Zakk Wylde , he said he felt his songs were beginning to sound like Black Label Society and fancied a change. In August 2009, Osbourne performed at the gaming festival BlizzCon with a new guitarist in his line-up, Gus G . Osbourne also provided his voice and likeness to the video game Brütal Legend character The Guardian of Metal. In November, Slash featured Osbourne on vocals in his single "Crucify

7896-452: Was featured on the track "This is for You", from Jeezy's latest album, Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition , released in December 2011. In July 2012, Trick Daddy released a mixtape entitled Dick & Dynamite as a prequel to his upcoming album release. He continues to tour the United States, performing a mix of both his classic hits and his new releases. In 2010, Trick Daddy appeared in

7990-438: Was highly influential in the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases Paranoid , Master of Reality , and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath . Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems. He then began a successful solo career with Blizzard of Ozz in 1980 and has released 13 studio albums , the first seven of which received multi-platinum certifications in

8084-622: Was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006 and as a solo artist in 2024. He was also inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame both solo and with Black Sabbath in 2005. He has been honoured with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars . At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards , he received the Global Icon Award . In 2015, he received

8178-552: Was issued in 1997. Osbourne's biggest financial success of the 1990s was a venture named Ozzfest , created and managed by his wife/manager Sharon and assisted by his son Jack . The first Ozzfest was held in Phoenix, Arizona , on 25 October 1996 and in Devore, California , on 26 October. Ozzfest was an instant hit with metal fans, helping many up-and-coming groups who were featured there to broad exposure and commercial success. Some acts shared

8272-461: Was posted by Osbourne in a record store, Iommi and Ward arrived at the listed address to speak with Ozzy Zig, as he then called himself. When Iommi saw Osbourne emerge from another room of the house, he recalled that he knew him as a "pest" from their school days. Following Black Sabbath's formation, Iommi reportedly "punched out" Osbourne several times over the years when the singer's drunken antics became too much to take. Iommi recalls one incident in

8366-470: Was released on 16 October 2001. A live album, Live at Budokan , followed in 2002. Down to Earth , which achieved platinum status in 2003, featured the single " Dreamer ", a song which peaked at number 10 on Billboard ' s Mainstream Rock Tracks . In June 2002, Osbourne was invited to participate in the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II , performing the Black Sabbath anthem " Paranoid " at

8460-588: Was released on video as Never Say Die . The final show of the tour and Osbourne's last appearance with Black Sabbath for another seven years, until 1985, was in Albuquerque, New Mexico on 11 December. In 1979, Black Sabbath returned to the studio, but tension and conflict arose between band members. Osbourne recalls being asked to record his vocals over and over, and tracks were manipulated endlessly by Iommi. The relationship between Osbourne and Iommi became contentious. On 27 April 1979, at Iommi's insistence but with

8554-594: Was released two years later. In 1988, Osbourne performed on the rock ballad " Close My Eyes Forever ", a duet with Lita Ford , reaching No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In 1989, Osbourne performed at the Moscow Music Peace Festival . Successful through the 1980s, Osbourne sustained commercial success into the 1990s, starting with 1991's No More Tears , featuring " Mama, I'm Coming Home ". The album enjoyed much radio and MTV exposure. It also initiated

8648-507: Was the lead single from Book of Thugs . His next single, "America" (featuring Society), was a poignant political track that writer Omar Burgess compared to other sociological tracks in Trick's catalog such as "Ain't No Santa". Thugs Are Us , released in 2001, featured the hit single " I'm a Thug " (released March 20, 2001) which reached #17 on the Billboard Hot 100. His fifth studio album Thug Holiday contained two singles, " In da Wind " and

8742-530: Was to be short-lived). It was called "No More Tours", a pun on No More Tears . Alice in Chains ' Mike Inez took over on bass and Kevin Jones played keyboards as Sinclair was touring with the Cult . Osbourne's entire CD catalogue was remastered and reissued in 1995. In 1995, Osbourne released Ozzmosis and returned to touring, dubbing his concert performances "The Retirement Sucks Tour". The album reached number 4 on

8836-481: Was unpopular with fans. After a handful of shows he informed Sharon that he would be returning to England to continue work on a solo album he had begun before coming to America. At an audition in a hotel room, Osbourne selected Night Ranger 's Brad Gillis to finish the tour. The tour culminated in the release of the 1982 live album Speak of the Devil , recorded at the Ritz in New York City. A live tribute album for Rhoads

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