Tim Dog

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Tim Dog (born January 1, 1967 - February 14, 2013 in Atlanta , Georgia ; real life Timothy Blair ) was an American rapper from the Bronx , New York City . He became known in the early 1990s for his debut album Penicillin on Wax and the single Fuck Compton . He started rapping in 1989. The US hip-hop magazine XXL included the song Fuck Compton in the list of the "Top 25 Diss Tracks of All Time".

In 2005 Tim Dog was heard in the song Death Threat from the mixtape Heisse Ware by rapper B-Tight and Tony D.

Dog's album BX Warrior was released in 2006. Only one feature can be found on it, and that is with the Ultramagnetic MCs, which consist of Kool Keith, Ced Gee, TR Love and Moe Love.

In 2011, Tim Dog was charged with serious fraud. He cheated on an elderly woman for $ 32,000 on an online dating site. He was sentenced to five years probation with a condition that the woman should be paid $ 19,000 in compensation. The case was treated in 2012 on the show Dateline NBC of the US TV channel NBC .

Tim Dog died in February 2013 of complications from diabetes . He was initially suspected of faking his death to avoid paying compensation. In May 2013, an arrest warrant was issued in the US state of Mississippi . Tim Dog's family members were unable to produce a death certificate at his funeral. The investigation revealed that he was treated in an Atlanta hospital and later passed away. However, the death certificate was not submitted. This was found during research at a funeral home and submitted to the authorities.

Discography

Albums

  • 1991: Penicillin On Wax
  • 1993: Do Or Die
  • 1996: Big Time (As Ultra)
  • 2002: Immortal
  • 2006: BX Warrior

Singles

  • 1991: Fuck Compton
  • 1992: Bronx nigga
  • 1992: Step to Me
  • 1992: I Aint Takin No Shorts
  • 1993: Skip to My Loot (feat. Smooth B)
  • 1993: I Get Wrecked ( feat.KRS-One )
  • 1994: Bitch Wid A Perm
  • 1995: Make Way for the Indian (Apache Indian feat. Tim Dog)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The Mystery of Rapper Tim Dog's Death Is Solved , accessed October 11, 2014
  2. ↑ of the article Memphis woman's online dating nightmare will air on Dateline NBC tonight ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.msnewsnow.com
  3. ↑ NBCNews.com
  4. ↑ Daniel Martin: Rapper Tim Dog accused of faking own death ( English ) In: The Guardian . May 23, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Tim Dog
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blair, Timothy (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American rapper
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1967
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 2013
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia