JumpinJack AJ Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Man, the music industry is not a kind way to legends. Another one gets in trouble. ------------------------------------------------ Doug E. Fresh Owes Over $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes By The Editors of Boombox Posted Dec 8th 2010 11:40AM Hip-Hop pioneer Doug E. Fresh is in trouble with the IRS for apparently failing to pay over $2 million in taxes. According the Detroit News, the beatboxer owes $2,276,848 million in taxes and, in an attempt to collect on the hefty bill, the IRS filed a lien against Fresh with the New York City register's office in October. Fresh, born Douglas E. Davis, has been in tax trouble before. In 2008, he was sought for $367,000 in delinquent tax payments. Yet despite his financial issues, the 44-year-old has delved into other business ventures outside the music industry, opening a restaurant in Harlem last month. The eatery, Doug E's, was met with criticism after its opening was delayed by two years. Doug E's, located in Harlem, specializes in a variety of fast food options, including waffles and fried chicken. As the founding member of the Get Fresh Crew, Fresh gained his footing in the New York music scene in the early 1980s. After linking with rapper Slick Rick to release the hit 'La Di Da Di' in 1985, Fresh rose to popularity for his beatboxing skills, which later solidified his place in hip-hop history. Get more at The BoomBox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 People need to learn to pay them taxes or get rid of things. In this country, sooner or later, "THE MAN" gets u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 How hard can it be to pay taxes man.... For gods sake.. maybe he should have stayed in school a lil longer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 This has nothing to do with the music industry being unkind. He should've just paid his taxes, its called being a responsible adult. How hard is it really? He better hope his business ventures are ultimately profitable investments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Probably not, because why should he be a smart invesotr if he cant even pay his taxes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted December 9, 2010 Report Share Posted December 9, 2010 Ouch....... But yeah.. pay your takes bruh. It's really quite simple Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted December 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 I don't know...but a lot of artists and actors get in trouble for this. There's gotta be something like not having the right people looking over your finances for you for this to happen to so many artists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted December 10, 2010 Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 If you are not smart enough too pay your own taxes, you should be smart enough to pay somebody to do your taxes. There is no excuse for this. This just happens to many Hip Hop artists because, face it, a lot of them aren't exactly the brightest people who walk this earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted December 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2010 It goes beyond Hip-Hop. I've read many articles over the years and it seems to be an ongoing problems. I think it ultimately comes down to 2 things. They make a lot of money which gives them crazy taxes and/or they hire people to overlook too many parts of their business and they go unaware when someone isn't doing their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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