TIM DOG DEAD AT 46

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Tim Dog Dead At 46

Tim Dog died today after suffering a seizure believed to be related to his battle with diabetes. He was 46.

Tim came to prominence in the early 90′s with his single “**** Compton,” an angry response to the growing dominance of West Coast hip-hop taken from his debut album, 1991′s Penicillin On Wax. The song took shots at the members of NWA, and even elicited a response from Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg on the song “Dre Day.”

“**** Compton” is regularly included on lists of the greatest diss records of all time. Tim Dog was in the news again in 2012 thanks to an appearance on Dateline NBC in an exposé regarding an online dating scam in which he was involved.

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Rapper Tim Dog Dead at 46 (from Examiner)

Hardcore Bronx rapper Tim Dog has died at the age of 46 due to a seizure stemming from complications from diabetes. Born Timothy Blair, Tim Dog came on to the scene in 1991 with the song ‘F*ck Compton’ from his debut album Penicillin on Wax. The controversial song took aim at N.W.A., Eazy-E, and Ice Cube and planted the seed for Rap’s East Coast/West Coast rivalry.

West Coast rappers MC Eiht and DJ Quik recorded diss records aimed at Tim Dog but none was more popular than Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg’s ‘Dre Day’.

Tim Dog released four solo albums and a handful of mixtapes in his recording career before transitioning into a behind the scene role in the music business. The late rapper also penned a book titled Who Killed Hip Hop?!

In 2012 Tim Dog was featured on NBC’s Dateline for running online dating scams with various women. Blair pleaded guilty to grand larceny for conning a love interest out of $32,000. He was ordered to do five years of community service and repay $19,000 of the $32,000.

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Whoa, three months later THIS news pops up. Very interesting...

Wait, WHAT? Judge Issues A Warrant For Tim Dog Who, Um, Might Actually Be Alive (DETAILS)

A couple of months ago, news came out that famed Bronx rapper Tim Dog had died from complications with diabetes. The hip-hop community mourned; but should we have?

There are many people who think Tim faked his own death, and he is still somewhere very alive — so much so, that a Desoto County, Mississippi judge issued a warrant for the rapper.

Sigh, let us explain.

The suspicion started last week when a woman named Esther Pilgrim said that Tim Dog, who is famous for the diss track "**** Compton," faked his own death in order to get out of paying $32,000 dollars he scammed her out of.

(It turns out that rap money slowed up for Tim Dog: the rapper allegedly scammed over two million dollars off of various ladies.)

Steven Jubera, who is a prosecutor with the Desoto County DA's office, doesn't believe he's dead and he went to court with his claim, filing a petition with a judge Tuesday to have Tim Dog’s probation revoked.

Jubera is suspicious, not only because he hasn't seen a death certificate, but because:

“I need proof,” said Jubera. “I need a death certificate showing that’s he’s dead because as far as I’m concerned, he’s alive.”

Also suspicious of Tim Dog's death is old friend Ced Gee (who produced "**** Compton"). Ced refused to speak at Tim's funeral earlier in the year because no one could produce a death certificate.

“Nobody said where he died, nobody said where he was buried, which is very odd for an obituary."

We're not sure what's going on here, but GlobalGrind is officially on the case: we just copped a few tickets to Cuba to see what it is.

Read more: http://globalgrind.com/news/judge-issues-warrant-arrest-tim-dog-dead-not-dead-video#ixzz2U5Ib0dez