Is an unpaid debt worth fake-dying over? Rapper Tim Dog, who was reported to have died in February after suffering a seizure, is really alive, according to a woman who has gone to Mississippi prosecutors with her claim that the "F--k Compton" artist faked his own death because he owed her money. And authorities sound inclined to believe her. A judge issued an arrest warrant for the rapper, whose real name is Timothy Blair, on May 21 and Desoto County Assistant District Attorney Steven Jubera tells E! News that he wants proof that Blair is, in fact, dead. "I don't have any death certificate and I don't have anything to confirm if he is deceased," Jubera said,...
- 5/23/2013
- E! Online
A Mississippi woman is claiming that a popular 1990s rapper faked his own death to get out of paying her thousands of dollars.
On Feb. 14, Rapper Timothy Blair, better known as "Tim Dog," reportedly died from a seizure following a lengthy battle with diabetes. Rolling Stone reported this news via a report from The Source, but that link is now disabled. Southhaven, Miss., native Esther Pilgrim is claiming the rapper actually faked his death to swindle her out of $32,000.
Two years ago, Blair pleaded guilty to grand larceny for defrauding Pilgrim, Kabc previously reported. A judge ordered him to pay her $19,000 in restitution within the five years of his probation period. It was all part of an online dating scam that was covered by NBC's "Dateline."
Pilgrim told CBS Memphis affiliate Wreg earlier this month Tim Dog owed her money stemming from a "fictitious business deal." She also claimed he...
On Feb. 14, Rapper Timothy Blair, better known as "Tim Dog," reportedly died from a seizure following a lengthy battle with diabetes. Rolling Stone reported this news via a report from The Source, but that link is now disabled. Southhaven, Miss., native Esther Pilgrim is claiming the rapper actually faked his death to swindle her out of $32,000.
Two years ago, Blair pleaded guilty to grand larceny for defrauding Pilgrim, Kabc previously reported. A judge ordered him to pay her $19,000 in restitution within the five years of his probation period. It was all part of an online dating scam that was covered by NBC's "Dateline."
Pilgrim told CBS Memphis affiliate Wreg earlier this month Tim Dog owed her money stemming from a "fictitious business deal." She also claimed he...
- 5/23/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Hardcore rap provocateur Timothy Blair, a.k.a. Tim Dog (most famous for his Nwa diss track “Fuck Compton” and work with Ultramagnetic MCs) reportedly died back in February from complications related to diabetes. But a growing stream of evidence has begun to suggest that, actually, Tim Dog faked his death in an attempt to avoid paying women he’d scammed into financially supporting a comeback album he never intended to make. Last week, Esther Pilgrim, one of the victims of Tim Dog’s scamming, claimed he’d been faking his death to escape paying her the $19,000 required ...
- 5/22/2013
- avclub.com
Bronx rapper Tim Dog, aka Timothy Blair, has died of a seizure caused by complications related to diabetes. He was 46. Though he was originally affiliated with groups like Ultramagnetic MCs and Krs-One’s Boogie Down Productions, Dog was best known musically for “Fuck Compton,” a track from his 1991 solo debut Penicillin On Wax. “Fuck Compton” dissed the burgeoning West Coast gangsta scene in general and N.W.A. in particular, featuring shots at Dr. Dre, Eazy E, and Ice Cube. The track provoked lyrical responses from Compton’s Most Wanted, DJ Quik, and Dr. Dre himself (“Fuck Wit ...
- 2/15/2013
- avclub.com
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