Tim Dog

Who is Tim Dog?

Timothy Blair, better known by his stage name Tim Dog, was an American rapper from the Bronx, New York, who rose to prominence during the early 1990s with his debut LP Penicillin on Wax and the celebrated diss record "F*ck Compton." Tim had already appeared on songs with the Ultramagnetic MCs and went on to form a duo, Ultra with member Kool Keith. "F*ck Compton" appeared in XXL magazine's "Top 25 Diss Tracks of All Time" and earned Tim Dog critical acclaim from progressive hip-hop producer Blockhead, who said Tim Dog's "The Dog's Gonna Getcha" is "quite possibly the hardest song ever made." Nas shouts out Tim Dog on his track "Where Are They Now?" from his 2006 Album Hip Hop Is Dead, and, despite Tim Dog's beef with Dr. Dre, Eminem name-checked him on the track "Ricky Ticky Toc."

On February 14, 2013, the media reported that Tim Dog died of complications from diabetes. By May 2013, he was under investigation for faking his death to avoid charges of grand larceny, and a warrant was issued in Mississippi for his arrest.