Timothy J. Blair (January 3, 1967 – February 14, 2013),[2][5][6][7] better known by his stage name Tim Dog, was an American rapper from the Bronx, New York, who rose to notoriety during the early 1990s with his debut LP Penicillin on Wax and the diss track "Fuck Compton".

A death certificate was filed in DeKalb County, Georgia, putting an end to speculation that he was still alive and trying to avoid his court-mandated debts.

The success of artists such as Compton's Most Wanted, Tha Alkaholiks, and DJ Quik led to a period in hip hop where gangsta rap.

Since the release, incoming responses came the following years from west coast artists Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Compton's Most Wanted, Penthouse Players Clique, Rodney O & Joe Cooley, and Tweedy Bird Loc.

The album contained a shout-out to Tupac Shakur whom Tim thanked for assisting him when involved in a potentially violent situation when touring in California.

Tim then toured with Kool Keith and recorded several other tracks, including his August 2005 collaboration with Percee P, "NY to the UK."

[citation needed] In 2011, Tim Dog pleaded guilty to grand larceny for conning a woman, Esther Pilgrim,[13] out of $32,000 in an online dating scam.

A death certificate was filed in Dekalb County, Georgia, putting an end to speculation that he was still alive and trying to avoid his court-mandated debts.