Doug E. Fresh Owes Over $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes

By Boombox Editors 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.

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Wednesday 08 December

By victory

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Don't mess w/ the IRS! They'll getcha.

By pjmqone05

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Taxes are the death of us all. With the republician agenda in full swing we should all refuse to pay our taxes.

Friday 10 December

By Scott

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I totally agree

By fivemillion

didnt the Repubs just get tax breaks for everyone (via Extension of the Bush Tax Cuts?) Did not the Dems want the Tax breaks to expire meaning a tax Increase?

Thursday 09 December

By RogerB

What rock did you just crawl out from. You must not have watched the news for the last 3 decades or so.

By chris

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Hello genius...the democrats are the ones who raise taxes and spend us into oblivion expanding government social programs.

By tony

well he can share a cell with wesly snipes.

By dave

what do all rich people .do with there money.why can''t they paid there taxes.us poor people pay our's i dont get it.

By Heyes

Looks like Snipes is going to have a cellmate

By frank

beatboxer?? is that another word for thug? must be when these people have their pants down arond their knees shuckin an jivin...

By JOJO

NOT TO WORRY! This guy needs to ask for the Charlie Rangel, Tim Geithner EXCEPTION!

By CC

50cent, Jay-Z and a couple others ought 2 toss em a bone and pay the bill, show a pioneir some love.

By jimmy

how many of these people is it now must be thousands they do not pay anyone what do they do with their money???? mike vick 7 mercedes 4 houses 1 maybach none of them paid for all financed all repossessions what is it with these people??

By kpingzing

hes black he will walk.

By BigMo

Doug E. "Not-so-fresh", after they get there's!
Don't F with the Gov'ment...not cool to break the LAW, gangsta'.

By Casey

After reading these posts, it makes me wonder if half these people graduated grade school, let alone high school. It must all be part of the Liberal plan to "dumb down" America in order to get votes.

By PJ

Beatboxer is just another way of saying...I can't play an instrument and I'm too lazy or unco-ordinated to learn music theory so I'll make wierd noises with my mouth and spit on people.

By bev

Its not the rich that is supporting this country its the average american citizen. Throw this bum in jail along with the rest of them that owe money and think they can get away with it.

By nick

Guess he gave too much to BARRY SOROS OBAMA in 2008 and he thought he had a choice, give to Uncle Sam or to the boy in the WHITEHOUSE.

By Jazzy jay z ice fresh cool j jemmima

These guys love jail. It goes with their image.

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