Dipset Rapper Commits Suicide, Shoots Himself During Police Showdown

Rapper Darnell "King Tut" Brittingham committed suicide yesterday, following a showdown with authorities. Brittingham, who is associated with the Harlem based Dipset rap entourage, took his life during a confrontation with police.

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According to reports Brittingham, 23, shot himself in the head while in a taxicab as officers approached him in Greenburgh, New York. Police later pulled the cab over. Lt. Chris McNerney ordered everyone out of the vehicle and although the woman and the driver complied, Brittingham refused and shot himself. "He knew we were going to arrest him and he decided he wasn't going to go to jail," said Greenburgh police chief John Kapica.

Brittingham had been on the run from police since early February and was found when a cell phone trace pinpointed his location at a Greenburgh motel. Officers staked out the building and saw Brittingham and a woman enter a taxi earlier in the day.

This tragic event brought to end on-going legal trouble for Brittingham. He was arrested under drug possession charges on Feb. 11, after police searched his vehicle finding marijuana and cocaine stuffed in a teddy bear. The New Jersey native was arrested and subsequently released on $25,000 bail. One day later police were trailing him again after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend seven times before going into hiding.

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nj7theavenholic

that's my cousin and yall dont even know what yall are saying

July 16 2009 at 9:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
duncanstpt2

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March 25 2009 at 7:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
duncanstpt2

I think Negroes were much happier when we kept them busy picking cotton.

March 25 2009 at 6:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
wonda

HE, WHO IS WITHOUT SIN CAST THE FIRST STONE!!!!!

He was a HUMAN BEING, and for that alone he deserved to LIVE.

March 25 2009 at 5:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
famousaft3rdeath

first of all...wow, really...the color of someones skin is STILL an issue? how about FINALLY stepping outside the cave you Neanderthals.

second...over 1 million people a year commit suicide. still think the topic is funny? i wonder if you'll be laughing later when the tragedy hits your home.

third...if all you listen to is the radio or watch those so-called music channels and think that those few artists encompass all of what any 'genre' has to offer then you're sadly mistaken. obviously music is just a past-time or entertainment to you, not a way of life. speak on what you know.

fourth...ok, he was obviously a 'criminal'. and what...your government officials aren't? like some police aren't? like the earth has never known of rulers/kings who did some unspeakable a** s***. etc, etc, etc,. but you wanna condem this man here for his actions, which you have no right to do in the first place. unbelievable.

i could continue but blah...whatever...at least i saw a few 'good' comments here regarding this story. the rest of you can stfu now, thanks.

March 24 2009 at 6:46 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
shsjaguars6608

this man is a coward 2 kill him self for what we did he is just a thug azz gang banger wanna b thts affarid hes goin 2 b sum1s bitch in jail and he will have a good time buring in hell u wont b missed

March 24 2009 at 4:25 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
robin

TamiHunter is a rascist moron. How pathetic this world would be if white people ruled music and dance not to mention science and literature...Rap is an impt genre whether u or I like it or not. Oh and yeah I'm white but I sure as heck wouldn't have wanted to learn to dance from my "white friends" I also learned what loalty and transforming tragedy into triumph was from my "non-white" friends. U have made your self a small world with your small mind live in it die in it how sad a life yours will be

March 24 2009 at 10:38 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
General Dizzle

Wow its unbelievable reading some of these comments. Im sorry if you dont think rap is music. A musician. The actuall definition of a fucking musician is a person who makes music a profession, esp. as a performer of music. Whether or not you like hip hop or its performers its still music. I cant believe someone would actually comment about race in the world of music. Sound has no color dipshit. (Tami Hunter). I myself am an african american i grew up listening to hip hop but now I listen to everything so Im really not biased.
Also all of those metal bands and rock bands that you listen to are surely influenced by hip hop. Now true this guy might have been a thug or a gangster and he might have stabbed his gf 7 times so he probably had what happened to him coming. My point is, hip hop as well as all other forms of music should be given respect at least. Dont even get me started on the "white musician only" station. You shoud really leave your backwoods town in BFE and come to the real world so life can slap you around.

March 20 2009 at 11:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LoverBoy Films

With All Due Respect...This message is for Tamihunter45 and all who care to read. We all have problems with what we say about individuals. Listen...Rap music is not music but it is a art expression used with music. It's the same as if a preacher in the pulpit was to put music with his sermon. Even some of you are so artistic, you could also can do the same. Rap is derived for a reason however it depends on who is expressing. If it's a person who was raised under unequal conditions, that's what you'll hear. On the other hand, if it's a person who was raised in good conditions, what do you really think you will hear. That being said, I agree with many of you in regards to Rap NOT being music but it is a expression that we should have respect, in spite of who is expressing. Now for Tamihunter45, go in the midst of a crowd of people who admire Rap and scream out how much you hate Rap and black music in general...then tell me what results will occur. What this individual did, has nothing to do with Rap or his artistic ability...he was just another immature person who didn't want to face his frailties.

March 20 2009 at 10:28 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dd

Lady Carolyne said: "Whether you like Rap music or not, for a young black man to choose suicide over jail is a tragedy. Decriminalize drugs..."
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A couple of points Carolyne......This guy didn't choose suicide because of the drug rap he had incurred. He STABBED HIS GIRLFRIEND 7 TIMES! Do you have difficulty absorbing what you read? He attempted MURDER.

I'm hearing you say that he's entitled to do absolutely anything he wants (drugs, attempted murder, etc) but should not be held accountable for any outrageous behavior. Instead, you think (and I use the term "think" loosely) America should make all drugs legal? Are you nuts? How about demanding that the druggies STOP USING DRUGS? Or is that too much to ask from a bunch of spoiled pathetic pipsqueaks who have no idea about how to take responsibility for themselves or how to care about others around them?

You are demanding empathy from posters, yet you don't seem to demand that he should have had empathy for his girlfriend and not stabbed her?

Some of you guys/gals clearly missed the days of school where you would have learned about logic and how to connect the dots when thinking. Go back to school and try to pick that up!

March 19 2009 at 11:32 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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