Bobby Ramirez, (September 26, 1969 – July 13, 2016), professionally known by his

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DTTX (short for 'Don't Try To Xerox'), was an American rapper, best known for being a member of the

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Career

Ramirez was born on September 26, 1969, in

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, to parents of

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descent. In 1989, Ramirez and Robert "ODM" Gutierrez formed the hip hop group

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in Riverside. From 1990, the duo has released five studio albums before they went on hiatus in 1999. In 2010, the duo returned to performing and released their sixth album in 2011. DTTX has released four solo albums from 2001 to 2006, and appeared on the soundtrack to the 1996 film ''Bulletproof''.

Death

DTTX was discovered on July 7, 2016, unresponsive in a

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street, with severe burns all over his body and a temperature of 107

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degrees. Ramirez was rushed to the hospital, where he would be in a coma for 11 days before dying at

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on Monday, July 18, 2016, at 7:53 pm at the age of 46. According to the

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coroner, Ramirez died from heatstroke, with exposure as a contributing factor.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Back 2 Da Brown'' (2001) * ''Luv'n the Life'' (2005) * ''Still Brown & Proud'' (2006) * ''Sitting in the Park'' (2006)

with A Lighter Shade of Brown

* '' Brown & Proud'' (1990) * '' Hip Hop Locos'' (1992) * ''

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'' (1994) * ''

'' (1997) * '' If You Could See Inside Me'' (1999) * ''It's a Wrap'' (2011)

References

External links

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{{Authority control 1969 births 2016 deaths American rappers of Mexican descent People from Riverside, California West Coast hip-hop musicians Rappers from California Hispanic and Latino American rappers