she thinks he's using the death of iz ramirez as a publicity stunt.
August 14, 2006 -- The family of Busta Rhymes' slain bodyguard is calling on the hip-hop wild man to tell cops what he knows about the fatal shooting - blaming his silence on "cowardice" and a calculated, self-serving decision to use the tragedy for publicity.
"I understand the code of the streets, [but] they're probably just very afraid for themselves and their families," Israel Ramirez's older sister Sonia Rodriguez told The Post in an exclusive interview at her family's dinner table. She said the last time she heard from Rhymes, who promised to set up a college fund for Ramirez's three sons, was on a voice mail left July 4 asking how the family is doing.
She couldn't get through when she tried to return his call.
"We're not doing well. Our family is destroyed. We're not going to be complete again," she said. "Especially during the holidays. There is definitely going to be an empty seat at this table."
She said she's sickened by Rhymes' performance shout-outs to Ramirez.
"I find it kind of nauseating - especially when he's talking about how he cared for my brother," Rodriguez said.
"He doesn't give two diddlies about my brother. At this point, I honestly believe Busta is using my brother's death as a publicity stunt - and I'm angry," she said with tears in her eyes.
"He may perceive it as this is how he shows he cares, but I don't see it. He's really got a lot to do to prove me wrong, and talking to the cops about what happened that night would be a big step."
Ramirez was shot dead on Feb. 5 at the taping of a video for the Rhymes song "Touch It" at a studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Six months later, his killer is still at large.
A police source says cops still haven't gotten any cooperation from any of the people who were there.
"Some people are afraid because they fear they could be next," the source said.
Other sources say 50 Cent prot
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