Posted on 05/19/2009 2:39:17 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Dolla, a rapper whose real name is Roderick Anthony Burton II, was shot in the head as he and several other people stood near the center's La Cienega Boulevard entrance, according to police, witnesses and Dolla's publicist, Sue Vannasing. A friend of the rapper's who was at the Beverly Center and a Los Angeles Police Department official also confirmed the victim's identity to The Times.
Burton, 21, arrived at LAX from Atlanta earlier in the day and went to the Beverly Center to shop, Vannasing said. After the shooting, Burton was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center a few blocks from the mall, where he died, police said.
The LAPD has not announced a motive for the attack or identified any suspects. Detectives are questioning a woman they detained at the scene and a man who allegedly drove from the mall to LAX in a rented silver Mercedes SUV.
About an hour after the shooting, the LAPD issued a bulletin for a 20-year-old man considered a "person of interest" in the shooting. Los Angeles Airport Police officers spotted a man fitting the description in the ticketing lobby of Terminal 1.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
Clever! LOL!
As Rush said about another rapper shot in the head a few years ago, “shot in his least vital organ”.
Who the f*** was that?
All for the Gators, stand up and holla!!!
No loss.
LOL. I guess that old bell tolling and who it tolls for is not for you.
Wow, a rapper who know's his Daddy's name. Wonder if he ever met him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVKa-dcKrOQ
Dolla featuring T-Pain & Tay Dizm - Who The F*** Is That?
FWIW ....
He went from “aspiring rapper” to “expiring rapper.”
**LANGUAGE CONTENT**
T.I. Talks About Dolla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnZWANTNHu8&feature=channel
“#$%! $#&@ ... ya know what I’m say’n ...”
See too many posters on here attack the messenger with crap like this which leads me to want to respond in kind with something like "You have no business telling me what I should post you arrogant pompous blow hard" Fortunately I will resist the temptation and not say it. I'll simply say that you WAY overrate the influence of rap. No one of any consequence pays any attention to it or to rappers either.
He’s a good Rapper now!
Addition by subtraction.
ping
Damn. Another potential Michael Steele inspired GOP voter lost to gun violence...
Ding-ding we have a winner!
A suspect has been arrested:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,520635,00.html?test=latestnews
Such a sad story, but also very typical.
EXCERPT:
Despite his rising fame, Burton’s life had been wrought with tragedy. Born in Chicago, his twin sibling died at birth. Shortly afterward, the family relocated to Los Angeles in search of a better life. But at just five years old, while sitting on his parents’ bed with his sister Divinity, Burton’s father took his own life. The family again moved to Atlanta, where at just ten years old, he was already breaking the law to help support his family, who struggled financially. His sister was later sentenced to several years in prison for an altercation with police, according to his biography on MySpace.
Five is way too young to take on the responsibilities of fatherhood, even if your sister comes alongside to help.
/sarcasm brought about by poor grammar
(Fitty Cent after taxes.)
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