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Tyga gives fans a taste of what to expect from his upcoming 187 mixtape by dropping a freestyle music video over 2 Chainz's "I'm Different" instrumental.

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187 drops on November 30th.

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In a case that is being compared to the Trayvon Martin killing, 17-year old Jordan Davis was shot to death on Friday at a Jacksonville gas station after he and several friends got into an argument with 45-year old Michael Dunn.

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Dunn had pulled into the gas station with his girlfriend. While she was inside the station he got into a heated argument with a group of black teens in an SUV after he asked them to turn down their music.

Dunn claims he saw a gun in the SUV and felt threatened. He opened fire on the vehicle letting off eight shots, two of which struck and killed Davis.

Dunn, who is white is represented by attorney Robin Lemonidis. She told CNN that her client may seek protection under the state’s controversial Stand Your Ground Law.

"Self defense applies because Mr. Dunn was threatened," Lemonidis said. "We can't say what the defense will be at this stage … but Stand Your Ground is a possibility."

There were no guns found inside the teens' car, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office said.

Ron Davis, the victim's father, is devastated. He said there was no justifiable reason for Davis to shoot at the SUV his son was riding in.

"He did something that there was no defense for," the father said of the suspect.

Ron added that his son was a good kid with no gang affiliation. He said the teens initially thought the gun Dunn pulled out was fake. When they realized it wasn't they tried to back up their vehicle before being caught in the gunfire.

Lemonidis says the four teens in the SUV were threatening to kill her client.

"Kill that motherf*cker. That motherf*cker's dead. You dead b*tch," are some of the threats that were shouted at Dunn according to Lemonidis. "And he sees a shotgun coming over the rim of the SUV, which is higher than his Jetta. All he sees are heavily tinted front windows that are up and the back windows that are down. And the car has at least four black men in it. And he doesn't know how old anybody is. He doesn't know anything, but he knows a shotgun when he sees one."

Lemomidis says any comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case are preposterous.

"That's ridiculous. Michael is not a vigilante," the attorney said. "He's a brilliant software developer. It was never his intention to kill anyone. There are no comparisons to the Trayvon Martin situation. [Dunn] is devastated and horrified by the death of the teen."

Dunn was arrested at his home on Saturday and charged with murder and attempted murder. He remains in jail after being denied bond on Monday.

What do you make of this case? Is it similar to what happened to Trayvon Martin?

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Styles P A.K.A. The Ghost steps into the booth to spit some freestyle bars for BET's Backroom. Holiday Styles is currently promoting his new album titled The World's Most Hardest MC Project.

You can grab that now from iTunes.

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Prodigy will have a busy 2013. The Mobb Deep rapper announced via Twitter that he has two projects lined for next year.

Up first will be an album titled Albert Einstein, produced entirely by frequent collaborator The Alchemist. P will follow that up with a not yet titled project produced by @schoir1.

Banana Clip P promised to preview the Albert Einstein artwork on Christmas.

Prodigy and The Alchemist have a great track record of producing quality music together. Expect nothing less from this new project.

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Keyz aka Khelo Suave releases new Diss track to French Montana
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After successful runs in Las Vegas and on Broadway, boxing legend Mike Tyson is about about to take his one-man show titled "Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth" on the road for a 10-week nationwide tour.

Tyson will kick off his 10-week tour with a two-night engagement at the Murat Theatre in Indianapolis Feb. 12-13. The three-month tour will visit at least 23 cities including Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston and Washington D.C.

Mike appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday to talk about the show and tour. He also talked about the people who visited him in prison like The O'Jays, Florence Henderson, Tupac Shakur, B.B. King and Whitney Houston.

Check the interview out below and dates for the tour

Check out the dates for the Undisputed Tour via http://www.facebook.com/MikeTysonOnTour

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50 Cent stopped by AMP Radio yesterday to chop it up with his old friend Carson Daly. The two discussed 50's meteoric rise to fame, how Eminem saved his career when he signed him, Young Buck and The Game turning their backs on him after he helped to launch their careers and his new single "My Life" which features Em and Adam Levine.

The G-Unit mogul has been a fan of Adam's for a long time.

“We were coming up at the same time and they asked me what do I like and I said Maroon 5 because I just heard the song [“She Will Be Loved”] and I just said, ‘What is that?’” he told Carson.

Carson said he loved hearing 50 and Eminem collaborate on songs like "Patiently Waiting" and "Never Enough." Carson believes the two have a hit on their hands with "My Life."

"You got it right with My Life," Carson said. "Because you got a little bit of Em on that. But the two of you together there's a sense of urgency that we don't hear in hip hop, yet it's pop palatable. Meaning I could play it here and you can go over to Big Boy's [Neighborhood] and he's going to play it over there."

“What really happened is for the the first time we were in the studio and I said, ‘No, we gotta make a single," 50 explained. “I found a space that kind of meets the Slim Shady, not the Marshall Mathers, but the Slim Shady side of Em when he starts to get in that pocket. It just makes a great collaboration every time we did it like Gatman and Robin or Psycho.”

Fif goes on to talk about why things didn't work with Young Buck and The Game, his performance on The Voice, Street King energy shot and helping to feed the hungry and why "New Day" will appear on Street King King Immortal and Alicia Keys' Girl On Fire album.

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Atlanta rapper Future was the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday. The rapper is promoting the release of his album Pluto 3D.

Future performed "Turn On the Lights" and "Neva End (Remix)" featuring Kelly Rowland.

You can purchase Pluto 3D now from iTunes.

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Rihanna got the big debut everyone expected for her new album Unapologetic. The album sold 238,000 copies according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving the singer her biggest 1st week sales ever, earning the Bajan beauty her very first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart according to Billboard.

The 24-year old superstar celebrated the good news with her 26 million Twitter followers.

Nicki Minaj's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - The Re-Up moved 34,501 copies according to HitsDailyDouble

Minaj blamed the low sales total on three of the nations biggest retailers.

"It is hard to get the album because the stores basically said that the last few re-releases they had put out did not do well and they didn't want to take a chance," she said in a recent appearance The Breakfast Club. "So, Target and Walmart is not selling the album. Target is actually my biggest retailer -- they've always been my biggest retailer. They've sold the most Nicki Minaj albums ever, so, thank you, Target. But I wish you could've sold this one." 

As for Best Buy, the retailer "only took limited [quantities] because they're like 'Oh we don't know, we want to play it safe,' so it's very difficult and it kind of sets you up to fail," she said, adding that some of her fans "have been driving hours, literally hours, to get one CD. But it is what it is, and I appreciate the support, and I'm excited about the music."

Walmart spokesperson Veronica Marshall told Spin.com that they would would have carried the album had Nicki offered an edited version, which she did not.

"We do not carry any music that has a parental advisory label on it," said Marshall. "However, we carry edited versions of those music titles. That album did not come with an edited option, so that's why Walmart isn't carrying that album."

The Re-Up is a re-release of Nicki's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album. It came with eight new songs.

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It's that time of the week again where XXL invites an emcee into the booth for a Show N’ Off Freestyle session with Statik Selektah.

This week Michigan spitter Jon Connor steps in front of the mic and does his thing.

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David Sabastian teams up with G-Unit rapper Genasis for "Molly Cyrus." The track is off of David's debut mixtape Napolean Complex, which is scheduled to be released on December 17th.

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Ciara remixes her hot track "Sorry." Future lends a hand on the song. The original version is the lead single off of Cici's upcoming album, One Woman Army.

You can download the original version of "Sorry" now from iTunes.

Katt Williams had another run in with the police on Sunday. According to TMZ, the troubled 39-year old comedian led police on a wild chase while riding a three-wheeled motorcycle.

Katt reportedly drove on the wrong side of the road at times during the chase. At one point he took off his helmet and yelled to the police that he wasn't going to stop.

Police eventually called off the chase for safety reasons. They plan to ask the D.A. to charge Williams with felony evasion.

Katt is also facing a legal hurdle for his meltdown during a show earlier this month at Oakland's Oracle Arena. As we previously reported, during his time onstage Katt acted like he was on drugs, cursed out audience members and challenged one to a fight before being dragged off the stage.

Too Short grabbed the mic after Katt's exit and said the comedian was high and there was no other way to explain it.

35-year-old Brian Herline, of Modesto, is seeking class-action certification in an effort to get ticket money back for all audience members. Herline says hundreds of fans were left disappointed after Katt's outrageous performance.

Herline said he and other fans had expected Williams to perform on Nov. 16.

"Instead, after a short series of bizarre events onstage, in which Williams confronted a heckler, took his clothes off and attempted to fight at least three audience members, the 'act' abruptly ended after 10 minutes," the suit said. "In sum, Williams failed to perform."

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, it's the second lawsuit filed against Katt in Alameda County.

Katt Williams acting a fool in Oakland

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Bad Boy Records artist Red Cafe links up with CTE CEO Young Jeezy to deliver an official music video for their collaboration "Champagne For The Pain."

Definitely nice visuals.

Here is the official music video for 50 Cent's new single "My Life" featuring Eminem and Adam Levine. The song is off of 50's upcoming Street King Immortal album, which will be released on February 26, 2013.

Download the single now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-life-feat.-eminem-adam/id577670921?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Uncle Murda hops on the instrumental to DJ Drama's "My Moment" for his latest freestyle. Be on the lookout for Uncle M's upcoming mixtape, The First 48.

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