Mike Beck, an aspiring rapper and affiliate of Fat Joe was shot and killed last night in Brooklyn, New York.

Mike Beck was a member of the rap collective K.A.R. (Kill All Rats), which also featured group members Rob Kash, Onez and Leader.

Sources told AllHipHop.com that Beck was shot and killed on Logan and Bellmar Street in Brooklyn, and that a botched robbery attempt could have been the motive.

Beck and K.A.R. were featured on Fat Joe’s “300 Brolic” remix. In May, the group released a self-titled mixtape executive produced by Fat Joe and Pistol Pete.

In addition to Fat Joe and Pistol Pete, K.A.R.’s mixtape features guest appearances from Ace Hood, Sheek Louch, Hell Rell, DJ Khaled, Jadakiss and others.

Beck was born and raised in East New York. At the age of 17, he was sent to prison for five years, for his role in a murder.

A number of artists expressed their condolences via Twitter.

“R.I.P. Mike Beck!!!!!” Fat Joe Tweeted, as did Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Noreaga, Raekwon and others.

Source: http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2009/10/31/22007168.aspx

Yesterday Pardon Thomas, a suspect in the 2006 murder of Philant Johnson, T.I.’s friend and personal assistant, confessed to his role in the shooting.

Thomas, 41 pleaded guilty to manslaughter, five counts of felony assault and tampering with evidence.

Thomas was accused of assisting his brother Hosea Thomas by driving the vehicle to what ultimatly lead to the shoot out and the death of Johnson.  The shooting followed an altercation in which Hosea Thomas had been hit in the head with a bottle at a party that T.I. and his group attended. The Thomas brothers then got in the vehicle and chased the group and open fired on T.I.’s van.

Pardon will be officially sentenced on November 17th.

Rapper Jamal “Shyne” Barrow has officially been released from Immigration authorities and is heading to Belize today, AllHipHop.com has confirmed.

Shyne was released from the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials today (October 27) and deported to Belize, his original country of origin, where his father Dean Barrow serves as Prime Minister.

The rapper boarded a Continental Airlines flight in Buffalo, New York with Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree.

He is slated to enter Belize City around 5:00 PM EST, where he will be interviewed and processed by Belize police.

Shyne, born Jamal Barrow, served almost nine years in prison for his role in a violent nightclub shooting in 1999 involving Bad Boy mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his ex-girlfriend, actress Jennifer Lopez.

The 31-year-old rapper will be received by his uncle and Belize parliament member Michael Finnegan in addition to Prime Minister Barrow.

While Shyne’s uncle stated that the rapper may eventually leave Belize to pursue a recording career from a European country, another sources stated that he may take up residence in a Caribbean country closer to the United States.

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