The family of slain rapper Dolla will celebrate his 22nd birthday today (November 25th) with the release of a brand new mixtape titled The Miseducation of Dolla.

Dollar, born Roderick Anthony Burton II, was gunned down in front of the Beverly Center on May 18th 2009.

Just hours after the shooting, police arrested Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, as he attempted to flee California via a flight from Los Angeles Airport, back to his hometown of Atlanta.

“Just a few hours before the incident, I spoke to my son and he was on his way home catching a flight out. I stay close to the airport, so he used to stop by,” Dolla’s mother Dawnee Robinson exclusively told AllHipHop.com. “He told me what he wanted for dinner. He wanted some yellow rice, cabbage and chicken wings. So I went to the store and made sure I had everything. So when I got the call, I was cooking his dinner.”

While numerous reports have made references to Dolla’s alleged ties to the Crips street gang, Dolla’s mother denied those claims and said her son was simply into Hip-Hop music.

“He’s always been inquisitive and ambitious and wanted to know everything about everything,” Ms. Robinson told AllHipHop.com. “[He] read everything in sight. Asked a lot of questions and he’s always been, you know just a light. I’m so blessed Allah chose me to be his mother.”

While Dolla’s music may have reflected the street life, his mother claimed he was an aspiring rapper who was trying to fulfill his dreams through music and modeling, when he was murdered in cold blood.

“My son was always working, always in the studio,” Robinson revealed. “He spent a lot of time at home with us when he wasn’t on the road. So you know, whatever caused this person to murder my son, I’m still in total disbelief and can’t understand what would, provoke anyone to do something like,” an upset Robinson stated.

Dolla started rapping at the age of 11 and after a short lived deal with Dreamworks, he was signed to Akon’s Konvict Muzic record label in 2007.

Akon made a cameo appearance on Dolla’s biggest single “Who the F**k is That,” which also featured Florida producer/rapper T-Pain.

The rapper was in Los Angeles recording material for his debut album for the label, when he was shot and killed near the V.I.P.valet parking area of the Beverly Center.

“He was finishing his album and mixing his mixtape. It was also his girlfriend’s 23rd birthday that lived in Los Angeles, but she goes to school at Clark [Clark-Atlanta University]. So he was killing three birds with one stone. Mixing, finishing up his music and enjoying her birthday weekend. So that’s why he was there.”

Aubrey Louis Berry, 23, is charged with murder and assault. He claimed that he acted out of self defense after Dolla and his crew threatened him in the Beverly Center.

The former promoter from Atlanta is being held on $2 million dollars bail for his role in the murder and has pled not guilty to the charge.

Sources told AllHipHop.com that prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against Berry for the murder of Dolla.

While Dolla’s mother expressed grief over the fact the two young men had lost their lives, she did state that she wanted to see justice pursued to the full extent of the law.

“Hey, all I know is that is not OK to go around shooting and killing people,” Robinson told AllHipHop.com. “That’s not what I believe in. That’s not what my son believed in and I feel that anyone who is so bold to take another life, for no apparent reason, I feel that they should be prosecuted with full extent of the law and that’s how I feel.”

Dolla’s new mixtape The Miseducation of Dolla hit the internet today, along with two previously unreleased tracks, “Ghetto Prayer” featuring J. Valentine and “Gonna Be Alright.”

“His legacy is a great one,” Robinson stated. “I believe that you know in due time you know Bu [Akon’s brother/business partner], Akon and Damian Jackson, Dolla’s manager and mentor will make the step t put things out really soon. The mixtape came out today on his birthday as a free download. We just want him to heard.”

Reformed gangster rapper Master P. and actor/former rapper Mark Wahlberg have teamed up to serve Thanksgiving dinner in a high risk community.

Master P. and Mark Wahlberg have teamed with Reachback LA and OneMillionGifts.org to serve meals in an area of Los Angeles known for crime and gang violence.

“This is our third year in this program,” Master P. told AllHipHop.com. “It’s great for the community. We are able to give the homeless a hot Thanksgiving meal and feed families in need and that are struggling through these tough economic times.”

Reachback LA’s founder expressed enthusiasm about the impact the event will have on the surrounding communities.

“Growing up in this community has been tough but I’ve been able to overcome obstacles,” Chico Brown said. “It’s wonderful to be able to give back and see the smiles on so many kids’ faces just happy to be able to have a Thanksgiving dinner.”

The event will take place from 4PM-7PM at 1773 East Century Blvd. in Los Angeles.

“Together we can change the world,” Mark Wahlberg said. “Today we will experience what Thanksgiving is really all about, being thankful for what we have and sharing it with others in need.”

For more information visit www.ReachbackLA.org or www.OneMillionGifts.org.

After initially stating his forthcoming prison sentence would be beneficial to his career, Louisiana emcee Lil’ Boosie is now remorseful and saddened about the term that will keep him behind bars for an estimated two years.

Boosie, real name Torrence Hatch, was originally convicted of a third offense for marijuana possession.

The jail term was then exacerbated when Boosie violated his house arrest order to complete two concert dates.

According to Boosie, his sentencing was based on his rap persona over his actual behavior, which was simply to provide support for his 7 children and another still to be born.

Also, the rapper had been sued before for not fulfilling show dates, and wanted to prevent any further legal complications before going to prison.

“They’re treating me on who they think I am. They judging me on Boosie Bad Azz, not Torrence Hatch,” Boosie stated to Louisiana’s WAFB channel 9. “I had to do these two shows these last two days to feed my family.”

Aside from the marijuana convictions, Boosie has previous arrests on battery, weapons charges, and attempted bribery of a police officer.

This contentious history with the law is something Boosie admits is the result of his own reckless decisions.

“I blame it on myself, because things I did I wanted to. Trouble is easy to get into, but it’s hard to get out. I won’t be able to see my child born, yeah that hurts,” he stated.

Although the marijuana conviction is his third, the 26 year old struggles to understand why his sentencing was so harsh after revealing he has an addiction.

“If I made a mistake with marijuana, why am I not eligible for rehab?” Boosie questioned. “I’ve been on marijuana since a teenager. I need some rehab. Jail is not rehab.”

For his young fans, the reflective young rapper offered education as the main tool to stay away from the street life that encompasses his art.

“School is the first thing, once you stay in school and make up your mind you want to be somebody, the negatives will go away,” he explained. “And stay away from the negative people.

At press time, Lil Boosie is in custody at Winn Correctional Center in Louisiana, and serving his two year sentence. Following its completion, he will be required to finish 5 years of probation.

An anti-gang worker was sentenced to 12 years in prison yesterday (November 24) for his role in the robbery of rapper Bizzy Bone of group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

Marlow “Bow Wow” Jones and three co-defendants pleaded guilty to beating and robbing Bizzy Bone during a January incident in a hotel room in Universal City, California.

Jones and the other men accosted Bizzy Bone in his hotel room, chocked him and robbed the rapper of his jewelry.

When Jones was arrested, he was an employee of Unity One, a city sponsored anti-gang program.

According to the Los Angeles Times, Jones, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of burglary, in addition to admitting that his actions were done to benefit a street gang.

Jones’s co defendants were also sentenced to lengthy the present terms.

Ricky Pearson, 30, was sentenced to 19 years in prison, Vanquan Knott, 20, was sentenced to 11 years, while Markiece Goss, 24, was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the robbery.

Bone Thug is currently preparing for the release of their new album Uni 5: The World’s Enemy, which is due in stores December 22nd.

According to sources Bizzy Bone will not be able to take part in promotions for the album upon its release, because he is attending court ordered drug rehab.

West Coast rapper 40 Glocc and Lil Boo have released a reply to Plies’ diss record “Letter to the Industry,” in the latest round of Hip-Hop beef.

The pair dropped the track “Return to Sender” today (November 24th), in reply to Plies‘ “Letter.”

At the end of “Return to Sender,” the rappers sample a clip of a December 2008 interview conducted with an elderly woman who claimed she was Plies’ grandmother.

The woman speaks about Plies rap career which, she claims is a fraud.

“I just want to let yall know I did not give him that name, I don’t know where he got that name from,” the elderly woman says at the end of the track. “He aint got no stripes in the streets, he never, ever lived that life, that was his brother.”

Earlier this month, Plies released three songs: “Awesome,” “Chirpin’” and “Letter to the Industry,” which addressed a number of topics, including his beef with other rappers.

Plies became the subject of jokes during an October episode of Jamie Foxx’s “Foxx Hole Radio Show” on Sirius Satellite Radio.

The comedian revealed that he mediated a dispute between Plies entourage and members of 40 Glocc’s, crew who appeared on a video set to test Plies‘ street credibility.

Foxx took jabs at Plies and his entourage, who allegedly ran for cover when approached by 40 Glocc and his Zoo Life associates on the set, prompting Plies’ song “Letter.”

“Return to Sender” is taken from 40 Glocc and Zoo Life’s upcoming album Concrete Jungle, which will be available for downloads in the iTunes store on December 8th.

The physical CD will be available in January of 2010.

Rapper Vanilla Ice is working on a new on untitled reality show. According to reports, the reality show will take an inside look at Vanilla Ice’s career, life and his family. The rapper who recently filmed a beer commercial in South Africa to his famous single “Ice, Ice Baby,” has starred in other reality shows. He was featured on the second season of the VH1 show, The Surreal Life which also featured Tammy Faye, p### star Ron Jeremy and actor Erik Estrada. In related news. Vanilla Ice and Erik Estrada will host the 4th Annual Vanilla Ice Holiday Block Party, which is a public concert to benefit Toys For Tots. The event will take place December 5th. Last year Vanilla Ice collected over 68,000 toys for needy children and this year he hopes to crack the 100k mark.

Rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is partnering with the Home Shopping Network (HSN) to promote his fragrance lines I Am King and Unforgivable. Diddy is slated to appear on HSN on November 30th to promote the fragrances from 11:00pm to 1:00am. According to Women’s Wear Daily, HSN has built a custom living room themed stage for Diddy to sell his products in St Petersburg Florida, where the show will broadcast from. For more information tune in to Home Shopping Network on November 30th.

A New Jersey lawyer who once represented popular rappers like Lil Kim, Queen Latifah and various gang members pleaded not guilty today (November 24) to new bribery, drug and prostitution charges. Paul Bergrin was arrested in May after authorities accused the lawyer of arranging the murder of a witness and trying to set up the murder of another in a drug case. Bergrin, 53, has also pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and the attempted murder charge. He has been held without bail since his arrest in May.