Who Was Dolla?

Slain rapper worked with Akon and T-Pain and had his first record deal when he was just 12 years old.By Shaheem Reid Dolla Photo: Frazer Harrison/ Getty Images Dolla often spoke about staying focused on his music despite life's many tragedies. He told XXL magazine last year about how his mother had to battle cancer, his younger brother died at birth and his father committed suicide; Dolla was just 5 years old when he witnessed his dad taking his own life. Fifteen years later, in 2008,...

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