wow this really is crazy...like many of the people already said... we dont get it...we are killing our generation .. flat out. all this violence needs to stop.. he was a sexy man and had tons going for him...highly talented and now what... we miss out cuz some dumba** had some beef. R.I.P Dolla

Wow its so great to here everyones comments on here. Im sure Rodney and his family would like to thank everyone. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers. RIP Rodney "Dolla" Burton aka Roddy

I hope and pray that th person/s rsponsibl for this are caught and punnished accordingly! Akon is trash and I really hope people realize that bfore its too late. I read also about the things he went through in his life, and he was trying to do somthing positive. Im 21 as well, and I thank God everyday I wake up and go to sleep. I went to tmz anf perezhilton and the comments I read there were racially charged and ignorant in regards to this tradgedy! It feels so good to come somwhere and see the support we can give to his family. R.I.P. Dolla

what strikes me is that is was so damn young! only 21! he was a young adorable kidd

RIP Roderick Anthony Burton II

This is really messed up all this time I've been reading it on twitter but I didn't know who it was. Now that I see his face I realize I know of him. wow so sad so young. RIP

REAL STORY FROM AJC...THIS MADNESS FLEW IN AND WAS NOT JUST SOME LA DUDE. Los Angeles police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with the slaying of Atlanta rapper Dolla, who was shot Monday outside a popular Beverly Hills mall. The man, identified as Aubrey Louis Berry of Snellville, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport with a gun on Monday night and was charged with murder. He was being held on $1 million bail. Dolla, born Roderick Anthony Burton II, was gunned down while waiting in the valet area of the Beverly Center, said publicist Sue Vannasing. The Los Angeles Times reported he was shot in the head. He was accompanied by another local rapper, D.J. Shabbazz, and a fellow Jive Recording artist, Scrapp DeLeon. Enlarge this image Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Rap artist Dolla, born Roderick Anthony Burton II, had a song, ‘Feelin’ Myself,’ featured on the ‘Step Up’ soundtrack. • List of murdered rappers Recent headlines: * Atlanta rapper Dolla slain; Snellville man arrested * Rally planned Tuesday to protest Davis execution * Atlanta's budget looks good -- compared to other big cities • Atlanta and Fulton County news Police said Berry is believed to have dropped off a rental car before he was found at the airport with a handgun, airport police spokesman Sgt. Jim Holcomb told the AP. “As the officers approached the suspect, they asked him ‘Do you know why we’re here?’” Holcomb told AP. “He put his (hands) up in the air and said, ‘Yes, I’ve got a gun in my waistband. Don’t shoot me.’” Police recovered a loaded 9mm semiautomatic handgun and turned the man over to Los Angeles police. Los Angeles Police spokeswoman Karen Rayner said two other “persons of interest” — one male, one female — who were with Berry at the airport were being questioned but neither has been charged in connection with the shooting. They were detained before attempting to board a plane out of Los Angeles International Airport, about 10 miles away from the Beverly Center. Vannasing said Dolla, 21, was involved in an altercation before the shooting with an unidentified man and woman who followed him to the mall. Dolla had just arrived in Los Angeles earlier Monday, his publicist said. He was recording his first album, “Another Day, Another Dolla,” which was due to be released on Akon’s Konvict Muzik label. “He had a very promising career,” Vannasing said. “He was being hyped as the next Tupac [Shakur]. He chose music to get off the streets.” Burton was born in Chicago in 1988, according the Times, and moved with his family to Los Angeles. Burton moved to Atlanta when he was five after his father shot himself in front of the rapper and his sister. “He was the man of the house,” Vannasing said. His mother, Joyce Burton, still resides in Atlanta, where Dolla’s funeral will be held, Vannasing said. News of the murder spread rapidly on Twitter where, ironically, the rapper had just opened an account earlier in the day. According to his official MySpace page, Burton began performing in local showcases at age 12 with his group, Da Razkals Cru. He was signed to Elektra Records in 2001, his site says. The label eventually dissolved and the group split in 2003, when Dolla said he returned to Atlanta to focus on a solo career. “I was disappointed but all that made me do was work harder,” he said. “It was a stepping stone.” He soon signed with Jive, where, collaborating with former Elektra acquaintance, Akon, he released his first single “Who The [expletive] Is That?” featuring T-Pain. “My music is universal,” Dolla said on his Web site. “I can do street music or pop music. But whatever I do, I attempt to make meaningful songs with substance.” Staff writer Mike Morris contributed to this article.

J-roc: FOR EVERYBODY WHO THOUGHT I WAS TRYING TO BE MEAN….ONE HIT WONDER IS NOUN, HOWEVER IT IS A THING (!!!….NOT A PERSON). I MEANT THE SONG WAS A ONE HIT WONDER, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOLLOWED UP BY A SECOND SINGLE. THAT WAS THE LAST TRACK AND VIDEO THAT HAD WIDE MASS DISTRIBUTION…I’M NOT BLAMING HIM THAT HE WAS 21 AND DIDNT HAVE BUT ONE SONG…HOWEVER I’M NOT GONNA ACT LIKE A DIE HARD FAN JUST BECAUSE HE DIED…DO ANY OF YOU ON HERE OWN HIS ALBUM?????? Then you're using the term incorrectly. "One-hit wonder" refers to the performer, the song is is the "hit".

J-roc: FOR EVERYBODY WHO THOUGHT I WAS TRYING TO BE MEAN….ONE HIT WONDER IS NOUN, HOWEVER IT IS A THING (!!!….NOT A PERSON). I MEANT THE SONG WAS A ONE HIT WONDER, BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FOLLOWED UP BY A SECOND SINGLE. THAT WAS THE LAST TRACK AND THAT HAD WIDE MASS DISTRIBUTION…I’M NOT BLAMING HIM THAT HE WAS 21 AND DIDNT HAVE BUT ONE SONG…HOWEVER I’M NOT GONNA ACT LIKE A DIE HARD FAN JUST BECAUSE HE DIED…DO ANY OF YOU ON HERE OWN HIS ALBUM?????? Ummm...FYI, his album wasn't even released yet and that is why people are saying that he was a rising star. His album was supposed to come out this summer.

B: This is extremely sad, but in response to people’s comments about brothers (I refuse to call black men or people niggers or a nigga, out of respect for myself and generations before mine) needing to make a change, I really hope that you guys are contributing positively in your own surroundings to influence change in black men and black women, majority of the time we are the ones who are hurting each other, not “the man.” There is a lot of pain and confusion in a lot of our hearts and we have not even acknowledged that it exists…ACKNOWLEDGE IT!!! I encourage you all to do your part. Change starts with you!God bless you all =) im trying to find where they state the race of the person who did the shooting since everyone is on a soapbox about black people. did i miss something?

RIP Dollar. he had a couple nice tracks. phucked up he had to go like that. and why was that idiot trying to hop on a plane with the gun?! it all just boggles the mind.

So sad man unnecessary taking peoples lives and for what?? Apparently he got into an argument with some people but it's not confirmed but still over a verbal argument you will take someones life? He was cute and talented I loved his song and he is so young. All malls I feel should have metal detectors and armed police officers when will this shit stop. I don't care if it's the most upscale place it doesn't matter.

So sad I liked both of his songs. He seemed to have a promising career. God rest his soul and prayers to the fam.

Damn... May God bless his soul

RIP ....so sad :(

Jackie: The senseless murders, when will it stop? Just too many young brother dying for bullsh%$. Just terrible!! It is ridiculous that our black men are killing one another instead of coming together to do something positive. R.I.P

OMG! I SAW HIM LIKE LAST YEAR IN ATL.. HE WAS AT A HOTEL.. AND HE WAS SO NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.. RUNNING AROUND AND PLAY-N.....

Jesus PLEASE touch our people... we need a wave of your supernatural touch in Jesus Name!!Our Hearts need to be check!! May God's peace be with the family.

beverly center is in west hollywood nevertheless there is rarely a crime commited there this is by the ivy where hodashian loves to go somebody followed him from atlanta had an issue and likely knew this was a good place to do it because of the no security that is there

that's really sad. I liked that song and my sister thought he was really cute.

So sad. People are becoming more and more senseless. If you are willing to shoot someone down at the Beverly Center, in the middle of the day you have no regard for anyone's life or your own for that matter. I honestly think this has something to do with this whole Suge/Akon beef. This is awful.

really sad...i loved his song. i used to listen to it all the time. RIP brotha.

Damn that's so sad I heard this on the news. I was at Beverly Center today stocking up at Sephora damn u always feel like these things happen but not so close to home. I am always at that mall it's just shocking. RIP

In Beverly Hills???? Thats so crazy.....Idk if a shot to the head is accidental in a mall in Beverly Hills, this strikes me as totally deliberate...R.I.P

Lord Jesus the prince of peace shower you peace unto the hearts of dolla's family as they undergo this hard moments.I just don't get this.Why do niggers want to kill each other.jealous.why what are going to gain?now u end up in jail.may justice be served.