Tyga: Road to the 2012 BET Awards

Tyga more than earned his stripes over the past year.

Nov. 29, 2011: “The Motto” Single Released  - Tyga helped turn Drake’s hyphy tribute “The Motto,” also featuring Lil Wayne, into a double-platinum smash.(Photo: Courtesy Cash Money/Young Money Records)
Dec. 5, 2011: Tyga Unveils Yet Another New Mixtape - Tyga paved the way for his upcoming LP, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, with a new mixtape, #B---hImTheS—t, which garnered over half a million downloads. (photo: John Ricard / BET)
Jan. 13, 2012: Tyga Releases “Faded” - Tyga teamed up with Young Monday capo Lil Wayne to pack dance floors with the bouncy single “Faded.”(Photo: Courtesy Cash Money/Young Money Records)
Feb. 21, 2012: Tyga Drops Careless World: Rise of the Last King  - After a string of smash singles and mixtapes, Tyga hit No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 with his sophomore LP, backing up his hitmaking cred.(Photo: Courtesy Cash Money/Young Money Records)March 19, 2012: Tyga Involved in Shooting - Tyga affiliate Honey Cocaine was shot in the arm when Tyga’s tour van was fired at after a show in Omaha. (Photo: WCEPIX/EP/PICTUREGROUP)

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Dec. 5, 2011: Tyga Unveils Yet Another New Mixtape - Tyga paved the way for his upcoming LP, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, with a new mixtape, #B---hImTheS—t, which garnered over half a million downloads. (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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