Tyga: Road to the 2012 BET Awards

Tyga more than earned his stripes over the past year.

July 8, 2011: Tyga Releases Well Done 2 - Fresh off his acclaimed performance at last year’s BET Awards pre-show, Tyga dropped a new mixtape, Well Done 2, featuring cameos from Chris Brown, YG, Nipsey Hussle and Gudda Gudda.(Photo: Courtesy Cash Money/Young Money Records)
Oct. 4, 2011: Tyga Drops "Still Got It" - Tyga turned the buzz for his sophomore album, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, up several decibels with the single “Still Got It,” featuring his YMCMB homie Drake.(Photo: Courtesy Cash Money/Young Money Records)
October 11, 2011: Tyga Hits the Cipher at BET Hip-Hop Awards - Tyga killed it alongside Chris Brown and Ace Hood in The Cipher at last year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards.(Photo: BET)
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)

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Oct. 4, 2011: Tyga Drops "Still Got It" - Tyga turned the buzz for his sophomore album, Careless World: Rise of the Last King, up several decibels with the single “Still Got It,” featuring his YMCMB homie Drake.(Photo: Courtesy Cash Money/Young Money Records)

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