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Tyga: Road to the BET Awards - Tyga more than earned his stripes over the past year. From his breakthrough sophomore album to his ubiquitous hit “Rack City,” Tyga established himself as a powerful lieutenant in Lil Wayne’s Young Money army. To cap off his amazing journey since the 2011 BET Awards, where he performed at the pre-show festivities, Tyga’s graduating to the main stage this year. But before he tears it down this Sunday, June 30, take a look back at Tyga’s massive year. (photo: John Ricard / BET)

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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)

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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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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)

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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)

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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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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)

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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)

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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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April 18, 2012: Tyga and Chris Brown Announce New Mixtape - Tyga had Team Breezy in a frenzy when he tweeted that he and Chris Brown were working on a sequel to their 2010 collaborative mixtape Fan of a Fan.(Photos: John Ricard/BET)