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Carl Dobson, aka Run the Road Volume 2 MC Crazy Titch, was sentenced to 30 years in prison yesterday for the murder of 21-year-old producer Richard Holmes in November of last year, according to a BBC report.

Dobson (23) and his associate Anthony Green (35), who also received a life sentence, confronted Holmes over the lyrics to a song by Sabar Shah, aka Shak, a friend of Holmes. They were upset that Shah insulted Dobson's half-brother, Dwayne Mahorn, aka Durrty Goodz (an MC featured on the first Run the Road compilation). The Shak lyrics in question: "Over the years, things change in the hood. I used to have a lot of respect for Durrty Goodz-- Not no more." They were apparently unfazed by the fact that the lines do not exactly scan.

Shah refused to apologize for the lyrics on the day of the murder. According to the BBC, when Holmes then stood up for his friend, Dobson and Green approached him with a Mach-10 machine gun and shot him in the back and leg as he ran away. A teenage rap fan and witness of the shooting identified Dobson from having seen him on TV. Durrty Goodz, meanwhile, was cleared of murder and manslaughter charges.

Jokes aside, we hope the families and friends of all involved are coping in the midst of this ridiculous and tragic situation.