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Associated Press Terence Vine, a former New Orleans rapper known as "Sporty T," was shot and killed in his bed early Tuesday when his FEMA trailer was riddled by gunfire, police said. Police spokesman Garry Flot said police received a "shots fired" call around 4:20 a.m. When officers arrived, they found the exterior of Vine's trailer riddled with at least 28 bullet holes. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sheila Vine, the victim's sister, said Vine, 41, joined a rap trio known as the "Ninja Crew" when he was 14, recording three albums. He then signed as a solo artist with Big Boy Records and recorded more than a dozen albums with them. Eight years ago, he left the label and started his own Sporty Records, where he recorded later work. Sheila Vine said her brother, a self-employed dry wall contractor, is the second member of the Ninja Crew to be murdered. Authorities said they have no motive or suspects in Vine's shooting. His Myspace page[HERE] 
Investigators are hoping witnesses will come forward with information that will lead to a suspect. Vine had survived a previous attack in 2001, when he was shot 5 times by an ex-girlfriend. A founding member of the Crescent City Infamous Ninja Crew, Sporty T's career spawned over 20 solo and group albums between the late 1980s and 2001, when he released his last four projects over a two month period. In addition to paving the way for artists like Master P and the success he attained with No Limit Records, Sporty T had a direct hand in the success of groups UNLV and Partners In Crime. His career would ultimately be defined by beef, after a rivalry between the two groups escalated into an on-wax war between UNLV's label, Cash Money Records and Big Boy Records, to which both Sporty T and Partners In Crime were signed. Despite having been a childhood friend of then Cash Money producer Mannie Fresh and maintained a longstanding relationship with both Baby and Slim Williams, Sporty T aligned himself with his label mates. He continued his feud with Cash Money years after having left the Big Boy imprint, drawing fire from Juvenile, B.G., and even a young Lil' Wayne. Sporty T maintained that several lines from Juvenile's 2001 release 400 Degreez were directed at him and he was also the subject of various disses from Lil Wayne and B.G. as well.
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