Rapper Mike Beck has been shot and killed in New York.

Beck, who was a member of Fat Joe's group K.A.R was reportedly shot during an attempted robbery in Brooklyn.

Further details of the death are currently unavailable but rapper N.O.R.E posted a tribute to Beck on his Twitter page saying, “Rest in peace. He was a real dude, Mike Beck. F**ked up my weekend. R.I.P.”

(by David Renshaw)