Must not to make an Eli Porter reference . . . Must not to make an Eli Porter reference. Must . . . FAILED.

Samuel Raynard Jones, 20, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for shooting a rival during a rap battle in a Haltom City field.According to witnesses Jones and the victim, Christopher Smith, 17, met for a rap battle late one night in September 2006. The battle went down in a field between an apartment complex and a church.

Smith rapped first. After he finished, Jones walked toward him rapping and pointing a handgun at him, according to an affidavit. Jones then gave his gun to one of the witnesses and began a fistfight with Smith.

When the fight ended, Smith began looking for his personal belongings. Witnesses said they heard a single gunshot and watched Smith fall to the ground.

All of the witnesses ran, police said. Smith’s body was found the next day with a gunshot wound in the head.

I’ve heard of a hot 16 but this is just disturbing. Is CNN going to talk about this tonight on Being Black In America?

[Thanks El]