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Shyne (real name Moses Michael Leviy (born Jamal Barrow) is a rapper born on November 18, 1978 in Belize City, Belize to a Belizean Creole politician and a Garifuna mother.
SHYNE’S BIO
As a child, he was spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed ethnicity. Shyne is said to be a practicing Jew. Born in Belize, Barrow relocated with his mother to Brooklyn, in New York’s Flatbush district at about age 13. Despite some time on the streets in his early teens, Shyne subsequently held down a steady job while continuing his education and pursuing his interest in music. He was fortuitously overheard rhyming in a barbershop by producer DJ Clark Kent, who, noting the young rapper’s vocal similarity to the late Notorious B.I.G., steered him towards Combs and Bad Boy.
A protégé of P. Diddy who had been touted as the new star of Bad Boy Entertainment following the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, Shyne’s career was left in the balance by his indictment on an attempted murder charge in January 2000. His involvement in the previous month’s notorious nightclub incident (at Club New York on December 27, 1999), in which his mentor was also embroiled, hampered the promotion of his debut album. At the same time, however, the encounter raised Shyne’s street credibility.
In 1998, Shyne signed a lucrative deal with the company, making low-key appearances on various Bad Boy compilations and solo albums while working on his own debut album. Immediately following the nightclub fracas, Shyne was brought center stage in the ensuing media circus. He was freed on bail in time for the release of his debut single “Bad Boyz”, which featured vocal contributions from Barrington Levy.
SHYNE’S BIO
As a child, he was spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed ethnicity. Shyne is said to be a practicing Jew. Born in Belize, Barrow relocated with his mother to Brooklyn, in New York’s Flatbush district at about age 13. Despite some time on the streets in his early teens, Shyne subsequently held down a steady job while continuing his education and pursuing his interest in music. He was fortuitously overheard rhyming in a barbershop by producer DJ Clark Kent, who, noting the young rapper’s vocal similarity to the late Notorious B.I.G., steered him towards Combs and Bad Boy.
A protégé of P. Diddy who had been touted as the new star of Bad Boy Entertainment following the Notorious B.I.G.’s death, Shyne’s career was left in the balance by his indictment on an attempted murder charge in January 2000. His involvement in the previous month’s notorious nightclub incident (at Club New York on December 27, 1999), in which his mentor was also embroiled, hampered the promotion of his debut album. At the same time, however, the encounter raised Shyne’s street credibility.
In 1998, Shyne signed a lucrative deal with the company, making low-key appearances on various Bad Boy compilations and solo albums while working on his own debut album. Immediately following the nightclub fracas, Shyne was brought center stage in the ensuing media circus. He was freed on bail in time for the release of his debut single “Bad Boyz”, which featured vocal contributions from Barrington Levy.
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Sooft_ah_um wrote:
LOL
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severalways wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ_k3pC_5jU&feature=youtu.be
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bibowns wrote:
@noworldforeric: enjoy your shit taste
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cWalkerTHPS wrote:
why is his name capitalized all gay-like [3]
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BossUp313 wrote:
why is his name capitalized all gay-like [2]
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KillaB-zilla wrote:
why is his name capitalized all gay-like
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gendervariant wrote:
Bad Boyz still knocks
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gendervariant wrote:
Damn you Diddy!
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MannersSuck wrote:
the production on Godfather Buried Alive is dope tbh but his flow just fucks shit up, dude really shouldnt rap
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HighAndDriving2 wrote:
this asshole ruined a perfectly good song on tha carter iv...
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noworldforeric wrote:
He's absolute trash
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basroskam wrote:
he will appear on tha carter IV
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big4ever wrote:
@theking2008.. u obviously don't listen to lyrics. everything on shyne was crazy lyrically, esp that's gangsta http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enZRB_TjJ00 n bad boyz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BeTqapowAU. i love it when morons who only listen to radio singles spew their bs opinions.. f-in clueless
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BiggieJerseys wrote:
That King David song is effin wack. The new voice is just turrible. His voice is why i started liking him in the first place. Smh.
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blackpanther15 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMMfu03o970&feature=watch_response NEW VIDEO!
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Stoles16 wrote:
I never heard of someone who converted in Jail to Judaism
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Luky7 wrote:
they say money ain't everything you fuckin' right nigga, it's the only thing in God we trust, the Holy thing
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Luky7 wrote:
Its a cold boy baby boy, fuck it im colder
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Sooft_ah_um wrote:
Need I say more, or do you get the point bitch?
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Luky7 wrote:
can u dig that?
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