Shyne

Posted on 08.10.2000

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Shyne
real name : Jamal Barrow
birthday : November 18, 1978
Belize, Usa

Jamal "Shyne" Barrow was born November 18, 1978 in Belize, Central America, a child of a South American government official and a black mother. As a child, he was spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed race. 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.

Born in Belize, Barrow relocated with his mother to Brooklyn, in New York’s Flatbush district. 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 Clark Kent, who, noting the young rapper’s vocal similarity to the late Notorious B.I.G., steered him towards Combs and Bad Boy.

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. His self-titled debut, a gangsta rap album generally panned by the media as an uninspiring and mediocre, was eventually released in September. Shortly thereafter, on June 1, 2001, Jamal Barrow was charged in a New York court with first-degree assault, gun possession, and reckless endangerment. The trial was presided over by [[New York Supreme Court|New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon, who commented that Shyne was intelligent and talented, but nevertheless guilty. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison, a sentence that Shyne is still serving as of 2005.

Meanwhile, Puffy and his bodyguard, Anthony "Wolf" Jones, were acquitted of all charges. The seeming abandonment or betrayal of Shyne (some fans and journalists have labelled him as Puff Daddy’s "fall guy") has driven a wedge between them, with Shyne leaving Bad Boy Records for Def Jam. Since his imprisonment, Shyne has gone on to release his sophomore album, Godfather Buried Alive. On the album he dissed various artists, namely 50 Cent (on the track For the Record).

The album has been criticised as being incomplete and underpromoted by his label, with several tracks having been literally "phoned in" from prison. He is now signed to his own Gangland imprint on Def Jam Records.

2005 continued Shyne’s fall out of the limelight and into bad luck. In March, Justice Michael Garson ordered that any revenue generated under Shyne’s contract with Island Def Jam would be held in a bond until verdicts have been reached in the civil suits filed against him by the shooting victims. Garson cited the state’s revised "Son of Sam Law", barring inmates from profiting from their crimes. Also up for a possible review in 2005, Shyne’s motion was rejected by a panel from a New York State Appeals Court. In addition, in April, Shyne’s remaining assets were frozen by the Brooklyn Supreme Court.

Shyne discography :

Shyne Albums :
Shyne "Godfather Buried Alive" (August 10, 2004)
Shyne "Shyne" (September 26, 2000)

Shyne wallpaper :

Shyne official site : www.shyneworld.com

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Shyne, by Damion kyng [2008-04-13 01:40:35]

www.myspace.com/damionkyng

let me kno wat u think bout da new tracks - da hood has spoken !!! U wont regret da listen, PLUS i’m bout dat REAL TALK !!!!

I.C.E fittin ta feed da streets, LYRICAL SKILLZ r back !!!

BX stand up !!

If u honestly feelin da skillz, PLEASE let ur peoplez kno bout me - it wont hurt.

Holla back.

www.myspace.com/damionkyng

Shyne, by Big flimz [2007-11-20 03:36:49]

They havd to free shyne !!Shit he was only lookn up for a butch of fools who bke stabd him, free shyne,free shyne, if he’s out even in 2020,n put an album out i wil buy it.

Shyne, by Hans linox [2007-10-10 10:03:10]

Hi thug how are you doing out there ? Just keep it real cause I love the way you flow. I am dieing for you. I can’t whait to have your new flows on the street for real !.

Shyne, by Cash [2007-09-29 02:16:05]

yo.........all i gotz ta say..........pleez keep recordin. u cant b silent, da hip-hop community cant afford 2 not hear from u po. das fo real. even undaground shit from yo cell, we will listen. u got followaz all ova da world homie, stay up

Shyne, by noughskrilla,Nima-Gh. [2007-03-13 07:47:25]

Shyne you r the shit.You r definately one of the illest emcees and i got love for you man.I just pray that you wld get outter jail and come work with the bravehearts(Nas).

Shyne, by Belizean gurl [2006-12-31 23:55:40]

Shyne you are the illest fucker in the music industry. No matter what you are my cuz and your dad and I talk and remember you alot here in Belize. We all love you and still think you are the best.And I hope you still remember that you are a Belizean.Now let me talk in our lauguage. Bway all dem trouble you get yo self ina noh fuck wit it noh tun yo head back keep ya head str8 biatch cause you still wicked noh matta wat dem wah sey bout you.U dah shyne barrow mek dem know nothing nor nobody rule you.Luv ya !!

Belize !!! Ya dah yo country noh 4get dat.

Shyne, by Jon F.E.V.A [2006-11-22 13:07:28]

Would all you corny ass niggas who type in raps on the comment pages please stop doin that.Ya’ll mothafucka’s are garbage like Oscar the Grouch.What the fuck is a hater tater.On the real Shyne keep ya head up my nigga.Do ya time like a man and keep writing raps my nigga.You’ll always have stripes in the hood cause you ain’t snitch like 50,and Lil’Cease.All my Southside Jamaica Queens,NY niggas and my Richmond,VA niggas got you.Fuck G-unit and fuck Lil’Cease.Them niggas gone get what snitches get ya’meen.Oh yeah,fuck that sensitive ass nigga Diddy too.I hope that nigga break his legs when he be dancin’ like a fucking bitch.TAKE THAT, TAKE THAT.

> Shyne, by young vado loko ese [2006-08-10 07:51:53]

yeah.i greet cowards wita bullet n r smyle,like hi my name iz,mr leave u brainless wit dis mutha r stainless.hit ur gurl n da ass playboy,we gangstas we aint no hater taters,raps ma ulta ego.same here mah negah.mad respect.keep it gangsta.

> Shyne, by young vado loko [2006-08-10 07:41:34]

yeah.fuk da world.shynez gt it locked down.were still waitn 4 ur punk ass.playboi.da lord iz mah shephard lets get dis coke measured koz all i want iz plenty of gunz.

> Shyne, by KASPA THA DON [2006-05-13 09:56:02]

Oh no it’s big shyne po !!! Ur the man dawg, never change ur flow, fuck that 50 cent wanksta u no he’s gotta go ! But now out seriously theres no one better than shyne. I love the gangsta style u have, no one can match it wheather it’s Ja Rule, Kurrupt, DMX, Benzinno, The Game, Yuckmouth or even 2pac(R.I.P)no one comes close to taking ur gangsta title away ! Cant wait till u get out an when u do i hope u do a track with method man, i’d love to hear one. Ur the best !!!

P.S 50 CENT UR NO GANGSTA UR NOTHING IN COMPARISION TO SHYNE !!! AS IF HE’D EVER WANNA JOIN U G-UNIT BITCHES !!!!!

> Shyne, by Arash [2006-03-14 15:02:00]

Shyne !! You are the Real Deal ! Keep it up, muthas want you to loose it but they can ?t break you. Keep your head up high like always. FREE SHYNE, THE WORLD NEEDS A PROPHET OF HIS CALIBUR !! ONE / From Brasil-Mocambique-NYC-SWEDEN-IRAN / Arash