Shyne

About Shyne

Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1979), better known by the stage name Shyne, is a Belizean rapper. Barrow was born in Belize, but moved to New York as a child to live with his mother, and began his music career in the United States. He is perhaps best known for his 2000 single "Bad Boyz", his tenure with his former label Bad Boy Records, and his extensive criminal history. Shyne and his mother lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East Flatbush, where he became a musician and rapper after being discovered in a barbershop by Imani Hayley. On the verge of releasing his debut album, he was involved in a nightclub shooting incident on December 27, 1999, and in June 2001 he was convicted of assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison. His 2000 debut album was still a success, and he continued to record music while incarcerated. While serving his prison sentence, Shyne became interested in Judaism, and later became observant, practicing Orthodox Judaism, officially changing his name to Moses Michael Levi Barrow in 2006. After being released from prison in 2009, he was deported to Belize as a non-citizen felon. He has since performed in Jerusalem and Ukraine, and continued to release albums more »