When he was 8 years old, Barrow moved to Brooklyn to live with his mother in East Flatbush, while spending summers in Belize with his father. īarrow's mother moved to the United States when he was three years old, leaving her son with his father who was busy with politics which left him between the care of his mother's brother Michael and father's sister Denise in Belize City. Barrow's middle name comes from his uncle. Shyne's mother is the sister of Michael Myvett, now going by the surname Finnegan, one of Dean Barrow's long-time political colleagues in Belize. Barrow divided his time between his mother in Brooklyn and his politician father, who was elected in 2008 as the Prime Minister of Belize. Shyne was born Jamal Michael Barrow on November 8, 1978, in Belize City to Frances Imeon Myvette and Dean Barrow, who were not married. 2.3 2009-present: Release from prison and third album.2.2 1999–2008: Shyne, prison, and Godfather Buried Alive.2.1 1997-1999: Career beginnings and signing to Bad Boy.Shyne was elected to the Belizean House of Representatives at the 2020 general election.
He has since been appointed the country's Ambassador of Music charged with the sustainable development of the music industry in Belize and has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to develop it. After being released from prison in 2009, he was deported to Belize. 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. His 2000 debut album was still a success and he continued to record music while incarcerated. 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. 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. He also wrote and performed on many multi-platinum albums such as Usher's " Confessions", Lil Wayne's " Carter IV", Notorious B.I.G's " Born Again", Mase's " Double Up" and Puff Daddy's " Forever" among other top selling albums during his tenure with his former label Bad Boy Records and Def Jam Recordings. He is perhaps best known for his 2000 singles " Bad Boyz" and " Bonnie & Shyne". Barrow was born in Belize but moved to New York City as a child and began to rap thereafter. Diddy later took to Facebook where he shared an article from Revolt, congratulating Shyne on his recent victory.Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow November 8, 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, is a Belizean rapper and politician. And while plenty of people felt some type of way because Diddy threw him under the bus during their 1999 case, Shyne has maintained that there's a strong relationship between the two. "This victory is for all those who are just like me in Mesopotamia, Belize and the world over! All those who have taken a fall! All those who have stumbled on their life’s journey."ĭiddy previously shared his congratulations to Shyne on his journey to politics in Belize. "FROM HIP HOP TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES!!! Thank you MESOPOTAMIA!!! It is with the greatest humility that I accept this victory for us," he said. He's made a concerted effort in making the people of Mesopotamia's life better through increased employment, funding education, helping with housing, supporting kids, and so much more. News of his campaign started making waves in the summer but just a few days ago, Shyne declared victory in the election.
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