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Stories}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = Shyne in 2010.jpg | caption = Shyne in 2010 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Jamal Michael Barrow | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1979|11|8}} | birth_place = [[Belize City]], Belize<ref name="xxlmag1">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/Features/2004/0504.shynemom/index.html|title=Feature > XXL Mag|website=XXL Mag}}</ref> | origin = [[East Flatbush]], [[Brooklyn]] | genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]] | years_active = 1996–present | label = {{ubl|Gangland {{small|(current)}}|[[Bad Boy Entertainment|Bad Boy]]/[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[Def Jam Recordings|Def Jam]]}} | associated_acts = [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], [[Ma$e]], [[Swizz Beats]] }} '''Moses Michael Levi Barrow '''<ref name="orthodoxshyne">[http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/60620/orthodox-rapper-shyne-wooing-kanye-jay-z "Orthodox rapper Shyne wooing Kanye, Jay-Z"]; retrieved January 27, 2011.</ref> (born '''Jamal Michael Barrow'''; November 8, 1979),<ref name="name1">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxFz5CzSjRg|title=Shyne Speaks Since Release 2009 at 5:53|date=November 3, 2009|accessdate=2009-11-15|publisher=Shyne, [[Youtube.com]]}}</ref>{{Better source|reason=This citation is a Youtube video. It hard to find the birth year. Plus, other sources say 1978 as his birth year.|date=May 2018}} is a [[Belize|Belizean]] rapper better known by his [[stage name]] '''Shyne'''. 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. His father is attorney and politician [[Dean Barrow]], [[Prime Minister of Belize]] since 2008. 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 {{nowr|December 27, 1999}}, and in March&nbsp;2001 he was convicted of assault and sentenced to 10&nbsp;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. ==Early life== Shyne was born Jamal Michael Barrow<ref name="name1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/news/music/2011/07/28/shyne-gives-up-sex-and-profanity.html|title=Shyne Gives Up Sex and Profanity|publisher=bet.com}}</ref> on November 8, 1979, in [[Belize City]] to Frances Imeon Myvette and [[Dean Barrow]], who were not married. Barrow divided his time between his mother in Brooklyn and his politician father, who was elected in 2008 as the [[List of Prime Ministers of Belize|Prime Minister of Belize]], making him the first black leader of the country.<ref name="dean1">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSN0848407320080208?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0|title=Belize elects first black leader, ousts incumbent|accessdate=2009-08-16|publisher=Catherine Bremer [[Reuters]]|date=2008-02-08|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="fights">{{cite web|url=http://www.belizean.com/2009/10/rapper-shyne-fights-deportatio.html |title=Rapper Shyne Fights Deportation To Belize |date=2009-10-08|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=Belizean.com|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091011031610/http://www.belizean.com/2009/10/rapper-shyne-fights-deportatio.html|archivedate=2009-10-11}}</ref> Shyne's mother is the sister of [[Michael Finnegan (Belizean politician)|Michael Myvett, now going by the surname Finnegan]], one of Dean Barrow's long-time political colleagues in Belize. Barrow's middle name comes from his uncle.<ref name="dean2">{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19440|title=Shyne's Father Elected Prime Minister of Belize|date=2008-02-13|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-16|publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|''XXL'']]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090320161422/http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=19440|archivedate=2009-03-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2009/10/07/2009-10-07_rapper_shyne_jailed_in_diddy_and_jennifer_lopez_club_shooting_incident_free_and_.html|location=New York|work=Daily News|title=Rapper Shyne, jailed in Diddy and Jennifer Lopez club shooting incident, free and facing deportation|first=Simone|last=Weichselbaum|date=2009-10-07|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Barrow'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 young Shyne between the care of his mother's brother Michael and father's sister Denise, in Belize City. When he was 8 years old, Barrow moved to [[Brooklyn]] to live with his mother in [[East Flatbush]]. Shyne would spend summers in Belize with his father<ref>{{cite news|author=Amaya|title=Gangland, First New Album In 7 Years, Set For May 17th Release.|quote=Born in Belize City, at age three he was left to be raised by his farm and relatives in a ramshackle section of town when his mother emigrated to the U.S. At age eight, Shyne joined his mother in Brooklyn, where he began to soak up hip-hop culture in the 1980s and '90s.|newspaper=[[Def Jam Recordings]]|date=2011-03-08|url=http://www.defjam.com/gangland-first-new-album-in-7-years-set-for-may-17th-release/|accessdate=2014-11-27|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101063303/http://www.defjam.com/gangland-first-new-album-in-7-years-set-for-may-17th-release/|archivedate=2015-01-01|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After he moved to New York, he began to develop a strong interest in the hip-hop culture of the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name="mercy">{{cite web|url=http://www.theboombox.com/2009/10/19/shyne-immigration-hearing-subject-to-mercy-of-harvard-law-profes/#|title=Shyne Immigration Hearing Subject to Mercy of Harvard Law Professor|date=2009-10-19|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-20|publisher=Nadeska Alexis, The Boombox.com}}</ref> ==Music career== ===1997-1999: Career beginnings and signing to Bad Boy=== In 1998, while Barrow was [[Freestyle rap|freestyling]] in a [[barber]]shop, he was discovered by [[Hip hop music|hip hop]] producer [[DJ Clark Kent]], who was working on [[The Notorious B.I.G.]]'s first posthumous album, ''[[Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album)|Born Again]]''.<ref name="BadBoyinfluence">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=opj0vm0q3lMC&pg=PA129|author=Ronin Ro|title=Bad Boy: The Influence of Sean "Puffy" Combs on the Music Industry|pages=129–131|date=2001|publisher=Atria |ISBN=9780743428231}}</ref> He quickly took Barrow to [[Bad Boy Entertainment|Bad Boy Studios]], where [[Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs]] signed him on the spot.<ref name="BadBoyinfluence"/> It was reported that Shyne received millions of dollars, 3 cars of his choice and 2 homes just for signing.<ref name="BadBoyinfluence"/> The contract also included a 5 [[studio album]] deal.<ref name="BadBoyinfluence"/> This event caused a small media shockwave.<ref name="BadBoyinfluence"/> Not long after, Shyne began making appearances on recordings made by his [[Bad Boy Entertainment]] label-mates. He was notably featured on [[Mase]]'s second album, ''[[Double Up (Mase album)|Double Up]]'' (1999), and on a [[remix]] of [[Total (group)|Total]]'s "Sittin At Home" [[Single (music)|single]].<ref name="fromscratch">{{cite web|url=http://www.nutsie.com/song/From%20Scratch/2177035?album_id=2817132&artist_id=2909314|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714213339/http://www.nutsie.com/song/From%20Scratch/2177035?album_id=2817132&artist_id=2909314|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2011-07-14|df=mdy-all|title=From Scratch by Mase Feat. Shyne, Harlem World & Mysonne on Double Up|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=nutsie.com}}</ref> In the same year he featured on chief executive [[Sean Combs]]' debut album ''[[Forever (Puff Daddy album)|Forever]]''.<ref name="foreverdiddy">{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1126423/a/Forever.htm|title=P Diddy Forever CD|accessdate=2009-10-12|df=mdy-all|publisher=cduniverse.com}}</ref> ===1999–2008: ''Shyne'', prison, and ''Godfather Buried Alive''=== {{BLP sources section|date=July 2015}} On December 27, 1999, Shyne, along with Combs and his then girlfriend, [[Jennifer Lopez]], were involved in a high-profile incident at a [[Manhattan]] club. Three people were injured. Shyne was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment. Shyne released ''[[Shyne (album)]]'' in September 2000. The album featured guest appearances from [[Barrington Levy]] and [[112 (group)|112]]'s [[Slim (singer)|Slim]], as well as production from Bad Boy's in house producers [[The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen]]. Shyne's self-titled debut album was recorded prior to the rapper's arrest. It made [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]{{'}}s number five spot on the charts<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/shyne/id7197315|title=iTunes Artist Page|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> and sold more than 900,000&nbsp;copies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/08/us/from-behind-bars-a-rapper-aims-at-the-top-of-the-chart.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm|title=From Behind Bars, a Rapper Aims at the Top of the Chart|last=LEEDS|first=JEFF|date=August 8, 2004|accessdate=9 February 2012|work=The New York Times}}</ref> In July 2001, Shyne was convicted and sentenced to 10&nbsp;years in prison. Combs was acquitted of weapons charges in the case. While many labels met with Shyne while he was at the [[Clinton Correctional Facility]], the rapper ultimately signed with [[Def Jam Records]] for a $3 million contract.<ref name="abc"/> In 2004, Shyne released his second album ''[[Godfather Buried Alive]],'' while imprisoned. The album, recorded prior to imprisonment and partially over the phone, sold 434,000&nbsp;copies and hit No.&nbsp;1 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart.<ref name="abc">{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=1170685&page=3#.Tyk3C8XKkfo|title=Lil' Kim Aims to Be Rap's Martha Stewart|last=WOLF|first=BUCK|date=Sep 30, 2005|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> ===2009-present: Release from prison and third album=== Upon his early release in 2009 from his 10-year prison sentence, the Belize native was deported to his homeland as a non-citizen felon; he had never become a [[naturalization|naturalized]] United States citizen.<ref name="nytconv"/> He was represented by Harvard professor and attorney [[Charles Ogletree]] in his attempt to forestall deportation and later to regain entry.<ref name="deport">Jayson Rodriguez, [http://www.mtv.com/news/1625071/shyne-released-deported-to-belize/ "Shyne Released, Deported To Belize"], MTV, 29 October 2009; accessed 22 July 2016</ref> On February 16, 2010, Shyne signed a seven-figure deal with [[Def Jam Records]].<ref name="MTV">{{cite web|title=Shyne Thinking About Dropping Messiah Album With Cash Money|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1646004/20100818/shyne.jhtml|publisher=MTV|accessdate=2010-08-18|df=mdy-all}}</ref> "We are excited about working with Shyne, he's a revered Hip Hop Star and we want to give him the attention he deserves." said Steven "Steve-O" Carless, national lifestyle director of Def Jam, in a call from his New York Office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Features/Taking-a-Shyne-to-Judaism|title=Taking a Shyne to Judaism|publisher=}}</ref> After a trip to Jerusalem in 2010, where he converted to [[Orthodox Judaism]],<ref name="nytconv"/> Shyne collaborated with Jewish American reggae and rock musician [[Matisyahu]] on his single "Messiah", released in April 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncYXmmgF2Zk|title=Shyne – Messiah [MUSIC VIDEO] 2010|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11011/title.shyne-slated-to-first-single-messiah-on-tuesday Krysten Hughes, "Shyne Slated To First Single 'Messiah' On Tuesday"], HipHop DX, April 10, 2010.</ref> He released "Roller Song" in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBwrtpT-Nu0|title=Shyne – Roller Song [NEW 2010]|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> He later announced that he was recording two [[LP album|LP]]s for release in 2010.<ref name="mg">[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12453/title.shyne-set-to-release-two-december-albums-gangland-and-messiah Jake Paine, "Shyne Set To Release Two December Albums, 'Gangland' and 'Messiah'"], HipHopDX.com, October 4, 2010.</ref> ''Messiah'' was set to be the first of his 2010 release schedule, while ''Gangland'', was set to be his second.<ref name="mg"/> In October 2010, Shyne criticized Def Jam and announced hopes of signing to [[Cash Money Records]]: "I'm definitely trying to get with Cash Money….I'm not signed to Def Jam anyway, I just need to find another distributor. I might just have Cash Money do everything. Who knows? That's the beauty about being in the business for yourself. You can decide where you want to go and what you want to do."<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.12573/title.shyne-criticizes-def-jam-records-seeks-deal-with-cash-money Kevin S. Gary, "Shyne Criticizes Def Jam Records, Seeks Deal With Cash Money"], HipHopDX.com, October 13, 2010.</ref> Although he blamed Def Jam CEO [[L.A. Reid]] for his frustration, later that month Shyne issued an apology.<ref>Nadeska Alexis, [http://theboombox.com/shyne-writes-apology-letter-to-l-a-reid "Shyne Writes Apology Letter to L.A. Reid"], ''The Boombox'', October 28, 2010.</ref> In November 2010, Birdman said that Shyne's deportation had stalled his Cash Money deal, as it would prevent him from appearing in the US.<ref>Latifah Muhammad, [http://theboombox.com/birdman-shyne-deportation-cash-money-deal "Birdman Says Shyne Deportation Is Stalling Cash Money Deal"], ''The Boombox'', November 1, 2010.</ref> In November 2010, Shyne was living in Jerusalem, where he underwent a formal conversion to [[Orthodox Judaism]] and arranged further studies with rabbis. He had studied seriously with rabbis while in prison and adopted the Jewish laws to create boundaries and order in his life. He officially changed his name to '''Moses Levi''' to reflect his commitment to Judaism.<ref name="nytconv"/> Shyne made a surprise guest appearance in the Matisyahu and [[HaDag Nachash]] concert in [[Jerusalem]]'s Kikar Safra on June 23, 2011. He rapped into Matisyahu's set for "King Without a Crown". He shouted "Free [[Jonathan Pollard]], Free [[Gilad Shalit]]" to thunderous applause before he exited the stage. Matisyahu and Shyne have shared Judaism and have become best friends. They have discussed collaborating more frequently in the future.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jspace.com/news/articles/rapper-shyne-working-with-matisyahu/2467|title="Rapper Shyne Working with Matisyahu"|publisher=jspace.com|accessdate=2 April 2018|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130216081130/http://www.jspace.com/news/articles/rapper-shyne-working-with-matisyahu/2467|archivedate=16 February 2013|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://midnightabbi1eligoldsmith.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/we-want-to-free-gilad-shalit|title=Shyne and a Rebbe share in common a want to free Gilad Shalit!|date=4 October 2011|publisher=midnightabbi1eligoldsmith.wordpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2011/07/shyne-joins-forces-with-jewish-rapper-matisyahu|title=Shyne Joins Forces With Jewish Rapper Matisyahu|website=Complex}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sohh.com/2011/02/shyne_didnt_change_who_he_is.html|title=Matisyahu Sends Mazel Tov Wishes To Shyne|publisher=sohh.com|date=February 2011}}</ref> In August 2011, Shyne appeared on the track "Outro", from [[Lil Wayne]]'s platinum-selling ninth studio album ''[[Tha Carter IV]]'' (2011), along with [[Bun B]], [[Nas]] and [[Busta Rhymes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/01/13/shyne-unreleased-outro-verse-from-tha-carter-iv|title=Exclusive: Shyne's Unreleased 'Outro' Verse From 'Tha Carter IV'|date=2012-01-13|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=9 February 2012}}</ref> In December 2011, Shyne said signing to Cash Money Records "is still a possibility".<ref>[http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2011/12/shyne-says-cash-money-signing-still-possible-talks-lil-waynes-outro-appearance "Shyne Says Cash Money Signing Still Possible, Talks Lil Wayne's 'Outro' Appearance"], xxlmag.com, December 16, 2011.</ref> In March 2012, Shyne and [[Sean Combs|Diddy]] finally reconciled. The two were photographed together at Fashion Week in Paris; Diddy tweeted, "Me and Shyne Po front row at Kenzo #ParisIsBurning RT to da world!!!!"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2497268/diddy-and-shyne-together-in-paris|title=Diddy And Shyne Together In Paris|first=MTV News|last=Staff|website=MTV News|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> In April 2012, Shyne traveled to [[Kiev]], Ukraine, where he was a featured speaker at a conference on inter-religious understanding. The conference – called ''Global Winds of Change: Religions' Role in Today's World;The Challenges in Democracies and Secular Societies'' – brought together members of the world's many faiths to discuss the role of religion in modern society. [[Oleksandr Feldman]], a member of the Ukrainian parliament and the President of the [[Ukrainian Jewish Committee]], hosted the three-day event.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.algemeiner.com/2012/01/05/global-winds-of-change-religions-role-in-todays-world|title=Global Winds of Change: Religions' Role in Today's World|website=Algemeiner.com}}</ref> In October 2012, Shyne endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] for president of the United States, faulting incumbent [[Barack Obama|President Obama]] for not doing anything to prevent the rapper's deportation to Belize.<ref>[http://rapfix.mtv.com/2012/10/11/shyne-bashes-obama-supports-romney "Shyne Bashes Obama, Throws Support Behind Mitt Romney"], rapfix.mtv.com; accessed October 13, 2012.</ref> In 2012, Shyne released a mixtape, ''Gangland''. Shyne called out [[Rick Ross]], due to his blasphemous ''Black Bar Mitzvah'' mixtape, as well as Jewish-Canadian rapper [[Drake (entertainer)|Drake]]. He has recorded [[diss track]]s towards [[Sean Combs|Diddy]], Swag Blanket's DLSupreme and [[50 Cent]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The 30 Worst Fall-Offs in Rap History|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-30-worst-fall-offs-in-rap-history/shyne|publisher=Complex|accessdate=8 December 2012}}</ref> In November 2012, Shyne became involved in a [[Diss track|feud]] with West Coast rapper [[Game (rapper)|Game]], after Shyne described West Coast rapper [[Kendrick Lamar]]'s universally acclaimed debut album ''[[good kid, m.A.A.d city]]'' as "trash". Shyne dissed Game on tracks such as "Bury Judas" and "Psalms 68 (Guns & Moses)".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22023/title.shyne-disses-game-on-bury-judas|title=Shyne Disses Game On "Bury Judas"|publisher=hiphopdx.com|accessdate=2 April 2018}}</ref> These tracks reflected his study of Judaism.<ref name="nytconv"/> ''[[Complex Magazine]]'' in December 2012 noted Shyne on its list of rapper stars who had suffered the "30 worst fall-offs in rap history", ranking him as 23. But Shyne's ''Gangland'' mixtape appeared to show a revival of his popularity; it was downloaded more than 100,000 times on DatPiff.com, earning him a "Gold" ranking.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/the-30-worst-fall-offs-in-rap-history/shyne|title=The 30 Worst Fall-Offs in Rap History|website=Complex|date=December 2012}}</ref> ==Personal life== ===Club New York shooting=== On December 27, 1999, Shyne and his Mentor/label boss, [[Sean Combs]] and his then-girlfriend [[Jennifer Lopez]], were involved in a shooting incident at a Manhattan club that resulted in three people being injured. Shyne, then 20 with an album pending release, was charged with and later convicted of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment. Combs was arrested but acquitted at trial of charges. Shyne's debut album was released in 2000 and was successful.<ref>{{cite news|author=David Brinn|title=Taking a Shyne to Judaism|quote=A 19-year-old Belize-born, New York street rapper with an Ethiopian Jewish grandmother releases his smash debut album in 2000, soon after he's charged with attempted murder in a night club shooting involving his friends Sean (P. Diddy) Combs and Jennifer Lopez.|newspaper=[[The Jerusalem Post]]|date =November 12, 2010|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1625071/shyne-released-deported-to-belize/|accessdate=November 27, 2014}}</ref><ref name="bail">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/579912.stm|title=Puff Daddy out on bail|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=BBC News|date=1999-11-28|df=mdy-all}}</ref>{{verify source|date=December 2015}} ====Incarceration==== On June 1, 2001, Shyne was sentenced to ten years in prison.<ref name="sentence1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/shyne/8019|title=Shyne gets ten years in jail|date=2001-06-01|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=NME News}}</ref><ref name="sentence2">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1444188/20010601/shyne.jhtml|title=Shyne Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison|date=2001-06-01|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=Brian Hiatt, [[MTV.com]]}}</ref><ref name="sentence3">{{cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-75706915.html|title=Puffy's Protege Sentenced To 10 Years In Club Shooting|date=2001-06-18|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=[[Jet Magazine]]}}</ref> He began serving his sentence at the maximum security prison [[Clinton Correctional Facility]] in [[Dannemora (village), New York|Dannemora]]. This seemed to spell the end of his rap career; his legal team's appeal for a suspended sentence ultimately failed. Shyne severed all ties with Sean Combs and Bad Boy Records.<ref name="ppl">{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,622019,00.html|title='Puffy' Visited 'Shyne'|date=2001-06-15|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-18|publisher=[[People Magazine]]}}</ref><ref name="defjam">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1486417/20040416/shyne.jhtml|title=Shyne Signs Deal With Def Jam From Behind Bars|year=2004|accessdate=2009-08-15|df=mdy-all|publisher=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref> He had his name legally changed, in early March 2006, to Moses Michael Levi Barrow. He had been studying Judaism in prison with rabbis. Barrow has said that from the age of thirteen, he began to identify as an Israelite after learning that his great-grandmother was from [[Ethiopia]]. He has speculated that she may have been among the [[Beta Israel]], ancient Ethiopian Jews. As a teenager, he began to pray daily and to study Judaism on his own.<ref name="nytconv">[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/arts/music/11shyne.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Dina Kraft, "Rapper Finds Order in Orthodox Judaism in Israel"], ''New York Times,'' 10 November 2010; accessed 22 July 2016</ref> He formally converted to Orthodox Judaism in Jerusalem in 2010.<ref name="nytconv"/><ref name="name1"/> In 2006 Shyne went to court to challenge New York's application of the [[Son of Sam law|'Son of Sam' law]], which had resulted in his assets being frozen and limiting his ability to make record deals and income.<ref name="freeze">{{cite web|url=http://www.blastro.com/news/shyne-changes-name-fights-asset-freeze.html/|title=Shyne Changes Name, Fights Asset Freeze|date=2006-03-07|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=Blastro}}</ref> He and his lawyers argued that allowing Shyne to make deals with record producers would enable him to pay a higher potential settlement to victims of the night club shooting, who were separately pursuing a civil suit against him.<ref name="name2">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1525436/20060306/shyne.jhtml|title=Shyne Becomes Moses, Challenges New York's 'Son Of Sam' Law|date=2006-03-07|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=Gil Kaufman, [[VH1.com]]}}</ref> Despite his conviction for crimes, his incarceration drew many sympathizers, as well as the admiration of many in the hip hop community.<ref name="blessings">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/shyne/news_feature_080504/index.jhtml |title=Shyne: Blessings With Curses|date=2004-04-16|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=[[MTV.com]]|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720085434/http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/shyne/news_feature_080504/index.jhtml|archivedate=2009-07-20}}</ref> His adherence to the [[code of silence]], which he referred to several times on his eponymous debut album, earned him a hardcore reputation in the prison community and on the streets. Even while incarcerated, he was visited by representatives of record labels who wanted to make deals.<ref name="irv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457038/20020814/shyne.jhtml|title=Irv Gotti Eyes Shyne, Despite Jail And Bad Boy Contract|date=2002-08-15|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref><ref name="wanted man">{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/shyne/12291|title=Shyne is still a wanted man|date=2002-08-15|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-16|publisher=NME Magazine}}</ref> Shyne was not without detractors. Fellow New York rapper [[50 Cent]] called him a "punk" and made light of his situation and his part in the "night club incident." Shyne retaliated on his 2004 release ''Godfather Buried Alive'', with a track entitled "For the Record".<ref name="millions">{{cite web|url=http://www.hunewsservice.com/2.5104/imprisoned-rapper-shyne-continues-to-see-millions-1.790481|title=Imprisoned Rapper Shyne Continues To See Millions|date=2004-04-23|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=Metanoya Webb, Black College View}}</ref> ===Release and deportation=== On August 4, 2009, Shyne was released to his former producer Nick Dahms. A Manhattan judge signed the order that would schedule Shyne for release on October 6, 2009.<ref name="release">{{cite web|url=http://str8nyc.com/2009/02/19/shyne-to-be-released-from-the-pen-early/|title=Shyne to be released from the pen early?|date=2009-02-02|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=J'More, Str8NYC}}</ref> He had served more than 9 years of a 10-year sentence, on which no terms for post-release supervision had originally been placed. At the request of the [[New York State Department of Correctional Services]], a mandatory probation period of at least two and half years was added to Shyne's sentence.<ref name="paroled">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1617601/20090804/shyne.jhtml?rsspartner=rss|title=Shyne Granted October Release From Prison|date=2009-08-04|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=[[VH1.com]]}}</ref> Shyne and his attorney, Oscar Michelen, had hoped to avoid probation.<ref name="mtv">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1617601/20090804/shyne.jhtml|title=Shyne Granted October Release From Prison|date=2009-08-04|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref><ref name="bet">{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/Music/news/musicnews_shynereleased_8.4.09.htm|title=Shyne To Be Released This Year|date=2009-08-04|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=Anthony Springer Jr, [[Black Entertainment Television|BET.com]]}}</ref> The rapper was transferred to the [[Woodbourne Correctional Facility]], where he spent the last months of his incarceration, from [[Rikers Island]] where he had been held for the parole hearing.<ref name="parole">{{cite web|url=http://www.yoraps.com/news1.php?subaction=showfull&id=1249390199&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&|title=Former Bad Boy Rapper Shyne Has Parole Hearing Today|date=2009-08-04|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-08-15|publisher=Yo! Raps Magazine|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718143527/http://www.yoraps.com/news1.php?subaction=showfull&id=1249390199&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&|archivedate=2011-06-18}}</ref> Some of the [[hip hop]] community rallied to celebrate his release, and the events were followed by [[mainstream]] media.<ref name="google">{{cite web|url=http://www.popeater.com/2009/10/06/shyne-regina-lasko-pictures-layne-staley-jon-gosselin-nancy-grace/|title=Mysteries of Shyne, Regina Lasko Pictures and Layne Staley Solved|date=2009-10-06|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=PopEater}}</ref><ref name="rally">{{cite web|url=http://hiphopwired.com/11754/rappers-rally-for-shyne%E2%80%99s-release-today/#|title=Rappers Rally for Shyne's Release Today|date=2009-10-06|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-06|publisher=HipHopWired}}</ref> On October 6, 2009, Shyne was released from New York State custody. He was immediately taken into Federal custody.<ref name="released?">{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/10/06/crimesider/entry5366873.shtml|title=Was Rapper Shyne Released from Prison?|accessdate=2009-10-06|publisher=[[CBS News|CBSNews.com]]|date=2009-10-06|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="released!">{{cite web|url=http://www.rapweekly.com/rapweekly/?p=4849|title=Rapper Shyne Released From Jail After 8 Years|date=2009-10-06|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-06|publisher=RapWeekly|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091010040604/http://www.rapweekly.com/rapweekly/?p=4849|archivedate=2009-10-10}}</ref> He was detained by [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] at a "detention facility in Western New York State". At least one source revealed that the facility in question was the Buffalo Federal Detention Facility in [[Batavia (city), New York|Batavia]].<ref name="Buffalo?">{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur56696.cfm |title=Shyme denies recent convo with Diddy|date=2009-10-13|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-13|publisher=EURweb|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016015507/http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur56696.cfm|archivedate=2009-10-16}}</ref> According to his attorney, Federal officials were reviewing the rapper's immigration status and making a determination on whether or not he would be deported to his native Belize.<ref name="deportation?">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623220/20091006/shyne.jhtml|title=Shyne Remains In Custody Due To Immigration Status|date=2009-10-06|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-06|publisher=MTV.com}}</ref> Shyne had a [[Permanent residence (United States)|"green card"]] but had never become a [[Naturalization|naturalized]] citizen.<ref name="fights"/> There was speculation that Shyne might have been released on bail in the U.S. while his case was being resolved.<ref name="xilla">{{cite web|url=http://globalgrind.com/content/1049395/Xilla-Got-It-Shyne-Is-On-His-Way-Home/|title=Xilla Got It: Shyne Is On His Way Home|date=2009-10-09|df=mdy-all|publisher=BlogXilla, Global Grind}}</ref> Shyne's uncle, [[Michael Finnegan (Belizean politician)|Michael Finnegan]], said that the family had prepared for the rapper's potential return to Belize.<ref name="uncle">{{cite web|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.9947/title.shyne-s-uncle-speaks-on-his-nephews-pending-deportation|title=Shyne's Uncle Speaks On Pending Deportation|date=2009-10-10|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=HipHopDX}}</ref> He also revealed that Shyne and his representatives had been expecting to be intercepted by ICE officials upon his release and had deferred members of his legal team to prepare the necessary documents in an effort to deal with this situation.<ref name="highrank">{{cite web|url=http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/shyne-update-high-ranking-uncle-speaks-on-deportation-battle-and-prepares-home-in-belize/|title=Shyne Update: High-ranking uncle speaks on deportation battle, and prepares home in Belize|date=2009-10-08|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-16|publisher=MissInfo.tv}}</ref> [[Dean Barrow]], Belize's Prime Minister and Shyne's estranged father, sent a petition to New York Governor [[David Paterson]] to pardon his son.<ref name="pardonplea">{{cite web|url=http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=15235|title=PM Dean Barrow Asks NY Governor to Pardon Shyne|date=2009-10-09|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=7 News Belize}}</ref> In 2008 Governor Paterson had pardoned rapper [[Slick Rick]] who, in a similar situation, also faced deportation.<ref name="pardonedrick">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588039/20080523/slick_rick.jhtml|title=Slick Rick Pardoned By New York Governor Thanks To 'Exemplary' Record|date=2008-05-23|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref><ref name="after">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1623356/20091007/shyne.jhtml|title=After Shyne's Release, What's Next?|date=2009-10-07|df=mdy-all|accessdate=2009-10-12|publisher=[[MTV.com]]}}</ref> Barrow stated he had been assured that the Governor received his letter and that his request was under consideration, but that he did not expect to have any influence in swaying the decision.<ref name="BPM">{{cite web|url=http://www.caribbean360.com/News/Caribbean/Stories/2009/10/12/NEWS0000009111.html|title=Belize PM wants pardon for rapper son 'Shyne'|date=October 12, 2009|accessdate=2009-10-13|publisher=Caribbean360.com}}</ref> The family said they had sought the assistance of [[Charles Ogletree]], a [[Harvard Law]] professor and part of President [[Barack Obama]]'s circle.<ref name="circle">{{cite web|url=http://www.belizean.com/2009/10/rapper-shynes-dad-asks-ny-gove.html |title=Rapper Shyne's Dad Asks N.Y. Governor For Pardon |date=October 10, 2008 |accessdate=2009-10-12 |publisher=The Founderon, Belizean.com |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012041126/http://www.belizean.com/2009/10/rapper-shynes-dad-asks-ny-gove.html |archivedate=October 12, 2009 }}</ref> On October 15, 2009, Finnegan released a statement indicating that all legal matters regarding the case had been turned over to Ogletree.<ref name="BPM"/><ref name="Ogletreetakesit">{{cite web|url=http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=15282|title=New Legal Strategy for Shyne|date=October 15, 2009|accessdate=2009-10-17|publisher=7 News Belize}}</ref> Shyne was deported to Belize on October 28, 2009, though he continued to fight for residency in the United States. In February 2010, the rapper was refused entry into the [[United Kingdom]] due to his conviction as a felon. He had begun his journey in [[Cancun]], [[Mexico]], but was deported upon arrival in the UK after immigration officials refused to allow him to enter the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/02/05/22117574.aspx |title=Shyne Turned Away By UK Immigration Officials |publisher=AllHipHop |date=2010-02-05 |accessdate=2011-09-11}}</ref> In November 2010, Shyne was living in [[Jerusalem]], having converted to [[Orthodox Judaism]] and changing his name officially to Moses Michael Levi. He spent his time learning the [[Torah]] and stated that he spends up to 12 hours a day studying it.<ref name="nytconv"/> In 2011 he performed there, forming a collaboration with Matisyahu.<ref>[http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.16185/title.shyne-reveals-collaborations-with-matisyahu-no-longer-cursing-in-raps Steven J. Hprpwitz, "Shyne Reveals Collaborations With Matisyahu, No Longer Cursing In Raps"], HipHop DX, July 28, 2011.</ref> In December 2011, almost 12 years after the initial shooting, Matthew "Scar" Allen was shot and killed outside of Brooklyn's Footprints nightclub.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/the-30-biggest-criminal-trials-in-rap-history/shyne|title=The 30 Biggest Criminal Trials in Rap History3. The People of the State of New York v. Jamal Barrow (2001)|website=Complex}}</ref> ==Discography== {{Main|Shyne discography}} === Studio albums === *''[[Shyne (album)|Shyne]]'' (2000) *''[[Godfather Buried Alive]]'' (2004) *''[[Gangland (Shyne album)|Gangland]]'' (2012) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official website|1=http://www.shynegangland.com/}} * [{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p435362|pure_url=yes}} Shyne] at [[Allmusic]] * {{IMDb name|id=1437515|name=Shyne}} {{Shyne}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Shyne}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Bad Boy Records artists]] [[Category:Baalei teshuva]] [[Category:Belizean businesspeople]] [[Category:Belizean expatriates in Israel]] [[Category:Belizean musicians]] [[Category:Belizean Orthodox Jews]] [[Category:Belizean people of Ethiopian descent]] [[Category:Businesspeople in fashion]] [[Category:Children of national leaders]] [[Category:Def Jam Recordings artists]] [[Category:East Coast hip hop musicians]] [[Category:Converts to Judaism]] [[Category:Jewish fashion designers]] [[Category:Jewish rappers]] [[Category:People convicted of assault]] [[Category:People deported from the United States]] [[Category:People from Belize City]] [[Category:Musicians from Brooklyn]] [[Category:People from Jerusalem]] [[Category:Rappers from New York City]] [[Category:Shooting survivors]] [[Category:Gangsta rappers]] [[Category:People from Flatbush, Brooklyn]] [[Category:21st-century American rappers]]'