Belizean politician and former Bad Boy Records signee Shyne opens up again about his conviction and how it significantly curtailed what was supposed to be a very promising rap career.

On Panelthe 45-year-old will talk about his transition from rap to politics in an upcoming Hulu documentary titled Honorable Shyne. A trailer for the documentary was released on Tuesday and shows an excerpt in which Shyne, born Moses Michael Levi Barrow, claims he was “set up” to be the “fall guy” when he was convicted in the 1999 nightclub shooting from New York. Sean “Diddy” Combs.

As previously reported by Face2Face AfricaShyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison on assault, reckless endangerment and weapons charges for the shooting incident at Club New York. Three people were injured in the shooting.

Combs was dating Jennifer Lopez at the time and they were both at the club during it shooting. Combs was, however, acquitted of weapons and bribery charges in connection with the incident, XXI reported.

“I was absolutely ready to be the fall guy,” Shyne says in the trailer for the documentary. “I spent 10 years in prison, but I managed to move on. There’s a time to pivot, there’s a time to transition.”

The trailer also shows a throwback video of a press conference where Diddy addresses shooting and denies being involved. “I had nothing to do with a shooting in this club,” said Combs, who attended that press conference with Jennifer Lopez.

Shyne also said that watching fellow artists take shots at the superstar while on the sidelines was one of the hardest parts for him. CONVICTION. “One of the hardest parts was seeing everyone succeed. Watching 50 (Cent),” the Bonnie & Shyne the rapper said. “I spent 10 years in prison, but I managed to move on. There is a pivot time, there is a time transition. And that’s how I got into politics.”

Shyne was deported to his native country in 2009 after serving nearly nine years of his sentence, despite calls to allow him to remain in the US. He apparently did not naturalize as a US citizen and was a green card holder at the time.

The 45-year-old finally decided to follow in his father’s footsteps by switching to POLICY. He now serves as Leader of the Opposition in the Belize House of Representatives and Leader of the United Democratic Party of Belize.

Shyne touching on his conviction comes after he gave an interview in which he talked about Combs’ recent arrest and how the embattled music executive sent him “quite a bit” to prison.

“When I was an 18-year-old kid, all I wanted to do was make my mom proud and make Belize proud and do what we all want to do, be recognized for our talent and conquer world, I would defend him (Combs), and he came back and called witnesses to testify against me,” Shyne said. Channel 5 News.

“It almost sent me to jail,” claimed Shyne, who was born in Belize and moved to New York to join his mother at a young age. “That’s the context in which you always have to describe that relationship. Yes, I forgave. I moved on. But let’s not pretend I was in Miami for Thanksgiving and Christmas.”

“Let’s not lose sight of what the cold, hard facts are. This is not somebody that I went on vacation with and he and I enjoyed this great, intimate brotherly relationship with,” Shyne added. “This is someone who ruined my life and I forgave and moved on, and in the best interest of Belize, because he was in a position to give scholarships and maybe invest.”

He continued, “I would not deny trying to bring the investment to Belize and the contribution to education in Belize.” Touching on Combs’ current legal troubles, the 45-year-old said: ‘Do I enjoy what he’s going through? Absolutely not. I’m different from other people – no one has to fail for me to succeed.”

Combs, 54, was arrested by federal agents on September 16 and charged with sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution. Combs, who has pleaded not guilty, is being held without bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. His trial date has been set for May 5, 2025. But the Bad Boy Records founder also faces multiple sexual assault lawsuits.

Honorable Shyne the documentary will premiere on November 18.

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