Belizean Musicians - Shyne, Andy Palacio, Colville Young, Dan Man, Pen Cayetano, Leroy Young, Oral Fuentes, Francis Reneau, Paul Nabor (Paperback)

Chapters: Shyne, Andy Palacio, Colville Young, Dan Man, Pen Cayetano, Leroy Young, Oral Fuentes, Francis Reneau, Paul Nabor, Gerald Rhaburn, Selwyn Walford Young. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 41. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Moses Michael Leviy (born Jamal Michael Barrow on 8 November 1978), better known as Shyne, is a Belizean born rapper. Shyne was born in Belize City, Belize, the son of Imeon Myvette and Dean Barrow, the current Prime Minister of Belize. Shyne has only reluctantly acknowledged him as his father, due to his father publicly stating that Shyne was "unwanted." His mother is the sister of Michael Finnegan, one of Barrow's long-time political colleagues. Shyne remained behind with his uncle in Belize when his mother moved to the US. It wasn't until the age of 13 when she was able to bring him with her to Brooklyn. In 1998, while Shyne was freestyling in a barbershop with friend J.CABA, hip hop producer Clark Kent noticed something unique in Shyne's voice. He sounded eerily similar to the late, great Notorious B.I.G.. At the time, Clark Kent was working on the "Born Again" posthumous album from Biggie. Not soon after, Shyne was making his appearances on fellow bad boy's hits. He was featured on a remix of Total's "Sittin At Home" track and on Mase's second album Double Up on the track entitled "From Scratch." In the same year he was featured on Bad Boy Records CEO Sean "Puffy" Combs' Forever album (Reverse) as well as on a remix of P.E. 2000. It is alleged that on December 27, 1999, Shyne, along with Combs and then girlfriend, Jennifer Lopez, was involved in a shooting at a Manhattan club which left three people injured. As a result the 21-year-old rapper, whose debut album was pending release, was charged with attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerm...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1354189