Thursday, August 6, 2009
Shyne to be Released From Prison in October
So I think there's two major questions here: 1. Whos' gonna try and recruit Shyne to a label first? 2. What's he gonna do about his unfinished business with Diddy? Oh wait, one more question...Is Diddy pissing in his pants yet? hehe
According to HipHopDX, Jamal “Shyne Po” Barrow’s almost decade long stint behind bars will soon becoming to an end. On October 6, one of Hip-Hop’s most talked about names will finally become a free man after serving time for his involvement in a December 1999 shooting which saw he and Bad Boy Records founder, Sean Combs, go on trial.
That release date has already been confirmed by the parole board, but a hearing tomorrow will outline the parameters of ‘Po’s parole, details that could determine whether or not the former Bad Boy Records artist will be able to resume his recording career free of stifling restrictions.
As of yesterday, Shyne also received more good news in the form of a shortened parole sentence. Upon his release, Barrow will only have to serve two and a half years of probation. While the D.A. attempted to pin the maximum of five years on him, Shyne had the opportunity to speak for himself in court and obviously left some impression on the judge which garnered a lighter sentence.