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Shyne
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Also known as Jamal Barrow, Moses Michael Levi Barrow, Shyne Barrow, Jamal Michael Barrow, Moses "Shyne" Barrow, Shyne (rapper)

Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1978), known professionally as Shyne, is a Belizean politician and former rapper. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives, and the leader of the Belize United Democratic Party.

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  • JOURNEY HOME to GOD VOLUME 11 December 28, 2023 - August 21 2024
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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1978
hip hop

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Total plays
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Shyne (real name Moses Michael Leviy (born Jamal Barrow) is a rapper born on November 18, 1978 in Belize City, Belize to a Belizean Creole politician and a Garifuna mother. SHYNE'S BIO As a child, he was spurned by his father due to his illegitimacy and mixed ethnicity. Shyne is said to be a practicing Jew. Born in Belize, Barrow relocated with his mother to Brooklyn, in New York's Flatbush district at about age 13. Despite some time on the streets in his early teens <a href="https://www.last

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Key facts

Officeholder.honorific prefix
The Honourable
Officeholder.name
Moses Barrow
Officeholder.image
Shyne profile (cropped).jpg
Officeholder.caption
Shyne in 2021
Officeholder.office
Leader of the Opposition
Officeholder.primeminister
Johnny Briceño
Officeholder.predecessor
Patrick Faber
Officeholder.term_start
February 1, 2022
Officeholder.term_end
March 14, 2025
Officeholder.successor
Tracy Panton
Officeholder.primeminister1
Johnny Briceño
Officeholder.predecessor1
Patrick Faber
Officeholder.term_start1
June 25, 2021
Officeholder.term_end1
September 16, 2021
Officeholder.successor1
Patrick Faber
Officeholder.office2
Member of theHouse of Representativesfor Mesopotamia
Officeholder.term_start2
November 11, 2020
Officeholder.term_end2
March 12, 2025

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.shynegangland.com
Image
Shyne profile (cropped).jpg
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date of birth
1978-11-08
start of work period
1996-00-00
pseudonym
Shyne
Commons category
Shyne
social media followers
113762
birth name
Jamal Michael Barrow
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Article

18 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Music career
  • 1997–99: Career beginnings
  • 2000: Debut studio album
  • 2002–04: ''Godfather Buried Alive''
  • 2010–12: Continued music, feuds and indefinite hiatus
  • Political career
  • Club New York shooting
  • Shooting and trial (1999–2001)
  • Incarceration and Judaism conversion (2001–09)
  • Release and deportation (2009)
  • Post-deportation
  • Jerusalem
  • Return to Belize
  • Personal life
  • Discography
  • References
  • External links

Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1978), known professionally as Shyne, is a Belizean politician and former rapper. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives, and the leader of the Belize United Democratic Party.

Barrow was born in Belize City but moved to New York City as a child and began to rap as an adolescent. His most commercially recognized 2000 singles include, "Bad Boyz" and "Bonnie & Shyne" (both featuring Barrington Levy). He contributed to albums by artists including the Notorious B.I.G.'s posthumous Born Again, Mase's Double Up, Sean Combs's Forever, Usher's Confessions, and Lil Wayne's Tha Carter IV.

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