Ex Bad Boy Records rapper Shyne says Sean 'Diddy' Combs 'destroyed my life
Former Bad Boy Records rapper Shyne has a stern message about Sean “Diddy” Combs amid the mogul’s legal fallout:“This is someone who destroyed my life.”
The Belizean hip-hop artist-turned-politician broke his silence on Combs’ latest legal woes during a press conference earlier this week, evoking a shooting in the ’90s that spoiled his relationship with the Bad Boy Records founder.
“This is someone who in a sense testified against me when I was on trial,” Shyne said during the conference, according to a clip aired Thursday by Belize radio station Love FM.
"When I was an 18-year-old kid, just wanting to do nothing other than make my mother proud and make Belize proud and be recognized for my talent and take over the world," Barrow said during a press conference Wednesday.
“I was defending him and he turned around and called witnesses to testify against me,” Shyne (born Jamal Barrow) continued, “he pretty much sent me to prison.”
Shyne, a former protégé of Combs, was sentenced in 2001 to 10 years in jail for an assault conviction stemming from a 1999 nightclub shooting in New York that involved Combs and his then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez. Three bystanders were wounded. Combs was acquitted in the widely publicized case. Shyne was released in 2009 and deported to his home country.
The former artist, whose career was derailed by the conviction, said during the press conference that he “forgave” and “moved on.” He acknowledged Combs’ efforts to help promote education in Belize, but distanced himself from his ex-mentor. He clarified that their relationship is far from amicable.
Shyne, who now serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Belize House of Representatives, was a rising star in the hip-hop world when he signed with Bad Boy Records in 1998. One year later, Shyne joined Diddy and his girlfriend at the time, Jennifer Lopez at the now defunct Club New York in Times Square when gunfire broke out.
“This is not someone who I vacationed with and [with whom] I enjoyed this great intimate relationship of brotherhood,” Shyne said.
Shyne’s remarks come after Combs was arrested Monday evening and indicted on three counts of sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution. He remains in a federal jail in Brooklyn, N.Y., pending trial.
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