Shyne
Belizean rapper and politician
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| 2025 | Shyne expressed his hope to be elected as Belize's next prime minister. |
| November 18 2024 | The documentary titled 'the Honorable Shyne', which chronicles his life and incarceration, premiered on Hulu and became the number-one most viewed documentary on the streaming service within a day. |
| March 2024 | Natania Reuben recanted her statements about the 1999 nightclub shooting, claiming Sean Combs, not Shyne, shot her. |
| 2023 | Following allegations against Sean Combs, Shyne renewed his criticism of him, calling him 'a person who has destroyed [his] life' and referring to himself as 'the fall guy' in a documentary about his life. |
| 2022 | Shyne was reappointed as the Opposition Leader in the House of Representatives and leader of the Belize United Democratic Party. |
| 2022 | Shyne was confirmed as the leader of the Belize United Democratic Party in February. |
| March 2022 | Shyne received a Doctorate of Humane Letters (honoris causa) from the University of Liberia for his life's work as a Humanitarian, Musician, and Legislator. |
| August 2021 | Shyne returned to the U.S. for a visit. |
| August 2021 | Shyne returned to the US for a state visit, meeting with US politicians. |
| August 20 2021 | The Atlanta City Council declared August 20, 2021, as Shyne Barrow Day in recognition of his dedication and service to the people of Belize. |
| June 2021 | Shyne became the Belize Leader of the Opposition in the House of Representatives. |
| 2020 | Shyne was nominated by the Belize United Democratic Party as a candidate for the Belize House of Representatives in the 2020 Belizean general election. |
| 2020 | Shyne was elected to the Belizean House of Representatives as a member of the Belize United Democratic Party. |
| November 11 2020 | Shyne's party member Barrow won the House of Representatives seat for the Mesopotamia constituency in the general election. |
| 2018 | Shyne and Catherine welcomed their daughter, Naomi. |
| 2017 | Shyne married a businesswoman named Catherine. |
| 2013 | Shyne returned to Belize for the second time. |
| 2013 | Upon returning to Belize, Shyne was appointed the Belize Music and Goodwill Ambassador and contributed significantly to the development of the local music industry. |
| 2012 | Shyne was ranked number twenty-three on Complex's list of rappers who had suffered the '30 Worst Fall-Off in Rap History'. |
| November 2012 | Shyne criticized the production of Kendrick Lamar's album 'good kid, m.A.A.d city', which led to a feud with The Game. |
| October 2012 | Shyne endorsed Republican nominee Mitt Romney for president of the United States, criticizing Barack Obama's administration for failing to prevent his deportation to Belize. |
| September 26 2012 | On the twelfth anniversary of his debut album's release, Shyne released 'Gangland' as a mixtape, which received over 100,000 downloads. |
| April 2012 | Shyne traveled to Kyiv, Ukraine, to be a featured speaker at the Global Winds of Change conference focused on inter-religious understanding. |
| March 2012 | Shyne and Diddy reconciled after years of feud, being photographed together at Fashion Week in Paris. |
| December 2011 | Matthew 'Scar' Allen was shot and killed outside of Brooklyn's Footprints nightclub, almost 12 years after the initial shooting involving Shyne. |
| August 29 2011 | Shyne appeared on the outro of Lil Wayne's platinum-selling album, 'Tha Carter IV', alongside Bun B, Nas, and Busta Rhymes. |
| June 23 2011 | Shyne made a surprise guest appearance in Jerusalem, performing with Matisyahu and HaDag Nachash at Kikar Safra. |
| 2010 | Shyne released 'Roller Song' and announced plans to release two albums, with 'Messiah' as the first and 'Gangland' as the second. |
| 2010 | After moving to Jerusalem, Shyne dedicated his time to studying the Torah for up to 12 hours a day. |
| November 2010 | Shyne was living in Jerusalem, having become observant and legally changed his name to Moses Michael Levi. |
| October 2010 | Shyne publicly criticized Def Jam and expressed a desire to sign with Cash Money Records. |
| May 2010 | Shyne was appointed the Belize Music and Goodwill Ambassador, promoting Belize internationally and working with the youth. |
| April 2010 | Shyne collaborated with Jewish-American reggae and rock musician Matisyahu on the single 'Messiah', which was released. |
| February 2010 | Shyne was refused entry into the United Kingdom due to his felony conviction upon arriving from Cancun, Mexico. |
| February 16 2010 | Shyne signed a seven-figure deal with Def Jam, four months after being deported to Belize upon his release from prison. |
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