Shyne
Sign in to saveMoses 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.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1978-11-08
- Works
- 11
Top works
- JOURNEY HOME to GOD VOLUME 11 December 28, 2023 - August 21 2024
- JOURNEY HOME to GOD - VOLUME TEN - March 23, 2023 to December 22 2023
- JOURNEY HOME to GOD - VOLUME TWO - Second Edition - April 19, 2019 - October 26 2019
- JOURNEY HOME to GOD Volume 7 July 29, 2021 - January 5 2022
- JOURNEY HOME to GOD Volume 7 July 27, 2021 - January 5 2022
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 8 November 1978
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Levi
- Family name
- Barrow
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belize
- Father
- Dean Barrow
- Educated at
- New York City College of Technology
- Political party
- United Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Belizean Creole
- Religion
- Judaism
Article
18 sectionsContents
- 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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