Shyne and his mother lived in the Brooklyn neighborhood of East Flatbush, where he became a musician and rapper after being discovered in a barbershop by Imani Hayley. On the verge of releasing his debut album, he was involved in a nightclub shooting incident on December 27, 1999, and in March 2001 he was convicted of assault and sentenced to 10 years in prison. His 2000 debut album was still a success, and he continued to record music while incarcerated.\n', '

While serving his prison sentence, Shyne embraced his Hebrew roots, and later became observant, practicing Orthodox Judaism, officially changing his name to Moses Michael Levi Barrow in 2006. After being released from prison in 2009, he was deported to Belize as a non-citizen felon. He has since performed in Jerusalem and Ukraine, and continued to release albums.\n', '

Shyne was born Jamal Michael Barrow on November 8, 1979 in Belize City to Frances Imeon Myvette and Dean Barrow, who were not married. Barrow divided his time between his mother in Brooklyn and his politician father, who was elected in 2008 as the Prime Minister of Belize, making him the first black leader of the country. Shyne\'s mother is the sister of Michael Myvett, now going by the surname Finnegan, one of Dean Barrow\'s long-time political colleagues in Belize. Barrow\'s middle name comes from his uncle.\n', '

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