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| Rapper tops charts from prison |
| By BET.com |
| Published: 08/30/2004 |
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For the last four years, Jamal "Shyne" Barrow's home has been New York's Clinton State Correctional Facility, but his forward progress hasn't exactly been disrupted by his incarceration. With a Def Jam deal valued at $3 million, some might say Shyne is actually flourishing behind bars. His new album, Godfather Buried Alive, which he recorded before being incarcerated, currently is #3 on the Billboard pop charts. The former Bad Boy - who is doing a 10-year hit, eight of which must be served before he is eligible for parole - has requested that his conviction be dismissed for the high-profile shooting at Club New York in 1999. Shyne spoke with BET.com from behind Clinton's maximum-security walls, just days before his phone privileges were revoked by prison officials, who suspected him of running a business from behind bars, a no-no for inmates. Clinton is now investigating all his calls, saying that New York law precludes prisoners from calling other cell phones, having calls transferred, or conducting business over the telephone. He has since been barred from giving any in-person or on-camera interviews. If he's found guilty of the phone-use charges, his victim in the aforementioned shooting case could sue him for proceeds from Godfather Buried Alive. |
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