June 1: Shyne Sentenced To 10 Years. (2001)

June 1, 2001 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, Shyne is sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The Sentence

June 1, 2001 – On This Date In Hip-Hop, despite an apology and a profession of self-defense, the homie Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Club New York shooting that involved Puffy and J-Lo. He would serve 9 of those years.

In 2001, rapper Shyne was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a nightclub shooting in Manhattan that occurred in December 1999. The incident took place at Club New York, a popular hotspot, where a dispute escalated into violence, resulting in three people being injured. Shyne, whose real name is Jamal Barrow, was part of a group that included music mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs and actress/singer Jennifer Lopez, drawing significant media attention to the trial.

During Diddy’s recent legal troubles, the club shooting was again thrust in the spotlight after the shooting victim insisted that it was Diddy and not Shyne who fired the weapon that struck her. For Shyne, this opened old wounds.