shyne

HipHopDX has been doing a great job with their thorough reporting on the nearing end of Shyne’s long bid…..On Monday, HipHopDX posted:

“After serving eight-and-a-half years of a 10 year sentence for his role in the infamous Club New York shooting on December 27, 1999, Shyne finally knows the day he will once again become a free man: October 6, 2009. That release date has already been confirmed by the parole board, but a hearing tomorrow will outline the parameters of ‘Po’s parole, details that could determine whether or not the former Bad Boy Records artist will be able to resume his recording career free of stifling restrictions….”

more details about Shyne after the jump…

HipHopDX also reports:

“What happened was when they sentenced him [in March of 2001 to ten years] they didn’t sentence him to any parole – post release supervision, which was mandatory. So the Correction Department has asked the court to re-sentence him – under the law they can do that,” explained Shyne’s attorney, Oscar Michelen, to HipHopDX. “And so the judge will decide whether to give him the maximum parole, which is five years, or the minimum parole, which is two-and-a-half years.”

Now, according to HipHopDX, the parole decision will determine Shyne’s ability to leave the state which then impacts whether he is able to make a living as an artist (touring, recording, etc)….but, is there still a freeze on Shyne’s bank accounts because of the unresolved civil suits related to the Club New York incident? And did those suits ever get resolved on the Diddy side?

There is one other element to this case which could impact Shyne’s freedom, but I’ll wait on it….he’s served a long time, he’s become an Orthodox Jew (and changed his name to Moses Michael Leviy), and is very devoted to his faith. He still has alot of friends in the business who care about him, and I hope he still wants to make music.