Shyne Po emerged from an eight year bid in prison a new man. He changed his name from Jamal Michael Barrow to Moses Michael Levi to reflect his conversion to Judasim.
His rap style also changed dramatically. Some have attributed that to his long lay off, but Shyne claims it was done on purpose, record sales be damned.
He recently told HipHopDX:
“[People] should be happy that I changed…I was monotonous and angry,” he explained. “I can’t give them that old shit. That anger you heard in the booth was really me. It was like listening to someone with Post Traumatic Stress [Disorder].”
“I’m comfortable with mine,” he continued. “I figured it out, but I’m not a communist. People want that shit, but I can’t give it to them in the old way.”
Whoa, wait a minute, post traumatic stress disorder, not a communist? We are are talking about rap, not war right?
Anyway Shyne wasn't done. He's heard the internet buzzing with negative comments about his comeback with songs like "Messiah".
“I’m not no fucking magician,” he says “You gotta make that shit. It’s about having character and integrity. I don’t care if I only sell one album.”
Somehow, I don't think L.A. Reid over at Def Jam can be happy with what he's hearing from Shyne on record or in interviews.
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