Shyne Coming Home Today?

Word on twitter, and HipHopDX, is that Shyne Po is set to be released from prison today, where he's been since the Summer of 2001.

I remember when he first came out... I don't know if his voice was too close to Biggie's, or if the loss of B.I.G. was still an open wound on my heart, but I wasn't into dude. At first. Then "Bonnie & Shyne" dropped, and was my guilty pleasure. Back then, I was Rawkus' out, Company Flow all that. That summer made me rediscover commercial Rap. And Shyne helped with that.

I won't go deep into the trial - Diddy did Shyne dirty - but we'll see what Po can do when he touches down. I've got a feeling a LOT of NY artists will be trying to get features from him. Remember how he lit up Usher's "Confessions Part II (Remix)"? I was working at AutoZone, putting up stock one Saturday, when this dropped. We had a boombox blasting that night, and I had to stop in my work and just reflect on his situation. I don't condone pulling out ratchets and squeezing off in the club, but dude is talented. And the world needs to hear his voice.

Bonus Beats "Shyne" / "More Or Less" / "Bad Boyz" / "Bang"

EDIT Shyne's being held in immigration; why is this coming up NOW!?

EDIT Now it looks like Shyne is being deported on Friday. Ain't that about a bitch?

EDIT Shyne's uncle speaks on the deportation issue.

EDIT Word from Global Grind (sup Xilla?) is that Shyne could be let out on immigration bail next week, pending his deportation trial. $2 million bail? Damn!

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