Ex-Bad Boy Records rapper says Diddy 'destroyed' his life

(NewsNation) — A erstwhile Bad Boy Records rapper turned Belizean person responds to the apprehension of his erstwhile mentor and associate, Sean “Diddy” Combs, with a harsh reality: “This is idiosyncratic that destroyed my life.”

Moses “Shyne” Barrow was 21 years aged erstwhile helium went to a New York City nightclub with Combs, who signed the up-and-coming rapper to his grounds statement upon gathering successful 1998. About a twelvemonth later, Barrow was with Combs erstwhile his caller brag and different antheral were arguing. Shots rang out, injuring 3 bystanders. Barrow was convicted successful 2001 and sentenced to 10 years successful prison. Upon his release, helium was deported to his autochthonal state of Belize.

Barrow spoke to the media astatine a press conference connected Sept. 18 successful Belize erstwhile helium made the comments successful effect to Diddy’s apprehension 2 days prior. “He beauteous overmuch sent maine to prison,” helium said astatine the conference.

The now-45-year-old is the Leader of the Opposition for the Belize House of Representatives, archetypal becoming a subordinate of the House successful 2020. Born Jamal Michael Barrow, the rapper’s signifier sanction was Shyne. A autochthonal of Belize, helium moved to New York City with his parent arsenic a child, and that’s wherever helium met Diddy erstwhile his rap vocation took disconnected successful the precocious 1990s. “Shyne” wrote and performed connected respective fashionable albums including Usher’s “Confessions,” Lil Wayne’s “Carter IV,” Notorious B.I.G’s “Born Again” and Diddy’s (at the clip Puff Daddy’s) “Forever” (released 3 months earlier the 1999 shooting).

In erstwhile interviews, Barrow has said helium was the “fall guy” for the shooting but clarified that helium doesn’t blasted Combs. At the September property conference, helium says he’s forgiven his erstwhile mentor, who helium says helium was ne'er adjacent capable to see a “brotherhood” with him.

“This is idiosyncratic who, successful a sense, testified against maine erstwhile I was connected trial, erstwhile I was an 18-year-old kid, conscionable wanting to bash thing different than marque my ma arrogant …” said Barrow, who has maintained his innocence from the start. “This is idiosyncratic who destroyed my beingness and who I forgave.”

Combs’ then-girlfriend vocalist and histrion Jennifer Lopez was with him the nighttime of the shooting, and some were soon arrested aft fleeing the scene. Neither were charged successful transportation to the shooting.

Weighing successful connected Comb’s caller arrest, Barrow said, “One of the things I would ne'er privation connected my worst force is to beryllium incarcerated … truthful I instrumentality nary joyousness successful anyone’s challenges whether with the transgression justness strategy oregon otherwise.”

“Do I instrumentality restitution successful what helium is going through? Absolutely not,” helium continued.

Natania Reuben, 1 of the shooting victims, told NewsNation successful March that she has spent the past 25 years trying to wide Barrow’s name.

Reuben says Combs was the 1 who changeable her successful the face. She settled a suit against Combs successful 2011 for $130 million.

Combs has faced galore lawsuits successful caller years by erstwhile associates, including vocalist and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura and euphony shaper Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones.

Combs remains successful the Metropolitan Detention Center successful New York nether termination ticker arsenic helium faces charges of racketeering, intersexual battle and proscription to prosecute successful prostitution.