SHXYNE

Shyne, born Jamal Michael Barrow on November 8, 1978 in Belize City, Belize, is a Belizean rapper‑turned‑politician who gained international attention in the early 2000s with Bad Boy Records hits such as “Bad Boyz” and “Bonnie & Shyne.” After a 1999 nightclub shooting incident, he was convicted of assault in 2001 and served ten years in a U.S. prison, during which he embraced Orthodox Judaism and legally changed his name to Moses Michael Levi Barrow in 2006. Released in 2009, he was deported to Belize, where he entered politics, was elected to the Belize House of Representatives for the Mesopotamia constituency in the 2020 general election, and has served as Leader of the Opposition and head of the United Democratic Party at various times since 2021.