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jamesglewisf
04-20-2004, 11:37 PM
What do you think of this story?Jailed rapper close to $3 million deal

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Island Def Jam expects to sign imprisoned rapper Jamal "Shyne" Barrow to a $3 million record contract this week, a source familiar with the negotiations said.

Shyne, now serving a 10-year term for his role in a New York nightclub shooting involving Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, was expected to finalize the deal by the end of this week, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/20/music.shyne.defjam.ap/index.htmlThe label plans to produce the album with material Shyne recorded before he began serving his sentence, the source said. The prospect of other releases from prison -- some rappers have recorded albums over the phone or in visiting rooms -- was unclear.That's pretty pathetic.

Why in the heck do some rap artists shoot each other? It seems like there are always some stories in the news about something criminal happening in the music industry, especially among rappers.

theyeti
05-02-2004, 10:42 PM
I spose part of the appeal of rap is that the artists generally come from and write about disadvantaged backgrounds, so it goes with the territory I guess. A lot of the lyrics have to do with that kind of stuff so it's sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy... not that surprising once I think about it. You don't ever see any rich private school Catholic rappers. (Not to say a rich private-school Catholic couldn't ever shoot anyone, but you get the idea....)

Grimey
05-05-2004, 06:07 PM
There was a funny movie that mocked this with Chris Rock called CB4.