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Bobby Shmurda, a once up-and-coming rapper thanks to a hit music video that popularized the “Shmoney dance,” was paroled on Tuesday after spending more than four years behind bars for a drug gang conviction.
Authorities confirmed Shmurda was released from a New York prison amid speculation about whether he would attempt a music industry comeback.
Messages were left on Tuesday with Shmurda’s lawyer. The 26-year-old performer out of Brooklyn had previously called the case a sham.
Shmurda, whose birth name is Ackquille Pollard, was best known for “Hot Boy,” a gritty song with rhymes about gunplay. He gained notoriety with his performance in the “Shmoney dance” video, which had millions of YouTube views.
A New York State Department of Corrections review restored the Brooklyn rapper’s credit for good behavior Bobby Shmurda will be eligible for release from prison this month, the New York State Department of Corrections told The New York Times. The Brooklyn rapper had been denied parole in September 2020, but a review by the New York State Department of Corrections restored his credit for good behavior. He will be eligible […]
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