Moses Michael Levi Barrow best known by his stage name
Shyne; November 8, 1978) is a Belizean rapper, politician, and philanthropist. He is the Leader of the Opposition in the Belize House of Representatives, and the leader of the Belize United Democratic Party. Barrow was born in Belize but moved to Brooklyn in New York City as a child and began to rap as a teenager. He is perhaps best known for his 2000 singles "Bad Boyz" and "Bonnie & Shyne". He also wrote and performed on a number of multi-platinum albums, such as Usher's
Confessions, Lil Wayne's
Carter IV, Notorious B.I.G's
Born Again, Mase's
Double Up, and Puff Daddy's
Forever among other top-selling albums during his tenures with his former labels, Bad Boy Records and Def Jam Recordings.