''Shyne'' is the self-titled debut album by rapper

Shyne Moses Michael Levi Barrow (born Jamal Michael Barrow, best known by his stage name Shyne; November 8, 1978) is a Belizean rapper and politician.

. It was released by Sean "P. Diddy" Combs'

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on September 26, 2000. Shyne had been hyped prior to the album's release as similar in style and delivery to the deceased Notorious B.I.G. Shyne had also drawn unfavorable media attention for being convicted in June 2000 for his involvement in a nightclub shooting. Shyne was incarcerated at the time of this album's release. The album debuted and peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and sold just under 160,000 copies in its first week. It sold very well, eventually achieving Platinum status. It contained fewer guest artists than most Bad Boy releases. The singles from the album, "

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," " Bonnie & Shyne" (which both feature

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), and "

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" were moderate hits.

Critical reception

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(10/12/00, p. 89) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Like a 5-car pileup of luxury autos: a mix of beauty and destruction..." Spin (12/00, pp. 218–9) - 6 out of 10 - "...Cops black gangster dreams straight from the pages of F.E.D.S.... tsstrong producers...dress up his rhymes in frenetic electro beats, tweaked synths, and the old steel drum..."

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(9/01, p. 102) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Thoughtful soulful declaimations delivered with a deep hued baritone, Shyne is the brightest new star in the Puff Daddy firmament..."

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(11/11/00, p. 32) - 7 out of 10 - "...To uptempo and always creative commercial grooves, steeped in reggae bass sonics, an amoral and anti-social scenario of guiltless casual sex, bloody murders, drug transactions, betrayals and, especially, the code of the streets, gets played out..."

Track listing

Samples

* "That's Gangsta" ** "Misdemeanor" by

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** "It's Funky Enough" by

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* "Commission" ** "You Were Made For Me" by

Luther Ingram Luther Thomas Ingram (November 30, 1937 – March 19, 2007) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. His most successful record, "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right", reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and No. 3 ...

* "It's OK" ** "Magic Wand" by

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* "The Life" ** "Just Memories" by

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* "Bonnie & Shyne" ** "La Vie En Rose" by Grace Jones * "The Hit" ** "Todo Se Derrumbo Dentro De Mi" by

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* "Bad Boyz" ** "Nightclubbin'" by Grace Jones ** "Here I Come" by

* "Whatcha Gonna Do" **"Set It Off" by Strafe **" Whoa!" by

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**Violins sampled from "Days of Pearly Spencer" by David McWilliams

Credits

*Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Composer, Executive Producer *Barrington Levy, Performer *Dominick Mancuso, Assistant Engineer *Lynn Montrose, Assistant Engineer *Michael Patterson, Engineer *

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, A&R, Associate Executive Producer *Ed Raso, Assistant Engineer *Shyne, Vocals *Dale Venderpool, Composer *Mario Winans, Composer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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