1. Bobby Shmurda rose to international fame in 2014 when his single, "Hot Nigga", peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
22 Facts About Bobby Shmurda
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In December 2014, New York City Police arrested Bobby Shmurda and charged him, along with several other members of GS9, with conspiracy to murder, weapons possession, and reckless endangerment.
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Bobby Shmurda's release was celebrated in the hip hop community.
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Bobby Shmurda's mother is African-American and his father is Jamaican.
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Bobby Shmurda's mother moved to East Flatbush, Brooklyn from Florida after his father's incarceration.
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The first song Bobby Shmurda remixed was Crime Mob's "Knuck If You Buck"; however, he did not receive any attention until 2014, with the release of his song "Hot Nigga".
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Bobby Shmurda made his first concert performance appearance since being released from prison at Rolling Loud Festival in Miami, Florida on Friday, July 23,2021.
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On September 3,2021, Bobby Shmurda released his first single since his release from jail, "No Time for Sleep ".
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Post his Epic release, Bobby Shmurda has called hip-hop "very dangerous" to kids and has tried to distance himself from mainstream hip-hop culture.
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In July 2023, Bobby Shmurda announced he had been writing an autobiography.
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On June 3,2014, Bobby Shmurda was arrested and charged with felony criminal possession of a weapon.
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On December 17,2014, police arrested Bobby Shmurda and charged him with conspiracy, reckless endangerment, and drug and gun possession; charges against the others included murder, attempted murder, assault, and drug dealing.
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Bobby Shmurda pleaded not guilty and was held on $2 million bail.
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Police said they had been investigating the gang for murder and shooting indiscriminately at crowds in public places long before Bobby Shmurda rose to fame.
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Bobby Shmurda has asserted that the lyrics represent his real life in several interviews, though the Supreme Court of New Jersey recently ruled that lyrics cannot be read at trial as evidence unless they have a "strong nexus" to a specific crime.
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Bobby Shmurda appeared in the Bronx Supreme Court to face his charges of prison contraband plus 25 years for his previous charge in late 2014.
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On September 9,2016, as part of a plea deal, Bobby Shmurda pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree conspiracy and one count of weapons possession, and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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In early 2017, Bobby Shmurda was given a four-year sentence for sneaking a makeshift knife into his cell.
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In November 2016, Bobby Shmurda was involved in a brawl between several inmates that led to him losing phone privileges for an unnamed period of time and being subject to solitary confinement for a month.
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Images of Bobby Shmurda while incarcerated surfaced online after three years served of the five-year sentence.
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Bobby Shmurda was released on February 23,2021, under supervision by fellow community members in Kings County, New York.
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Bobby Shmurda will be under supervised release until February 23,2026.