1. Shyheim Dionel Franklin was born on November 14,1979 and is an American rapper from New York better known simply as Shyheim.
12 Facts About Shyheim
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Shyheim initially gained fame as a teenager, releasing his debut album AKA the Rugged Child at the age of 14 in 1994.
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Shyheim has spent the majority of his career affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan, frequently collaborating with Method Man and Ghostface Killah.
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Shyheim joined others, notably the Fugees, to provide a free concert to deaf children in a summer camp in 1996.
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Shyheim resumed his career after almost a decade and released subsequent albums on the label he founded, Bottom Up Records.
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Shyheim released his fifth solo album, Disrespectfully Speaking, October 2009 on his label Bottom Up Records.
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Shyheim has had roles in films such as the 1996 Pam Grier, Fred Williamson, Jim Brown, and Richard Roundtree vehicle Original Gangstas, In Too Deep, and The Preacher's Wife and he starred in the television show The Parent Hood.
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Shyheim appeared in a small role in the prequel Carlito's Way: Rise to Power.
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In July 2002, Shyheim was sentenced to a year in prison after second degree attempted robbery.
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In January 2014, Shyheim turned himself into authorities facing charges for leaving the scene of an accident during a hit-and-run accident that left one person dead.
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Shyheim received a concurrent term of seven years for a gun conviction, and is subject to five years' post release supervision.
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On January 6,2020, Shyheim was released from prison after serving a five year sentence.