Shyne is in the middle of a huge concert scandal down in Belize. Well not really in the middle because he fled to Israel to avoid the fallout...
From 7 News Belize
Saturday night at the MCC was supposed to be the concert of the year; it was supposed to be history; Shyne was having his album launch concert in Belize and he was bringing two R&B/Rap artists from the US to celebrate with him. The hype was great - people were saying it would be his label mates Rihanna, maybe even Jay - Z, then Busta Rhymes, Foxy Brown, maybe even Wyclef.
But as great as the hype was, so was the mystery - Shyne didn't tell anyone who his special guest would be - so great was the element of surprise.
But the real surprise was for his Belizean promoter, DJ Richie - who got the news no special guest was coming at 6:00 on Saturday evening, hours before showtime.
It is the greatest let down in memory - comparable to when Mavado didn't come last year - which was also, regrettably, a DJ Richie Production.
DJ Richie sent out a release this evening saying that Shyne left the country for Israel on Sunday "in haste." The release says that Richie's company, quote "categorically disassociates itself from this Shyne scam."
Well Shyne's Label Gangland records has issued its own release, saying, quote:
"Throughout the entire process DJ Richie conducted himself in a highly unprofessional manner…He failed to meet payment deadlines crucial to the timely purchase of the airfare for Shyne…." It continues:
"Shyne performed despite not being duly compensated as per his contract agreement with DJ Richie."
Quite incredibly, the release makes no mention at all of the special guest artists who Shyne himself promised. Richie's release says that he paid over fifty thousand dollars to Shyne and his management team to perform in Belize.
