00:00I was absolutely set up to be the fall guy."
00:03Rapper-turned-politician Shine is saying he was set up to be the fall guy in the infamous
00:071999 nightclub shooting involving Diddy.
00:11Shine reveals what he really thinks about the 1999 club shooting in a trailer for his
00:15new documentary about the star's life and career.
00:18Somebody called Diddy and started talking crazy.
00:21Signed into Bad Boy, I became a millionaire.
00:24Shine released his gold-selling self-titled debut on Diddy's Bad Boy Records in 2000.
00:29However, his promising career was cut short when he was charged in a high-profile New
00:34York nightclub shooting along with Diddy.
00:37Shine was convicted in 2001 and sentenced to 10 years in prison while Diddy was acquitted.
00:42He dropped his sophomore album, Godfather Buried Alive, in 2004 while serving time and
00:48it also reached gold status.
00:50Shine was released in 2009, deported to Belize, and dove into politics.
00:55He's currently a member of the House of Representatives in his native country.
00:58As the synopsis reads, his journey is one of redemption, resilience, and transformation.
01:03There's a time to pivot, there's a time to transition, and that's how I got into politics.
01:08The Honorable Shine will debut on Hulu on November 18.
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