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Monday, 22 June 2015

Brief history on Bobby Shmurda

Bobby Shmurda

Birth nameAckquille Jean Pollard

BornAugust 4, 1994(age 20)

Florida, U.S. [ 1 ]

OriginBrooklyn, New York, U.S. [ 2 ]

Genres Hip hop

Occupation(s) Rapper

Years active2014–present

Labels

GS9 Epic Records

Associated actsGS9

Ackquille Jean Pollard [ 2 ](born August 4, 1994), [ 3 ]known by his

stage nameBobby Shmurda, is a rapper from Brooklyn, signed to Epic

Records. He is best known for his song " Hot Nigga", (released in July

2014) a song that debuted the "Shmoney dance," which went viral after

the release of the music video. [ 4 ]The song peaked at #6 on

theBillboard Hot 100 , ... Billboard Hot 100, with the song being

remixed and performed by numerous other artists including Lil' Kim,

French Montana, Juicy J, and Gunplay. On December 17, 2014, he was

arrested by New York City Police, who alleged that he was the

ringleader of a Cripsgang known as GS9, the same as his label, which

shot indiscriminately into public crowds and is rumored to have

murdered a member of a rival gang. [ 5 ]Pollard has been charged with

conspiracy to commit murder, multiple weapons possession, and reckless

endangerment as part of a 15-person, 69-count indictment that included

his brother Javese and fellow GS9 label-mate Rowdy Rebel. [ 6

]Shmurda pled not guilty. [ 7 ]

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