Bobby Shmurda

Bobby Shmurda Wants New York’s Rap On Trial Bill To Be Adopted Throughout The United States

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Earlier this week, the New York Senate passed Senate Bill S7527, better known as the Rap On Trial bill. It was sponsored by Senators Jamaal Bailey and Brad Hoylman and it received support from rappers like Fat Joe, Jay-Z, Killer Mike, and Meek Mill. The bill states that there should be “clear and convincing evidence” that an artist’s song, video, or other “creative expression” is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional.” This now makes it harder for prosecutors to use lyrics, which are exaggerated more times than not and used for the sake of the art, to tie in rappers in cases related to RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) and more.

Shortly after the bill was passed, TMZ caught up with Bobby Shmurda to hear his thoughts about it. Bobby, who was released from prison last year following a seven-year sentence on weapons and murder conspiracy charges, had his lyrics used in court. “I’m grateful for it,” he told TMZ. “I feel like it needs to happen all over the country, especially with what’s going on in Atlanta right now. I feel like rap is targeted the most. Rap is expression you know? If you look at movies, everything is expression, so rap is an expression. I feel sometimes like it shouldn’t be said in court or anything.”

He later added, “I feel like it limits art, it limits what it does. When they say that the rap can be used against you, it limits your art because sometimes people just want to be free.”

Bobby’s comment about Atlanta is in reference to the RICO case that Young Thug, Gunna, and 26 other members of YSL were recently wrapped up in. In that case, the charges against the group include conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, murder, armed robbery, and participation in criminal street gang activity.

You can listen to Bobby’s comments in the video provided by TMZ here.

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ICYMI: Bobby Shmurda Announces Six Month Sex Hiatus: “Had the Worst Day Ever”

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Bobby Shmurda is living! So much so that he has decided to pause his sex life. On Sunday, Bobby hit Twitter and revealed his penis has an injury, and it may be the result f a woman with a tongue ring.

“Had the worst day ever,” Bobby wrote. “not having sex for 6 months.”

In a second tweet, Bobby gave an update on his sexual requirements. “New rule I am no longer talking to girls with [tongue] [rings].”

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Best New Music This Week: Future, Lil Baby, Giveon, and More

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  • Future f/ Drake, “I’m On One”


  • Lil Baby, “Frozen”


  • Giveon, “Lie Again”


  • Kehlani, “Everything” 


  • Internet Money f/ Yeat, “No Handoutz”


  • Justin Bieber f/ Don Toliver, “Honest”


  • Action Bronson, “Ninety One”


  • Toro Y Moi, “Goes By So Fast”


  • Bobby Shmurda, “They Don’t Know” 


  • Lil Tjay, “Going Up”


  • IDK f/ Denzel Curry, “Dog Food” 


  • Reuben Vincent, “Butterfly Doors” 


  • Tanna Leone, “Fatal Attraction” 

Bobby Shmurda Is Doing Things His Own Way On The Chaotic ‘They Don’t Know’

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Since his release from prison at the beginning of 2021, Bobby Shmurda’s music career hasn’t panned out as well as he or his fans would have liked. Bobby has only released four songs –“No Time For Sleep (Freestyle),” “Cartier Lens,” “Splash,” and “Shmoney” — since his departure from prison, but none of the records have made the impact he hoped it would. Soon enough, Bobby took aim at his former record label Epic Records and criticized them for a number of things including not allowing him to have control of his work. Now, Bobby is an independent act and he wasted no time dropping a track as a lone ranger.

After weeks of promotion, Bobby looks to strike up some well-deserved attention for his music with “They Don’t Know.” The new track is a chaotic effort that showcases Bobby’s high spirits, which have been on full display since his release from prison. “Looked at my watch and see you freezin’, b*tch,” he raps on the new effort. “You know I’m stinkin’ rich / I keep a job for every season, b*tch.” Bobby also graces the new track with a visual and perfectly matches the song’s erratic and energetic nature.

Aside from his musical efforts, Bobby has managed to be active in other areas. He previously donated 2,000 backpacks of school supplies to students in New York, and prior to that, he gave away free haircuts and meals for Father’s Day.

You can listen to “They Don’t Know” in the video above.

Bobby Shmurda Explains Why He’d Rather Have A Pop Smoke Verse Than One From Jay-Z

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Of all the various locales that have been pivotal to the overall dominance and growth of hip-hop over the past three decades, it’d be hard to argue against Brooklyn as the genre’s number-one force. It’s the birthplace of acts like the Juice Crew, The Notorious B.I.G., Lil Kim, and many folks’ GOAT, Jay-Z. However, it turns out that one of the borough’s residents has a different view of the lattermost name, preferring a more recent Brooklynite as his dream collaborator.

During a recent appearance on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast, Bobby Shmurda explained why he’d rather collaborate with late Pop Smoke than the all-time great Jay-Z (who recently had Bobby out to his 40/40 club to celebrate its anniversary). Akademiks presented the two options to Bobby, positing that “the hood gonna go crazy for” a Pop Smoke collaboration or “a song with Hov.” Without hesitation, Shmurda replied, “Pop Smoke,” taking the host aback with his on-point impression of Pop’s booming bass voice and memorable ad-libs. “I love Jay too, but I like it,” he said.

It’s no surprise; despite his familiarity with rap fans thanks to the 2014 smash “Hot N****,” Bobby is only 27 — much closer to Pop Smoke’s 20 years than Jay’s 52(!). It makes sense he’d be much more tapped into Pop Smoke’s contemporary approach than any of Jay’s latter-day output — let alone his 10, 15, and 20-year-old classics, the oldest of which would have dropped when Bobby was just seven(!!).

Unfortunately, it looks like only one will ever be available for the newly-independent rapper, who drops his first post-Epic Records single this Friday. Hopefully, Jay won’t take this news too personally if Bobby ever decides to reach out for that verse.

Bobby Shmurda Announces Six Month Sex Hiatus: “Had the Worst Day Ever”

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Bobby Shmurda is living! So much so that he has decided to pause his sex life. On Sunday, Bobby hit Twitter and revealed his penis has an injury, and it may be the result f a woman with a tongue ring.

“Had the worst day ever,” Bobby wrote. “not having sex for 6 months.”

In a second tweet, Bobby gave an update on his sexual requirements. “New rule I am no longer talking to girls with [tongue] [rings].”

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