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Moses “Shyne” Barrow, who found fame as a rapper as part of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records empire, moved to a life of politics in his native homeland of Belize. After an election against a fellow party member, Shyne lost his reelection bid to remain as a member of Belize’s House of Representatives.
Moses Barrow has served as a member of the Belize United Democratic Party (UDP) in the nation’s House of Representatives after winning the election in 2020 and held the Mesopotamia seat in Belize City. As reported by local outlet Channel 5 Belize, Barrow, 46, was unseated by fellow UDP member and businessman Lee Mark Chang.
Shyne conceded defeat in a statement and supported voters in their decision to go in another direction.
From Channel 5 Belize:
Upon his defeat, Barrow addressed the outcome, stating, “The people have spoken; congratulations to Lee Mark Chang—he’s now the new area representative of Mesopotamia, and I wish him well.” He added that the voter turnout was a clear reflection of the public’s sentiment. “I was confident; that was the interaction I was having with the people, but they made a decision to go in another direction, and I respect that,” he said.
Shyne added that he will no longer serve as the Leader of the Opposition and will not seek any political maneuvering to stay in some form of power.
“I certainly will resign effective once we have a national convention to elect a new leader. Obviously you can’t be a leader of the United Democratic Party once you’re not a member of the House, and I would not want to be appointed as a senator or anything to hold on to the leadership. The people have spoken here,” Barrow said after being questioned on his next moves.
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Moses “Shyne” Barrow Loses Reelection Bid In Belize, Delivers Statement was originally published on hiphopwired.com
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