Bobby Shmurda called into Hot 97 to speak with Ebro yesterday (October 23) and explained what his situation is with his $2 million bail. The New York rapper says that the court is not accepting collateral.
“They want 100 percent,” he says. “They don’t want 25 percent. They don’t want 40 percent. They don’t want 50. They want the whole $2 million.”
In December, Shmurda was arrested with members of his GS9 crew on weapons and murder charges.
Earlier this month, L.A. Reid, CEO of Epic Records, spoke about not being able to pay Bobby Shmurda’s bail.
“It’s not the industry that it once was,” he said. “We seriously don’t make the money weused to make.”
Ebro asked Shmurda about Reid’s comments and his relationship with the CEO.
“I haven’t been in contact with them in a long time,” the “Hot Nigga” rapper says.
Shmurda’s mother is also on the phone call and says that she has been in touch with some of the label’s representatives.
“They’re at the same stage that we’re at from the beginning,” she says. “Epic doesn’t have the power to sign for that much.”
At the end of the conversation, Shmurda shares his advice for kids listening to his music and looking up to him.
“My music is not for nobody to go react or something,” he says. “This is something that I’ve been through. This is where I come from. A lot of people don’t come from where I come from, but a lot do. The people that do come from where I come from, it don’t make it right to the things I talk about, to go outside and do it. It’s ok to be out there in the club be dancing, be having fun, but that’s about it. Don’t take it farther than the club. Right now, these people in New York, they not playing with us right now.”
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Who gives a fuck by the time dude gets outta jail he’ll be a fuckin nobody. Dude hot one fuckin somg that was popular. Hes more well known for getting locked up then any music he ever put out. Plus dude cant rap for shit anyway. Another 1 hit wonder
Guarenteed if all these black rap artists donate each 50k they will have the bail money in a day.
ALL of them spend 50k at the strip club every week, on no good low life strippers.
Wow, that’s the first I’ve heard of that alternative. Damn! as a matter of fact Double Damn! That just fucked me up what u said. Shit, 50K 20 times is a mill, so you right. Some got 50, some got a 100 or more. It really wouldn’t take 30 rappers to do it, Damn, shitz real. Born by yoself, die by yoself and struggle by yoself. Life is a solo experience with other people just… around.
Definitely. With all those rappers that were co-signing the fuck out of him when he was out but abandon him when he’s locked up.
Say all these rappers were to put that money up…this isn’t a charity…where does the return for them come from…the rappers who actually have money are smart enough to know you don’t spend money on something or someone if there’s not a profit made…its business…the last I remember someone getting scooped up from a label would have been Dre and em keeping 50 out of trouble and getting him on shady/aftermath…now that was a good BUSINESS move…they didn’t do it for 50s fans, they did it so their banks would have to build new buildings to hold all that money!!!
but its good business to spend 50k on liquor and strippers? Where is your return investment in that? Shut Up
As a few other people have said, where is the incentive in someone posting bail? This guy optimizes the term ‘one hit wonder.’ His song was a hit because of vine and now it’s over. He dropped his EP and his second single, ‘Bobby’ or some shit like that, which was a carbon copy of his first single, and it did nothing. This isn’t Tupac in ’95 when Suge posted bail. This kid will never sell 100k copies of anything again, be it an album or even just a single.
So many hoodlums have a hit. What makes this cat any different? Why should anyone put up money with no possible benefit? It’s just business. If this guy was about money, then he knows it’s all business.
I’m for anything that keeps his wack ass off the mic…. Applaud that Judge who set bail..
@un.D.niable