Brooklyn Rapper Bobby Shmurda Released From Prison
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Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda has been released from prison after serving the bulk of a seven year sentence for conspiracy and weapons charges.
The 26-year-old Shmurda whose real name is Ackquille Pollard was granted conditional release from Clinton Correctional Facility in upstate New York on Tuesday morning, a Department of Corrections spokesperson confirmed. As part of the plea deal, he will be under community supervision in Brooklyn for the next five years.
Shmurda, an East Flatbush native, achieved overnight celebrity status with his 2014 hit Hot N a, and an accompany viral meme known as the Shmoney Dance. On the heels of the dance craze, he signed a seven-figure deal with Epic Records.
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