Shyne Touches Down In Belize, Welcomed By Family

Shyne "temporarily accepted deportation" and finally landed in his birth country of Belize yesterday after spending nine years in a maximum security prison in New York for his involvement in an infamous nightclub shooting in 1999. After finishing his sentence on Oct. 6, Hot 97's Angie Martinez revealed (after talking to the rapper privately) that he would be deported to his country of origin [click to read].

He was welcomed by family members including his father, Prime Minister of Belize, Dean Barrow, and mother Imeon Myvett. Also accompanying him was Harvard professor Charles Ogletree, who whill be helping Shyne fight against the immigration case.

"Shyne is home," said the rapper's uncle, Michael Finnegan, who is also Belize's Minister of Housing. "He wants to say how happy he is to be home and to be a free man. He would love to have a conversation with the media, but because he was legally advised by Professor Ogletree, he must not speak to the media because he doesn't want to prejudice his situation with the US government or with the Belize government."

While Shyne fights the deportation decision, he will reportedly be working on his as-of-yet untitled album, to be released on Def Jam.