Shmoney Talks: The Rise and Fall of Bobby Shmurda

A timeline of Shmurda's ups and downs. From start to finish.

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The Shmoney Timeline - For the young rapper from East Flatbush, Brooklyn, it’s been a long and event-filled road. In just two years, Bobby Shmurda has influenced pop culture, signed to a major label and has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. In between the major events were also troubles with his record label and tons of legal red tape which impeded the rapper from getting out on bail. A conclusion has finally been reached and it's pretty sobering. Here’s a timeline of all things Shmurda.   —BET Staff and Jon Reyes(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Spring 2014 - “Hot N***a” is released on YouTube.(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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June 2014 - The “Shmoney Dance” begins to go viral on the internet.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

June 3, 2014 - While Bobby was at a friend’s apartment, the NYPD entered the apartment without a search warrant and arrested Bobby for gun possession. Charges were later dismissed.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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June 3, 2014 - While Bobby was at a friend’s apartment, the NYPD entered the apartment without a search warrant and arrested Bobby for gun possession. Charges were later dismissed.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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July 4, 2014 - Bobby gets a major NYC co-sign when he performed alongside Meek Mill at a Miami strip club.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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July 17, 2014 - Sha Money XL signs Bobby to Epic Record and posts a video of Bobby dancing on a table: "Deal is done @bobby_shmurda #EPIC no one does the underdogs better then me. Brooklyn this 1 is for you!”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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July 17, 2014 - Sha Money XL signs Bobby to Epic Record and posts a video of Bobby dancing on a table: "Deal is done @bobby_shmurda #EPIC no one does the underdogs better then me. Brooklyn this 1 is for you!”(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Fall 2014 - Video of Bobby dancing on that conference room table in front of Epic Records' staff upon signing begins to circulate around the blogosphere, inspiring op-ed after op-ed and meme after meme.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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October 2014 - Bobby was arrested on marijuana possession for smoking weed in a double-parked car.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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November 22, 2014 - “Hot N***a” becomes a Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hit peaking at No. 6.(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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December 17, 2014 - Bobby Shmurda is arrested alongside Rowdy Rebel and other associates during a sting operation that was initially sealed to the public. The long-term investigation that led to arrest would lead to charges of conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possessions, criminally using drug paraphernalia and reckless endangerment.(Photo: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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December 17, 2014 - Sha Money XL releases statement: “I signed these kids to give them a better way in life not to be dragged down by the media and gunned down by the 40 cops that raided the studio and pointed guns at me for working my job. You have no idea how this makes me feel or look when I’m one of the only few black men signing black artist from the streets and giving them a chance to do better in life.”(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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January 29, 2015 - Bobby Shmurda pleads not guilty to weapons, drugs and conspiracy charges.(Photo: INFphoto.com)

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February 5, 2015 - Bail bondsman Ira Judelson withdrew his bond that would have allowed the rapper to await trial out of prison.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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February 22, 2015 - The New York Times publishes an interview in which Bobby expresses his disenchantment with Epic Records and their lack of support in regards to posting his bail. “I’m going to try my best to go back on the deal,” he said. “If not, I’ll give them their music and bounce.”(Photo: VIPix / Splash News)

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June 21, 2015 - During a prison visit Bobby’s girlfriend allegedly smuggled a shank into the prison. He was arrested days later and charged for promoting contraband.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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June 25, 2015 - Bobby, Rowdy Rebel and the rest of the GS9 crew turned down individual plea deals. New trial date was set for October 5, 2015.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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June 25, 2015 - Bobby, Rowdy Rebel and the rest of the GS9 crew turned down individual plea deals. New trial date was set for October 5, 2015.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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October 16, 2015 - An interview with Rap Radar’s Elliott Wilson begins to make the rounds in which L.A. Reid backs his decision to not back Bobby with bail money: "We seriously don't make the money we used to make. That's a fact of life. Bobby Shmurda is not the same as Snoop Dogg and Murder Was the Case, who's coming off The Chronic and his first album. It's a different era, ya know? And, we're a publicly held corporation. We just aren't in the same position we were in back in those days. So, it's a different day."(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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October 5, 2015 - A judge moved Bobby’s trial to February 22, 2016, and denied his request for bail.(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

March 2016 - During an interview for XXL, Bobby’s mother, Leslie Pollard, reveals that Bobby is working on movie scripts during his time in jail.(Photo by Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET) 

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March 2016 - During an interview for XXL, Bobby’s mother, Leslie Pollard, reveals that Bobby is working on movie scripts during his time in jail.(Photo by Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET) 

December 3, 2015 - One more two-million dollar bail package was denied by a judge.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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December 3, 2015 - One more two-million dollar bail package was denied by a judge.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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May 2, 2016 - Bobby’s lawyer confirms that the rapper is suing the NYPD for the arrest made on June 3, 2014.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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May 2, 2016 - Peter Martinez’s body was found in “cement shoes” along Manhattan beach. Peter, aka Petey Crack, belonged to the same gang Bobby has been aligned with.(Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for Power 105.1)

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May 11, 2016 - Shmurda's trial date moves again to May 12, 2016, and is then delayed again until September.(Photo: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET) 

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May 27, 2016 - In an interview with XXL from Rikers Island, Bobby opens up. Besides discussing his being on the phone all day talking to girls, here is how he views his case: "Well, my case, they really have nothing on me. They’re just doing a bunch of dirty things, that’s why I feel like they’re dragging it out so long. I looked at my case from back to front and they have yet to come up with any evidence to stick on me. They’re just trying to paint a picture of me because of the people I’m associated with, like they’re trying to have me on some guilty by association. But there’s no conspiracy of murder, all these gun charges, there were no guns found on me, none of my DNA is on these guns. They’re violating my constitutional rights, my civil rights. They just don’t want me out at all." (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images for Power 105.1) 

October 19, 2016 - The story of Bobby Shmurda has reached a sobering conclusion, as the rapper pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy of weapons possession as well as the possession of weapons. He will serve seven years, with an additional five years of probation. It doesn't sound like lucky news, but Bobby almost served 25 years, as he was regarded as one of the major parts of a 15-person conspiracy case involving his GS9 gang.  (Photo: BFAnyc.com/REX/Shutterstock)

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October 19, 2016 - The story of Bobby Shmurda has reached a sobering conclusion, as the rapper pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy of weapons possession as well as the possession of weapons. He will serve seven years, with an additional five years of probation. It doesn't sound like lucky news, but Bobby almost served 25 years, as he was regarded as one of the major parts of a 15-person conspiracy case involving his GS9 gang.  (Photo: BFAnyc.com/REX/Shutterstock)