Capping a month in which his pending trial on conspiracy to commit murder almost came to head, yet instead had him witness two associates of his GS9 crew sentenced to 98 years and 53 years respectively, imprisoned rapper Bobby Shmurda refuted the charges against him in an interview released by XXL on Friday (May 29). It has been two years since the 2014 raid on he and his boys resulted in the NYPD sticking him with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment, on top of the charge connecting him with a larger murder conspiracy. Since the weapon possession charges that got him locked up being dismissed, and having his fate handed over for a grand jury to determine whether he was indirectly responsible for shootings and drug sales carried out by individuals affiliated as members of GS9, the rap prospect has maintained that he doesn't believe the court has a case.
"I don’t know if they think they’re scaring me but they’re not scaring me. They probably got stuff on a couple people in this case but there are a lot of innocent people in this case too," Shmurda told XXL. "So they just grabbed us and they’re holding us and I guess they want us to just take a number."
It was recently rumored that Bobby was being released, but when his expected May 1 discharge date passed without word on his freedom, many were left confused. In the interview, he brought the public up to speed on what the ordeal was, explaining that he had indeed been discharged from Rockland County Correctional Facility, but only to be brought back to Rikers Island in preparation for what was to be a May 11 trial date. It wasn't the first time Bobby was moved around, as he had been uprooted from Rikers to Westchester back in October, and before that he was bounced to Manhattan Detention Center to serve in protective custody. His trial date has been just as flaky, slated for February 22 before it was moved to May, only to be kicked down the road once again for a September 12 date. He now waits in a juvenile facility for inmates between ages 18 and 21, where he says he has gotten love from those around him.
Much of what Bobby offers, in his own defense, have to do with what he says is a mis-characterization of GS9 as a gang; which he infers is put out by law enforcement and then through the media is perpetuated from a place of ignorance. "They say GS9 is a gang. GS9 is no gang, it’s a business. GS9 was never a gang, it’s a family. These are people I know from daycare like Rasha, A-Rod, people I put in positions and gave jobs to like A&Rs," he says, dispelling the notion as to whether he might have been confronted by rivals, by claiming his best friend to be a blood. "GS9 got Bloods, got Crips, it ain’t no Crip thing, it’s just a business. I made that business so I could take people from the hood and do positive things, people who were in the hood stuck and had no choice but to do negative things, they’re doing positive things with their life now. I turn gang bangers into businessmen and they don’t like it."
He is being targeted because of who he is the rapper born Ackqhille Pollard tells; because he is Bobby Shmurda. He believes it has been that way since it became apparent that he was bound for success, recalling that he felt singled out during an arrest made on him and nine of his friends a month after he signed with Epic Records. In spite of his case, Shmurda clearly remains optimistic about his artistic and business future, and is putting in the work to be set with a load of work, ranging from three screenplays he says he has written ["Shmurda She Wrote", "Backyard Party", and "Saturday"], and music he says will drop in the summer, with features by Migos and Rowdy Rebel. Until then, he asks fans to look at the at the case, openly challenging authorities to present evidence linking him directly to one of the charges he is being held on.
"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," Shmurda said. "They’re violating my constitutional rights, my civil rights. They just don’t want me out at all."
Source: xxlmag.com
