Bobby Shmurda

On June 3, 2014, he was arrested on charges of criminal possession of a weapon. He was later released on $10,000 bail.

On December 17, 2014, he was arrested again, along with his 'GS9' band members including his older brother, for alleged involvement in a massive drug ring. He was charged with a number of criminal offenses, including conspiracy to commit murder, reckless endangerment, and drug and gun possession.

Bobby Shmurda was born on August 4, 1994, in Miami, Florida. His father is from Trinidad, while his mother is from Jamaica. He has an older brother named Javese Pollard.

In 1995, when he was only one year old, his father, Gervase Johnson, was sentenced to life in prison for attempted murder. His mother later relocated to the East Flatbush area of Brooklyn.

According to Shmurda, he grew up "in the jungle". He used to be out on the streets most of the time, picking up fights, often with older children. He suffered from attention deficit disorder (ADD) in school, and would often run out of class, finishing his assignments in a hurry.

Shmurda used to make his own "mad" versions of popular songs by 50 Cent and Jay Z. He was influenced by artists like 2Pac, Biggie, Lil Wayne, Juvenile and Trick Daddy. In 2004, at the age of ten, he remixed his first song 'Knuck If You Buck' by Crime Mob.

He followed his older brother and his friends, who started selling drugs when they were only in the 9th grade. As he would later mention in his lyrics, he had been selling crack since he was in the fifth grade.

Even though Bobby Shmurda began remixing songs when he was only 10 years old, his career took off in 2014, when he posted the song 'Hot Nigga' on YouTube. He came up with the idea of the song after listening to Lloyd Banks’ 'Jackpot', which immediately enticed him with its beat.

He made a music video and accompanied it with a performance of his trademark 'Shmoney dance'. The video received over 2,000 views within a day and made him popular overnight. Soon, a number of Viners started to imitate his steps, which gave him even more exposure.

He next started to perform on stage with Meek Mill, who reached out to him after the success of his song. He also performed with Fabolous, and stars like Yo Gotti and Lil Durk showed interest in working with him.

He has been a part of 'GS9', a rap group from Brooklyn, New York. The group released a mixtape in July 2014 titled 'Shmoney Shmurda (Shmixtape)', featuring songs by Bobby Shmurda and others.

In July 2014, American rapper Jay Z mentioned 'Shmoney dance' in one of his songs during his 'On the Run Tour'. His wife Beyoncé, on the same tour, showed some of the dance moves during her performance of 'Flawless'.

Bobby Shmurda, who is sometimes referred to as a one track wonder, is most famous for his song 'Hot Nigga'. The accompanying music video, with 'Shmoney dance' choreographed by him, took the rap world by storm in 2014.