Bobby Shmurda Tickets

Ackquille Jean Pollard (born August 4, 1994), better known as Bobby Shmurda, is a rapper from Brooklyn, New York.

Shmurda is best known for his hit single “Hot Nigga,” which brought the “Shmoney Dance” and the line “about a week ago” into the mainstream through social media, most notably Vine. His most acclaimed music project is Shmurda She Wrote, released in late 2014. He is often credited as the pioneer for the New York drill scene. Thanks to the success of “Hot Nigga,” Bobby landed himself a record deal with Epic Records, however he had since parted ways with the label, due to issues behind the scenes.

In late 2014, Bobby was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for conspiracy to commit murder, multiple weapons possession, and reckless endangerment as part of a 15-person, 69-count indictment. He is also the alleged ringleader of Brooklyn Crips gang known as GS9 (“Grimey Shooters”, “G Stone Crips”, “Gun Squad”). During the time of sentencing, close friend, fellow artist and GS9 member Rowdy Rebel was offered 12 years whereas Bobby was offered 5. Bobby ended up taking a plea deal and serving a longer sentence in solidarity to Rowdy so his sentence gets shorter.

In 2016, Shmurda was set to work on his debut studio album, which at the time was originally going to be executively produced by Jahlil Beats, but was ultimately postponed due to his imprisonment at the time. While in prison, in February 2017, Shmurda freestyled for rapper Meek Mill and claimed that he was still writing music while in prison. The following year, he made his first appearance in over four years on 6ix9ine’s song “STOOPID.”

Bobby Shmurda was then released from prison 10-months ahead of time on February 23, 2021, due to good behavior and participation in programs, and the rest of his sentence will be served on parole until February 23, 2026. Since his release from prison, fans have been eagerly waiting on new music from Shmurda. He is set to officially drop debut studio album, READY TO LIVE, in 2022.