Shyne says he was “supposed to be Sean Combs’ fall guy” in the upcoming Hulu documentary

Rapper-turned-politician Moses “Shyne” Barrow opens up about his rise to fame and fall after signing to Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy label. This week, Hulu released a trailer for a brand new documentary about Barrow’s life, “The Honorable Shyne.”

“The Honorable Shyne tells the extraordinary story of Moses “Shyne” Barrow, a Grammy Award-winning musician turned politician,” reads the film’s synopsis. “A rising star in the late 1990s, Shyne’s promising rap career was cut short after he was charged with a shooting spree at a high-profile New York nightclub along with rap impresario Sean “Puffy” Combs.”

In 1999, a shooting at a New York nightclub injured three people, leading to Barrow’s conviction for first-degree assault. At the time, Combs was in a relationship with Jennifer Lopez and was being investigated for his potential involvement. Throughout the trial, the Bad Boy Records founder denied his involvement, which led to his eventual acquittal. Meanwhile, in 2001, Barrow faced 10 years in prison.

“I had nothing to do with the shooting in any way,” Combs said at a news conference at the time: according to People magazine. “I don’t have a gun, nor did I have one that night.”

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“I was absolutely prepared to play the role of the guy since the fall,” the former rapper said in the film’s trailer.

“When I was an 18-year-old child and I wanted to do nothing but make my mother proud of me, make Belize proud of me, make someone recognize me for my talent and take over the world, I defended it, and he turned around and called witnesses to testify against me,” Barrow explained in: press conference. “(Combs) basically sent me to jail.”

After being released and deported back to his native Belize in 2009, Barrow entered national politics. He currently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Belize House of Representatives.

“I spent 10 years in prison, but I managed to move on. There is time to return. It was time for change and that’s how it got into politics. Politics came naturally to me because it gave me a purpose,” he added. “Everyone’s journey is different; mine was 23 years old. I have dedicated my career, life and family to being a man of humanity, integrity and honor.”

The documentary “The Honorable Shyne” will premiere on Hulu on November 18.