Shyne 'shoot-out was self-defence'

Shyne has claimed that the shooting incident that landed him behind bars was an act of self-defence.

The rapper, who was convicted on charges of assault after shooting two people at a New York club, has insisted that his reaction was instinctive in nature.

He told XXL: "I can tell you I was defending myself and the muthaf**kas that was with me. Listen, I live my life for what's right. When I grew up, death and harsh consequences and spending the rest of your life in the pen is a matter of fact. It's not something that you read about in the newspaper.

"In my life, when I make decisions to roll, I roll. And I don't give a f**k what the consequences are. If I'm going to defend myself, I'm going to defend myself. If somebody is trying kill or hurt one of my partners or my comrades that's with me, there is no, 'Yo', or 'Damn, well, if I pull this s**t out, this is what's going to happen.' And that's that.

"After the fact, you deal with it. Your survival instincts tell you to protect and preserve, and you deal with whatever later."

Shyne recently revealed that he doesn’t understand why P Diddy did not come to his defence during their 2000 court battle.