Mark Myrie popularly known in the Music and Art industry as Buju Banton is a Jamaican Dancehall, Ragga, and Reggae musician. He has collaborated with a variety of international artists including Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Trey Songz, Rancid, and Bob Marley’s sons Stephen Marley and Damian Marley.
The Musician is currently being held at McRae Correctional Facility in Georgia. He was arrested in 2009 on cocaine charges, given a mandatory 10-year sentence in 2011, and previously scheduled to be released in 2019.
In 2015, the United States Justice Department announced it would be releasing about 6,600 inmates early from prison in an effort to reduce overcrowding and provide relief to drug offenders who received harsh sentences. In that same year the entertainer said he would be halting any further appeals, while the US Attorney’s Office announced it would be dismissing firearms charge against the singer.
Despite his incarceration, he has managed to keep busy over the last few months, launching several ventures in anticipation of his release, including a clothing line “Everything BB,” which features T-shirts that display his image and likeness.
He recently announced his “Long Walk to Freedom” tour which will commence next summer. The Reggae icon is already slated to perform in Trinidad and Tobago on April 22, 2019, in what was believed to be his first concert, however, this was later clarified as his first confirmed booking.
However, the singer’s management team said his first performance will definitely be in Jamaica, as they are looking to stage their own concert.
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