Bobby Shmurda Holds Jaÿ-Z And His Lawyer Responsible For His Incarceration

Bobby Shmurda has publicly criticized Jaÿ-Z through his social media accounts, alleging that Hov’s attorney was responsible for his imprisonment.

On June 2, the Brooklyn rapper shared a series of posts on Instagram, holding Jaÿ-Z’s Roc Nation attorney, Alex Spiro, accountable for his time in prison. In a detailed message, Bobby asserted that he felt pressured into accepting a plea deal in 2016 concerning his 2014 gun case.

As context, Bobby accepted a plea deal in September 2016 related to his gun charge, pleading guilty to third-degree conspiracy and weapons possession. He was sentenced to seven years but was released in February 2021 after serving six years.

Bobby stated in his post, “Now this is a billionaire 40 years old man at the time. I was a 19-year-old less fortunate youth from the hood trying to make it out and this was what they were doing at the top. Now that I’m out of jail after his lawyer put me in there, Alex Spiro, which is public. You can look it up; I told him I was forced. The judge said he didn’t care; he was sending me and all my friends upstate and we could get it on appeal.”

He continued, “I knew they wanted to make up for it, so when I came home from prison, I knew they were the only ones that could get me out of the Epic deal that held me for six years in prison. I was the only artist that was held on a deal for six years with a major label, AKA billion-dollar company. There are people out here doing unprovoked things for deals. I don’t care about that; I’m just like leave me alone.”

He added, “What they have been trying to take for years through shadow banning and bad press is why you haven’t been hearing my music or if you follow me, you probably didn’t even get to see content!”

XXL has reached out to Jaÿ-Z’s team and Alex Spiro for a response.

Bobby’s recent posts follow his earlier criticism of Jaÿ-Z’s performance at the 2026 Roots Picnic. The rapper was unimpressed with Hov’s freestyle, where he addressed various artists, including Drake, Tory Lanez, Nicki Minaj, Ye, and Dame Dash. Bobby believes Jaÿ-Z is experiencing an identity crisis.

He remarked, “Ni**as be 56 years old going through an identity crisis. Lmaooo. Like who you gonna be next fronting a** ni**a. lol ni**a too old for that sh*t go sit down old head.”

It seems that Bobby Shmurda is not a supporter of Jaÿ-Z.