On Wednesday, singer Lyfe Jennings was sentenced to three and a half years in prison following a 2008 arrest on gun charges and a police chase.
Lyfe revealed the news on Twitter in good spirits:
This will be my last post. To everyone who gave me a chance I am forever in your debt. I have had a fabulous career because of you. All I can say in parting is that I have been honest with yaw. I didn’t sugarcoat a word didn’t hold back a single sylible of my life from yaw. I’ve lived a hundred lives in these 6 yrs so I not only won’t, i don’t have the right to complain. I would like to think that I’ve changed lives by changing my own, tho I can’t be sure. But one thing I am sure of is God gives and takes away in measure. He is fair, just and forever. Amen from aman… Smile, its contageous:)
Lyfe’s fourth album, I Still Believe, which includes the hit single “Statistics”, was released August 31, and he revealed earlier this year that it would be his last. In an interview with Billboard, he cited his family as cause for retirement: “My kids (ages 5, 4 and 2) are at an age where they need me. I can’t be on the road for seven to eight months out of the year,” Lyfe said in June.
Lyfe also had plans to build up his Jesus Swings imprint from Asylum/Warner Bros., pursue acting (he mentioned he had just finished filming his first movie role), launch a children’s book series and support the young people’s campaign he initiated, “Stay Busy, Stay Out of Trouble”.
I heard this at the barbershop. Barbers were saying he was lucky. He should know better than to lead cops in Georgia on a high speed chase and fire a gun in this state. Atlanta should be be re-named Lynhca, Georgia. The state, itself is consistently trying to put black men behind bars—forever!!!
If this nigga got 3.5 years for that then it’s a wrap for TI.
Now watch all the people who does NOT buy his albums comment on how talented he was and how he will be missed.
WTF is going on in ATL first Bishop Eddie Long smashing boys now they hang lyfe out to dry
i wonder how many years will TI get or will get off like last time, but this is very unfortunate for Lyfe, but his past came back to haunt him so he has to pay the price.
I remember an interview he did on The Steve Harvey Morning Show a few weeks ago him saying this was his last album. I knew something was strange about that. I feel he knew he didn’t have long as a free man…He seems content with it…
LMAO @ MR – fam i dunno wuts going on in the A but the shit dont look good down here but yea man we gotta do better black people! lbvs
To whom much is given much is required.
Lyfe is an extraordinary talent but in 2008 he must have been out of balance for him to behave in that manner. It is extremely unfortunate that he is going to prison again but one must realize with every action there is re-action and with every action there is an immediate consequence.
I wish Lyfe all the best in the near future and I hope he knows that every thing we expierence in LIFE is to mold us into the EXTRORDINARY being we are meant to be.
By no means does this mean his life is over it might actually mean that his second phase of life will be better than the first.
Keep your head up and remember that “Struggles come to make us Stronger”!
Much Respect,
Miss Thang
Radio Personality & Life Coach…
so Lyfe Jennings gets 3yrs for domestic violence incident? Lol who’s the “statistic” now buddy? …
“yaw”?
him going to jail so lyfe changing for me. . . . . .
sike
Guess that Lyfe Jennings is now a statistic #howdreadful
QUEST – I don’t have a Lyfe album .. doesn’t mean I don’t think he’s talented or that I wasn’t a fan ..
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Crazyyy .. he said he’s retiring so he can be in his childrens lives more – how’s he going to do that now from prison? I love his voice .. guess I won’t be hearing it anymore on new material – I didn’t even know he was retiring.
Lol @ “which includes the hit single “Statistics”” .. not a good look Lyfe.
@ Miss Thang
Go head girl. Those were some very inspiring words. Even though you weren’t talking to me, I felt that you were. Thanks
you down south people set blacks 200 years back all the time lmaoo
OMG,I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT LYFE IS GOIN’ BK 2 JAIL!:-(ME&MY FAMILY LOVE LYFE SOO MUCH!I CAN REMEMBER THE 1ST TIME WE HEARD ABOUT LYFE’S STORY WHEN HE FIRST CAME OUT ON THE APOLLO&WE LEARNED&LOVED WHO HE WAS AS A PERSON/A BLACK MAN TRYNA MAKE IT IN THE INDUSTRY&TURN HIS LIFE@4 HIMSELF&HIS FAMILY!WE LOVED WHO HE WAS&WHAT HE REPRESENTED FROM DAY 1!LYFE IS SUCH A REAL ARTIST,LIKE HE SAID “HE’S ALWAYS KEPT IT REAL W/HIS FANS WHETHER PPL LIKE HIM OR NOT”!HIS MGS WERE REAL!WE’VE SAW LYFE IN CONCERT TWICE&MY COUSIN SAW HIM THREE TIMES!:) WE HAVE ALL OF HIS ALBUMS&THEY’RE ALL MY FAV! WE STILL PLAY&SING 2 ALL OF HIS SONGS&WE COULDN’T WAIT TIL’ “I STILL BELIEVE”CAME OUT!:)WE WERE LOOKIN’ FWD 2 SEEIN’ LYFE IN CONCERT AGAIN THIS YR!:-( NO MATTER WHAT LYFE GOES THROUGH HE’LL ALWAYS HAVE OUR LOVE&SUPPORT!NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS 2 HIM&MISTAKES HE MAKES,WE’LL BE BEHIND HIM 100% &IT’S NOT JUST BECAUSE OF HIS MUSIC,WE GREW 2 LOVE HIM!IF HE NEVER MAKE ANOTHER ALBUM AGAIN WE’RE STILL HIS #1 FANS&HE’LL BE IN OUR HEARTS&PRAYERS 4EVER!
But TI ass can have military silencers and shit and only get a few months??
“RULE THREEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!”
That song is EEEeeverything.
“RULE FOOOOOURRR!!!!”
His lawyer did not even try. Why do black celebs keep hiring this dumb white lawyers who do not have any good legal negotiating skills. Even in Georgia, with a good lawyer he could have gotten no more than 1 year for that which equates to a 9 month jail sentence if the prison says he has good behavior. I know Lyfe caused all this drama, but he should have gotten a better lawyer.
STATISTIC (N HIS VOICE)!
Man Fuck that this not fair they give lyfe all this time and give “weezy” a lil spanking and even when T.I 1st did his 1yr man how they go do lyfe like that and he been positive from day ONE !!!! when weezy & ti talking bout bang bang shoot um up idc how yall take this be mad but this is so unfair true talent man keep yo head up lyfe cause Life aint fair !!!!
YALL GOTTA REALIZE THAT SENTENCE WAS MORE THAN LIKELY BASED ON HIS RECORD. HE DID SPEND 10 YEARS IN PRISON BEFORE. DUDE IS A HARDENED CRIMINAL WHO HAPPENED TO TURN IT AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. ANYHOO IN PRISON RULE NUMBER THREEEEEE DONT BE A BOOTY CALL
So he gets 3.5 but multi felon TI gets 1yr for a army of guns %ITCH please!
I’m in shock!! I have all of Lyfe’s albums! The first and the last one touched me the most! He makes songs with a powerfull meaning! Unfortunately he’s not living by his own words..it’s a damn shame!
That MOTHERFCKER MATTHEW KNOWLES NEVER GIVE HIM HIS FAME! COCKSUCKER!
@11
I know!!!!!! This nigga stayed preaching to everybody but couldn’t even keep his own ass out of jail. Practice what you preach.
And why would he say it’s his last album? Boy you probably gonna do about 2 and a half years unless he 2012 is the end. Anyways I just found it ironic that this happened to him.
He said its his last album but I bet you when he gets out he’ll have all this new material about his “Lyfe” in prison this time around.
@14. Scripted
I really hope you’re joking with your ‘down south’ comment. Last I heard-places like Detroit, Philly, Bronx and Newark, etc weren’t doing much to uplift Blacks either-LMAO!
Plus, Lyfe was born in Toldeo-which is more midwest and Northern than anything.
He’ll be out in 18 months on good behavior. He almost sounds like he’s anxious to get back to something behind the prison walls.
It’s all about what you’ve done and who you know. Nothing is as it seems.
i will be praying for u and yes why lyfe get so long for the same thing ti,wayne was doing and everyone in hollywood get a pat on the back for whatever they do.
Lyfe Jennings, you should have known better. This is your second time going to jail. And I thought Lyfe Jennings was on a more responsible path in his life especially when he had debuted. He was explaining of “I had been in jail this and that, no more…” My question is what happened to that confidence of improving?!?!?! Now he is fitting his own song, “Statistics” like another comment mentioned; he is now (once again) a damn statistic!
Another total idiot. Maybe he and TI can be cellmates. TI is going to get serious time because I’m sure he has no one left to snitch on to the Feds. Why are Black men soooo attracted to prison? You lack opportunities- you go to jail. You’re given opportunites- you go to jail. My friend’s brother has been in and out of jail for most of his life. He’s about 50 and back in stir. SMDH
He needs to retire, what time he has left aside from being locked up should be with his kids. How responsible to be locked up and become locked up again. Bye Lyfe, have a nice life.
3.5 years and Paris hilton and lindsey lohan get probation for drug charges. Bull
umm thats sad….however i hope he has time to write music. i like lyfe. but his 1st album is still be far the best . prob cuz he wrote alot in prison. so hope he comes out with good music these last few albums have never measured up to the 1st
@ 7 Deep
Lyfe, I wish you well. Stay up. I read another comment that mentioned domestic abuse and I hope that wasn’t the case. But, there are reasons for every action. Don’t waste your time in prison; get something out of it brother. I know you’ve been there done that but remember keep your head up and your back to the wall and pray that you make it out sane. I leave this quote by Charles Darwin: A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
@ 34 I feel ya!
I HEARD IT WAS ALL BEHIND HIM TRYING TO GO SEE HIS KIDS AND HIS CHILD’S MOTHER PUT HIM IN THIS SITUATION. IF THAT IS TRUE, THEN THAT’S EVEN MORE SAD. A MAN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SEE HIS CHILDREN. BUT IN GEORGIA, THEY ALWAYS SIDE WITH THE MOTHER, WHICH EXPLAINS WHY HE IS IN SO MUCH TROUBLE. THEY CAN’T WAIT TO GIVE BLACK MEN SOME TIME IN GEORGIA, SO ALL BLACK MEN, PLEASE BEWARE, AND PLEASE DON’T GET A COURT APPOINTED LAWYER. ATLANTA LAWYERS ARE THE WORST PERIOD. YOU HAVE TO GET A JEWISH LAWYER FOR ANYONE TO EVEN LISTEN TO YOU, ITS JUST A FACT.
@ unfrigginreal
Stop posting b.s. and know wtf you’re talking about. There was not one single fact in your entire post. You don’t know the details of what took place that night. It was much deeper than her not letting him see his kids so don’t minimize it and make it something so trivial. There is much more to the story than that. Lyfe knows what he did that’s why he apologized and is taking his punishment. He knows what happened that night should have never happened. The advice you need to be giving these men is to stop and think before they react. One moment can change their entire life for the worst.
Lmao @ meat. You need to go stand in the corner right now for that comment.
THAT NICCA COULD NOT SHAKE THE THUG LIFE.
I HEARD IT WAS ABOUT HIM TRYING TO SEE HIS KIDS TOO. SUCH A SHAME.