Shyne is sticking to his version of events regarding his past with Brandy, even after the singer shut down claims that they were ever romantically involved.
The situation kicked off after a recent appearance on It Is What It Is, where both Shyne and Mase suggested they had been involved with Brandy at the same time in the late ’90s. The clip quickly made rounds online, drawing reactions across social media — including from Brandy’s brother, Ray J.
Brandy later responded publicly, insisting their relationship was purely platonic and pushing back against what she described as a false narrative. She also connected the moment to her upcoming memoir, framing it as a chance to set the record straight.
But Shyne isn’t letting it go. In a conversation with TMZ, he questioned why Brandy would downplay what he says they had.
“I don’t know what is wrong with her,” he said. “I spoke from a place of admiration and a place of reminiscing on my experience with her, which I didn’t care to highlight the negatives, it was only positive.”
He went further, accusing her of being dishonest about their past. “She lied to Oprah about being married and had to go on Oprah and apologize because she said she did that to protect her image… I can’t get in her mind. I’m just saying that she has lied to the public before to protect her image, and maybe the fact that she was seeing both Mase and I at the same time, she feels it’s not good for her image.”
According to Shyne, his version of events isn’t just his own perspective — he believes others from that time remember it the same way. He pointed out that during the podcast, both he and Ma$e shared similar recollections, noting that if his claims weren’t true, they would’ve been challenged right there.
“Mase has different opinions. He’s very hard-lined. He’s very extreme. I’m a bit more compassionate, a bit middle ground,” Shyne explained. “So, Mase and I weren’t agreeing on everything. But we agreed on [both dating her]. So, if I was capping, he would have said, ‘Nah, Shyne. I don’t remember it like that.'”
He added, “He and I remember it the same way. Clark Kent remembers it the same way. So, but you know what? Happy Women’s Month.”
