The documentary, to be directed by Marcus A. Clarke, is the first project from a partnership with Disney owned brands Andscape and ESPN that will also see Shyne doing an autobiography, a docu-series, and a scripted biopic with Roc Nation set to produce.
“Immigrating from Belize to Brooklyn as a child left to survive and thrive in the concrete jungle of New York, hip-hop had a massive influence on my life, giving me the space and community to explore my creativity and amplify the voice of my pain and purpose,” Shyne told Billboard.
“The difficult decisions of my life have shaped me into the person I am today, steadfast in my desire to build a better life for the people of Belize and humanity,” he continued. “By bringing my story to audiences, I hope to inspire them to find the indomitable spirit within so they can overcome all adversities and be the best version of themselves positively impacting their part of humanity with their unique footprint as I have done through music, faith and public service.”
Back in 2021, the “Bonnie & Shyne” rapper hinted at the upcoming projects during an interview with HipHopDX.
“I will be doing a bio movie and bio documentary as well as a bio TV series, which will all have corresponding soundtracks,” he said at the time. “I will be making music for those. But for those projects, not for a career, just as an attachment to those projects. You can’t have a movie without a soundtrack. And so I would have to create music for the movie and for the documentary. I would have to create music for the TV series. But again, you’ll hear a lot of Belizean artists with my American artist friends. So it would be a great opportunity to give the Belizean musicians a platform.”
No release date for The Honorable: Shyne has been given.
