Lil Shine Vows To "Shine Forever" On Third Project

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The underground PluggnB Minnesota artist managed to deliver this sophomore album despite several charges.

Minneapolis, Minnesota rapper Lil Shine is opening up the new year with an aptly titled album, Shine Forever. The reason why his official sophomore LP is such is because of the less than favorable ending he had to his 2024. According to HipHopDX, the 20-year-old underground talent was indicted with multiple federal charges in late-December. The reason being is because Shine allegedly hacked the DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) to achieve access to codeine prescriptions. Jasper William Johnson (his legal name) is also being accused alongside two other men, including Oscar Becerra-Ruiz and Raujaun Keon Varner. To be more exact they were all allegedly trying to secure "at least" 300 pints of promethazine with codeine.

The charges are conspiracy to acquire and obtain controlled substances by fraud, 11 counts of wire fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft. All of this allegedly took place December 2022 to August 2023. Moreover, after allegedly setting up these accounts with pharmaceutical wholesalers, they allegedly shipped these orders to fake doctor's offices with the intention to sell. Street value of this amount was estimated to be around $750,000. Overall, Lil Shine promises he's innocent, but time will tell on that. But even though he's going through this, he was able to leave off Shine Forever, a solo 13-song tape with his signature blend of PluggnB, rage, and trap with an early 2010s feel. Lil Shine also supposedly lost his laptop with the files for this album, but he managed to pull through for his burgeoning fan base. He truly is trying to Shine Forever.

Shine Forever - Lil Shine

Shine Forever Tracklist:

  1. Game Day
  2. Enticing
  3. Same S***
  4. Date Night
  5. Worst Me
  6. Dork
  7. Reckless 2
  8. God
  9. Wassuhh
  10. G.Y.B
  11. Feel Me 2
  12. KissMeThruDaPhone
  13. One Chance/In2Dis
About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.