Rapper Shyne is standing firm on claims that he and Mase$ dated Brandy simultaneously in the late 90s, calling her denial a lie to protect her image. Brandy insists it was just a platonic friendship. Ray J jumps in to defend his sister despite her wishes.
Oh honey, the late 90s tea is boiling over! 🚨 It all kicked off when Shyne appeared on Mase and Cam’ron’s ‘It Is What It Is’ podcast, spilling that he and Mase dated Brandy at the same time. 'This is my dream person. Brandy,' Shyne gushed, recounting how he was 'sniping' for her without knowing Mase was already in the picture discreetly. A mutual friend spilled the beans to Mase, per Shyne. 😏 (Sources: Yo Gossip, The Shade Room, Bossip via Yo Gossip. Note: Bossip referenced in source but content mirrors Yo Gossip. Date in one source listed as 2026—likely typo for 2024.) Brandy shut it down fast on Instagram: 'In the late 90’s, I had a platonic friendship with rapper Shyne... Unequivocally, we did not [date]!' She called out the 'untrue narrative' being reshaped in his interviews and teased her memoir ‘PHASES,’ out March 31, as her chance to set the record straight. She also clarified she didn’t ask brother Ray J to defend her: 'While I love my brother Ray J, I don’t condone or support the messages he’s shared.' But Shyne wasn’t having it. Speaking to TMZ, he doubled down: 'She has lied to the public before to protect her image,' citing her past Oprah interview where she admitted lying about a marriage. 'Maybe the fact that she was seeing both Mase and I at the same time, she feels it’s not good for her image.' He added, 'If he was capping, Mase would’ve said, ‘Nah, Shyne I don’t remember it like that.’ Shyne insisted he spoke from 'admiration' and no harm intended. Ray J? Messy as ever. 💥 He went live issuing warnings to Shyne, Mase, and Cam’ron: 'They gotta know that a n****a gon’ come back strong.' Later, despite Brandy’s plea, he defended his loyalty: 'Why do I need help? I’m defending somebody I love. What am I doing wrong?' Even shaded Shyne’s prison time. Shyne vs. Brandy: who’s rewriting history? Spill your thoughts, Roomies! 👀