This morning (Feb. 26), Bobby Shmurda called into Hot 97 from the protective custody section of Manhattan Detention Complex. In the brief call--authorities didn't allow the call to run for more than three minutes--Shmurda reported that he had been with fellow GS9 member Rowdy Rebel for most of his incarceration, up to a recent incident involving both artists that landed Rowdy in solitary confinement. Shmurda didn't elaborate on the nature of the fight. But the "Hot Nigga" rapper was eager to tell hosts Ebro and Rosenberg about his side of his infamous arrest. "The cops been out for me for forever, man," Shmurda said, denying the oft-cited reports that placed him in a Brooklyn studio with a dizzying number of firearms.

Before Rikers shut down the phone call, he was explaining that police officers taunted him immediately after his arrest, telling him that they didn't want their kids listening to his music. While he said he feels as if law enforcement has paid him undue attention before and after his incarceration, Ebro assured listeners that Hot 97 had made sure the phone call wouldn't land the rapper in any additional legal trouble.

In December, Shmurda and a handful of his associates were arrested and charged with a litany of offenses, the end result of nearly two-year investigation by a special narcotics prosecutor. For a complete rundown of the charges against Shmurda, read the explanation from XXL's own Dan Rys, who has been present for many of the legal proceedings.

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