Rikers Island is known to be one of the most brutal, scariest prisons in the U.S. Add to the fact that Bobby Shmurda is a celebrity, it was only worse. For him to spend time there during his 6 years in prison, it’s a miracle he’s free, on his feet today. Nowadays, he’s candidly sharing just how terrifying it can really get, time marked by drugs and violence.

Recently, Bobby spoke with Ian Bick on Locked In, where he opened up about his prison stint. One of his transfers, he spent at Rikers Island. “A lot of drugs. Lot of drugs, gang banging,” Bobby Shmurda recalls. He also recounts a large chunk of his time in IPC (Involuntary Protective Custody) and in “the box,” or solitary confinement.

Typically, no one would want to be in solitary confinement. It does awful things to the headspace, t

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