Ackquille Jean Pollard (born August 1, 1994) known by his stage name Bobby Shmurda is an American rapper from Brooklyn, signed to Epic Records. He is best known for his song "Hot Nigga", a song that debuted the "Shmoney dance" which went viral after the release of the music video, The song peaked at No. 21 on the Digital Rap Songs chart and peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, with the song being remixed and performed by numerous other artists including Lil Kim, French Montana, Juicy J, and Gunplay
Shmurda was born in Florida and is the eldest of two sons born to his Jamaican father and Trinidadian mother.He relocated from Florida to Brooklyn, New York after his father was incarcerated, living in East Flatbush.Shmurda also had run ins with the law while living in Brooklyn, including spending fifteen months in detention for probation violation as well as being arrested on a gun charge that was later droppe