According to NY Daily News, Shmurda claimed in court Wednesday that he was

forced to accept the plea deal. "I want to drop my plea and fire you," he reportedly
told his lawyer, Alex Spiro. "Why are you telling me to waive my rights? I am not
waiving my rights."

When he was first arrested, the rapper's bail was set at $2 million. His label, Epic
Records, drew widespread criticism for their decision not to bail him out. "I'm crazy
about that kid [Shmurda] and I think about him often," label CEO L.A. Reid told the
Rap Radar podcast, blaming inaction on the music industry's dismal financial state.

"When I got locked up, I thought they were going to come for me, but they never
came," Shmurda told The New York Times.