The arrogant "pharma bro" who raised the price of a HIV medication by 5,000% now says he wants to bail out Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda, who allegedly was leading a violent street gang.
In a revealing
interview with HipHopDX, Martin Shkreli says he would like to get Shmurda out of jail, plus he hurled a misogynistic comment at Taylor Swift suggesting he would trade sexual favors to let her get a first listen at
Wu-Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album he paid $2 million for.
The 21-year-old Shmurda, aka Ackquille Pollard, is being held on $2 million bail. Authorities believe he led a violent Brooklyn gang responsible for several drug sales and shootings. Thursday will mark one year since he was jailed.
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Shkreli had aimed a sexist barb at Taylor Swift.
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Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda has been in jail for a year.
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The rapper is best known for his "Shmoney Dance" and the song "Hot N---a."
"Forget whether you think he’s guilty or not, the guy should not be sitting in jail right now," Shkreli told HipHopDX. "It’s insane. He’s from Brooklyn. I’m from Brooklyn. He deserves a fair trial. He deserves good lawyers. He doesn’t have good lawyers. His label is hanging him out to dry and so I have a conference call tomorrow morning with them.
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It would cost $2 million bail to get Bobby Shmurda out of jail.
"I’ll show up with $2 million bail money no f------ problem," he continued. "He’s not going to flee the country. I’m not going to lose anything. I’m going to try to make that happen. That’s one thing I’m working on."
Shkreli also discussed Wu-Tang Clan’s “Once Upon a Time in Shoalin” album, which he refuses to play on a live stream. When asked about sharing it, he said, laughing, "if Taylor Swift wants to come over and suck my d---, I’ll play it for her."
He tells HipHopDX that he felt "insulted" that RZA, founding and current member of Wu-Tang Clan, commented on the deal. “If I hand you $2 million, f------ show me some respect," Shkreli said. "At least have the decency to say nothing or 'no comment.'"
The head of Turing Pharmaceuticals opened himself up for criticism earlier this year when it was revealed that he raised the price of a potentially life-saving Daraprim pill from $13.50 to $750. He even said that he wished he'd raised the price even higher.
This cac is loose and have something under his sleeve. 
