While being in prison is no walk in the park – I could only imagine – Bobby Shmurda tries to look on the brighter side of a bad situation. There are a few hurdles, some in the form of C.O.’s. “Some of them be hatin’,” Bobby told XXL magazine during a phone conversation(s) from Riker’s Island. However, there are also some things, and people that has made his bid a little less difficult. Not only does the 20-year-old rapper write, but he reads, and despite the contrary, there have been a few industry cats that have reached out.

“Maino came and showed me some love. He’s trying to get me out, too. I talked to Migos, I talked to French. I talked to Fab. I talked to Meek,” he said. “Meek sent me some letters. I tried to send some back. I’m trying to get in contact with him. I got a lot of love for Meek Mill, man. That’s my guy right there, I got a lot of love for him right there, that’s big bro.”

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Have you gotten a lot of mail from fans?
I got like two big folders full of mail. I’ve sent some mail back out to them.

So you do write back to some of them?
Of course I write back to them. Not to everybody, but I send them to those I can.

What kind of things do they ask you? What do they say to you?
They tell me they miss me out there and to keep my head up. They tell me if they had the money they’d come get me out themselves. Some of them say they working for it. Little cute things like that. They mean the world to me. They send me commissary, they make sure I got everything I need. They be asking if I need shoes or clothes, everything. They send meals and all types of stuff.

Who has been your biggest support system while you’ve been in there and going through all of this?
My support system is my fans and my family. I had a whole crowd with me when I was out and they ain’t really supporting me like that. So I know when I get back out they going to try to run with me again.

Bobby just hopes that throughout this process, everyone prays for him. Yes, young man, yes!

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Bobby Shmurda is scheduled to appear in court today, June 25, and the judge is expected to select a date for his trial to begin. #IFWT will keep you up-to-date on that information.