I think I heard Shyne say somewhere that when he first signed around 1998, he was out of his mind, spending recklessly on a 1m advance, and trying to fukk Puff's girls.
So, Puff sat him on the bench until he straightened up. but, they must have been pretty cool by late 1999, to be partying alone with just Puff and his A list girl friend, there's no higher access than that.