Shawnna

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Shawnna

Background information
Birth name	Rashawnna Guy
Born	October 1, 1979
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genre(s)	Hip Hop
Years active	1999–present
Label(s)	Disturbing Tha Peace Def Jam Records

Shawnna (born Rashawnna Guy on October 1, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois), is the first African American female artist signed to Def Jam, through Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace Records. A former member of the female Chicago rap duo Infamous Syndicate, Shawnna is known for her rapid fire delivery and her sexual tones. She is one of only two female rappers to ever have a #1 song on the Hot 100 with 2003's "Stand Up" with Ludacris. She has released two solo albums, Worth Tha Weight and Block Music. Both albums have been commercial failures.

1 Musical career
2 Family
3 Links
4 Discography
- 4.1 Albums
5 Singles
- 5.1 Music videos

[edit] Musical career

Before she recorded her first album, Shawnna was featured on the remix to the song Loverboy by Mariah Carey for the album/ movie Glitter. she was featured in the video along with Ludacris, Da Brat, and Twenty II. Though the single did not do very well, it gave a first look at Shawnna. Shawnna's debut album Worth Tha Weight, originally scheduled to be released in October 2002, was delayed until September 26th 2004 and was released with little promotion due to disputes at Def Jam. Her album was well-received by critics, and spawned the hit singles "Shake That Shit" and "Weight A Minute". Shawnna's sophomore album Block Music was released on June 27, 2006. Its sales have been initially lower than expected. The album has so far sold over 150,000 copies. In preparation of the album, Shawnna teamed up with Clinton Sparks [1], one of Rolling Stone's Top 10 mixtape producers, to release the official prelude to the album titled "Block Music: The Mixtape" [2]. This mixtape features exclusive tracks and freestyles as well as the official "Getting Some Head (All-Star remix)" featuring Busta Rhymes, Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Jim Jones, Pimp C, Ludacris, Twista, Pharrell, Too $hort, Lil' Wayne, Dre (of Cool & Dre), Pitbull & Sean J (of Field Mob). She was also announced as Artist of the week on Hollyscoop.com As of October 2006 it was speculated that she left Disturbing Tha Peace due to the poor sales of her sophomore album. And back in the studio recording her self titled album

[edit] Family

Shawnna's father is legendary blues guitarist Buddy Guy. She has a son named Raishawn and a daughter named Cameron. She also has a brother that produces under the name Ice Dre (Producer of Posted by Shawnna and Splash Waterfalls by Ludacris).