Shawn Pen
| Shawn Pen | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shawn Wilkins[1] |
| Also known as | Little Shawn, Lil' Shawn[2] |
| Born | 1969/1970 (age 47–48)[3] |
| Origin | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Capitol |
| Website |
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Tyrone Shawn Wilkins, better known as Little Shawn and Shawn Pen, is an American hip hop artist, rapper, songwriter and producer.
He released a single in 1986 My girl Mother ( Select Records) and an album called The Voice In The Mirror (Capitol Records) in 1992.[4]
Little Shawn released the single "Dom Perignon" (Uptown Records) featuring The Notorious B.I.G. on 20 July 1995. It peaked at #5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 as well as #87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and #23 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts.[5] The song was featured on the soundtrack to the Fox TV crime drama New York Undercover.[6]
Tupac Shakur was on his way to record a verse for Little Shawn when he was robbed and shot 5 times in 1994.[4]
From 1998 to 2004, Wilkins served time in federal prison for drug trafficking.[2][7] Wilkins changed his stage name to Shawn Pen after leaving prison.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Voice In The Mirror | |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| "Hickeys on Your Chest" | 1992 | – | – | 11 | The Voice in the Mirror |
| "I Made Love (4 Da Very 1st Time)" | – | 71[A] | 28 | ||
| "Dom Perignon" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
1995 | 105[B] | 87 | 23 | New York Undercover |
| "Bout That Life" (featuring Malik Yusef and Styles P) |
2013 | – | – | – | |
- A. ^ Charted only on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
- B. ^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
References
- ↑ I Made Love 4 the Very First Time credits on BMI
- 1 2 Arnold, Paul W. (December 9, 2011). "Shawn Pen Speaks About The Quad Studios Attack On Tupac, His History With Bad Boy And Roc-A-Fella Records". HipHopDX. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Big Sean Vs. Little Shawn". XXL. July 26, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2014. Shawn Pen was 41 when this article was written.
- 1 2 Golus, Carrie (2010). Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7613-5473-4. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ↑ "Chart search: Shawn, Dom Perignon". billboard.com. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-york-undercover-mw0000176348
- ↑ Konigsberg, Eric (June 19, 2006). "Why Damon Dash Hates Mondays". New York Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2014.