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Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne Disses 50 Cent, The IC Does The Rumors

All Hip Hop - Found Nov. 28, 2008
... s, “I’m about a dollar/ What the f**k is 50 Cent?” SHAWNNA MAKES IT CLAP! I don’t know what Shawnna has been eating, but...

Posted on November 28, 2008, 7:29 am

Leona R. Thiele

Herald Times - Found Nov. 27, 2008
10 grandchildren: Delia (Tom) Corbley; MSgt. Patrick Thiele, U.S. Air Force; Duane (Shawnna) Thiele; Kelly (Tom) Dennison; Chrissy Thiele;

Posted on November 27, 2008, 3:30 am

Ludacris is the star in 'Theater of the Mind'

USA Today - Found Nov. 24, 2008
Musically, his next big project will be a Battle of the Sexes album with rapper Shawnna from his Disturbing Tha Peace label.
Ludacris is the star in 'Theater of the Mind' - USA Today
Ludacris talks big but disappoints on latest CD 'Theater of the ... - CISN FM 103.9
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Posted on November 24, 2008, 8:20 am

AREA ROUNDUP: Meyer, Gran power Caledonia girls

Winona Daily News - Found Nov. 30, 2008
Shawnna Sperber had a game-high 27 points for Stewartville (1-1). Cannon Falls 65, Lewiston-Altura 36 LEWISTON, Minn.

Posted on November 30, 2008, 10:47 am

Arrests for Saturday 11-29

PensacolaNewsJournal.com - Found Nov. 30, 2008
-- Shawnna Dawn Parker, 31, 6400 block of Fairview Drive, violation of probation/community control, burglary.

Posted on November 30, 2008, 2:33 am

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lewiston-Altura falls in season opener

Winona Daily News - Found Nov. 29, 2008
Julie Rainey scored 24 points and Shawnna Sperber added 20 to lead Stewartville.

Posted on November 29, 2008, 10:47 am

Ludacris: The Actor’s Studio

All Hip Hop - Found Nov. 19, 2008
Ludacris AllHipHop.com: What’s good with this album with Shawnna Ludacris AllHiipHop.com: Maybe Lil Kim and somebody.

Posted on November 19, 2008, 12:39 pm

SOHH Atlanta: Is Ludacris The MVP Of The Rap Game? + Is He Planning ...

SOHH Blogs - Found Nov. 18, 2008
Ludacris might possibly setting himself up if you're to believe his quote from a recent interview.

Posted on November 18, 2008, 11:00 am

'Theater of the Mind' stars rapper Ludacris

News-Press.com - Found Nov. 27, 2008
Musically, his next big project will be a Battle of the Sexes album with rapper Shawnna from his Disturbing Tha Peace label.

Posted on November 27, 2008, 12:01 pm

Norma Jean 'Butch' (Smith) Martin

Chambersburg Public Opinion - Found Nov. 20, 2008
St., Spring Grove, PA, died Tuesday, November 18. She is survived by three daughters, Dorothy Haeberle, Beverly Brewer and Shawnna Varner;

Posted on November 20, 2008, 11:16 am

Shawnna Biography

Shawnna
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Shawnna
Birth name Rashawnna Guy
Also known as Queen of Chicago
Origin Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation(s) Rapper, singer-songwriter
Years active 1999–present
Label(s) Disturbing tha Peace (1999–2006)
Hustle Period (2006–present)
Associated acts Ludacris, Twista, Jacki-O, Remy Ma
Website Official Site on Defjam.com

Rashawnna Guy,1 (born October 1, 1979) better known by her stage name Shawnna, is an American rapper. She is the first female artist signed to Def Jam through Ludacris' Disturbing tha Peace Records. She is 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 Billboard Hot 100 with 2003's "Stand Up" with Ludacris.

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Music career

Shawnna was in a female rap duo called Infamous Syndicate who released an album: "Changing The Game" in 19992, but were then dropped by their record company, Relativity Records. After this, Shawnna and Teefa went their separate ways, Teefa to a radio career while Shawnna went solo in music, she was featured on a song by Brandy in 1999 called "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" [Darkchild Remix] also with female rapper Da Brat. In 2000, she appeared on Ludacris's "What's Your Fantasy" although she had no verse on the song. After this, Ludacris' re-released his 1st album "Incognegro" (renamed "Back For The First Time") with 3 new tracks. 1 was a remix of "What's Your Fantasy" where the production was slightly remixed and 3 female rappers had a verse each, Foxy Brown, Trina & Shawnna3. After the "What's Your Fantasy" appearances, Ludacris showed interest in signing Shawnna and did in 2001 (when Ludacris's 2nd album "Word Of Mouf" was released- on which she was featured on the song "Get The F**k Back"4 and was featured in the album artwork). She also appeared on Mariah Carey's "Loverboy" from Mariah's "Glitter" album. The remix (track 1 on Mariah's album) also features Ludacris, Da Brat & Twenty II5


In 2002 she was on DTP's 1st album "Golden Grain"6 on the songs "Break Sumthin", "Growing Pains Remix (Do It Again)", "Posted", "Pimp Council", "R.P.M" & "N.S.E.W". Shawnna's debut album Worth tha Weight, originally scheduled to be released in October 2002, was delayed until September 28th 2004 when it was finally released7. It recieved little promotion due to disputes at Def Jam, however the album was well-received by critics, and spawned the singles "Shake Dat Shit" (featuring Ludacris) and "Weight a Minute"

In December 2005, she appeared on DTP's 2nd album "Ludacris presents Disturbing Tha Peace"8 however only on her solo song "Gettin' Some", which was also included on her 2nd album in 2006, on track 14 as a hidden track (not in album credits or on backcover) - and there was also a remix of this track (#4) on Shawnna's 2nd album featuring rappers Pharrell, Ludacris, Too Short & Lil' Wayne and a new verse by Shawnna

Shawnna's second 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, one of Rolling Stone's Top 10 mixtape producers, to release the official prelude to the album titled "Block Music: The Mixtape". 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 (rapper), Pimp C, Ludacris, Twista, Pharrell, Too Short, Lil' Wayne, Dre (of Cool & Dre), Pitbull and Sean J (of Field Mob). She was also announced as Artist of the week on Hollyscoop.com.


As of April 26, 2007, in an interview, Shawnna confirmed that she was no longer with DTP, but remains friends with everyone on the label.citation needed Although she has left DTP she is still considered to be on their label according to paperwork-said by Remy Ma. She said that she was happy to be an independent artist, and it was something she always wanted to do. She is managed through Hustle Period and has started her own label M.O.E., which stands for Money Over Everything. She was featured on the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack on the tracks "Block Reincarnated" (Shawnna feat. Kardinal Offishall) and "Slum" (I-20 feat. Shawnna).


In the October 2008 Issue for XXL Magazine, in the article featuring Ludacris, it is confirmed that Shawnna never left Disturbing Tha Peace.

Family

Shawnna's father is prominent blues and rock and roll guitarist Buddy Guy. She has a son named Raishawn and a daughter named Cameron. She also has a brother that produces under the name IceDrake (producer of "Posted" by Shawnna and "Splash Waterfalls" by Ludacris).

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Song Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK
2005 "Shake Dat Shit" (featuring Ludacris) 63 16 Worth tha Weight
"Weight a Minute" 93
2006 "Gettin' Some" 31 4 5 Block Music
"Damn" (featuring Smoke of Field Mob) 91

Featured singles

Year Song Chart positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK
2001 "What's Your Fantasy" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna) 21 11 12 19 Back for the First Time
2003 "P-Poppin'" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna & Lil Fate) Chicken-n-Beer
"Stand Up" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna) 1 1 1 14
2007 "I Caught Him Lookin'" (Janielle featuring Shawnna) TBA
"Diddy Rock" (Diddy featuring Twista, Timbaland, Shawnna & LeToya) 124 Press Play

Videography

Guest appearances

Year Song Album
2000 "What's Your Fantasy" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna) Back for the First Time
2001 "Loverboy" (Remix) (Mariah Carey featuring Ludacris, Shawnna, 22 and Da Brat) Glitter
2003 "P-Poppin'" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna and Lil Fate) Chicken-n-Beer
"Stand Up" (Ludacris featuring Shawnna)
2004 "Dude (Remix)" (Beenie Man featuring Shawnna and Ms. Thing) Back to Basics & Worth tha Weight
"Slow Fuckin'" (I-20 featuring Shawnna) Self Explanatory
2006 "I Caught Him Lookin'" (Janielle featuring Shawnna) TBA
"Diddy Rock" (Diddy featuring Shawnna, Timbaland and Twista) Press Play
"4 Minutes (Remix)" (Avant featuring Shawnna and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) Director
2007 "Hold N' Back" (Marques Houston featuring Mýa and Shawnna) Veteran
"Backseat Action" (T-Pain featuring Shawnna) Epiphany
"I Might Be" (Gucci Mane featuring Shawnna) Back to the Trap House
2008 "Wheaties" (Tech N9ne featuring Shawnna) Killer

References

External links

Shawnna Videos and Clips

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Shawnna video Music video by Shawnna performing Damn
with B. Crucial [Producer], Tony Dinero [Producer], Josh Goldstein [Video Producer], Rosanne Cunningham ... clip
Title: Shawnna Damn
Description: Music video by Shawnna performing Damn with B. Crucial [Producer], Tony Dinero [Producer], Josh Goldstein [Video Producer], Rosanne Cunningham ...
Shawnna video Music video by Shawnna performing Shake Dat Sh**
with Fat Cats
(C)  04 The Island Def Jam Music Group clip
Title: Shawnna Shake Dat Sh**
Description: Music video by Shawnna performing Shake Dat Sh** with Fat Cats (C) 04 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Shawnna video Music video by Shawnna performing Gettin Some: Closed Captioned, BET Version w/ Outro
with Xcel [Producer], Chaka Zulu [Video Director], Cnite ... clip
Title: Shawnna Gettin Some: Closed Captioned, BET Version w/ Outro
Description: Music video by Shawnna performing Gettin Some: Closed Captioned, BET Version w/ Outro with Xcel [Producer], Chaka Zulu [Video Director], Cnite ...
Shawnna video Rappers Remy Ma, Shawnna, and Jacki O form female super group. They plan to release an album this spring..... Keywords:Shawnna, Jacki O, Super ... clip
Title: REMY MA, SHAWNNA, AND JACKI O FORM SUPER GROUP
Description: Rappers Remy Ma, Shawnna, and Jacki O form female super group. They plan to release an album this spring..... Keywords:Shawnna, Jacki O, Super ...
Shawnna video I know youve heard the rumors about Shawnna leaving Ludacris & DTP.
Well, my guys Tone & Shag, the "Hot Boyz" of Power 92.3, got the "low ... clip
Title: SHAWNNA & LUDACRIS AT WAR?
Description: I know youve heard the rumors about Shawnna leaving Ludacris & DTP. Well, my guys Tone & Shag, the "Hot Boyz" of Power 92.3, got the "low ...
Shawnna video Shawnna   Gettin Some clip
Title: Shawnna Gettin Some
Description: Shawnna Gettin Some
Shawnna video Ben One ft. Shawnna   Never Leave My Girl
Dir. Da Visionaryz clip
Title: Ben One ft Shawnna Never Leave My Girl Dir. By Da Visionaryz
Description: Ben One ft. Shawnna Never Leave My Girl Dir. Da Visionaryz
Shawnna video clip beenie man feat ms thing and shawnna clip
Title: beenie man feat ms thing and shawnna dude remix
Description: clip beenie man feat ms thing and shawnna