Shawnna

American rapper from Illinois

For the American politician, see Shawnna Bolick.

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Shawnna

Birth name| Rashawnna Guy
Born|  (1978-01-03) January 3, 1978 (age 46)
Origin| Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres| Hip hop
Occupations|

* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter

Years active| 1996–present
Labels|

* Get Money Gang
* DTP
* Def Jam South

Formerly of|

* Infamous Syndicate

Musical artist

Rashawnna Guy[1] (born January 3, 1978),[2] better known by her stage name Shawnna, is an American rapper from Chicago, Illinois. She is best known for her guest appearances on Ludacris' 2000 single "What's Your Fantasy", as well as his 2003 single "Stand Up"; the songs peaked at numbers 21 and one on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. She signed with his record label Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint of Def Jam South to release her debut studio album, Worth tha Weight (2004) and its follow-up, Block Music (2006). The former spawned the single "Shake Dat Shit" (featuring Ludacris), while the latter spawned the top 40 single "Gettin' Some".

Guy is also a former member of the female Chicago rap duo Infamous Syndicate; they released their only studio album, Changing the Game (1999) through Relativity Records.

She is the daughter of the blues musician Buddy Guy.

## Career

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Before she recorded her first album, Shawnna was featured on the remix to the song "Loverboy" by Mariah Carey[3] for the album and movie Glitter. She was featured in the video along with Ludacris, Da Brat, and Twenty II.[4]

She released two albums, Worth tha Weight (2004) which produced the singles "Shake Dat Shit" and "Weight a Minute", and Block Music (2006).[citation needed] Before Block Music was released she released an "official prelude", Block Music: The Mixtape, with Clinton Sparks.[citation needed]

She was also a playable in the video game Def Jam Fight For NY in 2004.[5]

## Discography

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Main article: Shawnna discography

* Worth tha Weight (2004)
* Block Music (2006)

## References

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1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Shawnna Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
2. ^ "Rashawnna Guy on Instagram • "Happy birthday to ME! 🇯🇲 1/3 ♑️"". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
3. ^ Mariah - Loverboy, 2001, retrieved 2023-07-10
4. ^ Mariah Carey Feat. Da Brat, Ludacris, Shawnna and Twenty II: Loverboy - Remix Version (Music), retrieved 2023-07-10
5. ^ "Def Jam: Fight for NY Characters". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 25 September 2021.

## External links

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* Shawnna at MySpace
* Shawnna at Instagram

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Shawnna

Discography

Studio albums|

* Worth tha Weight (2004)
* Block Music (2006)

Collaborative albums|

* Changing the Game (1999)

Singles|

* "Here I Go"
* "Shake Dat Shit"
* "Gettin' Some"

Featured singles|

* "What's Your Fantasy"
* "P-Poppin"
* "Stand Up"

Related articles|

* Buddy Guy (father)
* Phil Guy (uncle)
* Infamous Syndicate

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Def Jam Recordings

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Founders|

* Russell Simmons
* Rick Rubin

Subsidiaries|

* ARTium Records
* Def Jam South
* Def Soul
* Disturbing tha Peace
* GOOD Music
* Radio Killa Records
* Roc-A-Fella Records

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Def Jam Recordings

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Founders|

* Russell Simmons
* Rick Rubin

Subsidiaries|

* ARTium Records
* Def Jam South
* Def Soul
* Disturbing tha Peace
* GOOD Music
* Radio Killa Records
* Roc-A-Fella Records

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* France
* BnF data

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

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