* En anglais uniquement
An MC from the south side of Chicago -- and the daughter of blues guitarist
Buddy Guy --
Shawnna (Rashawnna Guy) began writing rhymes while in high school. She caught her first break in 1996, when her duo Infamous Syndicate opened for
Junior M.A.F.I.A. in Chicago. Infamous Syndicate signed to Relativity a year later and released Changing the Game in 1999. The album didn't live up to its title, despite production help from No ID and
Kanye West; the duo was dropped and eventually split.
Shawnna then hooked up with
Ludacris, who granted her a spot on his break-out single "What's Your Fantasy." Two years after an album with
Luda's Disturbing Tha Peace crew, she finally released
Worth Tha Weight, her solo debut for Def Jam.
West,
Timbaland,
Just Blaze,
Shondrae,
Icedrake, and
Jermaine Dupri chipped in with production support. ~ Andy Kellman