Rashawnna Guy (born in Chicago, Illinois), better known as Shawnna, is an American rapper. She is the first African American 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.

Music career

Before she recorded her first album, Shawnna was featured on remixes for Brandy and Mariah Carey. 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 singles "Shake Dat Shit" and "Weight a Minute".

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. 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).

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

• 2004: Worth tha Weight
• 2006: Block Music

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

• "Shake Dat Shit" (featuring Ludacris)
• "Gettin' Some"
• "Damn"
• "Caught Him Lookin'"
• "Loverboy (Remix)" (Mariah Carey featuring Da Brat, Ludacris, Shawnna & Twenty II)

Guest appearances

Year	Song	Album
1999	"U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" (Darkchild Remix) (Brandy featuring Shawnna & Da Brat)	U Don't Know Me (EP)
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

External links

• Def Jam Site
• Shawnna at MySpace