Shawnna
- Composer
- Actress
- Soundtrack
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 got 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.
