Shawnna
Person · female · United States · Chicago · born 1978 · recording since 2004
American rapper
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Also known as R. Guy · Rashawnna Guy · Shawna · Shawnna
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Weight a Minute
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
Biography
Rashawnna Guy (born January 3, 1978), better known by her stage name Shawnna, is an American rapper and singer 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
Worth tha WeightSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1My Chicago, Part 11:032Let’s Go4:153R.P.M.4:364Money Mike (skit)0:145Shake That Shit3:556U Crazy3:537Weight a Minute4:188My Chicago, Part 21:239What Can I Do3:2510Posted (remix)4:1811So Real So Right3:5112Dude? (skit)1:5913Kick This One2:2214Super Freak4:1315Turn It Up3:4916Block Reincarnated (remix)3:5917Cami’s Solo0:4018Dude (the remix)4:33 (2004) and its follow-up, Block Music
Block MusicSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Can’t Do It Like Me2Block Music (Bang)3Damn4Gettin’ Some (remix)5Candy Coated6Roll Wit Me7In tha Chi8Take It Slow9Can’t Break Me10Ghetto Fairy Tales11What’s Good12Hit the Back/Slide In13Chicago (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
Before she recorded her first album, Shawnna was featured on the remix to the song "Loverboy" by Mariah Carey for the album and movie Glitter. She was featured in the video along with Ludacris, Da Brat, and Twenty II.
She released two albums, Worth tha Weight
Worth tha WeightSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1My Chicago, Part 11:032Let’s Go4:153R.P.M.4:364Money Mike (skit)0:145Shake That Shit3:556U Crazy3:537Weight a Minute4:188My Chicago, Part 21:239What Can I Do3:2510Posted (remix)4:1811So Real So Right3:5112Dude? (skit)1:5913Kick This One2:2214Super Freak4:1315Turn It Up3:4916Block Reincarnated (remix)3:5917Cami’s Solo0:4018Dude (the remix)4:33 (2004) which produced the singles "Shake Dat Shit" and "Weight a Minute
Weight a MinuteSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 6 tracksA1Weight a Minute (radio)A2Weight a Minute (main)A3Weight a Minute (instrumental)B1U Crazy (radio)B2U Crazy (main)B3U Crazy (instrumental)", and Block Music (2006). Before Block Music was released she released an "official prelude", Block Music: The Mixtape, with Clinton Sparks.
She was also a playable in the video game Def Jam Fight For NY in 2004.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (13 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 56:46
1My Chicago, Part 11:032Let’s Go4:153R.P.M.4:364Money Mike (skit)0:145Shake That Shit3:556U Crazy3:537Weight a Minute4:188My Chicago, Part 21:239What Can I Do3:2510Posted (remix)4:1811So Real So Right3:5112Dude? (skit)1:5913Kick This One2:2214Super Freak4:1315Turn It Up3:4916Block Reincarnated (remix)3:5917Cami’s Solo0:4018Dude (the remix)4:332006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Can’t Do It Like Me2Block Music (Bang)3Damn4Gettin’ Some (remix)5Candy Coated6Roll Wit Me7In tha Chi8Take It Slow9Can’t Break Me10Ghetto Fairy Tales11What’s Good12Hit the Back/Slide In13Chicago
Single · 11
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Weight a MinuteSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Weight a Minute (radio) A2Weight a Minute (main) A3Weight a Minute (instrumental) B1U Crazy (radio) B2U Crazy (main) B3U Crazy (instrumental) | 2004 | ||
| 2005 | Gucci BagSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 13:181Gucci Bag (radio)4:26 2Gucci Bag (main)4:26 3Gucci Bag (instrumental)4:26 | 2005 | ||
| 2006 | DamnSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Damn (clean) A2Damn (main) A3Damn (instrumental) B1Damn (clean) B2Damn (main) B3Damn (instrumental) | 2006 | ||
| 2006 | Gettin’ SomeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracksA1Gettin’ Some (clean) A2Gettin’ Some (main) A3Gettin’ Some (instrumental) B1I’ll Be Around B2That’s My Shit B3DTP for Life | 2006 | ||
| 2011 | Big Booty JudySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:031Big Booty Judy3:03 | 12 April 2011 | ||
| 2013 | TuesdaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:511Tuesday3:51 | 24 September 2013 | ||
| 2014 | What You Lookin’ ForSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:341What You Lookin’ For3:34 | 7 June 2014 | ||
| 2017 | She a FreakSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:171She a Freak3:17 | 21 December 2017 | ||
| 2018 | WobbleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:191Wobble3:19 | 15 January 2018 | ||
| 2023 | DripSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:221Drip3:22 | 1 June 2023 | ||
| 2023 | We Run the ChiSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:471We Run the Chi2:47 | 29 September 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Shawnna head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 13 | 84th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infamous Syndicate(band) | — | present | |
| Disturbing tha Peace(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/beae0387-b082-4901-b87e-e336706bd727discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/beae0387-b082-4901-b87e-e336706bd727core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452870genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452870seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnnabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shawnna
Why this artist is in the database
- List of hip-hop musicians
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Wikidata: Q452870 · MusicBrainz: beae0387-b082-4901-b87e-e336706bd727
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