Shawn Pen | |
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| Birth name | Shawn Wilkins [1] |
| Also known as | Little Shawn, Lil' Shawn [2] |
| Born | December 21, 1969 [3] |
| Origin | East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Capitol |
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Tyrone Shawn Wilkins, (born December 21, 1969) better known as Little Shawn and Shawn Pen, is an American rapper, songwriter and producer from East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
He released a single in 1986 My girl Mother ( Select Records) and an album called The Voice in the Mirror ( Capitol Records) in 1992. [4]
Career
Little Shawn released the single "Dom Perignon" ( Uptown Records) featuring fellow Brooklyn rapper The Notorious B.I.G. on 20 July 1995. The music video also featured Busta Rhymes, another rapper from Brooklyn. It peaked at #5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 as well as #87 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles and #23 on the Hot Rap Tracks charts. [5] The song was featured on the soundtrack to the Fox TV crime drama New York Undercover. [6]
Tupac Shakur was on his way to record a verse for Little Shawn when he was robbed and shot 5 times in 1994. [4]
Legal issues
From 1998 to 2003, Wilkins served time in federal prison for drug trafficking. [2] [7] Wilkins changed his stage name to Shawn Pen after leaving prison.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Voice in the Mirror |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Rap | |||
| "Hickeys on Your Chest" | 1992 | – | – | 11 | The Voice in the Mirror |
| "I Made Love (4 Da Very 1st Time)" | – | 71 [A] | 28 | ||
| "Dom Perignon" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
1995 | 105 [B] | 87 | 23 | New York Undercover |
| "Bout That Life" (featuring Malik Yusef and Styles P) |
2013 | – | – | – | |
- A. ^ Charted only on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
- B. ^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
References
- ^ I Made Love 4 the Very First Time credits on BMI, Archive.is
- ^ a b Arnold, Paul W. (9 December 2011). "Shawn Pen Speaks About The Quad Studios Attack on Tupac, His History With Bad Boy And Roc-A-Fella Records". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Big Sean Vs. Little Shawn". XXL. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2014. Shawn Pen was 41 when this article was written.
- ^ a b Golus, Carrie (2010). Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7613-5473-4. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "Chart search: Shawn, Dom Perignon". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ John Bush. "New York Undercover - Original TV Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ Konigsberg, Eric (19 June 2006). "Why Damon Dash Hates Mondays". New York Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2014.