Shawn Pen | |
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Birth name | Shawn Wilkins [1] |
Also known as | Little Shawn, Lil' Shawn [2] |
Born | [3] | December 21, 1969
Origin | East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
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Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Capitol |
Website |
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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]
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]
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.
Title | Album details |
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The Voice in the Mirror |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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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 | – | – | – |
Shawn Pen | |
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Birth name | Shawn Wilkins [1] |
Also known as | Little Shawn, Lil' Shawn [2] |
Born | [3] | December 21, 1969
Origin | East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Capitol |
Website |
twitter |
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]
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]
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.
Title | Album details |
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The Voice in the Mirror |
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 | – | – | – |