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3.7 ( 41 total votes )
Here’s an assignment for all you Booth-heads: name your five favorite female rappers. Chances are, nine out of 10 lists will include Shawnna. As one of the few femcees known to match (or exceed) her male collaborators’ skills on the mic, it’s undeniable that this Shorty Got Work. On this new street single, Shawnna works her wiles on two fellow Windy City natives. Twista‘s high-RPM verse, singer Teddie Cain Jr.‘s smooth R&B hook, and B-Crucial‘s boardwork, complete with his trademark 312 hi-hat, add up to a cut with potential to become Chi-town’s late spring/early summer anthem! If you liked the Work Shawnna put in on this record, you’ll be happy to hear that she’s got big plans for the remainder of ‘09; she and Luda plan to drop their Battle of the Sexes album this summer, and fans can look forward to her third solo LP later this year.
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Tastemaker  Total Ratings: 187 |
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I love Shawnna!!!! I wus wondering where she was at : )
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 1622 |
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Shawnna has probably the most potential of any female rapper right now. Absolutely love her flow on anything she touches, she just needs to be marketed a little better. This flow is fire, and Twista reps it hard. Chorus is a little lame but nonetheless Banger right here!
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Dope!
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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I normally don't feel Shawnna all that much, but i was diggin her hyper flow on this track. The hook and production are just aight, but Shawnna and Twista steal the show on this track.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Cool vibe on here. She flowed on this production very well. The hook was OK and Twista came hard. Rotation.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Hot track. Shawnna is a beast on the mic no doubt. "Block Music" was a fantastic album and I highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't had the pleasure yet. She's one of the few female artists who holds her own against her male counterparts. Oh, and to answer our "assignment"; my top 5 female artists are: Shawnna, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill (if we're still counting her; "Miseducation" is one of my all time favorite albums), Lil' Kim and, I guess, Trina.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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OH YEAH BABY! I've always been such a big fan of Shawnna's (like most Midwestern hip-hop fans are)...What sets her apart from most other femcees is that when you're listening to one of her verses, you actually feel like you're caught up in this high-powered whirlwind (many others sound listless, but she pulls it off).
Twista was a good look for the guest verse too (RPM, Diddy Rock, and now Shorty Got Work-that's whatcha call a trifecta). Teddie Cain Jr. came correct with the hook too (sounding a bit like Ben One, Jeremih, and some of these other Chi-Town R&B cats). Let us not forget B. Crucial's beat-I could def see Traxster, Xcel, or Ice Drake (Shawnna's brother, produced "Splash Waterfalls" and a few tracks for BXC) making a similar beat (all of which bang!) Normally, this would be a 4, but since I stay so close to there, I'll give it that extra star! Can't wait for that junior album, as well as Battle of the Sexes (both will be BANGERS!) In conclusion...well, I'll let the Boss type it. |
| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Wait-before the Boss types the conclusion, here's my version of the assignment. Besides Shawnna, the rest of my Top 5 is Da Brat, Foxy Brown, Lady of Rage, and...hmmm...it's a toss-up for me...I'm gonna say Remy Ma here. (Shawnn & Rem been homegirls)
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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best/most unique female MC's without a particular order: MC Lyte, Missy, Rah Digga, Shawnna, Jean Grae
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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ah this is most definately not a head banger. which i kinda rather hear right now. when i hear her i expect [the beat] to be a lil more uptempo. so i dnt care fer this.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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The beat seems a little dull to me its iight. Shawnna comes hard and so does Twista its mainly the production thats not appealing to me
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Agree with cb, everyone else fell off. Missy disappeared, foxy brown has been kinda weak, haven't enjoyed lil kims new stuff. Its good for what it is, but I don't think its great in general. Dull beat, twista does just ok, shawna brings the energy but something is lacking.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Does anyone remember lauren Hill... I see phantom does, where's the love for her? This is a nice track for shawnna, her fast flow is as @ood as anyone's in the business. I can't remember a son@ that shit didn't kill. Twista is doin dama@e as well.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Ay yo!!!! Why did you blot out the word "she"? ya''ll @ot me lookin disrespectful on here! I didn't call her anythin@ dero@atory. Where is the love???
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Shawnna has a tight flow on here ... & Twista delivers on this track ... I like hearing his flow on slow-tempo beats... The hook was not interesting, sounded a little monotone... prod. is straight ... In-Rotation.
My List: Missy, Trina, Kim, Shawnna, Jean Grae |
| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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I'm liking this! Love her fast flow, chorus is HOT! Always liked Twista's style anyway.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Oh, Here's my list: 1. Lauren Hill 2. Missy 3. Lil Kim 4. La Mala Rodriguez 5. "Left Eye"
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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im feelin this.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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just saw her live friday night w/ DTP (luda, playaz circle, I-20)...she did her verse from this track, whats ur fantasy and gettin some, always liked the singles she was on, this is solid too. nice production
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Always been a fan of her songs, this one is no different.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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daymn this is fire man
shawnna & twista are proovin themselves again as veery skillful emcees!! but the hook is kinda boring, ahh.. the beat also... I wonder what it would sound like if justice league was on the beat and the dream on the hook... :) O.o |
| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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What do you want me to say? She is one of the few female emcees with actual talent and she is from my hometown.
Bias... yes. And what? 
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Let me say it for Z: CHI-TOWN STAND UP!
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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I'm sorry, but before I say anything on the song, I gotta say, I hate that picture! It makes her look so fat! =/ She's a lot prettier than that picture makes her look. But, that's the fag in me talkin lol.
Aaaaaaanyways, I'm liking this track right here. Production is chill, which is a nice contrast to the fast-paced flows of everyone on here(which I am never opposed to). Shawnna to me sounds a tad like my gurl Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot. Not a bad thing, though. Missy is the sh*t, and Shawnna pretty high up there too. Banger. |
| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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In my opinion here we have a really cool production, but mediocre flows. I really didn't like any of them, maybe except for Twista...this is only ok to me, it annoyed me
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Shawnna can spit! Twista is dope as always, chorus from Teddie Cain Jr. is decent. Production is kinda dull but meh.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Maybe its just that the first time I heard Shawnna she was flowing in "Drunk as @*#$!" but too me she sounds exactly like a "Lady Ludacris"!
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2009 |
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Very hot track she is pure fire very nice come back
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| Posted on Apr 21, 2009 |
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Shawnna looks good from any angle. As for the track, I'm not feeling the beat at all, but Twista and Shawnna rip this.
3 for the flow. |
| Posted on Apr 21, 2009 |
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hotness! this chick is crazy.
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| Posted on Apr 21, 2009 |
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CHI-TOWN BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT THAT WORK COME HOLLA AT ME
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| Posted on Apr 21, 2009 |
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I love the beat and her and twistas verses are hott
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| Posted on Apr 22, 2009 |
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hot
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| Posted on Apr 22, 2009 |
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LOVE Shawnna!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted on Apr 22, 2009 |
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love this
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| Posted on Apr 23, 2009 |
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she is my fav female rapper out there...im not gon lie i do listen to her once in a while....anyway whoeva be singin in the beginnin and on the hook sounds hecka HECKA hot...and yeah twista, i like him hella too! i play him a lot in my car. but yeah tiiiight.
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| Posted on Apr 24, 2009 |
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QUESTION: How did this (with a 3.5 star rating) not get on any Booth charts this week?
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| Posted on Apr 27, 2009 |
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Shawnna n' this flow is a dope!! It's way above may expctations... It's cool!! Really cool... Oh and I love twista's part in here....
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| Posted on Apr 28, 2009 |
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2009 |
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Shawnna killin it.... shes up there with Nicki
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2009 |
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| Posted on Apr 29, 2009 |
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Sounds like a banger and Teddie Cain sounds like Bobby Valentino.
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| Posted on May 04, 2009 |
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| Posted on May 06, 2009 |
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she the only chick so far who i haven't had a bad song that I wouldn't listen to
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| Posted on May 28, 2009 |
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