Lady Luck (rapper)
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| Lady Luck | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shanel Jones |
| Origin | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Rap |
| Occupations | Rapper |
| Labels | Universal Records First 2 First! |
Lady Luck (born 1982) is the stage name of rapper Shanel Jones.
Luck signed a five-album record deal with Def Jam worth between half a million and a million dollars at the age of 17 on the strength of several freestyles that she did for New York radio station WQHT-FM.[1] Luck was the subject of a feature in The New Yorker and a series of articles in The Source, which ran monthly installments on her career.[1][2]
Lady Luck was featured in the 2000 documentary film of Jay-Z's 1999 tour, Backstage.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Samuels, David (1999) "Hip-Hop High", The New Yorker, October 18, 1999
- ^ Special Projects: A great day in Newark: Who's Who, NJ.com
- ^ BBC2 programme listings, BBC, retrieved 23 September 2008
[edit] External links
- Lady Luck's Myspace Page Myspace Website
- Lady Luck at discogs.com
