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'''Carlos Walker''' (born March 31, 1976), better known by his stage name '''Shawty Lo''', is an American rapper, founder of D4L Records, and member of hip hop group [[D4L]]. His first solo album, ''[[Units in the City]]'', was released on February 26, 2008. On June 8, 2011 he signed his label D4L Records to [[50 Cent]]'s, [[G-Unit Records]].<ref name="allhiphop.com">[http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2011/06/10/22786338.aspx Daily News – : Exclusive: Shawty Lo Signs to G-Unit, Drops Mixtape 'B.H.F.' with DJ Greg Street]. Allhiphop.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.</ref><ref name="Vibe"/>
'''Carlos Walker''' (born March 31, 1976), better known by his stage name '''Shawty Lo''', is an American bi-sexual rapper, founder of D4L Records(acronym for Dicks 4 Life), and member of hip hop group [[D4L]]. His first solo album, ''[[Units in the City]]'', was released on February 26, 2008. On June 8, 2011 he signed his label D4L Records to [[50 Cent]]'s, [[G-Unit Records]].<ref name="allhiphop.com">[http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2011/06/10/22786338.aspx Daily News – : Exclusive: Shawty Lo Signs to G-Unit, Drops Mixtape 'B.H.F.' with DJ Greg Street]. Allhiphop.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.</ref><ref name="Vibe"/>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Walker was raised in the [[Bowen Homes]] [[housing project]], located in [[Bankhead (Atlanta)|Bankhead]], [[Atlanta]].<ref name="Asylum">{{cite web|title=Shawty Lo Biography|publisher=Asylum Records|url=http://www.asylumrecords.com/shawtylo/bio|accessdate=November 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Shawty Lo Recalls Fast-Paced Youth In His Atlanta 'Hood|publisher=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607727/20090325/shawty_lo.jhtml|date=March 26, 2009|accessdate=April 23, 2009}}</ref> By the age of 15, Carlos had fathered his first child, and his grandmother died.<ref name="Asylum"/><ref name="MTV"/> He now has a total of eleven children: nine daughters and two sons from ten women. His new TV series, ''[[All My Babies' Mamas]]'' is set to premier in early 2013 on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen channel]], but has already garnered controversy and calls from the [[NAACP]] to be cancelled due to its alleged [[Stereotypes of African Americans in the United States|stereotypical nature]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>[http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/oxygens-show-babies-mamas-makes-everyone-mad-hasnt-212100389.html Oxygen's New Show "All My Babies' Mamas" Makes Everyone Mad and it Hasn't Even Aired]</ref>
Walker was raised in the [[Bowen Homes]] [[housing project]], located in [[Bankhead (Atlanta)|Bankhead]], [[Atlanta]].<ref name="Asylum">{{cite web|title=Shawty Lo Biography|publisher=Asylum Records|url=http://www.asylumrecords.com/shawtylo/bio|accessdate=November 27, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MTV">{{cite web|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Shawty Lo Recalls Fast-Paced Youth In His Atlanta 'Hood|publisher=MTV News|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1607727/20090325/shawty_lo.jhtml|date=March 26, 2009|accessdate=April 23, 2009}}</ref> By the age of 15, Carlos had fathered his first child, and his grandmother died. His first homosexual experience came when a producer offered him a record deal in exchange for [[felacio]]<ref name="Asylum"/><ref name="MTV"/> He now has a total of eleven children: nine daughters and two sons from ten women. His new TV series, ''[[All My Babies' Mamas]]'' is set to premier in early 2013 on the [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen channel]], but has already garnered controversy and calls from the [[NAACP]] to be cancelled due to its alleged [[Stereotypes of African Americans in the United States|stereotypical nature]].<ref name="MTV"/><ref>[http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/oxygens-show-babies-mamas-makes-everyone-mad-hasnt-212100389.html Oxygen's New Show "All My Babies' Mamas" Makes Everyone Mad and it Hasn't Even Aired]</ref>


==Music career==
==Music career==

Revision as of 17:12, 9 January 2013

Shawty Lo
Birth nameCarlos Walker
Born (1976-03-31) March 31, 1976 (age 48)
GenresSouthern hip hop
Occupation(s)Rapper, songwriter, record producer
Years active1998-present
LabelsD4L, G-Unit

Carlos Walker (born March 31, 1976), better known by his stage name Shawty Lo, is an American bi-sexual rapper, founder of D4L Records(acronym for Dicks 4 Life), and member of hip hop group D4L. His first solo album, Units in the City, was released on February 26, 2008. On June 8, 2011 he signed his label D4L Records to 50 Cent's, G-Unit Records.[1][2]

Personal life

Walker was raised in the Bowen Homes housing project, located in Bankhead, Atlanta.[3][4] By the age of 15, Carlos had fathered his first child, and his grandmother died. His first homosexual experience came when a producer offered him a record deal in exchange for felacio[3][4] He now has a total of eleven children: nine daughters and two sons from ten women. His new TV series, All My Babies' Mamas is set to premier in early 2013 on the Oxygen channel, but has already garnered controversy and calls from the NAACP to be cancelled due to its alleged stereotypical nature.[4][5]

Music career

Career with D4L

Main article: D4L

After a decade of selling drugs, Walker decided to turn his attention to music and began performing as Shawty Lo. In 2003, Shawty Lo founded D4L Records, with other rappers Fabo, Stuntman and Mook B. His associates are each from different Bankhead housing projects; Bankhead Courts, Hollywood Courts and Perry Homes respectively. The group's debut single "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" became a local hit in 2004. Lo was convicted of assault and selling cocaine and served a year in prison until July 27, 2005.[2][6] In January 2006, D4L's single "Laffy Taffy" reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[7]

Solo career

2008: Units in the City

On February 26, 2008, Shawty Lo's debut album Units in the City was released. The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 and at #2 on the Top Rap Albums chart, selling over 160,000 copies to date. The debut single from the album, Dey Know, charted at #3 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. The other two single releases from the album were Dunn Dunn and Foolish.

The album features famous guest appearances from major label artists. All featured artists, such as Gucci Mane, hail from the Atlanta area. Aside from the album-singles, several other tracks have received heavy underground play, most notably 'Got Em 4 The LO' and 'Lets Get It'. One of the most notable lyrics include Shawty Lo musing "Einee menee, mineee, L-O." Got Em 4 The Lo, featuring Gucci Mane and Stuntman is the only non-single track to have had a music video made for it.[8]

The songs Dey Know and Foolish have both been officially remixed including many famous guest appearances. These include Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Plies, Lil' Wayne, DJ Khaled, Birdman, Rick Ross and Jim Jones. The Foolish video also included cameo appearances from Pitbull, Jadakiss and Ace Hood.

2010–present: Bankhead Born & Raised: Carlos

Shawty Lo's second solo album, Bankhead Born & Raised: Carlos is set to be released soon. Artists to be featured include Rick Ross, T-Pain, Lil' Kim, Bun B, Nate Butler, Lyfe Jennings, T.I., Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane. Shawty Lo confirmed that Atlanta, GA, which features Gucci Mane, Ludacris and The-Dream, will be the first single released from the album. The album is also notable for Roll the Dice, a song which marks the end of the beef between himself and rapper T.I.[9]

Signing To G-Unit Records

On June 10, 2011, it was confirmed by both Shawty Lo and Allhiphop.com that he has signed a large deal with G-Unit Records after it was reported they were in talks.[1] Shawty Lo said, "My new situation with G-Unit was just solidified and I got off the phone with 50 yesterday, I just signed a really large deal,” when talking to allhiphop.com. As well as, “It's like a new beginning and all I needed was someone behind me. 50 Cent is a marketing genius and I got my new thing D4L and G-Unit and we going to be working the south and the rest of the world if need be".[10] It was later clarified by Shawty Lo that he had not signed as an artist but instead he had signed his label.

Controversy

T.I.

In 2008, Shawty Lo was involved in a highly publicized feud with another Atlanta rapper, T.I. The feud was characterized by Shawty Lo's track "Dunn Dunn", and T.I.'s reply "What Up, What's Haapnin". The song "Dunn Dunn" appears to question T.I.'s roots in Bankhead. The music video for "What Up, What's Haapnin" was shot in Bowen Homes. In an interview, T.I. insisted that his song "No Matter What" was only partially aimed at Shawty Lo.[11]

The feud reached its climax at the November 2008 Dirty Awards where the entourages of both artists clashed during the ceremony, forcing it to be shut down. Two incidents forced police to use pepper-spray and evacuate the audience.[12]

The feud was publicly ended on March 7, 2009, when Shawty Lo and T.I. appeared on-stage together at Club Crucial in Bankhead, for T.I.'s farewell concert.[13] After this performance, T.I. gave an interview to MTV, in which he stated that the feud with Shawty Lo was exaggerated by the media, and was not a 'beef'.[14] Shawty Lo also made a song Roll the Dice, a song which marks the end of the fued between himself and T.I.[9]

Discography

Main article: Shawty Lo discography
Studio albums

Awards

  • BET Hip Hop Awards
    • 2008, Rookie of the Year [Won]
    • 2008, Track of the Year, "Dey Know" [Won]
  • Ozone Awards
    • 2008, Best Rap Album, Units in the City [Nominated]
    • 2008, Breakthrough Artist [Won]
    • 2008, Club Banger of the Year, "Dey Know" [Nominated]
    • 2008, Best Mixtape/Street Album, "I'm Da Man 2" with DJ Scream [Nominated]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Daily News – : Exclusive: Shawty Lo Signs to G-Unit, Drops Mixtape 'B.H.F.' with DJ Greg Street. Allhiphop.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.
  2. ^ a b Hobbs, Linda (November 27, 2007). "Shawty Lo: I'm Your Idol". Vibe. Archived from the original on April 15, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Shawty Lo Biography". Asylum Records. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Reid, Shaheem (March 26, 2009). "Shawty Lo Recalls Fast-Paced Youth In His Atlanta 'Hood". MTV News. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  5. ^ Oxygen's New Show "All My Babies' Mamas" Makes Everyone Mad and it Hasn't Even Aired
  6. ^ Nosnitsky, Andrew (April 2008), "Shawty Lo: Top Chef", Vibe, vol. 16, no. 4
  7. ^ "D4L's 'Taffy' Dethrones Mariah On Hot 100". Billboard. 2006-01-05. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  8. ^ "Got Em 4 Da LO – Music Video". Raw Report DCD. YouTube. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  9. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (March 23, 2009). "Shawty Lo Stays In His Atlanta 'Hood To Record Sophomore LP". MTV News. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  10. ^ 50 Cent Signs Shawty Lo To G-Unit Label ?, Shawty Low Releases A New Mixtape, In The Intro 50 Mentions Outlaw Phrase. ThisIs50.com. Retrieved on 2011-09-11.
  11. ^ Reid, Shaheem (May 2, 2008). "T.I. Insists 'No Matter What' Is Only Partly About Shawty Lo, More Introspective Songs To Come On Paper Trail". MTV News. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
  12. ^ Reid, Shaheem (November 25, 2008). "Shawty Lo Talks About Scuffle With T.I.'s Camp At Atlanta's Dirty Awards". MTV News. Retrieved November 28, 2009.
  13. ^ "T.I., Shawty Lo Squash Beef, Team Up Onstage In Atlanta". MTV. mtv.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.
  14. ^ "T.I. Says Feud With Shawty Lo Wasn't A Beef". MTV. mtv.com. Retrieved 2009-04-23.

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