Shawn Pen
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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.[1]
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.[2] The song was featured on the soundtrack to the Fox TV crime drama New York Undercover.[3]
Tupac Shakur was on his way to record a verse for Little Shawn when he was robbed and shot 5 times in 1994.[1]
Legal issues
From 1998 to 2003, Wilkins served time in federal prison for drug trafficking.[4][5] 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<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] | 28 | ||
| "Dom Perignon" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G.) |
1995 | 105<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[B] | 87 | 23 | New York Undercover |
| "Bout That Life" (featuring Malik Yusef and Styles P) |
2013 | – | – | – | |
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