Shawn Pen

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.

Shawn Pen
Birth name	Shawn Wilkins[1]
Also known as	Little Shawn, Lil' Shawn[2]
Born	(1969-12-21) December 21, 1969 (age 54)[3]
Origin	East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper producer songwriter
Years active	1987–present
Labels	Capitol
Website	twitter.com/iamshawnpen

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]

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.^[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]

Legal issues

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.

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
The Voice in the Mirror	Released: 16 March 1992 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CS, LP

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

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	–	–	–

• A. ^ Charted only on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.
• B. ^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

References

1. I Made Love 4 the Very First Time credits on BMI, Archive.is
2. Arnold, Paul W. (9 December 2011). "Shawn Pen Speaks About The Quad Studios Attack on Tupac, His History With Bad Boy And Roc-A-Fella Records". HipHopDX.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
3. "Big Sean Vs. Little Shawn". XXL. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2014. Shawn Pen was 41 when this article was written.
4. Golus, Carrie (2010). Tupac Shakur: Hip-Hop Idol. Twenty-First Century Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7613-5473-4. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
5. "Chart search: Shawn, Dom Perignon". billboard.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
6. John Bush. "New York Undercover - Original TV Soundtrack". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
7. Konigsberg, Eric (19 June 2006). "Why Damon Dash Hates Mondays". New York Magazine. Retrieved 20 May 2014.