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Released just before fellow Disturbing tha Peace member I-20's Self Explanatory, Worth tha Weight is Shawnna's own chance to step out as a solo artist. When she says "weight," meaning "wait," she's not kidding -- even by rap standards. The album comes four years after her breakthrough guest spot on Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy." To anyone who has heard any number of her verses, it will come as no surprise that the Chicago-based MC (believe it or not, the daughter of blues guitarist Buddy Guy) is consistently thuggish and sexed-up. A series of strong productions come from heavies Timbaland (the particularly hot Wild West-shootout "Shake Dat Shit"), Jermaine Dupri, Just Blaze, and Trackboyz, but nothing tops the Shondrae-produced "R.P.M.," somewhat distressingly reprised from the Disturbing tha Peace album. Even though the best track on it is two years old, the album -- for the most part -- remains true to its title. On the down side, the remix of "Posted" (featuring N.O.R.E.) is yet another "Superthug" knock-off, and the MC Lyte-sampling throwback "Kick This One" (apparently the sister of I-20's like-minded, Run-D.M.C.-sampling "Point 'Em Out") does not come close to improving on the source material. Even with these nagging flaws, Shawnna holds her own and is only complemented -- never outshined -- by the many guest MCs.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Dru Castro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Brian Morton, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Dejion, Producer, Co-Producer - Brian "B - Crucial" Morton, Producer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
J. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Ken Lewis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Just Blaze, Producer - Ryan West, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Chris Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Shondrae Crawford, ComposerLyricist - Carl Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Ludacris, MainArtist - Twista, FeaturedArtist - Mike Wilson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shondraé, Producer
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Katt Williams, Author, Writer, Spoken Word, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tim Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Douglass, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bridges, ComposerLyricist - Marcella Araica, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Timbaland, Producer - Ludacris, FeaturedArtist - Jimmy Douglas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Rudolf, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Wilson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Azuolas Sinkevicius, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawnna, MainArtist
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
LaMarquis Jefferson, Bass Guitar, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - PORTER, ComposerLyricist - Modeliste, ComposerLyricist - Neville, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mixer, FeaturedArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Larry Sturm, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Leo Nocentelli, ComposerLyricist - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Sami Wilf, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Billy Odum, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
J. Kent, ComposerLyricist - M. WILLIAMS, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - B. Booker, ComposerLyricist - T. Luster, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Track Boyz, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Keith Slattery, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dru Castro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Brian Morton, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Dejion, Producer, Co-Producer - Brian "B - Crucial" Morton, Producer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Missy Elliott, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Legend, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlos Bedoya, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Miller, ComposerLyricist - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Geoff Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "Allday" Miller, Producer - E Bass, Unknown, Other
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mike Wilson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Fisher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Michael Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - N.O.R.E., FeaturedArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Icedrake, Producer - Geoff Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Brian Morton, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Brian "B - Crucial" Morton, Producer - Traye D, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Rich Nice, Composer, Author, Producer, Writer, AssociatedPerformer - Shawnna, MainArtist
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kirk Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Lana Moorer, ComposerLyricist - Lenny Mollings, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - DJ Nasty, Producer - Larry Sturm, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawnna, Additional Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - LVM, Producer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Terrace Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Rich Balmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Mike Wilson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Fisher, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - M. Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - Ken "Supa Engineer" Duro, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Icedrake, Producer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Keith McMasters, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Leslie Brathwaite, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kardinal Offishall, MainArtist - Michael Jack, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ralph Cacciurri, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Lane, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - J. Harrows, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist - L. Stu Young, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Geoff Allen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Traditional, Composer - C. Bradlee, Author - Cami, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dave Kelly, Producer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Beenie Man, MainArtist - Pat Viala, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ms. Thing, MainArtist - Jason Rea, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rashawnna Guy, ComposerLyricist - Shawnna, MainArtist
℗ 2003 Virgin Records America Inc.
Album review
Released just before fellow Disturbing tha Peace member I-20's Self Explanatory, Worth tha Weight is Shawnna's own chance to step out as a solo artist. When she says "weight," meaning "wait," she's not kidding -- even by rap standards. The album comes four years after her breakthrough guest spot on Ludacris' "What's Your Fantasy." To anyone who has heard any number of her verses, it will come as no surprise that the Chicago-based MC (believe it or not, the daughter of blues guitarist Buddy Guy) is consistently thuggish and sexed-up. A series of strong productions come from heavies Timbaland (the particularly hot Wild West-shootout "Shake Dat Shit"), Jermaine Dupri, Just Blaze, and Trackboyz, but nothing tops the Shondrae-produced "R.P.M.," somewhat distressingly reprised from the Disturbing tha Peace album. Even though the best track on it is two years old, the album -- for the most part -- remains true to its title. On the down side, the remix of "Posted" (featuring N.O.R.E.) is yet another "Superthug" knock-off, and the MC Lyte-sampling throwback "Kick This One" (apparently the sister of I-20's like-minded, Run-D.M.C.-sampling "Point 'Em Out") does not come close to improving on the source material. Even with these nagging flaws, Shawnna holds her own and is only complemented -- never outshined -- by the many guest MCs.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:42
- Main artists: Shawnna
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RAL (Rush Associated Label)
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2004 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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