Shawnna has a pretty impressive track record: she is the first female signed to Def Jam, and she's also one of two female rappers to ever have a #1 hit for her 2003 song, "Stand Up," with Ludacris. So it is a little surprising that the Chicago native has not become anything near a household name.

Her 2006 album, Block Music, is one of the most fun hip-hop records I've heard in a while. Shawnna has an extremely quick vocal style, which lends itself to some of her raunchy lyrics. Her lead single, "Gettin' Some Head," went Platinum, which is surprising, because I doubt very much of it could air on radio without extensive bleeping. In fact, the song was even retitled for the US to "Getting Some," so as to not offend people.

The lyrics to the song's chorus is simply "Getting some head," and "I was with the kinda girl dat makes yo toes curl." But the song is hugely fun, and sets the tone for the rest of the album, especially the 12th track, "Hit The Black / Slide In," with Yung Berg.

The album's second single, "Damn," is in the same Shawnna vein, replete with lyrics like "Damn damn she got a donkey / and that shit so chunky" and "you can catch me on the yacht we chasin' vodka wit some Fiji /you bitches ain't know I do this shit for fun."

She sure does do it for fun.

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