Shanell

Oct
31
New Music: Shanell f/ Busta Rhymes – ‘Last Time’

Last Time

Shanell teams with her YMCMB labelmate Busta Rhymes on the FKI-produced “Last Time.” The sultry song, which originally appears on the Young Money singer’s mixtape Nobody’s Bitch, is being pushed as her next single. It will be released to radio in the coming weeks and there are also plans to shoot a video.

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Sep
19
Video: Shanell – ‘Touch Me Daddy’

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Shanell tempts and teases in the video for “Touch Me Daddy,” a cut off her mixtape Nobody’s Bitch. The Young Money seductress gets showered in bananas, dines with a teddy bear, and rides a rocking horse all in four minutes. She contorts her body and wears caution tape while working her charm on the fellas. Fall head over heels for Ms. Shanell.

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Aug
14
New Music: Shanell – ‘Love Is a Losing Game’ [Amy Winehouse Cover]

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Shanell pays tribute to the late Amy Winehouse with “Love Is a Losing Game,” the only cover included on her mixtape Nobody’s Bitch. Prior to her passing, the Young Money singer expressed her admiration for the British soulstress.

“I love the way she sings these great conceptual songs, but it has some hip-hop element to it,” Shanell previously told Rap-Up.com. “Her attitude is just so funky, but she’s singing songs as though she’s this straight narrow singer.”

Hear her take on Amy’s Mark Ronson-produced classic.

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Aug
13
New Music: Shanell – ‘Nobody’s Bitch’ [Mixtape]

Nobody's Bitch

Young Money diva Shanell shows who’s boss on her latest mixtape Nobody’s Bitch. The follow-up to 2010’s Shut Up and Listen features appearances from her YMCMB labelmate Busta Rhymes (“Last Time”) and Too $hort (“These Hoes Is Winnin’”), plus production from FKI and Mad Decent/Diplo’s Derek “DJA” Allen. Stream/download the 14 tracks including her cover of Amy Winehouse’s “Love Is a Losing Game.”

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Aug
1
Shanell Unveils ‘Nobody’s Bitch’ Mixtape Cover, Tracklisting

Nobody's Bitch

While her official debut still looms, Shanell tides anxious fans over with her third mixtape Nobody’s Bitch. The Young Money singer-songwriter strikes a fierce pose on the ’80s-inspired cover art. Due August 13, the follow-up to 2010’s Shut Up and Listen features 14 tracks, with appearances from her YMCMB labelmate Busta Rhymes (“Last Time”) and Too $hort (“These Hoes Is Winnin’”). See the tracklisting below.

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Jul
26
New Music: Shanell f/ Too $hort – ‘These Hoes Is Winnin”

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A battle wages between the ladies and their less classy counterparts on Shanell’s new song “These Hoes Is Winnin’,” produced by Mad Decent/Diplo producer Derek “DJA” Allen. The Young Money songstress adds some humor and a touch of ratchness to the Auto-Tuned track, which features Bay Area icon Too $hort. It marks the second release (see “Just for the Night”) off Shanell’s upcoming mixtape Nobody’s Bitch, dropping August 13.

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Jul
11
New Music: Shanell – ‘Just for the Night’

Just for the Night

Shanell has a burning desire for love on “Just for the Night,” the first release off her mixtape Nobody’s Bi@#h, due July 23. Produced by Mad Decent/Diplo producer Derek “DJA” Allen, the seductive electro dance number tells the story of two people from separate relationships who get together “just for the night,” looking for the love they desperately seek from their own lovers. Spend the night with the Young Money diva.

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May
23
Video: Shanell f/ Lil Wayne & Drake – ‘So Good/6 AM’

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Shanell steals the spotlight in the smoldering video for “So Good” featuring Lil Wayne and Drake. The Young Money crew pulls into a drive-in movie theater, where Lil Wayne pops the trunk on a Porsche Panamera and unveils his sexy protégée. Drizzy appears on the projection screen as Ms. Shanell flirts with Denver Broncos running back Willis McGahee.

As the sun rises the next morning, she puts the moves on her hunky co-star, with her seductive song “6 AM” serving as the soundtrack.

Shanell is working on her long-awaited debut album and will release her mixtape Nobody’s Bitch next month.

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