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LeShaun
Also known as LeShaun
Born October 2, 1971 (1971-10-02) (age 38)
Origin Long Island, New York
Genres Rap
Occupations Rapping and acting
Years active 1988-present
Labels Tommy Boy Records

LeShaun, (born October 2, 1971) is an American female rapper who is known best for creating songs of explicit sexual nature with a humorous twist.

Formerly known as Almond Joy, LeShaun became well known in 1988 along with her DJ Short Cut, on the track Wild Thang as the vocal half of a group called 2 Much.

A remixed and re-recorded version of Wild Thang resurfaced again in 1993 on the Ready or Not single. Around this time LeShaun was signed to Tommy Boy Records and involved in Flavor Unit, whose most recognizable face is that of Queen Latifah, appearing on a track on the posse album "Rollin' wit tha Flava" in that same year.

Over the next few years LeShaun released a few other songs or collaborations, such as Wide Open in 1994 which was produced by D Nice, an influential former member of the crew Boogie Down Productions that was led by KRS-One. Wide Open along with her old hit "Wild Thang" is most likely what led to her collaborating with other popular artists like Coolio and LL Cool J.

LeShaun received a surge in popularity when she collaborated with LL Cool J on the track called "Doin It" that appeared on his album Mr. Smith. The song can be seen as a remake or an update to her song "Wild Thang" as it keeps the synthesizer licks of the original.


LeShaun
Birth name Selina Thompson
Also known as LeShaun
Born October 2, 1971 (1971-10-02) (age 39)
Origin Long Island, New York
Genres Rap
Occupations Rapping and acting
Years active 1988-present
Labels Tommy Boy Records

Formerly known as Selina Thomspon, (born October 2, 1971), is an American female rapper & Actress under the name LeShaun who is known best for creating songs of explicit sexual nature with a humorous twist. She wrote songs that dealt with issues faced by her homegirl audience, such as date rape and teen pregnancy.[1] LeShaun became well known in 1988 along with her DJ Short Cut, on the track Wild Thang as the vocal half of a group called 2 Much.

A remixed and re-recorded version of Wild Thang resurfaced again in 1993 on the Ready or Not single. Around this time LeShaun was signed to Tommy Boy Records and involved in Flavor Unit, whose most recognizable face is that of Queen Latifah, appearing on a track on the posse album "Rollin' wit tha Flava" in that same year.

Over the next few years LeShaun released a few other songs or collaborations, such as Wide Open in 1994 which was produced by D Nice, an influential former member of the crew Boogie Down Productions that was led by KRS-One. Wide Open along with her old hit "Wild Thang" is most likely what led to her collaborating with other popular artists like Coolio and LL Cool J.

LeShaun received a surge in popularity when she collaborated with LL Cool J on the track called "Doin It" that appeared on his album Mr. Smith. The song can be seen as a remake or an update to her song "Wild Thang" as it keeps the synthesizer licks of the original. Leshaun is also known as The Sister of Chris Bridges. In 2007, Leshaun lost her father, Wayne, to cancer.

References

  1. ^ O'Brien, Lucy (1 April 2004). She Bop II: The Definitive History of Women in Rock, Pop and Soul. Continuum International Publishing Group. p. 323. ISBN 9780826472083. http://books.google.com/books?id=AZ4L0Pv7QwUC&pg=PA323. Retrieved 19 September 2010. 







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