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Shawn J. Period

SHAWN J. PERIOD

20total tracks20performancesCareer 1994–2006

1990s: 182000s: 2

About

Shawn J. Period is a musician and performer with 20 credits across their career. Their performing career is closely associated with Yasiin Bey. Their most frequent collaborations include Ken “Duro” Ifill, Rawkus Records, Chris Athens.

Credited

Credited — Shawn J. Period

20 tracks · 11 artists

Yasiin Bey

6 tracks

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Black Star

5 tracks

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Stretch and Bobbito

1 track

Live From The D.J. Stretch Armstrong Show Lyrics

Ludacris

1 track

Ultimate Satisfaction Lyrics

Artifacts1
Mike Zoot1
Da Bush Babees1
Down South1
El Da Sensei1
Smif-N-Wessun1
O.C.1

Collaborations

Frequent Collaborators

Ken “Duro” Ifill

Ken “Duro” Ifill

11 shared

Rawkus Records

Rawkus Records

10 shared

Chris Athens

Chris Athens

3 shared

Vaughn Sessions

Vaughn Sessions

3 shared

Absolute (House of Repz)

Absolute (House of Repz)

3 shared

EMI Blackwood Music

EMI Blackwood Music

2 shared

Apani

Apani

2 shared

Sony Music Studios (New York)

Sony Music Studios (New York)

2 shared

Artists

Associated Artists

Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey

6 tracks

Black Star

Black Star

5 tracks

O.C.

O.C.

1 track

Mike Zoot

1 track

Down South

1 track

Artifacts

1 track

Ludacris

Ludacris

1 track

Da Bush Babees

1 track

Stretch and Bobbito

1 track

El Da Sensei

1 track

Smif-n-Wessun

Smif-n-Wessun

1 track

Discography

Albums

The Rude Awakening

The Rude Awakening

Smif-N-Wessun

Lyricist Lounge Volume One

Lyricist Lounge Volume One

De La Soul

The World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 2

The World Famous Beat Junkies Vol. 2

Buc Fifty

Gravity

Gravity

Da Bush Babees

Lost In Brooklyn

Lost In Brooklyn

Down South

The Instrumentals

The Instrumentals

Black Star

Relax, Relate, Release

Relax, Relate, Release

El Da Sensei

The Universal Magnetic / If You Can Huh! You Can Hear

The Universal Magnetic / If You Can Huh! You Can Hear

Yasiin Bey

That’s Them

That’s Them

Artifacts

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

Black Star

Soundbombing

Soundbombing

Reflection Eternal

The Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 Presents: Body Rock

The Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 Presents: Body Rock

Stretch and Bobbito

That Was Then...

That Was Then...

Mike Zoot

Release Therapy

Release Therapy

Ludacris

Most Popular

Top Tracks

Children's Story

Black Star

Hater Players

Black Star

Body Rock

Yasiin Bey

The Universal Magnetic

Yasiin Bey

Ultimate Satisfaction

Ludacris

If You Can Huh! You Can Hear

Yasiin Bey

Live From The D.J. Stretch Armstrong Show

Stretch and Bobbito

Action Guaranteed

O.C.

Soundbombing Freestyle

Black Star

Off the Wall

Smif-N-Wessun

Frontline

El Da Sensei

Break It Down

Artifacts