Lady Luck (rapper)
Shanell Jones (born December 7, 1983), better known by her stage name Lady Luck, is an American hip-hop artist from Englewood, New Jersey. Luck signed a five-album record deal with Def Jam worth between half a million and a million dollars at the age of 17 on the strength of several freestyles that she did for New York radio station WQHT-FM.[1] Luck was featured in The New Yorker and a series of articles in The Source, which ran monthly installments on her career.[1][2]
Lady Luck | |
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Lady Luck in March 2012 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Shanell Jones |
Born | Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. | December 7, 1983
Genres | Hip hop |
Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
Years active | 1999−present |
Labels | Universal, Def Jam, The Greatest Entertainment |
Luck was featured in the 2000 documentary film of Jay-Z's 1999 tour, Backstage.[3] In 2017, Luck was a cast member on the reality show, First Family of Hip Hop and is currently engaged to entrepreneur Somaya Reece.
Discography
Mixtapes
Title | Album details |
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The Facelift |
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Are We There Yet |
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Singles
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US | US R&B |
US Rap |
AUS | FRA | GER | NL | NZ | SWI | UK [4] | |||||
"Symphony 2000" (EPMD featuring Method Man, Redman and Lady Luck) |
1999 | — | 62 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out of Business | ||
"Simon Says (Remix)" (Pharoahe Monch featuring Busta Rhymes, Redman, Lady Luck and Shabaam Sahdeeq |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Internal Affairs | |||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | First Family of Hip Hop | Herself |
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gollark: Done.
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References
- Samuels, David (1999) "Hip-Hop High", The New Yorker, October 18, 1999
- Special Projects: A great day in Newark: Who's Who, NJ.com
- BBC2 programme listings, BBC, retrieved 23 September 2008
- "Chart Log UK: M - My Vitriol". Retrieved 7 July 2016.
External links
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