Lady Luck | |
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 Lady Luck in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Shanell Jones |
| Born | December 7, 1981 Englewood, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 1999−present |
| Labels | Universal, Def Jam, The Greatest Entertainment |
Shanell Jones (born December 7, 1981), better known by her stage name Lady Luck, is an American rapper from Englewood, New Jersey. She 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]
Luck was featured in the 2000 documentary film of Jay-Z's 1999 tour, Backstage.[3][4] In 2017, she was a cast member on the reality show, First Family of Hip Hop on Bravo TV.
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Discography
Mixtapes
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Facelift |
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| Are We There Yet |
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Singles
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B |
US Rap | |||
| "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 failed to chart. | ||||
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | First Family of Hip Hop | Herself |
References
- ^ a b Samuels, David (1999) "Hip-Hop High", The New Yorker, October 18, 1999
- ^ Special Projects: A great day in Newark: Who's Who Archived July 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, NJ.com
- ^ BBC2 programme listings, BBC, retrieved September 23, 2008
- ^ Diehl, Matt (September 22, 2000). "Music Review: 'DJ Clue Presents Backstage — Mixtape (Music Inspired by the Film)'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
Further reading
- Hope, Clover (2021). The Motherlode: 100+ Women Who Made Hip-Hop. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1-4197-4296-5.
External links
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