Carlos Rico Walker, better known as Shawty Lo, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.
16 Facts About Shawty Lo
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Shawty Lo initially came to prominence as a founding member of the Southern hip hop group D4L, and in 2000 founded D4L Records.
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In 2003, Shawty Lo formed the Southern hip hop group D4L, with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Fabo, Mook-B and Stoney.
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Shawty Lo subsequently launched his indie record label D4L Records.
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Shawty Lo explained that the group's name stands for "Down for Life".
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On December 4,2007, Shawty Lo released "Dey Know", his solo commercial debut single.
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Shawty Lo released a music video for the album cut, "Got Em 4 da LO".
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On December 8,2008 Shawty Lo released a song from the album entitled "Supplier"; it featured vocals from Trey Songz and Lil Wayne.
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On March 23,2009, Shawty Lo announced that he had changed his second album's title from Carlos to I Am Carlos and its release date would be June 3,2009.
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On July 27,2011, Shawty Lo would announce that he had changed his second album's title from I Am Carlos to Still Got Units.
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On June 10,2014, it was announced that Shawty Lo was working and prepping the release of his new mixtape entitled King of Bankhead, which was released on February 3,2015.
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On June 22,2011 it was announced that Shawty Lo had signed the label to a distribution deal with 50 Cent's subsidiary label G-Unit South, for a worth of over $10 million.
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On January 15,2015, during an interview, Shawty Lo would announce that he had signed the label to a new label deal with Grown Money Entertainment.
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Shawty Lo made a song titled "Roll the Dice", which samples Coldplay's popular 2008 single "Viva la Vida".
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Shawty Lo's funeral was held on October 1,2016 at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church in Atlanta.
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Shawty Lo was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in College Park, Georgia.