About the author

Shawn Pen

<p><strong>Little Shawn</strong>&nbsp;is an American hip hop artist, rapper, songwriter, producer and author. He released a single in 1986 <em>My Girl Mother</em>&nbsp;and an album called <em>The Voice In The Mirror</em> under Capitol Records in 1992. Little Shawn released the single <em>Dom Perignon</em> on the famed and legendary Uptown Records featuring fellow Brooklyn rapper <strong>The Notorious B.I.G</strong> &nbsp;in&nbsp;July of&nbsp;1995.&nbsp;It peaked at #5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 as well #87 on the Hot Hip-Hop/R&amp;B singles and #23 on the Hot Rap Track charts. The song was featured on the Soundtrack to the Fox TV crime drama <em>New York Undercover</em>. From 1998 to 2003, Little Shawn&nbsp;served time in federal prison for drug trafficking. Little Shawn&nbsp;changed his stage name to <strong>Shawn Pen</strong> after leaving prison. After his trials and tribulations, Shawn has jumped right back into the creative space by releasing a critically acclaimed novel &quot;<strong><em>The Black Church&nbsp;</em></strong>&quot;.</p>