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At the age of five Shawn remembers listening to Marvin Gaye coming home from his grandfathers house. Ever since then, Shawn knew he wanted to make music. When Shawn first went to school he always knew what he wanted to do. His mom , Linda James always expressed the arts hoping one day that Shawn would play music in the church. By the age of 10, Shawn studied music at the Newark Community School of the arts where he learned music theory and the piano.

During Shawn's elementary years he studied with Mr. Burcart and Ms. Thorton at the Union Ave School this is where he learned how to play drums. Sitting in classes listing and imitating others in the music game was all Shawn did. When Shawn first listen to hip hop Shawn knew he was going to make his mark in the game of hip hop and R&B. Shawn express the freedom he has as an artist producer through music. As time passes Shawn was introduced to making beatz by a long time friend . Then C Notes knew then he was going to be successful at music. 1997 was the year when Shawn really started taking music seriously.

While in college Shawn did not study music but was always still around it. The summer of 1997 Shawn went to Priority Records and interned there for the hole summer as he sat in the meeting room every day he knew he had to do something . But in Shawn's mind he knew clearly he was a head of his time. And to this date people still don't know where he comes up with the brilliant hooks, verses, drops, breakdowns and so forth.

In 2000 Shawn managed to get a management and Production deal with Ali Shaheed Muhammed, formally from the group tribe called quest, and DJ Uncle Mike . For three years Shawn made music for ali shaheed Muhammad for the label garden seeker productions.

Shawn's hip hop influences are ; Eric b., Grand Master Theodore, AJ, 45 king, Timberland , Dr.Dre DJ Quik, Scott Storch, Easy Moe Bee, D-Dot, Just Blaze, Blessed from Soul Diggaz ,JD, Mozart,Bach, Beethoven, Pete Rock, DJ Premiere, Wyclef, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, RZA, Kay Gee, Young Saga, Phill Good Skills, Bode One, Roc So Well, Alchemist, Africa Bambada, Neptunes, Baby Face, R.Kelly, Quincy Jones, Dave Brubeck, Havoc, and Ron Lawrence.