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Shawty Lo (Carlos Rico Walker) was born on 31 March, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., is an American rapper from Atlanta Georgia. Discover Shawty Lo's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 40 years old?

Popular As Carlos Rico Walker
Occupation Rapper songwriter record producer
Age 40 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 31 March 1976
Birthday 31 March
Birthplace Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death 21 September, 2016
Died Place Fulton County, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Shawty Lo Net Worth

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Source of Income Rapper

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Timeline

1976

Carlos Rico Walker (March 22, 1976 – September 21, 2016), better known as Shawty Lo, was an American rapper from Atlanta, Georgia.

2000

He initially came to prominence as a founding member of the Southern hip hop group D4L, and in 2000 founded D4L Records.

2003

In 2003, Shawty Lo formed the Southern hip hop group D4L, with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Fabo, Mook-B and Stoney.

Shawty Lo subsequently launched his indie record label D4L Records.

Shawty Lo self-funded the group in its early days.

He explained that the group's name stands for "Down for Life".

The group signed to the indie label Dee Money Entertainment, which released the group's debut in conjunction with Asylum Records.

D4L's debut album, titled Down for Life, was executive produced by Shawty Lo and eventually certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album had spawned the hit singles "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" and "Laffy Taffy".

D4L Records, is an Atlanta, Georgia-based record label founded in 2003, by Carlos "Shawty Lo" Walker.

2006

The group reached national status in 2006 when their single "Laffy Taffy" topped the Billboard Hot 100 and went on to be certified platinum twice by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In January 2006, D4L's single "Laffy Taffy", reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

As was another Atlanta-based hip hop group Dem Franchize Boyz, D4L was part of the snap music trend in 2006, which continued when Mississippi-based rapper SoulJa Boy Tell 'Em, came out with the number one hit single "Crank That (SoulJa Boy)", in 2007.

2007

In 2007, Walker began pursuing a solo career with his debut single "Dey Know", which was included on his solo debut album Units in the City, released in February 2008.

The latter of which attributed much to the group's success, as it broke records as the most downloaded song in the history of music according to the 2007 Guinness Book of the World Records.

It was also a multi-platinum ring tone and scored a ASCAP award.

The group debuted with "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me", which Billboard claimed to have popularized snap music.

On December 4, 2007, Shawty Lo released "Dey Know", his solo commercial debut single.

The single charted in the Top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

2008

On February 26, 2008, his solo debut studio album Units in the City, was released.

The album features guest appearances from Shawty Lo's D4L cohorts, as well as Gucci Mane, among others.

Units in the City peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard 200 chart and at number two on the Top Rap Albums chart, selling over 160,000 copies to date.

The album spawned two other singles, "Dunn Dunn" and the remix to "Foolish".

Shawty Lo also released a music video for the album cut, "Got Em 4 da LO".

The songs "Dey Know" and "Foolish", were both officially remixed, featuring new verses from several high-profile artists.

These include Ludacris, Young Jeezy, Plies, Lil' Wayne, DJ Khaled, Birdman, Rick Ross and Jim Jones.

The "Foolish" music video also included cameo appearances from Pitbull, Jadakiss and Ace Hood.

In late 2008 Shawty Lo started working on a new album entitled Carlos; artists that were to be featured on the album included Rick Ross, T-Pain, Lil' Kim, Bun B, Nate Butler, Lyfe Jennings, Mýa, T.I., Lil Wayne, and Gucci Mane.

On December 8, 2008 Shawty Lo released a song from the album entitled "Supplier"; it featured vocals from Trey Songz and Lil Wayne.

2009

On March 9, 2009, Shawty Lo released a song titled "Roll the Dice"; the song is known for marking the end of the feud between him and fellow Atlanta-based rapper T.I. 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.

2010

On April 27, 2010 Shawty Lo would release a new single, titled "Atlanta, GA", which featured vocals from Gucci Mane, Ludacris and The-Dream.

2011

On June 10, 2011, during an interview, it was confirmed by both Shawty Lo and AllHipHop that he had signed a new label deal with G-Unit Records, after it was reported they were in talks.

Shawty Lo said, "My new situation with G-Unit was just solidified and I got off the phone with 50 yesterday, I just signed a really large deal, as well as, It's like a new beginning and all I needed was someone behind me. 50 Cent is a marketing genius and I got my new thing D4L and G-Unit and we going to be working the south and the rest of the world if need be."

It was later clarified by Shawty Lo that he had not signed as an artist but instead he had signed his label D4L Records to G-Unit South a subsidiary record label of G-Unit Records.

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.

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.

2014

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.

2015

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.

2016

On September 21, 2016, Walker died in a car crash.

2017

His second studio album, R.I.C.O., was released posthumously in March 2017.