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Shanell recently set down with APlus.com for an exclusive interview where she discussed her career history, personal style and Gypsy Gang following. Check out an excerpt below and the full interview over at APlus.com!

Jason Pollak: For those who don’t know, you’re kind of the Superwoman of Young Money. You’re a dancer, director, singer, writer, choreographer, and more. Can you give us a brief history lesson on Shanell?

Shanell: Woo! I think you said it all. Way before Young Money, I was known for choreographing and touring with artists like Ne-Yo, Ciara, and The Game.

Then I transformed my career from choreographing to singing and writing, which I used to do in my spare time. I decided to take that part of my career more seriously and got to write for artists like Usher, Beyoncé, Jennifer Hudson, and on Ne-Yo’s album as well.

I was on tour when Lil Wayne was promoting Tha Carter II and during our free time I was playing him some of my music. He thought it was really different and unique, and encouraged me to do it on my own as an artist. Not too long after that, the whole YMCMB movement happened and I continued singing, but also wore a lot of hats as Wayne’s career got bigger.

I did a lot of behind-the-scenes stuff on tours and Wayne’s Rebirth album for the first couple of years on the label, and now I’m putting it all together to drop my first album.