“A”-Town Spotlight – Shawty Lo Talks New Album
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Carlos Walker is currently constructing his audio autobiography, I Am Carlos.
Lo’s audio-bio is tentatively slated to drop spring 2010. The man with a string of hit singles in ’08 (“Dey Know,” “Dunn Dunn” and “Foolish”) is at the moment unsure if his collaboration with fellow 404 natives The-Dream, Ludacris and Gucci Mane, “Atlanta, GA,” will remain the jumpoff-joint for his sophomore solo album as previously planned prior to the song surfacing online in August.
While his first single remains up in the air, Mr. Get-Get-Get It revealed that none of the tracks leaked to the ‘Net earlier this year – notably songs featuring Rick Ross and Bun B(“911”), as well as Lil Wayne (“Supplier”) – will make it to market via his new LP.
Another previously-leaked joint that Lo revealed will not be included on I Am Carlos is “Roll The Dice.” Released at the top of ’09 (with a video for the track subsequently surfacing online in March), the Coldplay-sampling selection is Shawty Lo’s explanation of how his highly-publicized ’08 war of words with T.I. came to be, and how Lo is choosing to “be the bigger man” and pledging to end the beef on his part.
“Roll The Dice” was penned after Lo and Tip’s respective camps collided at last year’s Dirty Awards in the ATL and the two then-beefing Bankhead representatives subsequentlydecided to speak in an attempt to end their dispute.
Shawty Lo is staying in grind mode, as in addition to the aforementioned new solo album and new D4L group album, a new collabo mixtape with Jim Jones that the two are currently recording (which follows the Halloween release of Lo’s still-buzzing Fright Night mix) as well as a collabo track between Lo and red hot rookie Drake entitled “I’m About My Business” should be surfacing soon. The consummate hustler, Lo also noted that he has his own brand of liquor, “Stunna,” on the way, along with a new cologne called “Lo’s Seduction” due in stores around Valentine’s Day.
I Am Carlos is due in stores and online spring 2010 from Warner Brothers/Asylum Records.



