Growing up around several different backgrounds and being raised by
African-American and Japanese parents would soon distinguish Shella's
sound in music as well as her accent (remaining a mystery to so many).
After a couple years of slowly developing her style of rapping, she came
to meet her future mentor at the age of 13. Kevin Carter aka Watchdog
became Shella's manager and key figure in her further development.
After developing a following in hometown
Hawaii, Shella and Watchdog felt ready to take it to the next level.
One package finally got attention from
Elbert Shamsid-Deen of New Happening Productions. They, with Shella's mother decided to
expose Shella to the Big Apple where she was able to meet and collab with some of her
favorite rappers in the Ruff Ryders camp. Graduating early from High School with honors she entered Columbia College in Chicago where she is now studying the music business at age 17. She can be seen at www.watchdogentertainment.com.

Press Info

Performances include:

Several school talent shows
Hawaii's Brown Bags to Stardom contest sponsored by Clear Channel
Kings Crab (Waikiki, Hawaii)
Pink Cadillac (Waikiki, Hawaii)
World Café (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Officer's Club (Hickam Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor)
Opening Act for Sean Paul (BP Records) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Opening Act for Jene (Motown) (Honolulu,Hawaii)
Opening Act for Yasmeen (Magic Johnson Records) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Opening Act for Styles P (Ruff Ryders Records) (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Opening Act for Raekwon (WU-Tang) (Staten Island, New York)
Kwanzaa (3) shows (New York)
Half-Time attraction at And One basketball game (Honolulu, Hawaii)


Producers:

Radical Rob Onekea (Way Out West Records, Hawaii)
David Moore (Mo Luv Productions, Hawaii)
Cedric Solomon (CedSolo Productions, New York)
Weylin Whittaker (Bigg Tyme, Minneapolis)
All Knighters (Ocean Beat Records, Japan/Hawaii)
Darrell Brown (New Jersey)
Genard Parker (New York)
King (Bad Boy, New Yo

Similar Artists

Missy Elliott, Da Brat, Twista, E-40, Tupac

Influences

Artist Influences: Twista, 2 Pac, Lady of Rage, TI, E-40, Swisha House, Missy Elliot

Favorite Producers: Dr. Dre, R Kelly, Timbaland, Kobane, Mo Luv, King, Genard Parker

Bio

A girl born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii who heard her calling at the early age of 11 would be SHELLA
Growing up around several different backgrounds and being raised by African-American and Japanese parents would soon distinguish Shella's sound in music as well as her accent (remaining a mystery to so many). After a couple years of slowly developing her style of rapping, she came to meet her future musical mentor at the age of 13. Kevin Carter aka Watchdog became Shella's manager and key figure in her further development. After completing a demo and developing a following in hometown Hawaii, Shella and Watchdog felt ready to take it to the next level. After sending out numerous packages across the globe, one finally got the attention it deserved.
Mr. Elbert Shamsid-Deen of New Happening Productions contacted Watchdog with interest. They along with Shella's mother decided to expose Shella to the Big Apple where she was able to meet some of her favorite rappers in the Ruff Ryders camp. She would also record alongside top notch producers. Bringing Shella to New York brought her to that next level she was seeking and assured her confidence toward success in the music biz.
Shella has a unique lyrical ability to ride a beat like no other. She is a rapper/singer destine for greatness already capturing the positive attention of everyone that comes across her sound and her infectious pleasant personality. Many first reactions are "wow her voice is great" and "she can't be a te