Chauncey Lamont Hawkins (born June 20, 1975 in Harlem, New York) better known by his stage name Loon, is an African American rapper formerly part of P. Diddy's Bad Boy Records, where he released his self-titled debut album, Loon. He has also made many guest appearances on songs of the R&B and hip hop genres. In 2004, Loon left Bad Boy to start his own label, Boss Up Entertainment. Loon started his music career as a member of Mase's rap collective Harlem World (group). Along with his music Loon has also been featured in two movies directed by Damon Dash, State Property 2 and Death of a Dynasty. is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... A stage name, also called a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers such as actors, comedians, musicians, djs, clowns, and professional wrestlers. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Rapping is one of the elements of hip hop and the distinguishing feature of hip hop music; it is a form of rhyming lyrics spoken rhythmically over musical instruments, with a musical backdrop of sampling, scratching and mixing by DJs. ... P. Diddy Sean John Combs (born November 4, 1969 aka P. Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Puffy Combs) is an African-American record producer, entrepreneur, and rapper. ... Bad Boy Records (originally Bad Boy Entertainment) is an east coast Hiphop/R&B record label founded by producer/rapper Sean Diddy Combs in 1988 that is a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Boss Up Entertainment is a record label founded by former Bad Boy hip hop artist Loon founded 2004. ... Damon Dash, also known as Dame Dash, (born May 3, 1971 in Harlem, New York) is an African-American label executive; the former CEO and co-founder of Roc-A-Fella Records with Shawn Jay-Z Carter and Kareem Biggs Burke. ...

Loon collaborates with Canada's Massari

In early 2005, Loon collaborated with Canadian R & B sensation Massari (Arabic translation: money) to record the lead single off Massari’s eponymous album. The single, entitled Smile for Me, blends Loon’s grittier Harlem roots with Massari’s smooth Middle Eastern and Canadian influences. // Massari whose name is Sari Abboud, (born December 10, 1981 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a R&B, pop and hip-hop singer from Lebanon, who grew up in Canada. ... For other uses, see Harlem (disambiguation). ...

"I'm definitely very selective about the records I get on. It didn't matter if he was an established artist or not, it was just the quality of the record, the quality of the music that made me want to get involved" , says Loon about his involvement with Massari and the Capital Prophet Records crew. "I'm very proud to be one of the first Canadian male R&B singers to record with a major recording artist from the States", says Massari. The end result was a hit single that spent 24 weeks on the Top 40 chart, peaking at #18 (BDS CHR) in Canada. Award-winning music video director RT! was responsible for making the "Smile For Me" video one of the most notable debut urban videos by a Canadian artist. The video was immediately added to heavy rotation at MuchMusic, MuchVibe, and MTV Canada. The video received two MuchMusic Video Award nominations for Best Independent Video and Much Vibe Best Rap Video. Canada and the United States were the first to play "Smile For Me", however other countries such as Germany, Australia, Brazil and the UK have begun playing the hit song. MuchMusic (often referred to only as Much) is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel owned by CTVglobemedia dedicated to music and music-related programs. ... MuchVibe is a Canadian category 2 digital cable television channel. ... MTV Canada (usually just called MTV), formerly known as talktv, is a Canadian cable television specialty channel devoted to talk and lifestyle programming, and is owned and operated by Bell Globemedia through CTV, in collaboration with MTV Networks. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the G8, the European Union, and NATO. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, the UK, or (inaccurately) as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent...

Feud with Mase and Jim Jones

Loon started the feud with Mase due to the fact that he was ashamed of Mase's actions of leaving rap for religion. On the Bad Boys II soundtrack Loon made a song with Snoop Dogg titled "Gangsta Shit" where he calls him a coward. On the mixtape "Streetwars 15", Loon raps over Young Jeezy's hit single "Soul Survivor" in a son U Not a Ryder, where he calls Mase a male prostitute. Loon recorded a song over 50 Cent's "Window Shopper", titled "Dildo Hopper", where he calls Mase gay. He also criticizes him for joining G-Unit and makes dirty comments about 50 Cent and Spider Loc as well. Jim Jones commented badly on Loon on a Sub0 DVD. Loon released the album "Wizard of Harlem", which contains the track "Jimmy". It repeatedly makes derogatory remarks about Jim Jones, mentioning how Jones wants to be a gangster and tries to act hard^{[citation needed]}. The intro to Jimmy titled "Elmo", is where Loon pretending to be Sesame Street character Elmo and he calls Jones a bitch. He also recorded negative a song about both of them titled "Kill You" on the Wizard of Harlem, where he tells both rappers to give up the careers. Since then, both conflicts remain unsolved. Jay Jenkins (born September 28, 1977 in Columbia, South Carolina) formerly known as Lil J currently known as Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. ...

Album with G. Dep

In 2007 Loon released an album with G. Dep called "Bad Boy". The album contains new songs as well as several songs from Wizard Of Harlem including "Jimmy" and the diss skit "Elmo." G. Dep is an acronym for Ghetto Dependant (born Trevell Michael Coleman) (born on September 12, 1978 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA) nicknamed The Deputy joined Bad Boy Entertainment in 1999 after Black Rob recommended him to P. Diddy who listened to his demo and decided...

Beef with 40 Cal

In the summer of 2006, there was an incident in a New York barber shop where Loon hit fellow harlem rapper 40 Cal in the back of the head with a shovel after the two had an argument. The two continued their argument on-air at radio station Hot 97, there, 40 Cal's girlfriend (whom was an eye witness) called in and confirmed that the incident did happen. 40 Cal later bragged about how he never got hit with the shovel, and claimed Loon was to afraid to hit him and was just looking for trouble. Headline text 40 Cal. ... WQHT also known as Hot 97 is a New York based radio station. ...

Feud with J.R. Writer

Loon is now not on good terms with J.R. Writer, when J.R. recorded a song which samples Notorious B.I.G.'s song Spit Yo Game titled "Talk Yo Shit". In the song he makes negative comments about Loon's intellegence and him being broke all the time. Loon has not yet responded to the diss song, but is still not on good terms with J.R. or any of Dipset for that matter.

Albums

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Singles

• "Promise (So So Def Remix)" (Jagged Edge featuring Loon) (2000)
• "I Need A Girl (Part One)" (P. Diddy featuring Usher & Loon) (2002) #2 US, #4 UK
• "I Need A Girl (Part Two)" (P. Diddy & Ginuwine featuring Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri (2002) #4 US
• "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)" (3LW featuring P. Diddy & Loon) (2002) #58 US
• "Hit The Freeway" (Toni Braxton featuring Loon) (2002) #86 US, #29 UK (2003 release)
• "Down For Me" (featuring Mario Winans) (2003) #28/19 (R&B/Rap) US
• "How You Want That" (featuring Kelis) (2003) #88 US
• "Crazy" (Dream featuring Loon) (2003)
• "Show Me Your Soul" (with P. Diddy, Lenny Kravitz & Pharrell) - from the Bad Boys II (soundtrack)
• "Who is Dat" (Loon featuring T-Pain) (2007) (Unknown)

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External links

• Boss Up Entertainment (Loon's own record label)
• Official Loon Myspace
• Loon at the Internet Movie Database