Shakeena Whitmore Interviews Shannell Red

Shanell ' RED ' Irving, A talent ahead of her time growing up in Paterson, NJ where music made a huge Impact from Hip Hop to R & B every Saturday at the well know CCP Recreation Center (Christopher Columbus Projects), Shanell Red at the age of 14 would sneak in to watch rap groups like Force MD's, LL Cool J, Whodini, Cold Crush Brothers and Run DMC because rapping was her passion. She was inspired the day she heard “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang and “Do You Wanna Rock” by Sequence, which back then had member Angie B, better known as (Angie Stone). It was at that moment Shanell made the conscious decision to become a rapper, singer and songwriter.

Determined to make her mark in music, Shanell answered to several business opportunities, while establishing both professional and personal relationships, she went from managing KRS1, The Fushnickens & Adeva, to hanging out with Force MD's, Cut Master DC, D-Moet, LL Cool J, Run DMC, and RIFF to name a few.

 With her many talents being executed as a songwriter, vocal producer, and artist developer, Shanell had her eyes set on an even bigger platform for the growth and exposure of young amazing talents. After going through her own trials with writing and getting songs placed, as well as the “Bad Business” cliché that flows in the music business if you're not “Writer Educated”,

Shanell came up with an AMAZING idea to better supply upcoming writers and producers with a great outlet on entering the music game of WRITING with "The Writerz Rumble”! A reality meets competition TV show that will allow people to see the sacrifices writers and producers go through. With the help of 4 Grammy winning and Nominated writers as judges and mentors, this show will EDUCATE and ENTERTAIN the viewers about what goes on behind the scenes of making a HIT!