Shanell Jones (born December 7, 1981), better known by her stage name Lady Luck, is an American rapper from

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. She signed a five-album record deal with

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worth between half a million and a million dollars at the age of 17 on the strength of several freestyles that she did for New York radio station WQHT-FM.Samuels, David (1999)
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, ''

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'', October 18, 1999 Luck was featured in ''

'' and a series of articles in ''

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'', which ran monthly installments on her career.Special Projects: A great day in Newark: Who's Who
NJ.com Luck was featured in the 2000 documentary film of Jay-Z's 1999 tour, ''

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''.BBC2 programme listings

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, retrieved September 23, 2008 In 2017, she was a cast member on the reality show,

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and was engaged to entrepreneur Somaya Reece.

Discography

Mixtapes

Singles

As featured artist

Filmography

Television

References

External links

Lady Luck at discogs.comInstagram pageRemy Ma Vs. Lady Luck Rap Battle
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