Carlos Walker was born at Grady Hospital raised in West Atlanta's notorious Bowen Homes. Growing up on Wilkes Cir. life wasn't always good but Grandma Annie made sure he and his younger sister were taken care of.Carlos Walker was born at Grady Hospital raised in West Atlanta's notorious Bowen Homes. Growing up on Wilkes Cir. life wasn't always good but Grandma Annie made sure he and his younger sister were taken care of. Known in the hood as "Shawty Lo" he was forced to be the man at the age of 17 when his Grandmother's death turned him to the streets.

A natural born hustler Lo soon earned the title of Colonel commanding an army of fellow hustlers and young street business men making a name for him all over the city of Atlanta. When Shawty Lo says check my resume he can back it up he controlled an empire that impacts the city even today. Looking for a new hustle he began D4L Records in 2003 as CEO with producer Born Immaculate and artist Mook B. His independent label D4L Records released "Down for Life" in partnership with Dee Money Entertainment on Asylum Records in 2005. The group consisted of Shawty Lo, Fabo, Stuntman and Mook B, four men from four different projects. They were unified by there talent and the desire to make something of themselves.

Immediately following the recording of the hit song "Betcha Can't do it like me" Carlos was indicted on three major cases. Not knowing if he would see the light of day again, Carlos held down the company he founded from behind bars. Facing a twenty to forty year sentence the young CEO was blessed to serve only one year of jail time. Feeling good and back in time to add his part to the previously shot video for "Betcha Can't Do It Like Me" he returned to a new game, a completely different hustle and decided to immerse his self in his new life.

The new world D4L created while Shawty Lo was doing time was unbelievable. Women and children embraced D4L and before they knew it "Laffy Taffy and Betcha Can't Do it Like Me" had taken the airwaves by storm. They made history on sound scan as they became the first group from Bankhead to receive a certified gold album. Laffy Taffy broke records as the fastest selling download of 2006 according to the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records. The song did numbers also becoming a multi-platinum ring tone and winning an ASCAP award. Shortly after Lo created his first solo hit single with the much talked about song "I'm Da Man". The D-boy turned Rapper/ Executive let the world know what Bankhead already knew Shawty Lo is and always will be the man. The streets received the new found talent of Carlos and began to beg for more. He gave them what they wanted to hear with the highly anticipated release of his mixtape I’m Da Man with DJ Scream in the summer of 2006. The Mixtape brought Lo a whole new fan base from the average Joe and the suburban lady to the hood fella and the trap stars. D4L and Hood Rich Entertainment sold over 40,000 copies of the mixtape not to mention the counterfeit copies, and the promotional CDs given away.

Born on Bankhead and still there, he could have been anywhere and done anything-- but he chose to stay in the hood because it is, and always will be, home. They thought it was over but Shawty Lo keeps bringing out the hot flavor on his label D4L Records Inc. In June of 2007 Lo partnered D4L Records Inc. with Asylum Distribution for the release of his highly anticipated solo album Units in Da City. Shawty Lo is now currenty getting ready to release his new mixtape B.H.F June 2011. 
 

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